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ALL RIGHT.[I. Call to Order]
SIX O'CLOCK.SO IN THE ESSENCE OF EVERYONE'S TIME, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE RE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON MONDAY, MAY THE 19TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY MISSING, UH, A COUPLE OF MEMBERS, AND WE WILL MAKE NOTE IF ANY OF THOSE DO, UH, SHOW UP.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CITIZENS' COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? WE DO NOT.
YOU CAN SAVE THAT READING THERE.
[Business - A]
BUSINESS.SO THREE A IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION FOR APRIL 21ST, 2025.
SO I THINK THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.
HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO PERUSE THOSE AND SCRUTINIZE THEM.
ARE THERE ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS OR QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THERE, THERE WAS, THIS IS LIKE REALLY MINOR, BUT IN THE BOX ON THE VERY LAST PAGE WHERE IT HAS YOUR NAME AND JAMES AND JOEL AND ANNOUNCED IT SAYS THAT JOEL AND JAMES NOTIFIED THE BOARD THAT WE WILL NOT BE SEEKING.
UH, REELECTION INSTEAD OF THAT, HE WILL NOT BE SEEKING.
THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, BUT I GUESS IT COULD AT SOME POINT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ONLY THERE.
WE WOULDN'T WANT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL READING THAT ONE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH THE, UM, ITEMS NOTED FOR CORRECTION.
SO, SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
DO WE HAVE AN APPROVAL OR, UH, A MOTION? YEAH, WE, OH, WE DO NOT.
I THINK, YEAH, I GOT AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
YOU JUST, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? AND I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, UH, FOR THE APRIL 21ST TWO, 2025 MEETING WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS NOTED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
[Business - B]
AS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025.UH, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SALES TAX REVENUES RECEIVED IN MAY, 2025 WERE UP 14% FROM THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO WE ARE AT 55.42% OF OUR BUDGET FOR 50% OF THE YEAR.
AND THE PAYABLES AMOUNT FOR THIS MONTH IS 10,294 AND 87 CENTS.
YEAH, I THINK THE NUMBERS REALLY LOOK GREAT.
I'M STILL CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, A FEW MONTHS AGO WE WERE UP 30 AND 40%.
LIKE YOU ALWAYS WONDER LIKE, WELL, WHAT WAS GOING ON THOSE COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, 14% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.
I THINK WE'LL TAKE THAT ANY DAY.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PAYABLES OR COMMENTS? UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE, UH, MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $10,294 AND 87 CENTS.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYABLES AND THE EXPENDITURES AS NOTED.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IGN? NONE.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND OUR BILLS ARE PAID ON THAT.
[Business - C]
IS REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FISCAL YEAR 26, BUDGET, PROCESS, SCHEDULE AND DEVELOPMENT.ALRIGHT, SO IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THIS ITEM, YOU HAVE A VERY DETAILED OUTLINE OF WHAT THE BUDGET PROCESS WILL BE LIKE, BUT WE JUST, YOU KNOW, WANNA REVIEW THAT SO THAT YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS.
SO YOU JUST SAW THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORTS, UH, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKING BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED, UM, AS BUDGETED THROUGH, UH, MARCH.
UH, YOU'LL ALSO FIND IN THE PACKET A COPY OF THE A SA, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT, UM, THAT THE EDC
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HAS WITH THE CITY.SO THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO MARKUPS OR ANY CHANGES THAT, UM, WE ARE AWARE OF THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO THE STRUCTURE OR COMPOSITION OF THE A SA FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.
UM, IF THIS CHANGES, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO NOTIFY YOU ALL.
UM, SO IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THAT, UM, JUST LET US KNOW.
UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH A CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE SALES TAX REVENUE ESTIMATE, UM, OF 10% OVER THIS YEAR'S BUDGETED AMOUNT.
UM, THAT MIGHT, MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHEN FINANCE KIND OF LOOKS AT THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE.
SO AGAIN, UM, WE'LL START WITH THAT AS WE BEGIN THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT WE WILL, UM, WORK WITH THIS CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S WHERE WE WANNA STAY.
UM, THE BIGGEST IMPACTS ON OUR FUND BALANCE WILL BE THOSE ONE-TIME TRANSFERS TO COVER THE PROJECTS THAT WE ALL APPROVED AND DECLARED FOR THE BUDGET YEAR.
UM, ANY FUNDS THAT WERE NOT TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE CITY, UM, DUE TO THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECTS, WE WILL JUST MOVE THOSE PROJECTS OVER TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO THOSE FUNDS ARE STILL EARMARKED AND AVAILABLE FOR THOSE APPROVED PROJECTS.
UM, AND THESE ARE, UH, OF COURSE, HARRIS STREET AND THE EAST SIDE, UM, TRIBUTARY PROJECTS, UH, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS.
