[1. Call to Order ]
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SO I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, UM, ON MONDAY, UH, MARCH 11TH, 2024, UH, FOR, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
A, UM, WE ARE, WE HAVE, UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[3. Presentation and discussion on EDC funding of CIP projects for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. ]
WE WILL MOVE TO, UH, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON FUNDING OF CIP PROJECTS.I DO WANNA MENTION, UM, WE DO HAVE BRIAN WHITE ABSENT THIS EVENING.
AND THEN I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TIFFANY SAUTER, OUR ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, SHARON VALIANT, WHO'S HERE TODAY.
UM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ON FEBRUARY 2ND, WE MET WITH, UH, BRIAN WHITE TO DISCUSS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS IN THE QUEUE, AND NARROWED DOWN TO A FEW THAT HE THOUGHT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD.
SO TIFFANY HERE TODAY IS GONNA PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ENTAIL.
AND, UH, THE INTENT OF THIS PRESENTATION IS FOR Y'ALL TO GET REALLY COMFORTABLE, FAMILIAR WITH THESE PROJECT, ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, UM, AND JUST KEEP THOSE IN MIND AS WE MOVE INTO BUDGET SEASON.
AND WE START CONSIDERING, UM, THE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF FUL.
TONIGHT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING TWO DRAINAGE PROJECTS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
WE BELIEVE THAT THESE PROJECTS ALIGN WITH EDCA A'S, UH, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND PROJECTS THAT EDCA CAN SUPPORT.
THE DOWNTOWN EAST SIDE DRAINAGE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A NEW STORM SEWER SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO PROVIDE, UH, FOR PROPER DRAINAGE FLOWS TO THE EXISTING DRAINAGE WAY.
THE THICK BLACK BORDER ON THE MAP IDENTIFIES THE REGIONAL DETENTION AREA, AND THE BLACK BORDER IDENTIFIES THE DOWNTOWN EAST SIDE DRAINAGE PROJECT.
THE CITY HAS FUNDED THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING LAND AND RIGHT OF WAY AND THE DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 25 IS NEARLY $3.5 MILLION DESIGN, SORRY.
DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE.
THE CITY IS WORKING ON AN EASEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE SCHEDULE IS CONTINGENT ON THE PROJECT BEING FUNDED IN FY 25 AND ACQUIRING THE EASEMENT THAT'S NECESSARY.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE EAST SIDE TRIBUTARY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING SHORE LAKE TRIBUTARY BETWEEN HUGGINS ROAD AND FM 10 93.
THIS PROJECT WILL BRING ADDED CAPACITY TO THE EAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN.
THE DARKER TEAL GREEN AREA OF THE MAP, UM, IS THE TRIBUTARY PROJECT LIMITS.
THIS SCREEN KIND OF CUTTING OFF PORTIONS OF IT.
THE CITY HAS FUNDED THE DESIGN AND A PORTION OF THE PROPOSED LAND NEEDS FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 25 IS NEARLY $2.4 MILLION.
STAFF IS WORKING WITH COSTELLO TO DESIGN THIS PROJECT.
DESIGN IS CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 15% COMPLETE WITH THE GOAL OF A HUNDRED PERCENT DESIGN, UM, COMPLETE IN FALL OF F OF 2024.
THE SCHEDULE IS CONTINGENT ON THE PROJECT BEING FUNDED IN FY 25 AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LAND FOR THIS PROJECT.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, WE EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION THIS EVENING.
AS WELL AS YOUR CONSIDERATION IN SUPPORTING OUR PROJECTS THIS YEAR, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO PRESENT TWO DISTINCT PROJECTS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH PROJECTS AND ITS ASSOCIATED TIMELINE TO DETERMINE WHICH PROJECT ALIGNS BEST WITH THE INTEREST OF THE BOARD.
FURTHERMORE, WE WISH TO OFFER THE BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OR PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING THAT THEY WISH TO ALLOCATE TOWARDS ONE OR BOTH PROJECTS.
YOUR SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE HARRIS STREET PROJECT AND POTENTIAL DRAINAGE PROJECTS SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHERS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE IMPACTS IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU.
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BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.UM, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.
UM, THE, THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION IS WHAT WE WOULD BE REQUESTING FUNDING IN FY 25.
SO THE FUNDING HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY TIME.
UH, THEY HAVE APPROVED A PORTION OF IT, THEY JUST HAVEN'T APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S 'CAUSE THEY CAN ONLY APPROVE ONE YEAR AT A TIME.
SO ON, ON THAT POINT, TO CLARIFY, SO THEY'VE APPROVED THE 4 59 AND THE 725,000, BUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS SUPPORT FOR THE FFY TWO FIVE 6 MILLION FY 2 25, YOUR HONOR.
SO WE PRESENT TO, UH, COUNSEL OUR PRELIMINARY CIP FOR FY 25 IN MAY.
UM, LAST YEAR WE PRESENTED, UH, HARRIS STREET TO Y'ALL, UH, THE, ESSENTIALLY THE DAY BEFORE THAT CIP MEETING, UM, WITH COUNSEL THE NEXT DAY.
SO THIS YEAR WE JUST WANTED TO BASICALLY GET AHEAD OF IT, COME AT Y'ALL A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
UM, IF THERE'S INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THOSE SO THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT.
