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          [I. Call to Order]
          [00:00:03]
          IT IS 6:00 PM MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 2025. 
          I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY OF RE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? WE DO NOT. 
          NO, WE DO NOT. 
          [Business - A]
OKAY. 
          UH, ITEM THREE A BUSINESS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION FOR APRIL 14TH, 2025. 
          MEETING. 
          I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. 
          SECOND. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. 
          THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [Business - B]
ITEM B, CONSIDERATION ACTION ON FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          BOARD. 
          OUR SALES TAX REVENUE, UM, IS UP 14% FROM THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 
          WE ARE AT 55.42% OF OUR BUDGET FOR 50% OF THE YEAR. 
          SO MARCH WOULD BE THE START OF THE 1463 CLOSURES. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? OR WAS THAT REALLY MORE IN APRIL? NO, THEY WERE, IT WAS STARTING, THEY WERE CLOSED ALMOST EVERY SATURDAY AND THREE OF THE FOUR SATURDAYS IN MARCH, SO. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          THAT'S PRETTY GOOD THEN. 
          UM, I, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE MOVE. 
          THANK YOU, . 
          I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE, UH, FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025 IN THE AMOUNT OF, WHERE'S MY AMOUNT? UH, $67,407 AND 11 CENTS. 
          AND THE PAYABLES 10,000? YEAH, THE 10,000, OH, I APOLOGIZE. 
          UH, $10,294 AND 87 CENTS. 
          AWESOME. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          WE HAVE A SECOND. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AND THE MOTION PASSES 
          [Business - C]
ITEM C REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET, PROCESS, SCHEDULE AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKETS IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 
          IT'S ALL, UM, VERY ORGANIZED AND KIND OF LAID OUT FOR YOU WHAT THAT BUDGET PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE. 
          BUT WE ALWAYS JUST, UM, LIKE TO BRING IT UP IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. 
          UM, WE JUST WENT OVER THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORTS, SO THAT'S THE REPORTS FOR ALL YOUR FUNDS, UM, UH, THAT SHOW, YOU KNOW, UP TO HALF OF THE YEAR. 
          AND THEN, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT, UM, FOR YOU TO REVIEW. 
          IF YOU, UM, WANNA TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT MONTH. 
          IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN LET US KNOW. 
          UM, THERE'S CURRENTLY NO CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN MA MADE AWARE OF THAT ARE GONNA BE MADE TO THE AGREEMENT. 
          UM, IF THAT CHANGES, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO LET YOU KNOW. 
          UM, A CONSERVATIVE SALES TAX REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 IS 10% OVER THIS YEAR'S BUDGETED AMOUNT. 
          I THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER LAST YEAR, UM, WE HAD 10% AS OUR STARTING POINT LATER IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, IT WAS LOWER TO FIVE. 
          THERE IS A PERIOD IN THERE WHERE IT WAS RACED A LITTLE. 
          IT JUST KIND OF DEPENDS ON, UM, WHAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT. 
          UM, BUT WE'LL JUST KIND OF MOVE WITH THAT NUMBER AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          UH, THE LARGEST ANTICIPATED IMPACT ON OUR FUND BALANCE WILL BE THOSE ONE TIME REQUEST OR TRANSFERS TO THE PROJECT FUND. 
          AND THOSE, OF COURSE, ARE, UM, ARE, ARE DECLARED PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR, UH, IS ACTUALLY TAKING THOSE FUNDS AND MOVING THEM OVER TO THE CITY. 
          UM, SO NEXT MONTH, JUNE, WE WILL PRESENT PRELIMINARY DRAFT BUDGETS, UM, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, AND THEN THE ACCOMPANYING A SA, UM, FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW. 
          AND THEN, UM, IN THE SUMMARY, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE, WHERE IT BREAKS DOWN MAY, WHAT, WHERE WE'RE JUST REVIEWING THIS MEETING, JUNE, WE'LL HAVE THE DRAFTS FOR YOU TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS. 
          AND THEN JULY WE WILL GO THROUGH OUR ACTUAL, UH, BUDGET ADOPTION. 
          AND, UM, A SA ADOPTION WILL DECLARE ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS OR NEW PROJECTS. 
          WE'LL HOLD OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND POST PUBLIC NOTICE. 
          AND OF COURSE, ALL OF THAT GOES TO COUNCIL AND IS ULTIMATELY BASED ON THEIR, UH, FINAL APPROVAL. 
          HAS THE CITY INDICATED ANYTHING FOR NEW CIP PROJECTS AS OF THIS TIME? OR ARE THEY PLANNING TO COME TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING, OR HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ON THAT END? ANNETTE, SO 
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WE DID HAVE SOME DISCUSSION BECAUSE USUALLY WE, UH, LIKE TO KEEP A RHYTHM OF PRESENTING THOSE PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL SO THAT WE CAN ALREADY GO AHEAD AND WORK THEM INTO THE DRAFT. 
          UM, THERE WEREN'T ANY, UM, REQUESTS AT THAT TIME, BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION SINCE THEN. 
          WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING THIS FRIDAY, UM, TO REVIEW SOME, UH, PROJECTS, UM, SOME STUDIES, SOME CONSTRUCTION THAT THEY'RE, THEY HAVE SOME NEEDS. 
          UM, SO WE WILL KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE AND THEN BRING BACK WHAT WE FEEL IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          WHEN, UM, WHAT, WHAT'S THE TURNOVER FOR THIS, THIS CORPORATION FOR THE BOARD? WHAT'S THE TIMING ON THE TURNOVER? I'M SORRY. 
          WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOMEONE, IF WE HAVE PEOPLE LEAVING. 
          AND MY REAL QUESTION, I MEAN, JUST MY REAL ISSUE IS I JOINED AND IN MY FIRST MEETING IT WAS HERE, YOU NEED TO APPROVE A BUDGET AND ALL THIS STUFF. 
          AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS SEEING IT, SO I'M, MY QUESTION IS, I, I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. 
          YEAH. 
          AND THAT'S WHY WE PREFER TO HAVE THAT, UM, THOSE PROJECT BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. 
          BUT RIGHT NOW, UH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS ARE SET TO BE MADE NEXT MONTH, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE. 
          SO THAT MEANS THE FIRST MEETING WOULD BE JULY FOR ANY, UH, NEW BOARD MEMBERS. 
          SO THE SAME THING, , SO THE EXACT OKAY. 
          MM-HMM . 
          I DON'T GET TO MAKE THAT DECISION. 
          UM, OKAY. 
          THE STATE OF TEXAS IS KIND OF MESSING WITH YOU ON THE DATE FOR THEIR UNIFORM ELECTIONS. 
          SO THERE YOU GO. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          I MEAN, I'M OKAY. 
          YEAH, I MEAN, I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. 
