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[I. Call to Order]
RIGHT.I THINK, UH, IT IS THE APPOINTED TIME.
SO, UH, THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
UH, LET'S CALL THE SHORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING TO ORDER ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT 6:00 PM UH, GLAD EVERYONE SURVIVED, UH, SNOWMAGEDDON AND OR MADE IT, MADE IT BACK.
SO, ITEM NUMBER TWO, OH, I GUESS WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT CURRENTLY, UH, MARK GUIN AND BLAKE KOKI ARE UNABLE TO JOIN US.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, SIR.
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A IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF A RELOCATION OF THE TEXAS HERITAGE PARKWAY GATEWAY SIGN.UM, IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL SEE, UM, WE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK AFTER SUBMITTING OUR GATEWAY SIGN PROPOSAL.
AND, UM, THE COMMENT WAS THAT THE ADJACENT LANDOWNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SIGN, UH, MOVE FURTHER OUT.
THEY BELIEVE IT'S LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO THE ROUNDABOUT WHERE WE HAD PROPOSED, AND, UM, THEY'RE AFRAID THAT IT WILL COST A DISTRACTION AND, UM, CONFUSION TO DRIVERS.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO MOVE IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MAP, IN YOUR, UH, PACKET, THAT'S GONNA BE AT THE BOUNDARY OF JORDAN RANCH AND YOUNG RANCH.
UM, THERE'S A BIG WIDE FLAT AREA IN THE MEDIAN THAT THEY THINK IT WOULD REALLY WORK AT.
UM, AND IT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT AT OUR ETJ BOUNDARY.
UM, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE FOR THAT LOCATION, THEN WE CAN GET BACK WITH THEM AND LET 'EM KNOW.
UM, AT OUR JANUARY 13TH, UH, CDC MEETING, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SITE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
UM, JUST FOR YOU TO KNOW, WHO ARE THE ADJACENT LANDOWNERS? OH, GOSH, I'M NOT SURE.
UM, THEY WERE DIRECTLY CONTACTED BY, UM, STEPHANIE LEE WITH KGA DEFOREST.
I KNOW THAT IT WAS TWO LANDOWNERS, UM, AND THEY BOTH AGREED ON THAT FEEDBACK, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER.
SO IS IT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OR IS IT IN THE TEXAS HERITAGE PARKWAY RIGHT OF WAY.
WHICH IS IT THP, RIGHT? YES, IT'S IN THE, THE THP RIGHT OF WAY.
SO DO THE, DO THE LANDOWNERS HAVE A, I MEAN, DO THEY HAVE A SAY? WOULDN'T IT BE THE DECISION BY THE TEXAS HERITAGE PARKWAY DISTRICT BASED ON THE, THE GUIDELINES FOR SIGNS? UH, YES, IT WOULD, BUT THE BOARD DECIDED TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THE LANDOWNERS, AND AS A BOARD, THEY'VE DECIDED THAT THEY ALL WANT TO AGREE ON WHERE IT WOULD GO.
AND SO, UM, FOLLOWING THEIR MEETING, THAT'S THE, THE CHARGE THEY WERE GIVEN TO CONTACT THE LANDOWNERS, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY RECEIVED BACK AND WHAT THEY'VE SENT TO US.
WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION? UH, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, ACCEPT THIS PROPOSED LOCATION.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH, AND, UM, IT ACTUALLY MAKES WILSHIRE FILL A LITTLE BIGGER, SINCE IT'S AT THAT ETJ
YEAH, WE CAN JUST PUT IT JUST ACROSS THE LINE IN THE KATY
WAIT, SORRY, I DIDN'T SAY THAT THIS WAS RECORDED, ISN'T IT?
I MEAN, THEY MAY REALLY BE ABLE TO SEE IT THERE AS YOU APPROACH THE, THE ROUNDABOUT.
THERE'S SOME BUSINESSES AND THE ROAD STARTS TO MEANDER A LITTLE BIT TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN.
AND SO I, I THINK IT ACTUALLY MIGHT BE MORE VISIBLE THERE, JUST THINKING ABOUT IT TODAY.
AND ACTUALLY, THE LOCATION THEY'RE PROPOSING NOW WAS THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION WHEN THIS CONVERSATION STARTED, THAT THE BOARD HAD VOTED WE PLACED IT AT, SO I'M NOT SURE HOW WE MOVED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN OR WHEN THAT HAPPENED.
UM, IT'S BEEN A CONVERSATION FOR A WHILE NOW.
YEAH, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED IT AS FAR NORTH AS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE.
UM, I JUST, I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANY KIND, IF THERE WAS, IF THERE WERE ANY PLANS TO DO LIKE A PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS, IF THERE'S EVER ANYTHING TO THAT'S, THAT'S SLATED FOR PETERSON ROAD, THAT THAT MIGHT, WE MIGHT WANNA, THERE ARE NO PLANS THAT I KNOW OF CURRENTLY, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS FIND OUT.
WOULD THAT BE WITH THE COUNTY? UM, I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH THP, BUT YES, IF IT'S NOT, I GUESS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THE MIDDLE OR THE RIGHT OF WAY ON, IMMEDIATELY ON THE EDGE, THEN YES, IT WOULD INVOLVE THE COUNTY.
I CAN JUST SEE THE, THE UNDERPASS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AT CROSS CREEK.