UM, AND POTENTIALLY HAVE, UM, IF YOU CHOOSE TO SUPPORT A PROJECT OR ANY AMOUNT ON EITHER OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY THAT POTENTIALLY IN OUR, UM, PRELIMINARY CIP SO THAT WHEN WE PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL, THEY CAN SEE THE HOLISTIC APPROACH.
CAN I ASK WHO ELSE YOU'RE ASKING? APPROACHING FOR FUNDING.
WE'LL BE PRESENTING TO EDCB, UM, NEXT WEEK ON THREE PROJECTS.
SO I GUESS FROM A SOURCE OF FUNDING, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING THE CITY AND THE TWO EDC BOARDS? YES.
NOW I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO.
IN THE PAST, HOW MUCH HAVE YOU FUNDED WE THE BOARD FUNDED PROJECTS LIKE THIS? THAT'S HARD TO SAY WITH CERTAINTY.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST FOUR PROJECTS THAT WE REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET THAT HAD CARRIED OVER FROM THE LAST THREE YEARS.
UM, AND THAT WAS DUE TO THINGS, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, JUST TIMELINE WISE.
THE PROJECTS WERE FUNDED, BUT THEY NEVER GOT STARTED.
UM, AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL YOU IF IT WAS A HUNDRED PERCENT OR, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS TODAY IS THAT YOU CAN DECIDE TO FUND A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, A HALF OF IT, UM, FUND ONE TOTAL.
YOU KNOW, WITH HARRY STREET, WE, WE FUNDED THE, THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
SO IT REALLY IS JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU, YOU WANT TO DESIGN THAT.
LIKE YOU HAVE THAT FREEDOM TO JUST KIND OF GET MORE FAMILIAR AND READ THOSE DETAILS AND THEN COME BACK AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN YOU FIRST HEAR IT, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO PROCESS IT ALL, BUT LATER THOSE QUESTIONS COME IN INTO MIND AND YOU CAN SEND THOSE TO US AND WE CAN DISCUSS THEM WITH SHARON AND TIFFANY AND, AND GET MORE DETAILED TO YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US GET A LITTLE MORE ADVANCED NOTICE.
HOW MUCH, WHEN DO YOU NEED A DOLLAR FIGURE FROM US? IT WOULD BE BEST IF A DECISION WAS MADE BY THE, UM, APRIL MEETING SO THAT WE CAN LET OUR FINANCE TEAM KNOW.
UM, AND THEY CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE PRELIMINARY CIP, UM, BECAUSE THEN COUNSEL WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT EDC IS, UM, SUPPORTING X DOLLARS OUT OF THAT OR OUT OF WHICH PROJECT.
REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I IMAGINE WE'RE GONNA TALK TO THE B BOARD AND DO SOMETHING WITH THEM BETWEEN THE TWO OF US NODDING YES.
WE ARE SUBMITTING OR WE ARE PRESENTING THESE TWO PROJECTS TO THE B BOARD NEXT MONDAY AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT.
WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET ON SOME KIND OF WAVELENGTH WITH THEM AND GET YEAH, WE JUST WANTED TO, BECAUSE Y'ALL DO HAVE DIFFERENCES.
THERE IS A THIRD PROJECT THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TO EDCB.
SO IF YOU WANTED TO SUPPORT, HAVE INTEREST IN THESE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD CHOOSE TO DO 10%, 50%, A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT, WHATEVER EDCA WOULD LIKE TO DO.
AND THEN AGAIN, THESE TWO ARE ALSO BEING PRESENTED TO B.
AND THESE PROJECTS KIND OF GIVE BOTH THE BOARDS.
THIS IS THE FIRST REAL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT DIFFERENTIATION FOR, FOR PROJECT SUPPORT.
UM, SO CERTAINLY CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN TOMMY AND BRIAN AND US HAVE HAVE TAKEN PLACE TO KIND OF GET AN
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ALIGNED VIEW.BUT THIS ALSO GIVES YOU GUYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE A BOARD.
THIS IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY AND THIS IS A PROJECT WE CAN FUND SEPARATELY FROM B BOARD.
WHERE DOES THIS DRAIN TO? SO FROM THE TRIBUTARY DRAINAGE ON THE EAST SIDE, WHERE DOES THAT THEN GO IF THAT OVERFLOWS
STEVEN IS THE DESIGN ENGINEER WITH COSTELLO NOW P DAWSON WITH, UH, FOR BOTH OF THE PROJECTS AND ALSO HAS COMPLETED THE, UH, DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY.
UM, SO IT GOES SOUTH THROUGH 10 93 AND THEN GOES TO THE WEST LAKE AND TO THE, UH, S MODE ONE SYSTEM DOWN TO BEYS CREEK.
WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT GOES TO THE YES.
AND IT GOES SOUTH TO THE BEST EAST.
SO ARE YOU REALLY REDIRECTING ANYTHING OR IS IT JUST NO, WE'RE NOT REDIRECTING ANY FLOW THAT, THAT DRAINAGE BOUNDARY IS THE EXISTING DRAINAGE BOUNDARY THAT COMES THERE RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE'RE CLEANING UP A LITTLE BIT ALONG 3 59 AND REALLY ULTIMATELY LESS WILL GO TO THIS SIDE BECAUSE THE WALL STREET PROJECT'S TAKING DRAINAGE AREA OFF THAT WAS GONNA COME BACK TO THE EAST.