          UH, STAFF, WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO PREPARE ONBOARDING PACKETS AND TO TRY AND SCHEDULE THOSE INITIAL ORIENTATIONS WHERE WE GO WITH, THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET. 
          UM, WE TRY OUR VERY BEST TO MAKE SURE THEY FEEL AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE. 
          OF COURSE, IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE SAME. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT THE VERY FIRST TIME THEY'RE SEEING IT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION. 
          YES, SIR. 
          REGARDING THE, UH, THE, THE SALES TAX REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 I, OR I REMEMBER LAST TIME, OR ACTUALLY EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THAT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO ASSUME? YOU MENTIONED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DETERMINING THAT IS, IS, IS THAT WHO WE'RE GOING TO LEAN ON? DO, I MEAN, ANOTHER OPTION IS WE CAN LOOK AT BUSINESSES THAT WE KNOW ARE GOING TO BE OPENING UP. 
          RIGHT? AND THAT SHOULD IN THEORY, BE OPEN, BRINGING IN MORE SALES TAX. 
          YES. 
          UM, WE DO, BUT USUALLY IT IS, UM, A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH. 
          SO IT KIND OF, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. 
          WE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND THEN THEY'LL, THEY'LL MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION. 
          OKAY. 
          THE FINANCE TEAM, I MEAN, THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO LIKE THE SALES TAX ASSESSOR AND SUCH THAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS USING FOR THEIR, UM, FOR WATER BILLING AND SUCH, RIGHT? YES. 
          THEY HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. 
          PROPERTY TAX. 
          OKAY. 
          YES. 
          SO THEY SHOULD BE FACTORING IN SALES TAX REVENUE IN THAT. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
           ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOPE. 
          [Business - D]
OKAY. 
          SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM D DISCUSSION ON YEAR THREE, ADDENDUM TO THE RE FAST TRACK CONTRACT. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WE INCLUDED A, UM, VERY FIRST DRAFT OF TWO OPTIONS FOR YEAR THREE FOR FULL SURE. 
          FAST TRACK. 
          UM, THIS WAS PROVIDED TO US BY THE CANON, UM, HAY AND MYSELF MET, UM, WITH MATT AND JOHN LAMBERT, THE CEO OF THE CANON, UM, TO JUST KIND OF DISCUSS THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, THE CONCERNS AND, UM, JUST THE COMMUNITY NEEDS WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE LAST, UM, COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE PROGRAM. 
          SO YOU HAVE OPTION ONE AND TWO AGAIN, WE'RE VERY FLEXIBLE AND OPEN TO YOUR THOUGHTS ON, UM, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. 
          UH, OPTION ONE IS THE CLOSEST TO WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON TODAY. 
          WE WOULD, UM, CONTINUE WORKING WITH MATT WITH THE CANNON, UM, BUT HE WOULD TRANSITION TO FULL-TIME, UH, INSTEAD OF THE PART-TIME NOW. 
          SO THAT COST WOULD BE THE 216,850 FOR THE YEAR. 
          UH, AND THEN OPTION TWO, UH, GIVES US A, AN EMPLOYEE THAT BECOMES PART OF THE EDC STAFF. 
          SO WE BRING ESSENTIALLY THAT ROLE IN-HOUSE, UM, AS PART OF THE CORPORATION. 
          UM, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE TIES AND ALL OF THE WEBSITE AND ALL OF THAT THAT COMES WITH IT CANON. 
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UM, SO I THINK THAT, UM, BOTH OPTIONS WOULD WORK. 
          IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. 
          UM, OF COURSE THE UNKNOWNS FOR OPTION TWO WOULD BE, UM, DO WE WANT THAT IN-HOUSE PERSON TO BE FULL-TIME? DO WE WANT THEM TO BE PART-TIME? WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE WE LOOKING FOR? WHAT, UM, DUTIES WILL, YOU KNOW, THEY'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TO, TO WHAT EXTENT? UH, I THINK THAT WOULD IMPACT THE GAP OF THE COST SAVINGS THAT WE COULD SEE HERE. 
          UM, AND WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS YET. 
          OUR PLAN IS TO KIND OF CREATE THOSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS, GET HR TO GIVE US WHAT CLASS IT WOULD FALL UNDER. 
          SO WE COULD GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU ALL AND KIND OF GET YOUR FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS TO SEE WHICH DIRECTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE US HEADED. 
          THAT SOMEWHAT ANSWERS MY FIRST QUESTION, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN, DO YOU HAVE STUFF FOR THEM TO DO OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD BE FOR FULL OR FAST TRACK? BECAUSE I MEAN, THE, THE NUMBERS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT, BUT YOU HAVE TO ADD IN A SALARY, WHICH THEN COULD GET US A LOT CLOSER. 
          BUT DO YOU GUYS HAVE STUFF THAT YOU COULD OFFLOAD THAT WOULD HELP YOUR BURDEN AT WORK? YES. 
          I THINK IT COULD BE, UM, A POSITION THAT IT WOULDN'T ONLY BE, UM, SOLELY FULL SURE FAST TRACK, AND I THINK WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, IT, IT COULD BE LIKE A BUSINESS RETENTION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT KIND OF POSITION, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE. 
          I THINK WE STILL, WE STILL KIND OF HAVE TO WORK THROUGH ALL THAT, BUT LIKE I SAID, JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS. 
          I GUESS ONE OF THE CONCERNS I WOULD HAVE ON BRINGING SOMEONE IN HOUSE IS JUST, UM, A GAP BY THE TIME YOU GET THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND THEN GET IT ADVERTISED AND THEN ACTUALLY INTERVIEW PEOPLE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. 
          I COULD SEE IT BEING EASILY THREE, FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS BEFORE YOU COULD GET SOMEONE ON BOARD. 
          AND I'M JUST KIND OF GOING OFF OF HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN TO HIRE BOTH OF YOU GUYS ONCE WE DECIDED, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN EITHER WE HAD A VACANCY OR WE DECIDED TO ADD THE POSITION FOR HAYDEN. 
          UM, SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY CONCERNS. 
          YES. 
          AND THERE IS A, A 90 DAY OVERLAP IN OPTION ONE, AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT LIKE, UH, EXTEND, SO THAT WOULD HELP EXTENDING IT TO 180 DAYS OR TO OPTION TWO TO TRANSITION, YOU KNOW, ALL THE CONTACTS. 
          UM, I THINK MATT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF, UH, REALLY WORKING WITHIN OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. 
          SO IT WOULD REQUIRE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, HANDING OFF, INTRODUCING, MAKING SURE THAT THE TRUST AND THE CONTINUITY IS THERE. 
          MM-HMM . 
          UM, BUT THAT'S FLEXIBLE. 
          I THINK ANOTHER, UM, GOOD THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT THE CANON CONTRACT WAS ACTUALLY THROUGH DECEMBER. 
          UH, IT WAS JUST HOW THE PROCESS WENT WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO WORK EVERYTHING THROUGH. 