I, I CAN SEE THAT BEING REALLY, REALLY
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POPULAR IN THE FUTURE FOR, FOR PHOTOS AND JOGGERS.AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE GOT STROLLERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, LIKE, I COULD JUST SEE THAT BECOMING A PRETTY REGULAR THING ALONG TEXAS HERITAGE.
AND I JUST WONDERED IF THAT WAS SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER.
CAN YOU JUST REMIND ME WHAT THE SIGN LOOKS LIKE? YES.
IF, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE COULD THROW UP A VISUAL RIGHT NOW.
UM, IT IS, IT'S A RECTANGULAR SIGN, SO IT, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE SIGNAGE FOR EAGLE LANDING PARK, UM, THE NEW SOCCER FIELD, IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT, BUT THEN FOLLOWS THE BRAND GUIDE, UM, FOR OUR LOGOS.
UM, SO IT'S STONE, IT'S KIND OF A LONG STONE RECTANGLE, RECTANGLE, AND THEN IT'S GOT, I WOULD ASSUME IS METAL ON TOP OF THE CARVED OUT FULL OR FULL LOGO? THINK LETTERS CUT OUT.
HOW BIG IS IT? WE'D, I'D NEED TO FOR LIKE SPECS LIKE THAT, JOEL, I'D NEED TO LOOK AT THE CHART REAL QUICK.
UM, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS SEND IT OUT AGAIN AS WELL.
BUT ALL OF THAT, UM, THE DETAILS OF THE SIZE, UM, THE SIZE OF THE SIGN, THE MATERIALS OF THE SIGN, THE LANDSCAPING WERE ALL INCLUDED IN THAT PROPOSAL, AND THAT WAS ALL APPROVED, AND WE MADE SURE TO WORK WITH, UM, PUBLIC WORKS AND THE REST OF THE TEAMS AT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE SIGNAGE WAS COHESIVE, LIKE HAYDEN MENTIONED WITH EAGLE LANDING.
I MEAN, THE FACT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ONE PLACE VERSUS THE OTHER, I GUESS IT, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
WILL IT BE LIT? I THINK IT DOES HAVE PLANS TO BE LIT, YES.
I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION AT SOME POINT OF LIKE, WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR, AND ONCE, YOU KNOW, WE GET THE APPROVAL AND ALL OF THAT IS FINALIZED, WE'LL ASSESS THEN.
BUT YES, THE IDEA IS THAT IT WOULD BE VISIBLE, YOU KNOW, SWEET AT ALL TIMES.
AND WE CAN RESEND THAT OUT TO EVERYBODY.
JOEL, JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, CAN WE GET A MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE THE REVISED LOCATION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REVISED LOCATION.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS APPROVED.
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ADOPTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR RETAIL RECRUITMENT CONSULTING WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES LLC.SO AS YOU REMEMBER, UM, WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AT OUR LAST MEETING.
WE DID AN OVERVIEW OF THE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME.
UH, AND AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION AND SHARING OUR RECOMMENDATION AND OUR REASONING BEHIND THAT, UH, YOU ALL APPROVED FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AND NEGOTIATE, UH, AN AGREEMENT WITH RETAIL, UH, STRATEGIES.
AND SO WE DID THAT OVER THE LAST MONTH.
UM, WE SET SOME EXPECTATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, MADE THAT KNOWN TO THE, THE STAFF OVER AT RETAIL STRATEGIES.
AND WE HAD OUR LEGAL REVIEW, THE AGREEMENT.
THEY DID HAVE A HANDFUL OF EDITS AND SUGGESTIONS THEY WANTED MADE.
AND THOSE, THOSE CHANGES, UH, WERE MADE BY, BY THEIR STAFF.
AND SO HERE TONIGHT YOU HAVE THAT AGREEMENT.
UM, AS JUST A, A RECAP, THIS IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.
THE TOTAL COST IS $45,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR.
AND, UH, UH, THEIR A BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 13TH, THEIR BOARD APPROVED TO COVER 50% OF THAT COST.
UM, SO IT WOULD BE, THE COST ITSELF WOULD BE SPLIT, SPLIT 50 50 BETWEEN BOTH BOARDS AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE DETAILS THAT I HAVE TO RECAP THE, THE AGREEMENT.
UM, WE CAN TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT IF WE ARE UNHAPPY WITH PERFORMANCE AT ANY TIME WITH A 30 DAY NOTICE AND NO PENALTY.
YEAH, I JUST THINK, I KNOW THAT IT LOOKS LIKE AFTER ABOUT 90 DAYS OR THEREABOUTS, ONCE THEY DELIVER THE RETAIL RECRUITMENT PLAN WOULD BE OUR SECOND INSTALLMENT.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE PAY ATTENTION AND TRY TO MONITOR WHAT DO WE THINK THE PERFORMANCE AND WE'LL BE IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS, BECAUSE ONCE WE PAY THEM A PAYMENT, THEN WE, EVEN THOUGH WE CAN CANCEL THE REMAINING PART OF THE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, I, WE, THE WAY THIS READS, WE CAN'T GET A REFUND FOR
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ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN PAID.UM, AND DEFINITELY WHEN WE APPROACH THE ONE YEAR MARK YES, SIR.