SO YOU'LL HAVE A NET LOSS OF DRAINAGE AREA ACTUALLY ONCE ALL YOUR PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE.
WILL THIS WORK REDUCE THE NEED FOR RETENTION OF ANY CONSTRUCTION OR BUSINESS BUILT DOWN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA? GOOD QUESTION.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THE TRIBUTARY DETENTION IS TO ALLOW FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE TRACKS FROM WHATEVER THEY ARE TODAY TO BE A COMMERCIAL LEVEL OF LAND USE AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE ONSIDE DETENTION.
NOW I'LL JUST PREFACE IT, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH WE CAN FIT INTO THE FOOTPRINT AND HOW MUCH THAT'LL SERVE THAT THAT'LL COME OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS IN THE STUDY.
BUT WE'RE GONNA MAXIMIZE EVERY PIECE OF LAND THAT WE CAN MAKE, YOU KNOW, ACCOUNT FOR IN THAT DETENTION POND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
DOES THIS CHANGE THE DETENTION THAT'S WEST OF 3 59 NOW THAT'S BEHIND THAT, OR I GUESS MAY, THAT MAY BE PLANNED WITH THE HARRIS STREET PROJECT? DOES THIS CHANGE ANY OF THAT? THAT THAT IS NOT, NO SIR.
MAYBE I'M MAKING AN ASSUMPTION.
I ASSUME THAT BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TAKING THIS FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH A RESIDENTIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO MORE BE ABLE TO HANDLE COMMERCIAL.
AND WITH THAT COMMERCIAL, WITHOUT HAVING TO PROVIDE ON ONSITE DETENTION TO AVOID THE CIRCUMSTANCE LIKE Y'ALL HAD ON THE ACE HARDWARE WHERE THEY HAD TO PUT IN UNDERGROUND UNDERNEATH THE PARKING LOT AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ALL THESE LITTLE SITES THAT HAVE DETENTION PONDS THAT BECOME REAL INEFFECTIVE AND BECOME REAL UGLY FOR YOUR DOWNTOWN.
AND BECAUSE I KNOW THAT BESSIE'S CREEK IS A SENSITIVE TOPIC FOR SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS, UM, HAS THAT, HAS ANY ADDITIONAL FLOW INTO BESSIE'S CREEK BEEN ASSESSED IN TERMS OF ANY IMPACT TO RESIDENTS DOWNSTREAM? SO WE'VE MATCHED THE BOUNDARY, THE DRAINAGE BOUNDARIES AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW WITH BESSIE.
UM, THE DETENTION ITSELF IS TO HELP REGULATE ANY INCREASED FLOWS BACK TO BELOW EXISTING.
THAT WAY THERE WOULD BE NO IMPACT TO BETSY'S CREEK.
I WILL SAY IT MAY BE HARD TO HAVE A HARD ANSWER FOR APRIL JUST BECAUSE WE'RE WITHOUT A MEMBER AND WE WANT TO TALK SOME WITH B.
BUT I, THAT'LL BE OUR GOAL IS TO, TO COMMUNICATE AND GET YOU SOMETHING AS SOON.
I THINK, I DON'T THINK THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT WE WANT TO SUPPORT IT.
UH, EXACT NUMBERS WE'LL SHOOT FOR APRIL.
AND I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN LET US KNOW IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AT THE APRIL MEETING OR, YOU KNOW, IF IT JUST NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION TOPIC, UM, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, A POTENTIAL DECISION CAN BE MADE IN APRIL OR IF IT NEEDS TO COME BACK TO MAY AS WELL.
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I'LL JUST SAY, I THINK FOR MYSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND OUR MONEY, UH, WHERE, UH, WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.AND THEN ALSO THE PORTION THAT REMAINS THAT THE CITY WILL PAY, BASICALLY HOW THE CITY INTENDS TO FUND THAT, TO KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT THE RESIDENTS THAT WOULD BE IS WHAT I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH OUR CIP PROCESS FOR FY 25.
UM, SO A DRAINAGE PROJECT CURRENTLY WOULD BE FUNDED WITH GENERAL FUND, UM, UNLESS, YOU KNOW, IF IT COULDN'T BE FUNDED, UM, AT THIS POINT WE AREN'T IN A POSITION TO GO FORTH WITH A BOND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT, UM, SO WE ARE EVALUATING ALL OF OUR PROJECTS AND GOING THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS RIGHT NOW WITH OUR FINANCE TEAM.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT GETS PRESENTED AT THE MAY CIP MEETING IS HOW EACH PROJECT AND WHERE IT WOULD FALL.
UM, SO IF Y'ALL SUPPORTED ANY OF THESE PROJECTS, THEN THAT WOULD BE IDENTIFIED, UM, AS WELL AS HOW MUCH THE CITY WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS IT.
SO IN YOUR LIST OF PRO, IN YOUR LIST OF PROJECTS, HOW PRIORITY IS THIS? UM, BOTH OF THEM ARE A GOOD PRIORITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, DRAINAGE OR PROJECTS THAT ARE IN NEED.
UM, ALL OF OUR PROJECTS ARE IN NEED.
SO THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST KIND OF COMPETE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE IT TO A POINT THROUGH OUR FY 25 PROCESS TO, UM, TO KNOW HOW MUCH DOLLARS THERE IS ON THE CITY SIDE.
UM, YOU KNOW, TO IDENTIFY WHICH PROJECTS WOULD FALL WITHIN A PRIORITY RANKING.