          SO IF IT WAS A NEW POSITION AND IT WAS WORKED INTO THE BUDGET, WE COULD KICK OFF THE PROCESS IN OCTOBER AND IT WOULD GIVE US THAT MUCH MORE TIME TO HOPEFULLY HIRE SOMEBODY, FIND SOMEBODY AND TRAIN THEM. 
          UH, MATT IS CURRENTLY, MATT BERTON IS CURRENTLY OUR LEADER. 
          YES. 
          MATT, HE'S A MANAGING DIRECTOR OVER FULL SHERE FAST TRACK THROUGH THE CANNON. 
          SO IS ARE THE OPTIONS TO BASICALLY BRING HIM ON FULL-TIME? UH, NO. 
          SO IT WOULD BE EITHER HE WOULD STAY IN HIS CURRENT ROLE, SO YES, HE WOULD BE FULL-TIME THROUGH THE CANON, THROUGH, THROUGH THROUGH THE CANON, OR WE COULD BRING IN A POSITION IN HOUSE. 
          IF WE DID THAT, IT WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT BE MATT. 
          IT, IT WOULD, WE WOULD POST THE POSITION. 
          OKAY. 
          I WILL SAY THIS, I DO THINK THAT MATT IS, UM, VERY GOOD AT BEING THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS OR YEAR AND A HALF THAT WE'VE HAD HIM. 
          UM, HE, HE'S ALWAYS PREPARED FOR THE MEETINGS, UH, AND ALL THE EVENTS. 
          HE'S GOT A LOT OF CREATIVITY. 
          HE'S GOT A LOT OF ENERGY. 
          UM, THERE, THERE'S A LOT THAT I LIKE ABOUT HIM IN THIS ROLE. 
          AND I, AND I DO THINK IT TAKES THAT KIND OF MENTALITY AND THAT PERSONALITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT THIS. 
          LIKE, I COULDN'T DO WHAT HE DOES TO SAVE MY SOUL. 
          I JUST COULDN'T. 
          BUT HE IS VERY, VERY GOOD AT IT. 
          SO FINDING THE RIGHT FIT IS, UM, A BIT OF A CHALLENGE, I THINK. 
          YES. 
          I THINK WE, WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING TO FIND SOMEONE WITH, UH, MATT'S 
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BACKGROUND AND, UH, EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF, BECAUSE HE'S, BECAUSE HE HIMSELF HAS STARTED UP SEVERAL BUSINESSES HIMSELF, SO YES, MA'AM. 
          AND LAUNCHED HIM FAIRLY SUCCESSFULLY, I WOULD SAY. 
          YES. 
          I GUESS I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT IT'S NOT A LARGER INCREASE WITH THE IDEA OF HIM GOING FROM PART-TIME TO FULL-TIME. 
          'CAUSE IT'S A 20 HOUR COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? YES MA'AM. 
          SO A LOT OF THE COST, UM, THAT THE REASON YOU'RE NOT SEEING SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE IS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE INITIAL COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF THINGS LIKE THE WEBSITE AND THE LOGO AND THE BRANDING AND ALL OF THAT, UM, IS SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY THIS TIME. 
          IT'S LIKE ALL THAT, UM, LEAD WORK'S BEEN DONE. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL THAT IS SET. 
          UM, SO THOSE COSTS ARE LESS AND THE COST OF, YEAH. 
          SO IT JUST OFFSETS IT, THE DIRECTOR? YES. 
          LOT OF IT. 
          OKAY. 
          DO WE, GIVEN SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY CITY COUNCIL, UM, IN REGARDS TO SHORE FAST TRACK, DO WE THINK THAT HAVING THIS TRANSITIONING IT TO AN INTERNAL POSITION WOULD BE MORE APPETIZING TO THEM IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO SEE THE, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S A FULL SURE POSITION, IT'S A FULL SURE FOCUS AND NOT THE THIRD PARTY, UH, MANAGING THE PROGRAM JUST BASED ON WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD AND THE QUESTIONS WE'VE GOTTEN? YES. 
          I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE PREFERRED OPTION IF I HAD TO GUESS. 
          BUT IT IS JUST A GUESS. 
          UH, I THINK THEY WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF IT WAS A, UM, PART OF STAFF AN AN EMPLOYEE ADDED TO STAFF. 
          UM, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO JUST DO THE MATH AND REALLY CHECK, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE AND HOW BIG THE GAP REALLY IS IF WE HIRE ANOTHER FULL-TIME PERSON. 
          MM-HMM . 
          UM, BECAUSE IT, LIKE I SAID, IT LOOKS LIKE A SIGNIFICANT GAP, BUT ONCE YOU GET THE SALARY AND THE BENEFITS AND ALL OF THAT, UM, IT'LL CLOSE THAT GAP. 
          YEAH. 
          SO I AGREE. 
          I THINK IT WOULD BE, IT, IT IS A COMPLEX POSITION TO FILL BECAUSE YOU DO NEED A LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND YOU NEED THE RIGHT PERSONALITY, UM, TO, TO GO INTO THAT. 
          UM, I, I DO THINK THAT IF WE CHOSE TO MOVE IT TO INTERNAL, THAT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT MATT HASN'T, HAS NOT DONE A GOOD JOB OR HASN'T PERFORMED IT, YOU KNOW, THE JOB WELL. 
          UM, I THINK IT IS JUST WHERE WE SEE THIS GOING IN THE FUTURE. 
          AND WHAT IS THE LONG TERM STRATEGY FOR RE FAST TRACK AND THE MANAGEMENT OF RE FAST TRACK? YES, DEFINITELY. 
          YEAH, WE WOULD ECHO THAT. 
          WE'VE LOVED, UH, WORKING WITH MATT AND THE CANON. 
          WE THINK THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. 
          UM, BUT ULTIMATELY, YES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE LONG TERM WE'RE HEADING IN A DIRECTION THAT'S SUSTAINABLE. 
          WE'RE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC DOLLARS, WHILE ALSO DELIVERING THE PROGRAMMING AND THE SERVICES THAT'S HELPING OUR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS SUCCEED. 
          I ASSUME WE COULD, UH, IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD PROBABLY WRITE A CONTRACT WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE MATT FOR YEAR ONE, BUT THEN REEVALUATE IT AT BEING ABLE TO BRING IT IN HOUSE EITHER YEAR TWO OR YEAR THREE, WHERE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ALL THREE YEARS THE SAME THING. 
          I WOULD GUESS THAT THEY WOULD BE FLEXIBLE ON THAT. 
          WE COULD DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT IT. 
          YEAH. 
          AND BRING SOMETHING BACK. 
          I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE WORTH DOING. 