UM, I'M JUST, I KNOW WE'VE WORKED WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RETAIL RECRUITMENT FOLKS OVER THE YEARS, AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA BE HOPEFUL AGAIN, I'M GONNA BE HOPEFUL AGAIN ON THIS.
SO YES, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL.
AND WE, UM, HAVE AGREED TO HAVE THOROUGH REPORTS EVERY 30 DAYS.
SO THAT MEANS WE'LL AT LEAST SEE TWO REPORTS AND THEN ONE, OR AT LEAST THREE TOTAL BEFORE WE MAKE THAT DECISION AT THE 90 DAY MARK BEFORE WE SEND THE SECOND HALF OF THAT PAYMENT.
IS THAT A DECISION THAT'S MADE BY THE BOARD, THE CONTRACT DECISION OR LIKE THE TERMINATION, OR THEY'RE FELT TO YES, SIR.
NOT BY YOUR, YOUR DEPARTMENT, BUT COME TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO VOTE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
OR IF, IF WE HAD CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CONVERSATION WE CAN INITIATE AND A RECOMMENDATION WE CAN MAKE, BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S THE BOARD'S DECISION.
JUST READING THE, UM, INFORMATION HERE, THE AGREEMENT PERTINENT TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, UH, IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS, IS THE, UH, I GUESS THE CONSULTANT'S PROPERTY AND THAT WE WOULD'VE TO ASK PERMISSION FOR USE OF THAT OR ACCESS TO THAT.
YEAH, SO USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST IS ALL OF THE MARKETING, THE DATA, ANY, UM, MATERIALS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER ALWAYS HAS THEIR LOGO ON IT.
IF THEY SHARE THAT WITH US, THEN WE'RE FREE TO USE THAT AND SEND IT OUT, WHETHER WE'RE ADVERTISING ANY SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, IT, IT'S USUALLY AFTER, IF YOU TERMINATE THE CONTRACT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU DON'T WANNA CONTINUE TO USE, UM, THOSE MATERIALS WITH ALL THEIR LOGOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IF YOU'RE NO LONGER A CLIENT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY REPORT ON IT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO, ICSE IS COMING UP LIKE THE END OF THIS WEEK, AND IF WE AGREE TO THIS CONTRACT, ARE THEY GOING TO BE PREPARED TO HAVE SCHER ON THEIR MIND WHILE THEY'RE AT I-I-C-S-C LATER THIS WEEK? YES.
OR IS IT GONNA TAKE THEM SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET STARTED? SO IT WON'T BE LIKE, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE HAD BEEN UNDER CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, THEY WON'T HAVE ALL OF THE DATA PREPARED AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THEM ALREADY TO JUST DISCUSS EXPECTATIONS, MEET THE REST OF THE STAFF.
WE DO HAVE THREE OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH US.
UM, SO WE'LL DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND WE'VE PREPARED MATERIALS THAT, UM, WILL BRING TO THEM.
UH, IT, SO IT KIND OF, IT WON'T LOOK LIKE WHAT, YOU KNOW, AS THOROUGH AS IT WOULD, BUT DEFINITELY SOME KIND OF CONNECTION.
AND, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT TYPE, UH, EDCA BOARD.
ARE THEY LEGALLY ALLOWED TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTRACT WITH THEM? YES, THEY ARE.
IT COMES OUT OF THE, UH, PROMOTIONS BUDGET, SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO FUND IT.
HOW IS THIS A PROMOTION? UH, JUST PROMOTING PEOPLE TO LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS IN THE CITY.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ANY KIND OF, UM, UM, EXPECTATION ON CONSISTENCY OF REPORTING.
I MEAN, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST 90 DAYS, BUT, UM, I CAME ONTO THIS BOARD KIND OF AS WE WERE IN MID RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PREVIOUS RETAIL COACH.
UM, AND ONE THING I PICKED UP ON RIGHT AWAY WAS THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE MAYBE MIA HAPPENING AND THAT WE HAD QUESTIONS AND THERE WAS DELAYS GETTING BACK AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT THAT WE CAN INCLUDE? I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE CONTRACT THAT, UM, WHERE WE WOULD REQUEST A REPORT EVERY X AMOUNT OF DAYS OR ONCE A MONTH, OR, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO KIND OF PREVENT THAT RELATIONSHIP BREACH AGAIN.
SO I WONDERED IF WE COULD, IN ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THEM FROM, WITH THEM, FROM THE VERY FIRST CONTACT, THAT'S BEEN ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONCERNS THAT WE'VE MADE KNOWN TO THEM, THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE REGULAR THOROUGH REPORTING.
UM, AND, UH, IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS THEY'VE AGREED, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S VERY, IT'S, IT'S THEIR STANDARD PRACTICE WITH THEIR OTHER CLIENTS.
UM, THEY PROVIDED A VERY LONG LIST OF REFERENCES AND WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS AND WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT GLOWING REVIEWS AND EXPERIENCES FROM THEIR OTHER CLIENTS OF, UM, THEM SENDING THOSE REPORTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, RESPONDING TO EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, UM, AND JUST BEING VERY THOROUGH WITH, YOU KNOW, IF THE ANSWER FROM THE RETAILER OR THE RESTAURANT IS NO, WHY IS
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IT NO? AND HOW CAN WE AS A BOARD IN A CITY ADDRESS THAT? OKAY.SO WE, WE HAVE FAITH THAT IT'LL WORK, BUT YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE MONITORING IT VERY CLOSELY AND REPORTING TO YOU ALL.
SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT, IT'S A 30 DAY NO PENALTY TERMINATION IF WE JUST FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB REPRESENTING THE CITY OR GETTING THE RESULTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
UH, SO THE, THE, THE ENTITY AND THE AGREEMENT IS THE RE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THAT'S US, THE B BOARD? YES, SIR.
DID THE, A BOARD ACTUALLY, SO THEY APPROVED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF MM-HMM
RIGHT? UH, SO THEY'RE GONNA REIMBURSE US THEIR HALF IF WE TERMINATE THE CONTRACT.
DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BOARD'S PERMISSION OR IS IT, UH, THE FTCS DECISION THEY DID REQUEST TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING AS PART OF THAT CONTRIBUTION? SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T WANT TO AND WE WANT TO, I THINK WE WOULD, I, I DON'T KNOW, NEGOTIATE WE, YEAH, I MEAN THE, TECHNICALLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN B BOARD, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ASK OUR LEGAL TEAM TO CLARIFY.
IT WAS AT THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THAT AGREEMENT BE MADE THAT WAY.
UM, SO I'LL ASK THEM HOW THEY'VE HANDLED THAT IN THE PAST, BUT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I DOUBT IT WOULD COME UP, BUT YEAH, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD THAT SITUATION EVEN THOUGH WE'VE COLLABORATED ON MANY, MANY DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE YEARS, BUT MM-HMM
IT, IT'S A POSSIBILITY FOR SURE.
AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, STAFF AND THE BOARDS WOULD NEED TO DO OUR BEST TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE, UH, ME ON IN THE SAME MINDSET WITH THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE.
AND IT DEFINITELY DO OUR BEST TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON THAT EITHER BOARD WANTS TO TERMINATE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, WE ADOPT AN AGREEMENT FOR RETAIL RECRUITMENT CONSULTING WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES, LLC AND NBSP.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, I SECOND.
AND SECOND, NO
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.
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C IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2024.YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR SUMMARY, UH, IN YOUR PACKET THAT OUR SALES TAX REVENUES RECEIVED IN JANUARY WERE UP 10% FROM THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND WE'RE AT 15 POINT 67% OF THE BUDGET FOR 17% OF THE YEAR.
SO JUST A TINY BIT UNDER, WHICH IS, UM, PRETTY NORMAL EVERY, A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.
A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, IT SAYS EACH CORPORATION SELLS TAX REVENUES TOTAL 318,000 764 96.
I THINK THAT YOU MAY MEAN COMBINED, RIGHT? NOT INDIVIDUALLY.
I THINK IT'S, THAT IS FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER'S COLLECTIONS.
IT, IT'S VERY CLOSE TO IF THAT NUMBER WAS DOUBLED, BECAUSE OCTOBER'S COLLECTIONS WAS A THOUSAND DOLLARS OFF.
SO, SO THIS IS JUST THE TOTAL OF THE BUDGET FOR EACH OF THE CORPORATIONS THAT THEY'VE COLLECTED THIS FAR THIS YEAR.
UM, I CAN SEE, I CAN SEE WHERE THAT WOULD BE CONFUSING.
WE CAN, UM, CHANGE THAT WORDING.
THAT'S THE TOTAL FOR THE, FOR THE BUDGETED YEAR.
IT, IT, IT'S VERY CLOSE TO IF THAT WAS DOUBLED, BUT THE 318,000.
I THINK THAT'S JUST THE ACCUMULATION OF IT IS WHAT'S BEEN COLLECTED FOR THIS YEAR.
LAST MONTH'S WAS A HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT, EIGHT TWENTY FIVE.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DOUBLED.
THERE WAS THAT THERE WAS A, UM, $12,436 CHARGE FOR TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE.
IS THAT JUST ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YEP.
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SO THE 10% INCREASED YOU, IS THAT A TREND? IS THAT JUST, I MEAN, IT'S NOT, IT'S A PERCENTAGE.
WELL, THANKSGIVING WAS IN THERE, BUT WE TYPICALLY, WE, WE STAY ABOUT 10%, UM, INCREASE, IT'LL FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, PROBABLY DOWN TO SIX OR SEVEN, BUT IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS RIGHT AROUND 10.
AND THEN, UH, THERE ARE SOME A COUPLE MONTHS OF THE YEAR WHERE IT JUST SHOOTS UP TO SOMETHING LIKE 18 OR 16.
LAST YEAR'S TOTAL INCREASE OR CUMULATIVE, UH, PERCENTAGE INCREASE WAS 9%.
SO IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS RIGHT AROUND THAT.
SO IS THAT HOW WE BUDGETED? IT'S JUST BASICALLY A 10% INCREASE, PRETTY MUCH RULE OF THUMB.
I THINK WE PROPOSED 10, WE DID FIVE DIDN'T, I THINK WE TYPICALLY DO 5%, RIGHT? YEAH.
WE, WE PROPOSED FIVE AT, UH, THE FINANCES BEGINNING OF THE MM-HMM
SO WE BUDGETED FOR 5%, UM, ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR, UM, UNDER FINANCES, UM, ADVICE, THE, THE FINAL BUDGET TOTAL WAS FOR 10%.
DO I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER MOTION.
OH, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, UH, WE ALSO NEED TO APPROVE THE PAYABLES.
UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, THE B BOARD APPROVE 17,900 AND DOLLARS AND 32 CENTS FOR THE, UM, PRECEDING MONTH.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED, UH, TO APPROVE THE PAYABLE OF $17,900 AND 32 CENTS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIALS.
UM, SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STARTING OFF THE YEAR IN A STRONG POSITION CONTINUING TO GROW.
UM, I THINK THAT'S INDICATIVE OF ALL THE GROWTH THAT'S CONTINUING TO, UM, HAPPEN IN OUR JURISDICTION IN OUR AREA.
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AND ACTION ON MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION FOR THE DECEMBER 16TH, 2024 MEETING.YOU SHOULD HAVE THOSE IN YOUR PACKET.
UH, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS THAT ANYONE NOTICED? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UM, MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION FOR THE DECEMBER 16TH, 2024 MEETING? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEMS FOUR A IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT.UM, WITH AN UPDATE ON OUR MURAL.
WE HAVE, UH, AGREEMENTS IN PROCESS.
UM, WE HAD THEM APPROVED BY THE CITY'S LEGAL STAFF, AND THEN, UM, THEY, WE HAVE TO MAKE A FEW REVISIONS, SO DENTON NAVARRO WILL REVIEW THEM AGAIN.
UM, ONCE THOSE ARE READY, WE WILL SEND THEM OVER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH SCHEDULING THE ARTWORK.
THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO APPROVE THE ARTWORK ITSELF.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THAT'S THE MURAL, UM, THAT'S PROPOSED FOR OUR DOWNTOWN, UH, ITEM TWO TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES.
UH, AS TOMMY MENTIONED IN ON AN ITEM EARLIER, WE DO HAVE ICSC, UM, THIS WEEK MYSELF AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, KELSEY, WILL BE TRAVELING TO DALLAS.
WE WILL LEAVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WE'LL BE THERE ALL WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING.
UM, SO OUR HOPE IS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH, UM, BOTH DEVELOPERS, UM, RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, AND WE'VE PREPARED A FACT SHEET FOR
UM, AND THEN DO ALL OF OUR FOLLOW-UPS WHEN WE RETURN ITEM THREE.
DID ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR ANY INPUT ON THAT? OKAY.
SO I KNOW, UM, WE HAD SHARED SOME OF THE EVENTS, BUT JUST
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WANTED TO SAY AGAIN THAT, UM, IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO PARTNER WITH OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, UM, DOZERS AND TIFFANY'S TINY FLOWER TRUCK AND DOGWOOD LANE.UM, ALL THE EVENTS WERE VERY UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN WAY AND ATTRACTED JUST DIFFERENT AREAS OF OUR POPULATION.
SOME WERE CHILDREN BASED, MORE WOMEN MORE, UM, ARE SINGERS WITH THE KARAOKE.
UM, SO IT'S AN EFFORT THAT WILL CONTINUE.
WE BELIEVE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE PLACES TO GATHER, UM, AND BUILD COMMUNITY IN THAT SENSE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
UM, MAKING SURE THAT THE DOLLARS ARE SPENDING OR STAYING LOCAL.
UM, AS PART OF THAT, WE CREATED A WEBPAGE ON THE CITY PAGE THAT PEOPLE CAN SCAN A QR CODE AND ANY BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WAS HOSTING ANY KIND OF HOLIDAY THEMED EVENT, UM, THEY COULD SUBMIT TO THAT PORTAL AND BE ADDED ON THERE.
AND SO WE HAD THESE RETRACTABLE BANNERS THAT WERE OUT HERE IN THE LOBBY.
UM, WE MARKETED, UH, STARTING IN NOVEMBER WHEN WE HOSTED THE TREE LINING, AND THEY COULD JUST SCAN THAT CODE AND IT WOULD TAKE THEM TO A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
DIFFERENT DAYS, DIFFERENT TIMES.
UM, SO WE'LL CONTINUE THAT EFFORT, UM, FOR THE NEXT HOLIDAY SEASON AS WELL.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR, UH, PUTTING IN THE EFFORT FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT GOES A LONG WAY WITH WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
YEAH, AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE THE BUSINESSES THEMSELVES GIVING BACK SO MUCH.
I MEAN, THE EDC FUNDED PART, PARTIALLY SOME OF IT, UM, WE JUST OFFERED THE SAME AMOUNT FOR EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS AS NEEDED.
UM, BUT SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES DONATED SO MANY OF THEIR OWN SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AS GIVEAWAYS.
UM, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT GENEROSITY, YOU KNOW, RIPPLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND THEN TO SEE PEOPLE SHOW UP AND SUPPORT THAT BUSINESS AS WELL.
SO, LIKE I SAID, GOOD, GOOD EXPERIENCE, GOOD FIRST YEAR, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT GROW.
UH, ITEM FOUR IS OUR, UM, OUR FEI.
SO THIS HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBPAGE.
SO, UM, THIS WEEK SOMETIME WE'LL BE PUSHING IT OUT TO, UM, ANYONE WHO'S BEEN ON OUR LIST THAT HAS SHOWN INTEREST IN THE EDC PROPERTY.
UM, AND WE'LL BE POSTING IT ON LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, EVERY, PRETTY MUCH EVERY AVENUE.