QUESTION DISCUSSION ITEM, I THINK, YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO PUT IT ON NEXT MONTH'S DISCUSSION ITEM FOR SURE.
AND IT'S JUST, UM, I JUST WANT THANK TIFFANY FOR JUST GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS LAST YEAR AND KNOWING THAT ALMOST ALWAYS COUNSEL'S FIRST QUESTION IS, WELL, DID YOU APPROACH THE ABCS? AND I THINK BEING ABLE TO SAY, YES, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS, WE'VE THOUGHT IT THROUGH, WE'VE HELD VARIOUS MEETINGS AND THIS IS WHERE WE STAND ON WHAT'S DOABLE, CONSIDERING EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON.
UM, I THINK IT JUST HELPS MAKE THE PROCESS THAT MUCH SMOOTHER.
THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, PAUL, IF YOU'LL CALL THE NEXT ITEM.
[4. Update on Harris Street reconstruction. ]
OKAY.AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR THEN, RIGHT? YES.
UPDATE ON THE HARRIS STREET FOR RECONSTRUCTION.
UM, WE ARE EXCITED TO SAY THAT HARRIS STREET IS PROGRESSING ALONG REALLY WELL.
UM, THE CITY HAS REVIEWED THE PLANS AND PROVIDED COMMENTS BACK TO THE ENGINEERING FIRM.
UM, WE ANTICIPATE THEIR, UH, THEM INCORPORATING OUR COMMENTS AND TURNING THOSE FINAL SET OF PLANS AROUND, UM, BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO THE GOAL WOULD BE, UH, THEN WE WOULD JUST RE-REVIEW AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, UM, BEFORE FINALIZING THAT BID SET, UM, TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT OUT FOR ADVERTISEMENT.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ANTICIPATE THE GOAL OF, UM, ADVERTISING IN APRIL.
ARE YOU ALLOWED TO SHARE WHAT THOSE COMMENTS WERE? UM, THEY WERE ENGINEERING COMMENTS.
SO, UM, CLIFF IS OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION RIGHT NOW, SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
BUT, UM, IT'S JUST COM KIND OF COMMENTS.
SO WE HAVE, UM, AS A GROWING CITY, WE ARE DEVELOPING STANDARDS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, SO PROVIDING WHAT OUR STANDARDS ARE.
UM, JUST SOMETIMES WE HAVE COMMENTS OF QUESTIONS OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AND, UM, BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING EXTENSIVE OR SO NOT NECESSARILY PLAN CHANGES, JUST QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE YES.
AND MAKING SURE THEY MEET YES.
REGULATIONS THAT WE'LL HAVE SET MOVING FORWARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT HARRIS STREET? ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE DO HOPE FOR, UM, ONCE WE HAVE IT ADVERTISED AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND SELECT A CONTRACTOR.
WE DO HOPE TO HOST A GRAND OPEN OR A GROUNDBREAKING.
UM, SO Y'ALL, WE WILL DEFINITELY SHARE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN THE FUTURE.
[5. Economic Development Report ]
OKAY, NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA.HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T TAKE VERY LONG.
UH, MY FIRST UPDATE WILL BE ON THE RETAIL COACH.
WE, UM, WE'RE INFORMED AT OUR LAST MEETING WITH HIM THAT WE ARE
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GETTING A SWEAT HOUSE, WHICH IS LIKE AN INFRARED COLD PLUNGE TYPE OF WELLNESS PLACE.UM, SO WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT IS OPEN.
UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH HIM ON A DEAL WITH A BIG BOX RETAILER ON THB, UM, DUE TO AN NDA, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ON THAT.
UM, AS FAR AS NEW BUSINESSES, WE DO HAVE LALLA NAILS AND SPA AT 2 8 8 3 0 FM 10 93.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, ECHELON WELLNESS AND BEAUTY SPA, AND BASKIN ROBBINS IS NOW OPEN, AS I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO THOSE ARE OUR, UM, LAST THREE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED RECENTLY.
UM, SHORE FAST TRACK, AND THE CANNON AN UPDATE ON THAT.
UH, MATT YELVINGTON, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR HERE ON SITE, UH, IN SHORE, HAS BEEN WORKING OUT OF THE CITY HALL OFFICE ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS, AND HE HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK.
UM, JUST SETTING DIFFERENT MEETINGS WITH ENTREPRENEURS AND, UM, POTENTIAL INVESTORS AND JUST SHARING WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO LAUNCH.
THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH IS UP FOR APRIL 2ND FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM AT PERFECT ROUND, JUST RIGHT HERE ON THE SIDE, UH, IN THIS COMPLEX.
AND YOU HAVE TWO INVITATIONS AT YOUR SEAT.
SO IF YOU PLEASE WOULD SHARE THOSE WITH SOMEONE WHO, UM, HASN'T HEARD OF IT YET OR HASN'T BEEN INVITED, OF COURSE, WE WANT YOU TO BE THERE AND BE PART OF IT.
BUT, UM, THEIR REAL DESIRE IS TO BRING PEOPLE IN WHO COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM AND YOUR INVESTMENT IN, UM, THE, THE CANON.
AND LET ME PULL UP, UM, OUR, THE, THE MARKETING THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED.
ALL RIGHT, SO IF YOU'LL LOOK TO OUR SCREENS HERE, THIS IS THEIR, UH, MISSION.
UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THIS WHOLE THING?
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BULLET POINTS WITH THE STARS KIND OF EXPLAINS WHERE EACH ELEMENT WAS BORN.
UM, THE THREE LINES AT THE TOP OF THE LOGO ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RE IS, UM, JUST KIND OF AN ODE TO THE OLD 300.
AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT REPEATING, UH, THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE BRANDING.
UM, THE OVAL ON THE TOP OF THE TRAIN ALSO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A RACETRACK INVOKING FULL RESTORED HISTORY REGARDING A, UM, HORSE RACING.
SO, UM, JUST LITTLE HIDDEN ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE VINTAGE TRAIN ICON AND THAT HISTORIC FEEL, UM, JUST TO SHOW THE CONNECTION TO OUR PAST AND THAT MOVING AND, UM, GOING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
AND THEN, UM, THE ARCH OVER THE TOP OF THE LOGO REPRESENTS LEAVING A TUNNEL.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA THAT THIS IDEA IS MOVING FORWARD AND HEADING OUT INTO THE WORLD.
AND THEN HERE ARE ALL THE, UM, COLOR VARIATIONS OF THE PRIMARY LOGO.
YOU SEE, UM, HOW IT LOOKS HORIZONTAL, HOW IT WOULD LOOK VERTICAL, AND JUST THE DIFFERENT LITTLE ICONS THAT WE'LL USE ON DIFFERENT BRANDING MATERIALS SUCH AS THE WEBSITE, WHICH IS PART OF THIS AS WELL.
UM, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON FINALIZING AND ACTUALLY, UM, GETTING IT LIVE, BUT ALL OF THIS WILL HAVE ITS FULL SHOW OF FAST TRACK, WILL HAVE ITS VERY OWN WEBSITE LINKED FROM THE A DC WEBSITE AND FROM THE CITY WEBSITE.
AND THAT'S WHERE, UM, YOU'LL FIND THE PORTAL.
SO AS PEOPLE, UM, JOIN THE PROCESS AND START BENEFITING FROM ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THE CANON AND FULL STREET FAST TRACK WILL PROVIDE, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PAGE AND KIND OF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, BACK PAGE.
THEY'LL GET TO LOG INTO, SEE ALL THE UPCOMING EVENTS, RESOURCES, MENTORSHIPS, ALL OF THAT.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE, WE WERE INTENTIONAL IN HAVING IT, UM, CONNECT TO THE CITY BRAND BRANDING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A LITTLE DISTINCTION WITH THE YELLOW AND LITTLE MORE MODERN LOOK.
AND THEN HERE ARE THE, THE BUSINESS CARDS THAT MATT WILL HAVE AND SHARE WITH EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN JUST A LITTLE LOOK AT, UM, WHAT THEY HAVE SO FAR, THAT LANDING PAGE, AND THEN THAT BACK PAGE THAT I WAS TELLING Y'ALL ABOUT FOR THE MEMBERS.
JUST WANTED TO KEEP Y'ALL POSTED ON THE PROGRESS OF ALL OF THAT.
UM, MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN BE THERE ON APRIL 2ND FOR THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH.
UH, THE, THE LAUNCH PARTY WILL HAVE DRINKS AND FOOD AND, UM, JUST A CHANCE FOR EVERYONE TO ACTUALLY MEET IN PERSON SINCE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE FIRST YEAR OF THIS IS ALL VIRTUAL.
IS, UH, IS THAT APRIL 2ND? IS THAT WHEN THE WEBSITE WILL GO LIVE?
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IT SHOULD BE LIVE BY THEN, YES.SO, UH, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, MYSELF AND OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR DID SET A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY, UM, THEIR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS IN TERMS OF THE, UM, JP COURT THAT WILL NOW BE AT THE OLD LIBRARY SITE IN DOWNTOWN.
AND, UM, WE BASICALLY JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD BE OPEN TO CONSIDERING KNOWING THAT WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF HARRIS STREET AND WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE DOWNTOWN, UM, THAT BUILDING IS KIND OF CHALLENGING FOR US AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
UM, SO JUST, WE TOOK A LOT OF NOTES ON EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEEDED.
THEY LET US KNOW THAT FOR RIGHT NOW, IT'S LOOKING LIKE THEY NEED TO BE THERE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
UM, AND THEN KIND OF FROM THERE, ASSESS WHAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE, WHETHER THEY WOULD RELOCATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, THEY WERE OPEN TO CONSIDERING SOME KIND OF PARKING STRUCTURE THAT WOULD WRAP AROUND THE BACK AND THE SIDES OF, UH, THEIR BUILDING CURRENTLY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR BLESSING, WE SET OUT AND COMMISSIONED A TO SIGN AND WE DID RECEIVE THAT INITIAL, UM, DRAWING BACK AND THEN HAVE GIVEN SOME COMMENTS.
SO, UM, B BOARD'S QUESTION WAS, HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS WOULD THAT YIELD? THE INITIAL DESIGN IS SHOWING A LITTLE OVER FOUR 50, IT'S FIVE STORIES.
SO, UM, WE'RE JUST KIND OF REVISITING THAT AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, CAN WE SCALE THAT DOWN? WE REALLY DON'T WANNA CREATE, YOU KNOW, THAT HUGE OF A, OF A BUILDING.
UM, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT OUT WITH KNOWING THAT IF WE'RE GONNA ATTRACT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE GONNA NEED PARKING SPACES.