          I JUST, I JUST, TO ME IT FEELS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE, A LITTLE ABRUPT TO LET GO OF MATT YELVINGTON AT THIS POINT, BUT MAYBE IN ANOTHER YEAR MAYBE IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH LAUNCHED AND CAN CARRY IT ON OUR OWN AT THAT POINT. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          WE CAN DEFINITELY, UM, TAKE THAT BACK TO THEM AND SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH. 
          OKAY. 
          KIND OF A HYBRID OPTION. 
          YEAH, IT'D BE, I MEAN, IT WOULD HELP JUST TO KNOW IF THEY'RE EVEN WILLING TO, UH, ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA. 
          SO, SORRY, JUST SO THAT I UNDERSTAND, IS THIS A THREE YEAR OPTION? I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN OPTION FOR YEAR THREE. 
          OPTION FOR YEAR THREE. 
          IT'S FOR ONE YEAR. 
          OKAY. 
          I, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN GO BACK AND SAY, CAN WE DO A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT AND STRUCTURE IT THIS WAY? SO IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THESE ARE THE IDEAS THAT ARE PRESENTED, BUT THEY'RE VERY 
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OPEN TO WORKING WITH WHAT WE WANNA DO HERE IN RE AND ADJUSTING TO THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          THE REASON WHY IT'S WRITTEN THIS WAY IS THE, THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT HAD JUST BASICALLY A BLANK PAGE FOR YEAR THREE AND SAID IT WOULD BE EVALUATED IN YEAR TWO. 
          SO THIS IS KIND OF THE ANSWER TO THAT. 
          AND THEN ONE THING THAT'S NOT MENTIONED IN THIS ADDENDUM, UM, IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT IF WE, LIKE THE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IS CONTINUING OFF OF THAT STRUCTURE, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO GO TO A FULL-TIME, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL RAISED. 
          UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY THESE TWO OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED. 
          BUT IF THIS BOARD AND, AND OUR TYPE B FEEL THAT THE, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING IS SUFFICIENT, THAT'S CERTAINLY ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE COULD ASK THEM TO KIND OF FLESH OUT AND SEE WHAT THE COST, UH, FOR THAT WOULD BE TO AN EXTENSION. 
          YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY THAT. 
          I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD. 
          DO, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BONNIE, BECAUSE I WAS READING IT AS A THREE YEAR, UH, TIMEFRAME, SO I APPRECIATE THAT TREMENDOUSLY. 
          I THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, WHAT IF WE KEPT THE CURRENT AGREEMENT BUT THEN HIRED SOMEONE AND THEY WORKED TOGETHER FOR THAT THAT YEAR? 'CAUSE IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, THIS WAS ONLY A THREE YEAR CONTRACT TO BEGIN WITH, RIGHT? IT WAS, SO THEN IN YEAR FOUR, WE'RE STILL, WE DON'T HAVE MATT UNLESS WE DO ANOTHER CONTRACT MM-HMM . 
          UM, SO IF THEY WERE ABLE TO TAG TEAM THIS AT 20 HOURS EACH AND THEN THEY WERE THE STAFF MEMBER, THE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER WAS ABLE TO FILL THEIR TIME WITH OTHER NEEDS OF EDC, THEN THAT WOULD BETTER PREPARE US FOR YEAR FOUR AND MOVING FORWARD THAN HAVING MATT FOR THE YEAR OR HAVING SOMEONE ELSE BY THEMSELF FOR THE YEAR. 
          SURE. 
          THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION AS WELL. 
          THAT ALSO ALLOWS FOR A BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF WHO YOU'RE LOOKING TO HIRE. 
          UM, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE AS, UM, FULLY VERSED IN ALL OF THE AREAS. 
          YEAH, I TO THAT, UH, TO CASE MARK, I, I WOULD, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OPTION THREE, WHICH IS A CONTINUATION OF THE PART-TIME SURE. 
          AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FROM A FINANCIAL POSITION. 
          UM, AND THEN I, YEAH, I THINK WITHOUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PROPOSED, UM, PAY STRUCTURE WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THAT, WHAT THE TRUE FINANCIAL AS POSITION OF OPTION TWO, OPTION TWO IS, UM, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO TO KNOW WHICH WAY TO SURE. 
          TO LEAN. 
          SO JUST TO MAKE SURE, UM, DEVIN, DO YOU HAVE A, A PREFERENCE FOR IF WE WERE THIS OPTION THREE CONTINUE AS IS, BUT ALSO HIRE A NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY OF FULL YEAR STAFF MEMBER THAT WE WOULD BE KIND OF TRAINING THROUGH THIS NEXT YEAR, THAT THAT POSITION, DO YOU SEE THAT BEING A PART-TIME OR A FULL-TIME? DOES IT MATTER? WELL, IF, IF MATT'S PUTTING IN 20 HOURS, IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE STAFF MEMBER TO MATCH THOSE 20 HOURS MM-HMM . 
          OR CLOSE. 
          UM, I THINK THAT'S JUST FORWARD THINKING AND PREPARING US FOR YEAR FOUR. 
          SURE. 
          UM, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN QUESTIONS RAISED BY COUNSEL, UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS HELPING PUSH IT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD IN TERMS OF WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE AND NOT JUST CUTTING OURSELVES OFF AT THE END OF OF THE YEAR. 
          SURE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND, UM, OPTION ONE, UH, OPTION ONE, UH, REPRESENTS A 2.4% INCREASE AND THAT IS FOR FULL-TIME VERSUS PART-TIME. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          THAT SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER TO ME IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T WANNA PAY JUST 2.4% MORE, UM, AND KEEP FULL-TIME. 
          AND WHILE I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE A PART-TIME WORKING 20 HOURS AND THEN HIRE A 20 HOUR PERSON THAT'S GOING TO REPRESENT FAR GREATER THAN A 2.4% INCREASE OVER OUR BUDGET, WE'RE GOING NOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE UP INTO THE THREE HUNDREDS, UM, YOU KNOW, PAYING FOR FULL TIME THAT WE WERE GONNA PAY JUST 2 16, 8 50 FOR, I CAN ONLY THINK THAT IF IT'S ONLY A 2.4% INCREASE TO HAVE 'EM FULL TIME THAT TO KEEP THE SAME SITUATION WE'RE IN NOW, NEXT YEAR WOULD HAVE TO BE A DECREASE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? FOR TWICE THE TIME FOR ONLY 2.4% IT SHOULD A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS GETTING. 
          OKAY. 
          I I WAS, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE CAN KEEP IT AS IS AND IT WOULD BE 2.4% LESS THAN WHAT IS PRESENTED HERE. 
          NO, IT WOULD BE INCREASING HIS POSITION PART-TIME 
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TO FULL-TIME WOULD BE THE 2.4% INCREASE. 
          YEP. 
          BUT IF WE KEPT IT THE SAME, IF WE KEPT HIM AT PART-TIME, THEN, THEN, THEN HOW MUCH WOULD IT GO DOWN? I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GET IT FROM THEM. 
          WE'LL GET THAT THOUGH. 