THE TEDC WEBSITE, WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THE PACKET AND ALL OF THE WORDING SO THAT YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH YOUR NETWORKS.
UM, I'LL HAVE IT TO SHARE AT WITH DEVELOPERS AT ICSC.
UM, AND SO IT'LL INCLUDE ALL THE DETAILS IN THERE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RESPONSES WE GET FOR THAT.
AND THEN ITEM FIVE, AN UPDATE ON OUR INCENTIVE POLICY.
SO I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT WE DID TAKE, UM, THE DRAFT WE'VE HAD FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND COMPLETELY REFRESHED IT, RESUBMITTED, UM, TO OUR CITY'S LEGAL TEAM.
AND, UM, THEY COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL REVIEW, UH, THEN WE SENT IT TO OUR ATTORNEYS.
THEY GAVE SOME COMMENTS ON FEEDBACK ON JUST A FEW OTHER POLICY, UM, ITEMS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THE CITY REALLY NEEDS TO, UM, JUST PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ON BEFORE WE CAN PUBLISH THAT.
SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH BOTH, UM, THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL AND OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO GET THAT, UH, IN FRONT OF COUNSEL.
OUR INITIAL GOAL WAS FEBRUARY, UM, WITH THE DELAYS WITH THE STORM AND S GETTING PUSHED BACK.
I DON'T KNOW HOW REALISTIC IT IS THAT WE'LL GET IT, UM, IN FRONT OF COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY, BUT IF NOT, UH, MARCH MAYBE.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT.
AND THEN ITEM SIX,
YOU ALL GOT, UM, A GOOD UPDATE FROM MATT LAST MONTH.
UM, AND OUR, OUR REASON FOR DOING IT ON THAT TIMELINE WAS TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE METRICS AND THE CONTRACT AND ALL OF THAT BEFORE WE PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL.
UM, SO THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS.
UM, WE, AGAIN, THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR OUR MEETING THAT HAPPENED DURING THE FREEZE AND GOT POSTPONED.
SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW SCHEDULED TO PRESENT THAT TO COUNSEL IN FEBRUARY.
SO WE'LL SEE IF THAT MAKES IT ON THE AGENDA.
THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY ITEMS. UM, SO IT MIGHT ALSO GET PUSHED BACK JUST ON ANOTHER, THERE'S OTHER MORE SENSITIVE, TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAT COUNSEL NEEDS TO HEAR AND DECIDE ON.
UM, BUT JUST, UH, AS A REPORT TO Y'ALL ON HOW THAT'S GOING, AGAIN, WE'VE GAINED A LOT OF GREAT MOMENTUM, UM, FOR FULL SURE FAST TRACK, THE WORD REALLY HAS GONE OUT.
WE'VE ANNOUNCED A MENTOR MATCH FOR A COHORT SPECIFIC TO MARKETING, AND THAT HAS SHOWN, UM, JUST GREAT INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK.
AND THEN WE ALSO SHARED A FULL SHARE FAST TRACK ENTREPRENEUR BOOTCAMP THAT'S LIKE A FRIDAY, ALL DAY SATURDAY TYPE OF EVENT.
DATES ARE TO BE DETERMINED, BUT EACH CLASS WILL HO HOLD,
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UM, 30 SEATS.SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.
AND UM, WHEN THAT WAS ANNOUNCED, I MEAN, PEOPLE WERE LIKE, SEND US APPLICATION, NOW WE WANNA SECURE A SEAT.
SO I'M SURE THAT BOTH WILL HAVE ALL SEATS FILLED WITH JUST THE AMOUNT OF BUZZ THAT'S CREATED ONLINE.
SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT TAKING OFF AND TO SEE ALL OF THAT INTEREST AND SEE OUR RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AT NO COST.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, ITEM SEVEN, A JOB FAIR.
SO THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF FULL SHARE, FAST TRACK OF JUST INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECT BECAUSE WE'RE CREATING THOSE EVENTS IN THOSE PLACES WHERE WE CAN SPEND THAT TIME WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS, UM, I HAD A BUSINESS OWNER TELL ME HE, HE HAS SIX POSITIONS TO FILL, RECEIVED 254 APPLICATIONS AND HIRED TWO PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS.
AND SO, SO ONE EXAMPLE ON HOW GREAT RE FAST TRACK IS, THIS WAS DURING, UH, A BUSINESS LUNCHEON AND A ADVISORY LUNCHEON.
AND THE TEAM SAID, WHAT ABOUT, UM, HIRING PEOPLE ON A TRIAL BASIS TO HELP YOU? 'CAUSE THIS BUSINESS OWNER SAID, I'M BURNT OUT.
I CANNOT, I CAN'T WORK ON THE BUSINESS AND WORK THE BUSINESS.
UM, AND HE THOUGHT, OH MY GOD, THAT'S GREAT.
I SHOULD KIND OF PRIORITIZE WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE, SEE IF WE CAN TRAIN THEM ON THE JOB TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF TO ME AND ALSO GET THOSE POSITIONS FILLED.
BUT ANOTHER THING THAT CAME OUTTA THAT WAS EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT HIRING IS RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT THEN WE HEAR THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT FROM OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE SAYING, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A JOB AND I'VE SUBMITTED 37 OBLIGATIONS AND NOBODY CALLS ME BACK.
AND I GO AND THEY TELL ME TO WAIT UNTIL THE MANAGER'S HERE OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS.