SO JUST TRYING TO BALANCE OUT BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
UM, BUT REALLY THINKING, UH, MORE ALONG THE LINES OF 300, 350 PARKING SPACES, MAYBE FOUR STORIES, BUT YES, THE WHOLE BOTTOM, UH, THANK YOU.
THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THAT PARKING STRUCTURE, THE SIDE THAT'S FACING HARRIS STREET WOULD BE RETAIL.
UM, AND THEN AS WELL AS THE TWO FRONT CORNERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING FACING 3 59 WOULD HAVE RETAIL.
SO, UM, JUST AS A WAY FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WALKING ON HARRIS STREET TO NOT JUST FACING THIS GIANT PARKING GARAGE WALL, UM, AND NOT LOSING THAT POTENTIAL RETAIL AS WELL.
SO WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
UM, WE WILL PROBABLY GO BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE WITH THE DESIGN AND THE CONCEPT, AND WHEN WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT'S SOMETHING REASONABLE, UM, THAT MEETS ALL THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WE'LL PRESENT IT TO THE COUNTY AND SEE WHERE THE DISCUSSION GOES FROM THERE.
UM, ITEM FIVE, THE TEXAS HERITAGE FESTIVAL.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, WELL, ACTUALLY, WAS IT ALL B BOARD? IT WAS ALL B BOARD.
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU AN EVENT SPONSORSHIP
WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME, UM, BEING OUT THERE.
WE SHARED ABOUT THE UPCOMING BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AS WELL AS SHORE FAST TRACK AND GAVE OUT A LOT OF GOODIES.
UM, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.
WE SPONSORED, UM, BIG TECHS, UH, LONGHORN, AND HE WAS SO POPULAR.
ALL THE KIDS WERE JUMPING ALL OVER AND GETTING THEIR PICTURE TAKEN.
AND I SHARED THIS STORY WITH THE CHAMBER AND, UM, JAY OVER AT THE CHRIST CLINIC WHO ORGANIZED THE EVENT, BUT I HAD ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT, SHE IS FROM INDIA.
SHE MOVED HERE FROM CALIFORNIA RECENTLY, AND IT WAS THE SWEETEST THING TO, UM, THAT LATER THAT EVENING, I WENT HOME AND SHE SAID, WE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT TEXAS.
WE HAD NO IDEA HER IN-LAWS WERE HERE FROM INDIA, AND THEY WERE JUST SO IN LOVE WITH EVERYTHING TEXAS, AND ALL THE COWBOY HATS AND THE BOOTS AND THE PETTING ZOO.
AND I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING SO SIMPLE, BUT SHE SAID, UM, HER FATHER-IN-LAW WAS ON THE PHONE THE REST OF THE NIGHT TELLING EVERYONE IN INDIA THAT HE WAS IN TEXAS AND HE HAD SEEN A LONGHORN
SO I TOLD THE CHAMBER, YOUR EVENT MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO INDIA.
UM, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY SWEET.
SO WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HAVE THAT PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE AS ALWAYS HEAR JUST DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, UM, OUR CONSTITUENTS REALLY HATE ABOUT THE CITY AND REALLY LOVE ABOUT THE CITY.
SO IT'S JUST GREAT INFORMATION GATHERING, HAVING THAT PRESENCE, BEING AVAILABLE TO THEM TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS.
WE DID GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THIS? UM, SO IT'S JUST GOOD ALL AROUND.
AND SPEAKING OF EVENTS, I'LL MOVE INTO OUR BICENTENNIAL
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ON MARCH 23RD, UM, FROM FOUR TO 8:00 PM AT SHORE HIGH SCHOOL.UM, WE ARE JUST FINALIZING ALL THE, ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT.
IT'S GONNA BE A FABULOUS EVENT.
WE'VE GOT, UH, OVER 70 VENDORS, ALL TYPES, JUST A GREAT VARIETY.
UM, I THINK WE'VE GOT LIKE SEVEN OR EIGHT FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL AS, UM, OVER A DOZEN OTHER FOOD VENDORS AS WELL.
WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC THE ENTIRE TIME AND, UM, A REALLY BIG FREE TO FAMILIES, KIDS AREA.
THAT'LL INCLUDE A TE A TRUCK PORTION WITH OUR, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN OUR PUBLIC WORKS, UM, EQUIPMENT AS WELL, SO KIDS CAN EXPLORE ALL THOSE VEHICLES, THAT MACHINERY.
AND THEN, UM, FACE PAINTING, TRAIN RIDES, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE DEAL.
UH, AND THEN THE, THE EVENT WILL CONCLUDE, UM, WITH A DRONE SHOW AND FIREWORK SHOW.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY UPDATE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYBODY?
[6. Discussion on 2023 Christmas Decorations and plans for 2024. ]
MOVING DOWN TO NUMBER SIX, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.SORRY,
SO THE COMPANY MET WITH, UH, MYSELF AND ACTUALLY TIFFANY'S DAUGHTER, WHO WAS JUST HERE EARLIER, UM, TO DISCUSS A PLAN FOR, FOR THIS YEAR'S DECORATIONS.
UM, THEY BASICALLY POINTED OUT SOME INEFFICIENCIES AND, UM, THE BUDGET WE HAVE AND THE SETUP OF THE CURRENT DESIGN.