          AND THAT'S THE OPTION THREE THEN. 
          YEAH. 
          THAT'S, THEY TALKED ABOUT. 
          YEAH. 
          THAT WOULD BE OPTION THREE OR FOUR OR YEAH. 
          NOT MENTIONED. 
          YEAH. 
          BUT WE CAN BRING ALL THAT BACK. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I THINK FEEDBACK THAT YOU'RE GETTING IS, WE'RE FLEXIBLE. 
          WE SEE PROS AND CONS WITH A VARIETY OF OPTIONS. 
          YES. 
          BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS ARE AND UNDERSTAND WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE FIVE, LET'S SAY THREE YEARS FROM TODAY. 
          DO WE WANT, UH, WORKING WITH A THIRD PARTY FROM WITH CANON OR DO WE WANT THE PERSON FULL TIME? EXACTLY. 
          OKAY. 
          SURE. 
          YEAH. 
          WE'LL BRING BACK MORE DETAILS ON ALL THE OPTIONS TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND HELP YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY MORE OUT OF THE BOX IDEAS? ? YEAH. 
          IF Y'ALL DO, UM, YOU KNOW, CREATIVITY SPARKS, UH, JUST , SEND US AN EMAIL OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, IF, UM, THERE'S JUST CURRENT THINGS THAT YOU SEE, UM, OUR DEPARTMENT IS DOING THAT YOU WANNA SEE MORE OF OR YOU SEE OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS DOING THAT YOU WANNA SEE US ADD NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME. 
          'CAUSE WE COULD KIND OF ROLL ALL THAT INTO A, A NEW POSITION AS WELL. 
          SO JUST SEND THAT OVER. 
          QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, OKAY, SO WE'VE HAD ONE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK. 
          WE HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY. 
          IS THERE GOING TO BE ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA ABOUT METRICS AND SO ON? AND I WAS THINKING AT ONE POINT THEY HAD SAID THEY WANTED ANOTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT METRICS FOR FULL SURE. 
          FAST TRACK IN MAY OR WAS THAT JUNE? YES. 
          UM, THEY, THEY DID REQUEST THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          OKAY. 
          ANYTHING ELSE ON THE RE FAST TRACK TOPIC? NOPE. 
          [Business - E]
OKAY. 
          ITEM E EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.087 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS RE CENTRAL LLC. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION. 
          MAY CALL THE TIME. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          SECOND. 
          UH, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          UH, I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE, OR CALL TO CLOSE THE GENERAL SESSION, UM, AT 6 27. 
          AT 6 56 ON MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 2025. 
          I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE SHORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          UM, ITEM 
          [Business - F]
F ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.087 OF THE TEXAS OPENS MEETING ACT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE NEGOTIATIONS. 
          FULCHER CENTRAL LLCI WILL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MR. HOLMES. 
          UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO JUST THANK FULCHER CENTRAL FOR CONTINUING TO TRY TO PARTNER WITH FULCHER. 
          UM, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STICKING BY US AND, UH, CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH US. 
          UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE STAFF BRING BACK A RESOLUTION SO THAT THIS CAN BE APPROVED, UM, AND ALSO TO GIVE THE B BOARD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THEIR PORTION AS WELL. 
          NEXT WEEK, UH, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET, UM, WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND HAVE THAT RESOLUTION READY FOR YOU ALL, UM, FOR OUR JUNE MEETING. 
          EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. 
          [Recurring Items - A]
ITEM FOUR, RECURRING ITEMS. ITEM A, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT. 
          I'LL KICK OFF, UM, WITH OUR FIRST ITEM, UH, REPORT ON FULL SHARE FAST TRACK. 
          SO APRIL WAS A BUSY MONTH. 
          WE HAD, UH, MANY SUCCESSFUL, UH, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. UM, WE DID OUR BEST TO BE RECEPTIVE TO THE FEEDBACK WE WERE GETTING AND PROVIDED MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO GATHER IN THE EVENING. 
          UM, AND WE JUST REALLY SAW, UM, THE ABILITY TO REACH A WHOLE NEW DEMOGRAPHIC AND A WHOLE, UH, NEW GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS THAT HADN'T BEEN INVOLVED, UM, IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. 
          SO IT'S, IT'S BEEN A, A REALLY GOOD, UM, OUTCOME. 
          I THINK, UH, 
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JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE OFFERING, UM, PROGRAMMING DURING THE DAY, DURING THE WEEK, ON THE WEEKENDS AND THE WEEKEND TO TRY AND SERVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. 
          UM, THIS AFTERNOON, EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, WE HOSTED A MEETING TO PLAN OUT, UM, THE REST OF THE PROGRAMMING FROM HERE UNTIL REALLY DECEMBER. 
          UM, AND SO AS WE GET MORE DETAILS ON THAT TODAY, WE KIND OF SELECTED DATES WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE VENUES WE CHOSE ARE AVAILABLE. 
          UM, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE TO SHARE AS THOSE THINGS, YOU KNOW, BECOME MORE SET IN STONE SO THAT YOU ALL CAN SHARE. 
          UM, THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN SHARING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND JUST IN YOUR EMAILS AND ALL OF THAT. 
          BLESS YOU. 
          UH, ITEM TWO, RETAIL STRATEGIES. 
          SO WE DID RECEIVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND ADDITIONAL DATA REPORTS FROM RETAIL STRAT STRATEGIES, UM, LAST LATE LAST WEEK. 
          SO WE'LL BE SENDING THEM ALL FOR YOU TO REVIEW TOMORROW. 
          UM, THERE'S SOME REALLY VERY DETAILED, UM, DATA IN THERE, UH, THAT I THINK WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO YOU ALL. 
          SO WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEM AND, UM, WE DO PLAN TO REACH OUT TO GET THEM TO KIND OF COME IN AND SET A BASELINE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE TARGETING, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT GOING FORWARD. 
          NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. 
          UH, BOARD APPOINTMENTS, UH, APPLICATIONS FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOW CLOSED. 
          THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE SET TO APPOINT ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT THE REGULAR JUNE MEETING. 
          ITEM FOUR, UH, RELEVANT ORDINANCE UPDATES. 
          UM, FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN ANALYZING, UH, SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE CURRENT ORDINANCES, UM, PROHIBIT OR, UM, REALLY COMPLICATE CERTAIN TYPES OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, SO THEY'RE EX, THEY, UH, MADE SOME CHANGES, UH, TO LANGUAGE TO REMOVE OR LESSEN THOSE BARRIERS. 
          UM, AND THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO BE RECEPTIVE TO THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRE TO MAINTAIN THAT SMALL TOWN CHARM. 
          UM, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL GROWTH, UM, AND PRESERVE TREE AND GREEN SPACES. 
          THIS IS JUST KIND OF WHAT , UH, GOT LOOPED IN THERE AS THEY WERE CONSIDERING ALL OF THIS. 