UM, SO WE REALIZED THAT WE COULD STEP IN AND HELP ALLEVIATE BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE AND, UM, HOST A JOB FAIR.
SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THESE MARKETING MATERIALS.
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE 'EM, UM, BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY AND ESSENTIALLY PUT OUT A CALL THAT SAYS TO ALL EMPLOYERS, PART-TIME, FULL-TIME, THE WHOLE RANGE, UM, SUBMIT YOUR PROFILE, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE YOU LOOKING TO HIRE, QUALIFICATIONS, ALL OF THAT.
UM, AND THEN ON THE CANDIDATE SIDE, WHAT ARE YOUR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME? AND THEN BASED ON THAT, PICK A VENUE AND CHOOSE DATE AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH HOSTING THAT JOB FAIR.
AND UM, JUST BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD AND THE FEEDBACK, IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL PROBABLY AIM TO DO AT MINIMUM ONCE A YEAR, BUT HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY TWICE A YEAR.
SO WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON UPDATED ON THE, UM, JUST AS IT DEVELOPS, BUT BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT OR THAT CALL OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THAT, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF FULL FOR FAST TRACK, RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A, UH, YES, THAT'D DEFINITELY BE EDC, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HOW IT'S THROUGH THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GETTING TO HAVE THESE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS THAT OPEN OUR EYES TO JUST DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT WE CAN BE WORKING ON.
UM, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS THAT CAN'T HIRE SIX EMPLOYEES? IS IT, IS IT MORE SPECIALIZED OR, UH, IT WAS AN ASSISTED LIVING CENTER.
IS IT JUST, SO YEAH, LOCAL, UM, A LOCAL FOSTER BUSINESS? YES.
AND THEN I HAD, I DID HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THE RFEI, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE SEEN A COPY OF IT.
HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU SENT THAT OUT? I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
UH, NOT RECENTLY, BUT I CAN SEND IT, UH, A COPY OF IT.
WAS THERE ANY CHANGES FROM THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS SENT OUT? THE ONLY CHANGE WAS THAT WE NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, ABOUT WANTING TO HAVE THEIR INFORMATION INCLUDED.
SO WHAT WE PUBLISHED REMOVED ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE IT AVAILABLE SHOULD SOMEONE ASK FOR, YOU KNOW, MAKING THAT PROCESS EASY FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND CONTACT THAT PROPERTY OWNER DIRECTLY.
BUT THAT WAS THE, THE ONLY CHANGE.
AND HOW MUCH, UH, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, UH, THE PRIVATE PROPERTIES, HOW MUCH ACREAGE OR LAND DID THAT ADD TO THE, ABOUT ANOTHER SEVEN ACRES.
IT'S LESS THAN 10, I REMEMBER.
UM, ONE QUESTION I'VE GOT, IT'S MORE SO I DON'T SEE IT HERE.
PREVIOUSLY WE'D REQUESTED UPDATES ON HARRIS STREET STATUS.
SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS FOLLOW UP WITH A DETAILED MEMO UPDATE FOR HARRIS STREET, UM, JUST SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
THE CITY ALSO POSTED SOMETHING TODAY.
THEY DID, THEY MADE A POST, AN UPDATE, A VIDEO, AND THE FLYOVER KIND OF SHOWS THE STATUS OF IT.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WORK STARTED.
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I CAN'T PUT THEM TO TAKE CREDIT, JUST DRIVE OVER THERE.YOU'LL FIND THE BARRIERS THAT BLOCK THE ROAD, THEN YOU CAN GET OUT.
I'VE DRIVEN OVER THERE TO MY OWN INSPECTION.
I KNOW THE ONE TIME THE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP IN DOWNTOWN, I'M LIKE, OH, MY, MY LITTLE SHORTCUT BEHIND YOUR SPY GUY RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, IT'LL BE GONE FOR A WHILE.
YEAH,
I HAVE UPDATE, SO I'LL, I'LL SEND THAT OUT IN AN EMAIL.
IT'S TOO BAD WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING TO GET A NEW POST OFFICE TOO
SO THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
AND THAT'S WHERE IT LIES WITH CONGRESS.
IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART EVERY TIME I GO IN THERE FOR, FOR THEM, FOR THE EMPLOYEES, SO, RIGHT.
NOT TO END THAT ON A POSITIVE NOTE OR ANYTHING.
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B IS PRESENTATION BY OUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON.UM, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST, UH, FOUR TO SIX WEEKS OR WHATEVER WITH COUNCIL.
BUT, UM, WE MOVED THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO SIX O'CLOCK INSTEAD OF FIVE 30.
UM, AND THAT WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE, UM, THAT MIGHT WANNA MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS MORE TIME TO GET TO THE MEETING.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND IT ANYWAYS, WE DID MOVE IT TO SIX.
UH, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED, UM, IN MOVING IT TO SIX, SOME OF THE MEETINGS HAVE GONE TO LIKE 11 O'CLOCK.
AND SO THEN WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING SPECIAL MEETINGS.
AND SO WHILE WE HAVEN'T SET A DATE FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS, IT'S SORT OF LIKE THERE WILL BE SPECIAL MEETINGS AND NOT EVERYONE'S IN FAVOR OF THAT.
UH, THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT ABUSE OF THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS.