SO PRELIMINARY DRAFT BUDGETS FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 26 ARE SCHEDULED TO BE BROUGHT TO YOU DURING OUR BOARD MEETING IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE DRAFT OF THE A SA, WHICH SHOULD LOOK THE SAME, BUT IF ANY CHANGES ARE THERE, THEN YOU'LL GET TO SEE THOSE.
THEN ANELLE ON THAT, SINCE YOU DID MENTION THE TIMING OF THAT.
DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MIGHT BE MAKING THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS? UM, RIGHT NOW THAT'S SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN AT THE JUNE MEETING.
SO WE LIKELY WILL GET OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE BUDGET MAYBE JUST BEFORE THEY ATTEND THEIR FIRST MEETING, CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, AND WE DID, UM, I DID MENTION IT BRIEFLY.
UM, A BOARD HAD, YOU KNOW, THAT CONCERN THAT THE VERY FIRST MEETING AND, UM, THE MEETING AFTER INVOLVES VOTING ON, UH, ENTIRE YEAR'S BUDGET WITH NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
SO WE ARE, UM, JUST KIND OF LOOKING OR REQUESTING THAT MAYBE EDC BOARD MEMBERS BE APPOINTED EARLIER IN THE YEAR SO THEY HAVE MORE TIME TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND THE PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT JUST ON THE, EVEN WITH THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ON THE BOARD, THEY'RE HESITANT TO VOTE ON 'EM.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACT, BUT WITH THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, TO ME THAT'S A LITTLE MORE SIGNIFICANT.
BUT I THINK IF THEY DO COME ON AFTER THAT, IF WE COULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HAVE A SEPARATE MEETING WITH YOU GUYS AND THEM INDIVIDUALLY MM-HMM
OR AS NEEDED, UH, JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THEM AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.
AND I THINK WE, WE TRY TO DO THAT WITH OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL, NEW BOARD MEMBERS, JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REVIEW THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE BUDGET AND ALL THE PROJECTS.
SO, WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY WORK ON THAT AND, UM, WE'LL CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION AS PART OF THE BYLAWS TO SEE IF WE CAN INCLUDE THAT THIS APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE IN THERE SO WE DON'T RUN INTO THAT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, UM, LET'S SEE, THAT, THAT'S REALLY IT.
THAT WILL BE OUR SCHEDULE FOR, UM, APPROVING THE BUDGET.
UH, AND THEN IT, FROM THERE OF COURSE, UM, COUNSEL WILL HAVE TO GIVE THEIR FINAL APPROVAL ON WHAT WE PRESENT TO THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS? AND OUR, OUR FINAL BUDGET NEEDS TO BE ADOPTED BY JULY.
SO JUNE, YOU'LL SEE, UM, THE DRAFTS FOR BUDGETS, A NSA AND THE A SA.
AND THEN IN JULY IT'LL BE THE BUDGET ADOPTION, THE A SA ADOPTION.
WE'LL DO ANY PROJECT DECLARATIONS IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT.
AND WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC NOTICE FOR ALL THAT AS WELL.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANKS FOR THE REMINDER OF THE SCHEDULING, UH, THAT WE HAVE UPCOMING HERE, UH, DURING THE SUMMER.
UM, WE'LL HAVE A LOT TO GET DONE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANELLE ON THE BUDGET PROCESS? UH, NO, SIR.
[Business - D]
3D IS DISCUSSION ON A THREE YEAR ADDENDUM TO THE RE FAST TRACK CONTRACT[00:10:05]
YOU YEAR THREE.SO DISCUSSION ON A YEAR THREE ADDENDUM TO THE FULL SURE.
SO YOU'VE, UM, ALL SEEN THIS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.
UM, WE RECEIVED THE PROPOSAL FROM THE CANNON, UH, AND IT INCLUDES TWO SEPARATE OPTIONS.
SO THE FIRST OPTION IS VERY SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT STRUCTURE.
UM, THE PRIMARY CHANGE HERE WOULD JUST BE THAT INSTEAD OF, UH, A PART-TIME MANAGING DIRECTOR, WE WOULD HAVE A FULL-TIME MAN MANAGING MANAGING DIRECTOR.
AND THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THIS OPTION WOULD BE $216,850.
SO THAT'S A 2.4 INCREASE OVER, UH, THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THIS YEAR.
THE SECOND OPTION, WHICH, UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING IS A, UH, A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
SO IT WOULD SHIFT AWAY FROM THE CANON, UM, REPRESENTATIVE SERVING AS MANAGING DIRECT DIRECTOR, AND IT WOULD INSTEAD SHIFT TO AN IN-HOUSE EMPLOYEE FILLING THAT ROLE.