          UM, SO THEY MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE CDO THAT WILL ALLOW GROCERY STORES OR RETAIL USERS LARGER THAN 35,000 SQUARE FEET UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, UM, IN LANGUAGE THAT ENCOURAGES TREE PER PRESERVATION ON VACANT PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SHORE. 
          UM, SO IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT LOVES THE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS OF ALL THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE AND KIND OF WHAT, UM, THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE, UH, WE'D BE HAPPY TO SEND THAT OVER TO YOU. 
          BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE, UM, CHANGES THAT WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE BE MADE. 
          THAT WAS IN THE, I MEAN, IF WE WANNA SEE THE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS THAT WAS IN THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL PACKET. 
          PACKET, PACKET FROM LAST MEETING. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          CAN I, DOES IT GO INTO THE ORDINANCES OF LIKE THE 24 HOUR PARKING AND THE BILL LIKE VEHICLES, LIKE THE DELIVERY? LIKE I DIDN'T SEE THAT LEVEL. 
          UH, YOU MEAN IN GENERAL OR RIGHT. 
          IN GENERAL. 
          SO SAY IT WAS A 35,000 SQUARE FOOT WHATEVER. 
          AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I THOUGHT THAT, OH, SORRY. 
          THAT I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD RESTRICTIONS, UM, FOR LIKE THE DELIVERY HOURS OR NO, OVERNIGHT PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          ALL THOSE ARE OUTLINED IN THE COUNCIL PACKET. 
          OKAY. 
          SO UNDER PACKET UNDERNEATH UNDERNEATH THE ITEM PACKET. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEN IF YOU GO ON THE CITY WEBSITE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEARCH THE CODE AND THEN IT'LL PULL IT UP IN, I THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE CODE OF THE CITY. 
          SO THAT'S STILL THERE. 
          AND ANYTHING THAT'S WRITTEN HERE DOESN'T OVERRIDE ANY OF THAT WRITTEN HERE WHERE WRITTEN IN THESE GUIDELINES. 
          I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. 
          IN CDO, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND MUNI CODE? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MICHELLE? YES. 
          SO SOME, SO SOME OF THAT, SOME OF THAT THIS LAST CDO REVISIONS WOULD SUPERSEDE YES. 
          AND REPLACE, LIKE THERE USED TO BE LANGUAGE THAT SAID ANYTHING IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT COULD NOT, RETAIL, RETAIL STORES COULD NOT HAVE MORE THAN 35,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          AND THAT HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED, I THINK, FROM THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO 200,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          'CAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS A HUMONGOUS HEB DOWNTOWN OR SOMETHING, BUT IT HAS TO MEET THE CERTAIN, IT HAS TO MEET THE CERTAIN CONDITIONS OUTLINED THERE TO PREVENT, YOU KNOW, I'LL CROSS REFERENCE TO ALLOW, BUT PREVENT WHAT WE DON'T WANT. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SURE. 
          I DID WANNA, I GUESS, TOUCH ON THAT THOUGH. 
          SO THERE WERE A LOT OF GOOD ORDINANCE UPDATES THAT DID OCCUR, UM, THAT ARE, I THINK WOULD BE GOOD FOR IMPROVING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, I GUESS I'M ALSO 
          [00:35:01]
A LITTLE CONCERNED THOUGH, AT SOME OF THE ORDINANCES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD  BECAUSE I, IT FEELS LIKE THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO CITY COUNCIL DON'T ALWAYS ALIGN WITH WHAT WE VIEW. 
          AND I GUESS THE TWO MAJOR ONES WOULD BE, UH, THE REQUEST TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITED USE FROM THE CDO FOR THE, UH, CAR DEVELOPMENT CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEN, UM, THE REQUEST, UH, FOR THE SPECIAL PERMIT FOR THE GAS STATION IN SHORE JUNCTION. 
          AND SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S, UH, SIMILAR TO THE WAY THAT WE, UH, WE HAD WRITTEN UP, WHAT WE'RE LOOK BASICALLY, UH, IN TERMS OF THE, UM, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE BASICALLY IF YOUR BUSINESS DOESN'T HIT, THESE FACTORS DON'T EVEN COME TO US AND ASK FOR SALES TAX INCENTIVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY WRITE UP SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR ZONING CHANGE REQUESTS THAT, BECAUSE IT, I GUESS IT BOTHERS ME THAT THAT STUFF EVEN GOT ALL THE WAY UP TO CITY COUNCIL. 
          CITY COUNCIL VERY CLEARLY SHUT IT DOWN, WHICH WAS VERY ENCOURAGING. 
          BUT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM CITY STAFF WAS THAT THEY ACCEPT IT AND THAT, SO MAYBE CITY STAFF ISN'T FULLY CLEAR ON WHAT THE STRATEGIC TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND THAT SMALL TOWN CHARM PIECE OF IT. 
          RIGHT. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I WILL SAY, UM, FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, JUST LIKE OUR EDC AGENDAS ARE PUBLISHED, THEY ARE, WHAT, WHAT WE CAN DO AS STAFF IS KIND OF SEND THOSE TO YOU WHEN THEY'RE PUBLISHED OR SEND YOU THE SCHEDULE AND THEN THE, THE LINK SO YOU CAN CHECK WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA, WHAT THEY'LL BE CONSIDERING. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE, UM, IF YOU WANNA SHOW YOUR SUPPORT, UH, OR, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU DISAGREE WITH WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED OR RECOMMENDED, YOU CAN ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS AND, UM, KIND OF REPRESENT THE EDC IN THAT WAY SO THAT YOU'RE PART OF THE PROCESS A LITTLE FURTHER BEFORE IT GETS, UH, BEHIND BEFORE IT GETS TO COUNCIL. 
          YEAH. 
          UH, THE MEETINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET TO, BUT, UM, I DID, I RECENTLY CONFIRMED THAT, UH, FOR ANYONE PUBLIC WATCHING, YOU CAN SUBMIT WRITING, UH, YOUR, UH, STATEMENTS OR CONCERNS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD AND THEY'LL BE DISTRIBUTED AS WELL. 
          UH, SO, UM, SO YEAH, FOR THE GAS STATION, I SUBMITTED MY COMMENTS IN WRITING, UM, FOR PLANNING AND ZONING. 
          UM, BUT I THINK ABSOLUTELY, UM, THERE'S WAYS THAT EITHER WE, FROM THE BOARD OR RESIDENTS, UM, IF THEY CAN BE PROACTIVE AND PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S COMING UP BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING. 
          BUT I THINK I WOULD JUST ALSO LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT, UM, THAT WHAT CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IS IN LINE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT THAT THE EDC IS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          AND I KNOW WE WON'T ALWAYS COME TO THE SAME AGREEMENTS, BUT I GUESS IT JUST FELT LIKE THERE WAS TWO VERY GLARING  ISSUES RECENTLY. 
