* 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. [00:00:05] IT IS 6:00 PM MONDAY, [I. Call to Order] DECEMBER 9TH, AND I AM CALLING TO ORDER THE MEETING FOR THE EDCA BOARD. ANY OTHER, UH, SIX AT 6:00 PM EXACTLY? 6:00 PM NOT EVEN 6 0 1. WE GOT IT IN TIME. . OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS? NO. NO? CAN WE GIVE A PRIZE TO SOMEONE IF THEY SHOW UP FOR COMMENTS? . OKAY. ITEM NUMBER [Business - A] THREE A. IS THAT HOW WE'RE DOING THIS NOW? OKAY. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. ALRIGHT. UH, IN THE SUMMARY, YOU WILL SEE THAT, UM, SALES TAX REVENUES RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER WERE UP 13% FROM THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR. UH, AT THAT TIME WE WERE AT 112 POINT 16% OF THE BUDGET FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN THE PAYABLES FOR THAT MONTH WERE 9,448, UH, DOLLARS AND 56 CENTS. UM, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE ANY FORECASTING. SO, I MEAN, THIS YEAR WE CAME IN OVER EXPECTED. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT 2025 MIGHT LOOK LIKE? UM, I BELIEVE WE BUDGETED FOR 10% INCREASE WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OUR BUDGET. THAT WAS A, ONE OF THE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WAS, I THINK THEY ORIGINALLY BUDGETED SOMETHING THAT WAS A LITTLE TOO CONSERVATIVE AND WE ENDED UP BUMPING IT UP. YES, I THINK WE STARTED WITH 5% INCREASE AND THEN ENDED UP, UM, SETTLING WITH 10%. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE A BOARD APPROVE THE PAYABLES OF $9,448 AND 56 CENTS. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AND THE MOTION PASSES ITEM [Business - B] B, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, 2024. ALRIGHT, SO UNFORTUNATELY THIS MEETING IS EARLY IN THE MONTH, SO WE DO NOT HAVE OUR SALES TAX REPORT YET. UM, SO YOU'LL JUST SEE IN THE SUMMARY, THE PAYABLES FOR THIS MONTH WILL BE $7,763 AND 41 CENTS. I'LL MOVE THAT THE A BOARD, UM, MAKE THE PAYABLE OF $7,763 AND 41 CENTS. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AND THE MOTION PASSES ITEM C, [Business - C] CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION FOR THE OCTOBER 14TH, 2024 MEETING. I JUST HAD TWO VERY MINOR TYPO CORRECTIONS ON PAGE FOUR OF THE MINUTES, MA'AM, UNDER THAT NUMBER FOUR, THAT'S ON THAT PAGE, IT SHOULD BE BOARD INSTEAD OF BORE AND GOT IT. UM, I THINK RFIE PROBABLY NEEDS TO CHANGE TO RFEI. YES. YES, MA'AM. AND I, I DIDN'T READ EVERY SENTENCE OF THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT THOSE FOR SOME REASON JUMPED OUT AT ME, SO WE DID THAT. WE'LL MAKE THOSE CORRECTIONS. THANK YOU. I'LL, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTIONS NOTED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AND THE MOTION PASSES ITEM [Business - D] D EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS FULL CENTRAL LLC. I'LL MOVE THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6 0 5. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AND THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONES ARE OFF. IT [00:05:01] IS 6:29 PM ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2024. AND I, I CALLED THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER OR DO I END THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? UH, CALL, I CALL IT BACK TO ORDER. OKAY. AND I CALLED THE, IT'S AN OPEN SESSION AND I CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER IN OPEN SESSION. WERE THERE ANY ACTION ITEMS COMING FROM THE MEETING? THERE ARE NO ACTION ITEMS. GREAT. THANK YOU. ITEM E UH, NO, THIS IS THE ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.087 OF THE TEXAS MEETINGS, OPEN MEETINGS ACT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS FUL CHER CENTRAL LLC, AND THERE WERE NO ACTIONS TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO ITEM [Recurring Items - A] FOUR A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORTS ANELLE. YES, SIR. I'LL KICK IT OFF WITH AN UPDATE ON, UH, FULL SURE. FAST TRACK. SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE, UH, ABOARD HAS BEEN TOGETHER. UM, SO I'LL, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE BUSINESS, UH, HOME ACCELERATOR EVENT THAT WE HAD AT IRENE STERN. I WILL SAY THAT, UM, WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS. UM, SOME HAD PRE-REGISTERED, SOME JUST WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR. I THINK THE MAJORITY JUST WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS. UM, WE HAD THREE BUSINESS OWNERS SHARE THEIR STORIES. UM, WE STARTED, YOU KNOW, MORNING, MIDDAY, LATE AFTERNOON, AND I THINK THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH A LOT OF THOSE THAT WERE PARTICIPATING THERE. SOME OF THEM HAD PREVIOUSLY SIGNED UP FOR A, AN ADVISING SLOT WITH, YOU KNOW, EITHER A FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, MARKETING, UM, WE HAD WEB DEVELOPERS, THE WHOLE GAMUT, UM, ABOUT 10, 10 ADVISORS. AND, UM, WE REALLY ENCOURAGED THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED TO NOT JUST GO TO, TO THEIR TIME, BUT TO PULL UP A CHAIR AND KIND OF LISTEN TO WHAT THE OTHER ENTREPRENEURS WERE DISCUSSING AND MAYBE GLEAN SOMETHING FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND WE REALLY GOT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. UH, JAMES, WHO IS ONE OF OUR MEMBERS ON B BOARD, WAS ACTUALLY THERE REPRESENTING HIS BUSINESS. UH, WALLACE BANK, OR I'M SORRY, EXCUSE ME. UM, MOODY BANK. MOODY BANK, YES. WE HAD BOTH WALLACE BANK AND MOODY BANK THERE. AND, UM, IF YOU GO BACK AND WATCH OUR B BOARD MEETING, HE REPORTED THAT SOMETHING HE FOUND VERY INTERESTING IS THAT WHEN WE LAUNCHED FULL SURE FAST TRACK, HE EXPECTED IT TO BE PEOPLE THAT HAD ALREADY LAUNCHED A BUSINESS AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SCALE OR GROW. AND WHAT WE FOUND DURING THIS EVENT IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO DO SOMETHING, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MULTIPLE IDEAS AND THEY'RE WANTING TO KIND OF FILTER THROUGH THAT TO CHOOSE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO NEXT. UM, AND SO HE WAS JUST VERY ENERGIZED TO SEE THAT THAT DEMAND FOR THOSE KIND OF ADVISING SERVICES EXIST AND FELT LIKE IT WAS AN INDICATION THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH LAUNCHING FULL SHARE, FAST TRACK, AND, UM, JUST BEING RESPONSIVE TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING THEY NEED. UM, LET ME SEE. THE, THE THREE BUSINESSES THAT SHARED WERE, UM, SUGARBERRY COOKIE SHOP, UM, HUMBLE GROUNDS COFFEE, AND, UM, TYLER WITH DOZERS THAT JUST RECENTLY REOPENED. UM, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS, IT WAS VERY MOTIVATING, IT WAS VERY ENERGIZING. THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, QUESTIONS ON WHEN IS THE NEXT ONE. SO OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SO OFTEN THAT IT KIND OF LOSES THAT ENERGY. SO WHAT WE'RE THINKING IS WE MIGHT DO IT, UH, THE EVENT TWICE A YEAR, SO SOMETIME LATE NEXT SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER, I THINK WE'LL, WE'LL TRY TO REPLICATE THE EVENT. UM, AS A REMINDER, ANOTHER COMPONENT OF IT WAS PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY TO HELP PEOPLE LEGITIMIZE WHO ARE SELLING ITEMS FROM HOME AND HEADSHOTS. SO IF THEY'RE LAUNCHING THEIR WEBSITE, YOU KNOW, MAKING BUSINESS CARDS, THAT TYPE OF THING, IT REALLY HELPS, UM, PROFESSIONALIZE THAT THAT LOOK, UM, WHEN YOU KNOW, THE, THE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED ON THE FRONT END. UH, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN AND SAY I, I WAS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED, BUT THE PHOTO BOOTHS FOR DOING THE HEAD SHOTS AND THE PRODUCT, UH, PHOTOGRAPHY, THOSE WERE REALLY POPULAR AND THOSE PEOPLE STAYED BUSY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DEMAND FOR THAT. YES. AND THANK YOU, KAY, FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP. KAY WAS THERE HELPING US SET UP, HELPED PLAN ALL THE FOOD COMPONENTS THAT I THINK MOTIVATED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO STAY LONGER. WHEN THEY HAD GOOD BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED. UM, IT WAS, IT WAS FUN. I ENJOYED HELPING. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. UH, I'LL MOVE ON TO, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE. I MEAN, IT WAS THE PARKING LOT. YEAH. YOU WERE ABLE TO STOP BY, RIGHT? THE PARKING LOT WAS PACKS AND IN FACT, UH, IT'S [00:10:01] MY EX IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO CAME, COULD NOT FIND A PARKING SPOT AND LEFT. YES, WE DID RECEIVE, UM, THAT FEEDBACK FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE. UM, THEY FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO FIND PARKING. AND SO WE, UM, PASSED THAT ON TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND, UM, HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE ALL THAT EQUIPMENT OUT, WHICH SHOULD ADD A, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PARKING TO HOPEFULLY MAKE SURE EVERYONE THAT WANTED TO ATTEND CAN'T ATTEND. I AM HAPPY TO RENT THEM OUR SPACE, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. , THE ABC PROPERTY. I'LL, UH, PASS ALONG THE MESSAGE. OKAY. UM, ITEM TWO, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST. SO IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, UM, WE ARE CONTRIBUTING A 30% SALARY TO THAT POSITION HOUSED WITHIN, UM, THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. AND THAT, UM, PERSON, SIMONA BARKA DID START ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH. SO WE HOPE THAT SHE CAN JOIN US, UM, FOR OUR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING SO YOU ALL CAN GET SOME TIME TO MEET HER. UM, SHE WILL BE WORKING OUT ON WORKING ON SENDING, UH, MORE REGULAR REPORTS TO YOU ALL WITH MORE DETAILS. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LOT AND HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO, TO KEEP THAT INFORMATION COMING. SO, UM, NOW THAT SHE'S HERE, WE'LL, WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE BANDWIDTH TO, UM, WORK THROUGH THAT. UH, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU FEEL RELATES TO COMMUNICATIONS, UM, WHETHER IT'S BETWEEN STAFF AND YOURSELVES OR BETWEEN STAFF AND THE PUBLIC THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO WHAT WE'RE WORKING AND, UM, WHAT PROJECTS WE'RE, UM, GETTING READY AND, UH, ASSIGNING TO SIMONA. UH, ITEM THREE, THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY EVENTS. SO, AGAIN, HAPPY TO REPORT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. UM, I THINK WE CAN, UM, CONSERVATIVELY ASSUME THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED LAST YEAR. IT WAS PACKED FROM START TO FINISH. THE LINE FOR OUR SANTA CLAUS AND CHRISTMAS LETTERS WAS OUT THE DOOR, I WOULD SAY FROM FOUR. THE EVENT STARTED AT FOUR, SO FROM LIKE FOUR 15 TO, WE HAD TO CUT PEOPLE OFF AT THE END, UM, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST THAT BUSY. UM, THE COMMUNITY HAD A GREAT TIME. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I'M SURE YOU SAW THE PHOTOS. UM, SO THAT KIND OF KICKED OFF OUR HOLIDAY EVENTS FOR THE MONTH. AND THEN THIS PAST SATURDAY, AGAIN, UM, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE PHOTOS, BUT WE STARTED A SERIES OF EVENTS AT THE EDC IS PARTNERING WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, DOWNTOWN TO JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SHOP LOCAL. UM, WE KIND OF ROLLED THOSE EVENTS OUT ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY WHEN THE MAYOR MADE THAT PROCLAMATION. WE CREATED BANNERS WITH QR CODES, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SHOP LOCAL, THE QR CODE. AND YOU CAN FIND IT ACTUALLY IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL. UM, WHEN YOU SCAN THAT, IT TAKES YOU TO A LANDING PAGE WHERE WE'VE BEEN ADDING ANY HOLIDAY EVENT THAT ANY BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY OF RE IS HOSTING SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN BE AWARE. THESE ARE THE FREE GOODIES YOU GET. THESE ARE THE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUR FAMILY, UM, THAT YOU CAN BE A PART OF. EXCUSE ME. UM, AND THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE EVENTS WAS AT DOZIER'S, UH, BARBECUE RESTAURANT. WE DID AN UGLY SWEATER AND CHRISTMAS KARAOKE EVENT. UM, SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND THEN THE NEXT TWO FOR THE FOLLOWING SATURDAYS, UM, ARE AT TIFFANY'S TINY FLOWER TREK THIS, THIS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO ONE. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, IT'LL BE HOSTED AT DOGWOOD LANE, UM, IN PARTNERSHIP ALSO WITH SUGARBERRY, UM, COOKIES. AND IT'LL BE A, A COOKIE DECORATING KIND OF WORKSHOP. THE EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT TIFFANY'S TINY FLOWER TRUCK WILL BE VERY WOMEN CHILD , UM, CENTERED. IT'S A SMALL FLORAL SHOP BOUTIQUE. THEY'RE GONNA DO LIKE PLAY-DOH, SENSORY HAT, MAKING, YOU KNOW, ALL THE SHOPPING, HOT COCOA TYPE OF THINGS. UM, SO IT'LL, IT'LL BE REALLY FUN, WE THINK. UM, BUT WE'RE JUST DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND SPEND THEIR MONEY AND SPEND IT LOCALLY. UM, OKAY, SO ITEM FOUR FOR HARRIS STREET. UM, THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND AT AND T REGARDING REMAINING CONFLICTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH SOLUTIONS WITH THAT. UH, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN WORKING BETWEEN FM 10 93 AND FIRST STREET, UM, AS WELL AS THE, THE BACK END OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS A DETENTION POND, UM, AT FIFTH STREET. SO THEY'RE KIND OF, KIND OF START AT THE BOOKENDS, UH, OF THE STREET AND WORK THEIR WAY IN. UM, IF I, I THINK THE, THE TEAM WILL PUT TOGETHER KIND OF A MORE DETAILED REPORT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, AND WE'LL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU AS WELL. AND THEN LASTLY, UM, FOR OUR DOWNTOWN MURAL PROJECT, WE DID RECEIVE THE INITIAL ARTWORK LAST WEEK. WE MADE SOME REVISIONS, I THINK IT WAS A TOTAL OF WHAT, 10, 10 CONCEPTS. UM, WE KIND OF PIECED TOGETHER WHAT WE LIKED [00:15:01] FROM EACH OF THEM, AND WE'VE ASKED FOR THOSE REVISIONS TO BE MADE. AT THE SAME TIME. WE REACHED OUT TO OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO CREATE A DRAFT AGREEMENT, UH, MURAL EASEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, WITH THE, I GUESS, PROVISION IN THERE THAT THE EDC WILL COVER THE COST OF, UM, INSTALLING THE MURAL AND MAINTAINING THE MURAL. UM, IT'S, IT'LL BE A 10 YEAR AGREEMENT, UM, BUT JUST TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT READY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT IT CAN BE INSTALLED IN TIME WITH, UM, THE, THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET WE REACHED OUT, UM, THEY'VE GOT IT BACK TO US RIGHT AWAY. SO WE'VE SUBMITTED IT TO LEGAL, UM, REVIEW FOR THE CITY WITH THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL. ONCE THEY, UH, APPROVE THAT DRAFT, THEN IT'LL GO TO THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THEM TO REVIEW WITH THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL. BUT, UM, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THE PROCESS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM. SO WE DID MEET WITH THEM BEFORE ALL OF THIS STARTED TO MAKE SURE THEY, THEY LIKED THE IDEA, THEY LIKED THE CONCEPTS, UM, AND MADE SURE TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANTED IN THERE IN THE DRAFT. SO HOPEFULLY THOSE, THE EDITS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MINIMAL AND WE CAN KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING AND, UH, LOOK AT, UH, MAYBE A, A SPRING SUMMER INSTALLATION, UH, OF THE MURAL ITSELF. DOES THAT COME OUT OF THE MARKETING BUDGET? UH, IT WOULD BE PROMOTIONS. PROMOTIONS. OKAY. AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORT. A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE. OKAY. ITEM [Recurring Items - B] B, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I THINK THE REGULARS ARE ON THERE OR WILL BE ON THERE, . OKAY. WE'LL HAVE FULL STREET FAST TRACK UPDATES. UH, HARRIS STREET, OBVIOUSLY. UM, OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS, UM, I'M LOOKING HERE, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST. UM, ANY OTHERS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE ARE ON THERE? UM, AND I KNOW, UH, THE ONE THING THAT Y'ALL WERE CHASING ON HOTELS KIND OF HIT A PAUSE, I SUPPOSE. I WAS JUST CURIOUS THOUGH, DID Y'ALL EVER REACH OUT TO SCOTT JOSS LOVE AND ASK HIM IF HE HAD ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TYPE OF HOTEL MIGHT FIND FULCHER IS AN ATTRACTIVE LOCATION. HE'S THE HEAD OF THAT, UM, TEXAS HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION. UH, SO I'M THINKING HE KNOWS MOST OF THE, MOST OF THE CITIES AND MOST OF THE HOTEL PEOPLE ACROSS TEXAS. YES. SO SINCE WE LAST DISCUSSED THAT, THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE INCORPORATING A HOTEL AND HAVE BEEN IN SOME GO IT TALKS. OKAY. UM, THAT'S, THAT'S ENCOURAGING. SO WE CAN UPDATE THEM AT THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, RIGHT? BECAUSE THIS ISN'T ON THE AGENDA. YEAH. MM-HMM . BUT WE CAN, YEAH, WE CAN ADD, SO A HOTEL UPDATE CAN BE NEXT MONTH MAYBE. SURE. UM, AND THE OTHER THING, I, THE, THE WHOLE THING ON, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE VERSUS STARTING FROM SCRATCH. YES MA'AM. WE CAN ADD THAT AS WELL. UM, AND I DID FORGET TO MENTION, UH, THE INCENTIVE POLICY. WE DO HAVE A DRAFT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF EDITS, BUT WE'LL PROBABLY BRING THAT, UM, FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW NEXT MONTH AS WELL. COOL. WOULD, UM, I THINK IT'S BEEN A COUPLE MONTHS SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE, UH, ECONOMIC ADVISOR OR THE COMPANY THAT WAS GONNA COME IN AND DO THE, UH, RETAIL ATTRACTIONS. YEAH. YES. YES MA'AM. THAT'LL PROBABLY BE ON THERE AS WELL. OKAY. IF, IF THERE'S AN UPDATE TO SHARE, OBVIOUSLY MM-HMM . YEAH. YES. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY, THAT LIST PROBABLY KEEPS Y'ALL WORKING PRETTY BUSY AS IT IS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, WE [Recurring Items - C] WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS, . UH, WHEN IS OUR NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED? LET'S CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR A SECOND. [00:20:05] UH, IT WOULD JANUARY 13TH. THE 13TH. OKAY. YEAH. JANUARY 13TH FOR A BOARD. GOOD. AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT TO, UM, THE I TO ADD THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM IS MAKING SURE WE ALL KNOW WHEN THE NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE. OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT . OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I THINK ANELLE COVERED IT. MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND I HOPE ALL THE THINGS, HOPE OUR TEAM WINS. WONDER, A BOWL GAME. THEY'RE GONNA . OKAY. YES, WE COME OUT TO TIFFANY'S TINY FLOWER TRUCK IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE. WANNA DO A LITTLE SHOPPING? EXCELLENT. SO, UH, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I MOVE. WE ADJOURN. I SECOND. ANY, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I CLOSED THE MEETING, UM, OR I HEREBY CLOSED THE MEETING AT 6:45 PM ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2025. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * 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.