UM, WE TOOK FEEDBACK THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY CITIZENS VIA FACEBOOK AND EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS, AND SHARED THAT WITH THEM AS WELL.
UM, AND SO THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGING, UM, TO CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE LIGHTS DOWNTOWN, WHICH IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WAS JUST LIKE A DIFFERENT ORNAMENT, A GIFT, A TREE, AND IT JUST KIND OF WAS ALL LIVING HAPPILY OUT OF ORDER,
SO THEY ARE PROPOSING A TUNNEL OF LIGHTS, UM, ALL AROUND THE GAZEBO, SOMETHING MUCH MORE SYMMETRICAL AND VERY, YOU KNOW, UM, PHOTO AND INSTAGRAM FRIENDLY
UH, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING WITHIN THE SAME BUDGET THAT WE HAVE.
AND WITHIN THE, THE POWER SOURCE THAT'S AVAILABLE, THE PROPOSED DESIGN ACTUALLY WOULD PULL LESS POWER THAN WHAT THE CURRENT DESIGN HAD.
AND THEN THERE'S A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE DECORATIONS HERE AT CITY HALL, BUT THAT'S REALLY UNDER THE PURVIEW OF PUBLIC WORKS SINCE THEY FUND THAT PORTION.
THE PORTION YEAR FUNDING IS MOSTLY DOWNTOWN AND THEN ACROSS, UH, IN THE MEDIAN, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER WHERE THE BIG DEER ARE AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE WAS, UM, THAT TREE WAS KIND OF TINY FOR THE SIZE OF THE DEER.
SO, UM, IT
AND, UM, WE THINK THAT WOULD JUST LOOK MUCH BETTER, MUCH MORE PROPORTIONATE.
SO THIS, THIS WOULD ACTUALLY BE YEAR THREE OF THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU ALL ENTERED INTO, UM, WITH THE COMPANY.
AND SO PART OF THEIR REQUEST WAS IF THEY'RE GONNA MAKE THE INVESTMENT TO PROVIDE THAT TUNNEL OF LIGHT AND MAKE THOSE CHANGES, THAT WE WOULD EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR TWO MORE YEARS.
SO WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU WHEN IT'S READY.
UM, WE MET WITH THEM A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND, UM, HAVEN'T TALKED TO, TO THEM MUCH SINCE, BUT JUST WE'LL KEEP THAT CONVERSATION GOING AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
BUT, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR BOARD IS GONNA FUND.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING IT HAD PREVIOUSLY FUNDED.
BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE SIGNAGE THAT SAYS BROUGHT TO YOU BY, OKAY.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO, SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DECIDED TO MOVE OVER TO BE, COULD BE, I'M NOT GONNA GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE LEGAL
WE'LL DEFINITELY DO, DO IT LIKE THE LAW STATES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY FEEDBACK? ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU HEARD ON THOSE DECORATIONS? IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP THE REINDEER STANDING LONGER?
WE'LL DEFINITELY LET THEM KNOW THAT.
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ALRIGHT.[7. Executive Session ]
AGENDA NUMBER SEVEN, EXECUTIVE SESSION.I THINK YOU HAVE TO CALL US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND STATE THE TIME THAT OKAY.
IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS? YES, SIR.
SORRY, I'M ASKING, I'M ASKING
WHO VOTES A AYE AGAINST? LET'S MOVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:40 PM AT 6:40 PM YOU READY? EVERYBODY READY? OKAY, WE'RE GONNA REOPEN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:09 PM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, ACTION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE TODAY.
[9. Consideration and action on financials and payables for the Corporation for the period ending October 31, 2023. ]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, CDC, FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES.SO, UM, YOU, YOU GUYS WILL PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THIS IS YOUR SECOND TIME SEEING THE OCTOBER 31ST FINANCIALS.
UM, YOU GUYS LAST SAW THEM IN JANUARY.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS AN ERROR WHEN THEY WERE PULLED, UM, FOR THE, THE PAYABLE SECTION, WHICH IS OUR 180 BUDGET.
UM, THE REPORT FOR IT WAS RAN ON THE D USUALLY WHEN WE RUN IT, IT'S IN TWO MONTHS IN ARREARS.
AND THE REPORT ACTUALLY PRINTED OUT THE DAY IT WAS RAN.
UM, SO IT WAS AN AMOUNT, WAY LESS.
UM, I'VE ATTACHED THE, THE INCORRECT PAYABLES THAT YOU GUYS SIGNED, UH, BACK IN JANUARY ON THERE.
AND THEN THE CORRECT DOCUMENT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN YOU GUYS ARE USUALLY USED TO SEEING.
UM, BUT THIS JUST SHOWS EVERY DEPARTMENT IN OUR, IN OUR GENERAL FUND.
UM, SO IT'S AN AMOUNT THAT MORE ALIGNS WITH OUR, OUR TYPICAL MONTHLY SPEND.
SO WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED AMOUNT FOR THE OCTOBER FINANCIAL.
I MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED AMOUNT AND THAT IS THE 9,000 152 57.
[10. Consideration and action on financials and payables for the Corporation for the period ending December 31, 2023. ]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, ACTION ON FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION ENDING DECEMBER 31.UM, AND YOU'LL SEE ALSO IN HERE, UM, WE DO HAVE OUR SALES TAX NUMBERS FOR, UH, DECEMBER.
UM, THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH BOTH BOARDS COLLECTED OVER $200,000 OF SALES TAX.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE DOING VERY HEALTHY THIS YEAR.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT ON THERE.