          AND THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING THE WATER PARK . 
          IT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING OH, THE WATERPARK. 
          UM, QUESTION. 
          SO THEY SENT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE P AND Z BOARD. 
          DO THEY ALSO READ 'EM ALOUD? DO THEY DO A AT THE, AT THE MEETING SO EVERYBODY GETS TO HEAR IT OR NO? NO. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          JUST CURIOUS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SURE. 
          ALTHOUGH, I WILL SAY, UM, SOMEBODY ELSE CAME AND THEY ACTUALLY READ ANOTHER CITIZEN. 
          SO THERE'S A CITIZEN WHO HAD THE CONCERN ON MCKINNON AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A RES, ANOTHER FELLOW RESIDENT THAT CAME AND READ THEIR STATEMENT. 
          SO, UM, THAT WORKS ALSO. 
          YEAH. 
          TAG A BUDDY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          I'LL MOVE, UH, TO ITEM FIVE, UPCOMING EVENTS. 
          UH, SO FULCHER FOLEY IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11TH HERE AT CITY HALL. 
          UM, WE'VE SO FAR, UM, SECURED OUR HEADLINER AND OPENING BAND. 
          UM, IT'S OUR HEADLINER WILL BE DYLAN WHEELER, AND THE OPENING BAND WILL BE THE ORIGINAL REMNANTS. 
          SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD UNTIL YOU'LL SEE, UH, A CALL OUT FOR VENDORS AND, UH, MORE OF THOSE MARKETING MATERIALS, YOU KNOW, START CIRCULATING AROUND. 
          UM, AS WE PREPARE FOR THAT EVENT ON OCTOBER 11TH, THIS IS, UH, AN EVENT THAT I THINK THE CITY'S VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE GROW INTO, UH, THE HALLMARK EVENT, UH, THAT WILL BE AT, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN THE FALL, ITEMS SIX, UH, WEST PARK TOLL WASTE STUDY. 
          SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THAT. 
          UM, WE DID TAKE THAT TO CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 6TH, 
          [00:40:01]
UM, AND THEY DID AUTHORIZE IT AS A DECLARED PROJECT FOR THIS YEAR. 
          UM, SO NOW, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, GARY, AND STAFF WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH KICKING THAT OFF. 
          UM, ITEM SEVEN, THE CITY COUNCIL BYLAW REVIEW. 
          SO CITY COUNCIL, UM, WAS PRESENTED THE APPROVED BYLAWS ON MAY 6TH, AND A FINAL REVIEW BY THE CITY'S LEGAL TEAM DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE SOME POLICY DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY WANNA HAVE IN SOME EDITS THAT THEY WANNA MAKE. 
          SO WE WILL BE BRINGING, UH, THAT BACK TO YOU. 
          UH, I'M NOT SURE IF WE'LL BE READY IN TIME FOR OUR JUNE MEETING OR JULY, BUT, UM, ONCE THOSE CHA THOSE CHANGES ARE MADE, WE'LL BRING BACK, UM, PRESENT THAT TO YOU AND THEN GO BACK THROUGH THE CYCLE OF, UM, TAKING IT TO COUNCIL HOPEFULLY FOR FINAL APPROVAL. 
          ITEM EIGHT, UH, CIP PROJECT UPDATE FOR HARRIS STREET. 
          THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF THE 36 6 INCH DRAINAGE PIPES FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT. 
          THAT'S, UM, THE STRETCH FROM 10 93 TO SECOND STREET, EXCEPT FOR TWO SPOTS WITH UTILITY CONFLICTS. 
          SO CHANGE ORDERS ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED TO ADDRESS THOSE TWO CONFLICT AREAS. 
          AND THEN SANITARY SEWER LINE INSTALLATION HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED. 
          SO THE CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN THE EXCAVATION FOR THE DETENTION POND NORTH OF FIFTH STREET. 
          AND THEN FOR OUR EASTSIDE DRAINAGE FOURTH STREET PROJECT, UM, NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND HUGGINS RANCH. 
          UM, REGARDING THE EASEMENT REQUIRED FOR THE DRAINAGE PIPE, UH, THAT WILL BE INSTALLED EAST OF HOUSTON STREET, A NEW EASEMENT AGREEMENT WAS SENT BY THE LANDOWNER ON MAY 6TH AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY CITY STAFF. 
          AND, UM, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A REQUEST FOR, UH, UPDATES ON ALL OTHER, UM, CIP AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON. 
          SO THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF IS PUTTING SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PACKETS AND KIND OF GIVE YOU A, A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF ALL THE PROJECTS IN THE WORKS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT, THAT ARE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON. 
          SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT, UM, FOR YOU ALL AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING. 
          SO, YEAH, THAT'S, IT'S A REQUEST THAT I MAKE REGULARLY , AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THAT . 
          THE MAIN POINT IS MOST OF WHAT WE DO OR WILL DO AS AN ABOARD IS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          AND WHEN PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SAY, HEY, ESPECIALLY ONLINE, YOU KNOW, SAY, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IT WOULD BE SUPER SIMPLE AND SUPER EASY TO SEND 'EM A LINK TO THE PACKET. 
          IT'S BEST TO A SPECIFIC PAGE AND SAY, HEY, HERE IS WHAT YOUR EDCA BOARD DOES. 
          MM-HMM . 
          THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR. 
          THIS IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE SUPPORT, JUST TO MAKE IT SUPER EASY AND CLEAR FOR ANYONE, UM, UNDER, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO, WHERE DO OUR TAX DOLLARS GO? YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO TOWARD THESE PROJECTS. 
          SO I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY EASIER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, ITEM NINE, SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. 
          LAST WEEK WE OBSERVED SMALL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK BY MARKETING OUR LOCAL VOICES CAMPAIGN. 
          UH, WE RECEIVED SOME WONDERFUL FEEDBACK FROM LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND, UM, SEVERAL OF YOU HELPED TO SHARE THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          IF YOU OWN A BUSINESS, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR STORY AS WELL. 
          WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE IT. 
          , UM, WE SAW A HUGE INCREASE IN, UM, SUBMISSIONS AND JUST SOME DIFFERENT COLLABORATIONS ARE COMING FROM THIS, SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO, TO SHARE THOSE STORIES AND, UM, KIND OF JUST SHED THAT SPOTLIGHT ON HOW PEOPLE HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR BUSINESS, WHAT SERVICES THEY'RE OFFERING, WHAT GOODS THEY'RE OFFERING. 
          IT'S BEEN GREAT. 
          ARE YOU GONNA TRY TO DO THIS LIKE ONCE A WEEK OR IS THERE ANY KIND OF SCHEDULE OR TIMING? YEAH, RIGHT NOW OUR, UM, SCHEDULING WILL HAVE US SHARING A STORY EVERY FRIDAY. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, BUT WE'LL ALSO KEEP THAT FOLDER FOR WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE. 