I MEAN, WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING, BUT I DON'T THINK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO HAVE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH.
UH, BUT OBVIOUSLY IF, UH, THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY REQUIRES IT, THEN YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
UM, SO WE ARE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT BECAUSE OUR REGULAR MEETING WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND THE WINTER WEATHER.
I WILL UPDATE YOU ON THE MEETING FROM, UM, DECEMBER 17TH, WHICH WAS OUR RA LAST REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE DID HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING IN JANUARY, UM, THE SEVENTH, BUT I DON'T HAVE THOSE MEETING MINUTES, SO I'M NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THOSE, UM, TODAY.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE UPDATES WE ALWAYS GET FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
UM, SO THE WATER PLANT, THE NEW WATER PLANT, UH, AT, UM, UH, PECAN RIDGE OR CON YEAH, NO PECAN RIDGE I GUESS, UM, IS 60% COMPLETE.
SO 8.6 MILLION OF THE 14.4 MILLION BUDGETED HAS BEEN, UM, HAS BEEN SPENT OR INVOICED FOR, UH, THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK SHOULD BE DONE.
THE LAST UPDATE WE HAD, IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETE JANUARY 20TH.
UH, SO THEY HAD AT THAT TIME SPENT 3.9 MILLION OF THE 4.2 MILLION.
AND I THINK IN OUR MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, THERE'S UH, AN AGENDA ITEM TALKING ABOUT THE LOCATION AND THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE ADDITIONAL WELL SITES, UH, FOR THAT LOCATION BECAUSE THE, THE PRIMARY WELL, UH, DIDN'T REALLY, UH, TEST OUT AS THE BEST PRODUCTION PER DAY, UH, AS WE HAD HAD HOPED.
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WELL DRILL.
UM, SO WHAT DID WE DO? BUSINESS.
WE APPROVED PRIMROSE PARK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PHASE TWO, UH, WITH MILLIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR $5.5 MILLION.
WE, UH, AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER, UH, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RESTROOM FACILITIES, LTD TO BUILD RESTROOM AND CONCESSION BUILDINGS FOR PRIMROSE PARK $410,000.
UH, WE ALSO, UM, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, UM, A, UH, AN AGREEMENT WITH, UM, MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING LLC SPORTS FIELD.
SO THAT'S FOR THE SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING FOR PRIMROSE PARK FOR $492,000.
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AND THEN, UH, I THINK THE LAST PIECE OF REGULAR BUSINESS WORTH MENTIONING, UH, IS THAT WE DID APPROVE WITH SOME DISCUSSION AND SOME OTHER THINGS.THE, UH, CANVAS FOUNDERS HILL MASTER SIGN PLAN.
SO THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHTS OF, OF THE MEETING.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PARKS MOVING FORWARD, THE PARK IS MOVING FORWARD.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
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ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS.I HAD A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS, YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY 14TH, ANNOUNCE, LISTEN TO ME.
IS SHE FEBRUARY 14TH IS, UH, APPROACHING FAST, RIGHT?
SO SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL BOUTIQUES FOR THAT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CITY HAS, UH, ELECTIONS COMING UP AND THAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR SIGNING UP IF YOU WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE FOR DISTRICT ONE, DISTRICT FOUR, DISTRICT FIVE, OR AN AT LARGE POSITION.
SO I'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF POSTING, UH, ABOUT THAT.
I THINK A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE MAYBE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POSITIONS THAT NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR, BUT, UH, WE CAN PROBABLY GET AN UPDATE ON THAT.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT.
I MEAN, SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, I THINK ARE A GREAT, UH, TRAINING GROUND, UM, FOR GOING ON TO HELP LEAD THE CITY.
AND THEN ON, WELL TOMMY, AS OF LAST FRIDAY, UM, DISTRICT ONE, UH, SARAH HAD, UH, APPLIED AND, UM, DISTRICT FIVE, NO, YEAH, FIVE, UH, MR. KUTAR HAS APPLIED, SO, OKAY.
UH, THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRICT FOUR OR AT LARGE AS OF LAST FRIDAY.
UH, SO WE WANT GOOD PEOPLE TO SERVE THE CITY.
AND THEN ONE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ON FEBRUARY THE 20TH WILL BE FORT BEND COUNTY DAY, UH, WITH THE LEGISLATURE, UM, I THINK THAT'S THE FORT BEND CHAMBER IN THE CENTRAL FORT BEND CHAMBER ARE COLLABORATING ON THAT.
IF, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, WE PROBABLY COULD ARRANGE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
IT IS A, IT'S A, IT'S A LONG DAY.
YOU CATCH A BUS AT SAFARI, TEXAS AT SIX OR 6:30 AM AND YOU GET BACK PROBABLY AT 10 31 OH THAT LATE.
IT'S A PARTY BUS, RIGHT? IT IS A LONG DAY.
BUT ANYWAY, JUST CONSIDER THAT.
THOSE ARE THE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAD.
UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. NOELLE'S GOT A FEW THINGS WRITTEN DOWN ALREADY.
YEAH, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO HAVE HARRIS ON THERE, LEE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC AFTER THE MEETING, PLEASE JUST EMAIL ANELLE AND HAYDEN AND MYSELF.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS ADJOURNMENT MOTION MOVE.
ALL OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:44 PM WHOA, THAT'S FAST.