A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CDC FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR DECEMBER AS NOTED.
[11. Consideration and action on financials and payables for the Corporation for the period ending January 31, 2024. ]
ITEM NUMBER 11.C, DC FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR JANUARY 31ST, 2024.
SO AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE IN YOUR, UH, YOUR AGENDA PACKET, THE SALES TAX NUMBERS ARE NOT IN THERE.
UH, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED THEM ON FRIDAY AFTER THE AGENDA HAD ALREADY BEEN POSTED.
SO WE PRINTED THEM OUT FOR YOU AND, AND PUT THEM OUT THERE WE ARE AGAIN UP THIS MONTH, UM, BY 19% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
COLLECTED $131,000 THREE OR $131,384 54 CENTS PER BOARD.
UM, SO WE'RE REPORTING AT ABOUT 36% OF OUR BUDGET, 33% OF THE YEAR.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE FINANCIALS FOR JANUARY 31ST, 2024.
WE'LL, MOTION TO APPROVE FINANCIALS FOR
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JANUARY FOR $11,885 94 CENTS.[12. Consideration and action on minutes of the Corporation for the January 8, 2023, meeting. ]
OKAY.WE'VE MADE CHANGES OR IT'S JUST A DRAFT.
FOUR MINUTES FOR JANUARY 8TH MEETING.
UM, ASSUMING EVERYBODY HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH 'EM, I NEED A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
[13. Consideration and action on the minutes of the Corporation for the February 6, 2024, special-called joint meeting. ]
NUMBER 13.AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13, APPROVING THE MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MAYOR, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
I'LL, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING ON, WHAT WAS THAT? FEBRUARY 6TH.
FEBRUARY 6TH OUT FEBRUARY, YES.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AYE.
[14. Future agenda items ]
NUMBER 14, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. SO I HAVE A LIST HERE, UM, THAT INCLUDES THE UPDATE ON HARRY STREET PROJECT AND EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE A DC OWNED PROPERTY, UH, OUR WEBSITE, THE MONUMENT SIGN PROJECT, UM, THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON.ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED ON THERE? UH, I ALWAYS LIKE TO JUST PUT OUT THERE WHAT ACTUAL DAY IT IS.
WHAT DAY IS THAT MEETING GONNA HAPPEN? OH YES.
GIVE US JUST A MINUTE AND WE WILL PULL THAT UP.
APRIL 8TH, 6:00 PM WE'LL ALL BE HERE.
PM ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? THINK ANYTHING? IF YOU DO THINK OF AN ITEM YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE DISCUSSED OR TAKE ACTION ON, JUST FEEL FREE TO SEND IT TO US.
YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL PUBLIC WORKS, RIGHT? YES.
THAT, THAT WILL BE ON THE REST WALL.
YOU NEED US TO CONTACT YOU BEFORE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EIGHTH? IS THAT RIGHT? A WEEK BEFORE THAT? YES, A WEEK BEFORE THAT.
BY LUNCH ON THURSDAY OF THE WEEK BEFORE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO POST OUR AGENDA, USUALLY POST IT, UM, THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY, EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OF THAT WEEK BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED ATTACHMENTS TO INCLUDE IN THE PACKET AS WELL.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS HERE? I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING.
[15. Announcements ]
WE HAVE ITEM 15 ANNOUNCEMENTS.I'M SORRY, WHY DON'T I HAVE 1115? I DUNNO, ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ENOUGH? ITEM 15 IS ANNOUNCEMENTS BICENTENNIAL, MARCH 23RD.
BE THERE, BRING YOUR FRIENDS, BRING YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR COWORKERS.
CELEBRATING 200 YEARS AS THE CITY OF SHORE.
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS IF YOU LIKE TO SIT WHILE YOU LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC.
WE DO HAVE AN AREA OF ABOUT 200 SEATS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A TABLE AND A CHAIR WHILE THEY EAT THEIR MEAL.
UM, THAT'LL BE UNDERCOVER TENT, BUT IT WILL BE, UM, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MUSIC.
YEAH, I THINK THE SAFE BED WOULD BE BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS OR BLANKETS.
THERE IS A GRASSY AREA OFF TO THE SIDE OF THIS STAGE.
THE NUMBER WE, UM, HAVE SETTLED ON IS ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE.
UM, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS HERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET GOOD CROWDS ON 4TH OF JULY, BUT THIS IS A DATE WE'VE NEVER DONE AN EVENT ON.
IT'S NOT A HOLIDAY, IT'S BRAND NEW, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE NOVELTY OF A DRONE SHOW THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE IN THE CITY.
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HOPING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE 12 MINUTE DRONE SHOW, THE 12 MINUTE FIREWORK SHOW FOLLOWING THAT, UM, WE THINK WOULD BE A, A REALLY GREAT ENDING TO THE EVENT.AND WE DO HAVE SUNDANCE HEAD AS THE MAIN, MAIN HEADLINER.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT VARIETY OF LOCAL VENDORS AND JUST DIFFERENT FOODS AND ACTIVITIES.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE US BIG OF A CELEBRATION AS WE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT WITH THE VENUES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US RIGHT NOW.
WOULD THE TIME CHANGE? IT'S BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR, BUT IT MAKES ME NERVOUS EVERY TIME.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO ANNOUNCEMENTS.