          UM, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE, I THINK, WHAT IS IT, BREW WEEK OR CRAFT BREWERY? CRAFT CRAFT BREWERY WEEK, UM, IS THIS WEEK. 
          SO WE'LL MAKE SURE TO ALIGN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          UM, WE ADDED A SECTION IN THE APPLICATION TO MARK IF IT'S A WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS, VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS. 
          SO WHEN THERE'S OTHER SITUATIONS LIKE THAT WHERE WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING A SPECIFIC GROUP OR, YOU KNOW, SPA WEEK, ALL THE SPAS, UM, THAT TYPE OF THING, WE'LL PULL FROM THERE, UM, TO PROMOTE THOSE BUSINESSES. 
          ICE CREAM WEEK DONUT WEEK. 
          YES. 
          THERE'S A DAY FOR EVERYTHING. 
          PIZZA. 
          YEAH. 
          AND, AND WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE SO FAR. 
          I THINK WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 43 SUBMISSIONS THAT'S WONDERFUL. 
          IN ABOUT A WEEK. 
          UM, SO WE'VE GOT BASICALLY A YEAR'S WORTH OF, OF CONTENT KIND OF FILLED OUT ALREADY, AND WE KNOW THAT'S 
          [00:45:01]
JUST THE KIND OF THE SURFACE OF OUR, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES. 
          SO, UH, PLEASE, ANYBODY, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION AND WE WILL, WE WILL REVIEW IT. 
          WELL, THAT BEGS THE QUESTION IF WE SHOULD DO 'EM TWICE A WEEK INSTEAD OF ONCE A WEEK. 
          YEAH. 
          AND, AND I THINK WE'LL BE FLEXIBLE WITH, WITH HOW THAT WORKS. 
          UM, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE THOUGHT THE, THE INFLOW OF, OF CONTENT WOULD BE, BUT IT'S BEEN, UH, PRETTY, PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL. 
          SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO PUSH IT TO YEAH. 
          AND WE MIGHT COULD DO A BIWEEKLY NEWSLETTER THAT JUST HIGHLIGHTS A COUPLE BUSINESSES. 
          I MEAN, IT REALLY, THERE'S SO MANY WAYS WE COULD USE THAT INFORMATION, BUT I THINK JUST COLLECTING IT AND GIVING PEOPLE, UM, AN AVENUE TO SHARE THEIR STORY, THEIR PHOTOS AND ALL OF THAT WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY, I THINK IS REALLY HELPFUL TO THEM. 
          WELL, AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AS IF IT'S A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT HAS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HITTING IT. 
          RIGHT. 
          AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO HOME GROW, YOU KNOW, GROW THEIR OWN AUDIENCE ON THEIR OWN FACEBOOK PAGE. 
          UM, SO THE EMPLOYEE THAT WE'RE PAYING 35% OR WHATEVER OF THE SALARY, Y'ALL AREN'T HAVING TO DO ANY OF THE GRUNT WORK ON THIS? NO. 
          THE, THE STAFF, THEY'RE MANAGING ALL OF THAT STAFF MEMBER CORRECT. 
          IS DOING ALL THAT SO THAT THAT'S A REAL GOOD THING. 
          CORRECT, YES. 
          IF YOU SAW MIA ANELLE'S LOVELY VIDEO THAT WAS SHOT BY HER AS WELL. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          SHE DID ALL THE EDITING ON THAT. 
          SO SHE'S MANAGING WE'RE, WE ARE KIND OF KEEPING AN EYE ON ALL THE SUBMISSIONS, UM, AND LETTING HER KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE PREFER THIS ORDER OR WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST GOING OFF THE ORDER OFF OF WHO SUBMITTED IT MM-HMM . 
          AND IF THEY'RE ACT, WE HAVE SOME SUBMISSIONS THAT AREN'T WITHIN THE CITY, SO WE'RE GIVING PRECEDENCE TO OUR LOCALS FIRST. 
          COOL. 
          UM, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, YES, SHE'S MANAGING, EDITING, POSTING, PHOTOGRAPHS, ALL OF THAT WONDER. 
          AND LASTLY, UM, THIS WEEK IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK. 
          SO WE'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING, UM, THAT ON OUR, UM, EDC LINKEDIN PAGE. 
          AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORT. 
          [Recurring Items - B]
ITEM FOUR, RECURRING ITEMS B, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO I HAVE, OR DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S PLANNED FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, AND I KNOW THAT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY YET, BUT, UM, MAYBE IT CAN GET ON THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          I THINK WE'LL MAYBE WE'LL DO A CHRISTMAS IN JULY UPDATE. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          AND, AND START, START THE CONVERSATION. 
          UM, BUT WE, WE HAVE OUR RUNNING LIST AND NEXT MONTH, WE'LL, WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH BUDGET AGAIN. 
          YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE YOUR, UM, YOUR FIRST ROUND OF, OF BUDGET DRAFTS AND THE RESOLUTION AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER. 
          AND DID, AND DID Y'ALL, I'M, I'M TRYING, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WENT BACK TO TIP STRATEGIES, BUT IS THERE, IF THERE'S ANY, ANYTHING FROM TIP STRATEGIES, IF THERE'S ANY RESPONSE OR ANYTHING NEW TO SHARE IN THAT, I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM. 
          SURE. 
          YES MA'AM. 
          ARE THERE ANY STATUS UPDATES ON ONE, LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ALREADY KIND OF IN THE WORKS, LIKE THE CAR WASH NEXT TO CULVERS OR THE WHATABURGER, UH, NEXT TO DOLLAR GENERAL OR NEW BUSINESSES IN GENERAL THAT HAVE BEEN OFFICIALIZED YET? WE CAN, WE CAN WORK TO PUT TOGETHER KIND OF A TIMELINE. 
          UM, A LOT OF THEM ARE, ARE VERY MUCH IN FLUX, BUT WE, WE CAN GET SOMETHING PUT TOGETHER, LIKE IF THERE'S ANY NEW CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. 
          SURE. 
          YEP. 
          AT ONE POINT THAT WAS, UH, ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT. 
          YEP. 
          WE'LL, WE'LL PUT IT BACK IN THERE. 
          OKAY. 
          NOTHING ELSE. 
          ITEM 
          [Recurring Items - C]
C ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? RUNOFF IS JUNE 7TH ELECTION FOR AT LARGE? JUNE 7TH? JUNE 7TH? EARLY VOTING IS, YEAH. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHEN EARLY VOTING IS. 
          JUNE. 
          IT IS PROBABLY BEFORE JUNE 7TH. 
          JUNE. 
          THE RUNOFF DATE. 
          TUESDAY BEFORE. 
          OKAY. 
          NOTHING ELSE. 
          OKAY. 
          DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. 
          I ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:18 PM ON MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 2025. 
          SECOND.
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