THE COST OF THAT OPTION WOULD STILL BE, UH, $71,500, UH, CONTRACT WITH THE CANNON TO KIND OF MAINTAIN ALL, ALL OF, UM, THE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE, THE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER, THE WEBSITE, UH, A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE DETAILED IN THE PROPOSAL AND, UH, IN THE COST BREAKDOWN.
UM, AND OF COURSE, WHILE THAT AMOUNT SEEMS MUCH SMALLER THAN FOR OPTION ONE, YOU HAVE TO FACTOR IN THE COST OF ADDING THAT STAFF MEMBER AS A CITY EMPLOYEE THERE AS WELL.
UH, IN OUR DISCUSSION WITH A BOARD LAST WEEK, THEY DID PROPOSE A OR, OR REQUEST A THIRD OPTION, WHICH WOULD BE TO KEEP EVERYTHING AS IT IS CURRENTLY.
SO, UM, KEEP MATT AS A MANAGING DIRECTOR, CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CANNON, UM, WITH MATT AS PART-TIME AND ADD A PART-TIME CITY STAFF MEMBER, UM, FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
SO THAT WOULD GIVE FOR THEM, THEY FELT THAT IT WAS AN, AN ISSUE TO TRANSITION TOO QUICKLY.
UM, A LOT OF THE CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BETWEEN STAFF AND MATT ARE, THEY'RE GREAT.
IT'S A, A VERY STRONG, UM, COMMUNITY PRESENCE THERE.
UM, BUT TRYING TO BRING SOMEONE ON BOARD AND GET THEM INTRODUCED TO EVERYBODY AND USED TO ALL THE WORK IN THREE MONTHS IS, IS VERY QUICK.
SO THAT THIRD OPTION WOULD ALLOW FOR, UM, THE CITY TO EVENTUALLY HAVE MORE OWNERSHIP.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE END GOAL IS REALLY TO, UM, ADD TO THE SERVICES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HAVE A PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE CANNON WITHIN THE CITY.
UM, BUT THIS JUST ENSURES THAT ALL THE GROUNDWORK THAT'S BEEN LAID AND EVERYTHING, THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ARE PASSED ON AS BEST AS THEY CAN.
UM, AND SO TONIGHT IT'S, IT'S REALLY JUST A DISCUSSION TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK.
UM, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM? WHAT OPTION DO YOU SEE WOULD BE A BEST FIT? UM, ARE THERE THINGS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN HERE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE? ANOTHER QUESTION THAT HAS ALSO COME UP IS, IF THIS WAS A CITY EMPLOYEE, WOULD THEY ONLY BE DOING FULL ASER PASS TRACK? SO TO THAT, WE SAY PROBABLY NOT.
THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THEIR JOB, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, JUST OTHER DUTIES THAT THEY COULD HELP FILL, UM, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, UM, WE STILL DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS, BUT WE'LL WORK ON GETTING MORE DEFINITE NUMBERS FOR YOU ALL ON WHAT A FULL-TIME THIRD EDC STAFF MEMBER FOR THE CITY LOOKS LIKE.
WHAT A PART-TIME LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF COST, AND THEN WHERE IT WOULD FALL WITHIN THE CANNON IN FULLS YOUR FAST TRACK.
YEAH, THAT WAS, I THINK YOU ANSWERED THE ONE QUESTION I HAD, BUT IF WE HAD A PART-TIME PERSON WITH THE CITY, UH, I WAS THINKING IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO HAVE SOMEONE JUST ENGAGED FOR A FEW HOURS, BUT WOULD THEY, WOULD THEIR TIME JUST BE SPLIT WITH ANOTHER DEPARTMENT IN AN INTERIM WHILE THERE'S A TRANSITION PERIOD? IF IT WAS A PART-TIME STAFF, I THINK THAT THEIR TIME WOULD PROBABLY ONLY ALLOW FOR, FOR THEM TO REALLY FOCUS ON LEARNING FULL SURE.
AND GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ALL OF THAT.
UM, THE GOAL WOULD BE TO MAKE THEM FULL TIME AND AT THAT POINT THEY'LL TAKE ON MORE DUTIES AND THIS HAS TO BE DECIDED IN TIME TO PUT INTO THE BUDGET.
NO, UM, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IT COULD, UM, AS PART OF THE PROCESS, BUT, UM, BUT IT MIGHT NEED TO BE JUST AN AMENDMENT LATER.
UM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A STRANGE SITUATION BECAUSE WE APPROVED THE AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET, UM, I GUESS TWO YEARS AGO REALLY, BUT THE CONTRACT WITH THE CANON RUNS THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
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DECEMBER TO FINALIZE THE DECISION.UM, I THINK, BUT THE SOONER THAT WE KNOW THE BETTER.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TRACK THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK THAT MATT IS DOING ON BEHALF OF SHORE FAST TRACK, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DEFINITELY STAY IN TUNE WITH, YOU KNOW, MONITORING THAT AND GIVING OUR REPORTING BACK TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS EXPENDITURE AS WELL, JUST LIKE THE REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS.
SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT AS A FOCUS AS WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS TOO.
UH, QUESTION OR WHAT'S, UH, WHAT ARE Y'ALL'S THOUGHTS ON THE FAST TRACK AND THE ROLE MOVING FORWARD? WELL, I DO, I, I DO LIKE THE PROGRAM.
UM, IT, IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOES, UH, LEND ITSELF TO, UM, COST SAVINGS TO HAVE A, AN EMPLOYEE, UM, DO IT.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE SOME COST SAVINGS THERE TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PROGRAM WHILE, UM, MAIN MAINTAINING, UH, COST EFFECTIVENESS AS WELL.
SO I LIKED OPTION THREE THAT WHAT THE, A BOARD CAME UP WITH.
I THOUGHT THAT SOUNDED LIKE A REALLY REASONABLE WAY TO, TO MOVE FORWARD.
I THINK OPTION THREE IS IT, IT MAKES SENSE.
I THINK LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS THOUGH, I THINK YOU'LL PROBABLY BE FINE, PROBABLY FINE COST WISE, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE CLOSE TO OPTION ONE IN THE TRANSITION ONCE YOU'VE STEPPED THROUGH THAT TRANSITION.
TWO, YOU KNOW, ONCE THE HANDOVER IS COMPLETED, I THINK THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE BENEFIT OF REDUCED COST OVERALL.
BUT I THINK THIS NEXT, ESSENTIALLY THE, THE THIRD YEAR IS GONNA BE UPWARDS OF APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST THINKING OF THIS OUT LOUD HERE, EVEN IF YOU DO HAVE A, A PART-TIME PERSON, YOU KNOW, LEARNING THE PROCESS, DEVELOPING, HELPING DEVELOP THE PROGRAM, WHILE THEIR TIME MAY BE SPLIT PART-TIME BETWEEN THIS SHORE FAST TRACK AND THEIR OTHER DUTIES, IF SOMEONE DOES COME TO CITY HALL AND NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, THEY WILL BE HERE.
SO I LIKE THAT ASPECT OF THAT AS WELL.
SINCE WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT THE, THE DECEMBER CONTRACT END, OF COURSE, I WASN'T ON THE BOARD WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS ORIGINALLY SIGNED.
UM, BUT, UH, WERE THEY PLANNING TO DO, ARE THEY PLANNING TO, CAN THEY BE ASKED TO DO LIKE A YEAR END KIND OF, OR CONTRACT END, UM, PRESENTATION ON THE PROGRESS OR, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY FOR MAYBE AT AN EDC MEETING, BUT ALSO, UM, PERHAPS MORE FOR THE, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM THE PROGRAM TOO? YEAH, DEFINITELY.
YEAH, A TOWN HALL MEETING MAYBE INSTEAD OF AT AN EC MEETING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A, UM, WELL, COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED THAT THEY DO QUARTERLY UPDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL.
WELL STILL MAYBE A TOWN HALL MEETING FOR, TO BRING IN NEW PEOPLE, UH, NEW ENTREPRENEURS OR TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TALK TO THE ONES THAT ARE INVOLVED ABOUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
YEAH, WE DO PRESENT TO COUNCIL.
I, I THINK, UH, JOHN, THE CEO OF THE CANON CAME TO THE INITIAL, UM, DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL AND THEN SINCE THEN, IT'S JUST BEEN STAFF, BUT WE CAN INVITE HIM BACK KIND OF TO DO A WRAP UP OF YEAR, UH, TWO AND THEN WHAT YEAR THREE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I THINK THAT, WHICH I DIDN'T BRING THE PAPERS WITH ME, THEY WERE SITTING ON MY DESK WITH MY AGENDA OVER THERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR ECONOMIC STRATEGIC PLAN, IT DOES ADDRESS, UM, AN ENTREPRENEURIAL HUB OR AN ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPONENT, AND THERE'S NOT, AND FROM THE ECONOMIC STRATEGIC PLAN, IT DOESN'T SHOW ANYONE ELSE IN THE AREA FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THAT.
SO I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS A GOOD IDEA.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
UM, AND SO WE DO WANNA MAKE SURE IN THE END THAT WE ARE, WE'RE BENEFITING, UH, THE CITY OF SHORE AND THE GROWTH OF OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY
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WANTS.UM, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IN MY MIND IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT A SALES TAX DOLLAR BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PLACES THAT WANT TO POP IN HERE AND START GENERATING SALES TAX, BUT IT MAY NOT BE, UH, THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY LONG TERM.
UH, AND SO THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO FOCUS ON THOSE.
AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN DOES SPEAK EXTENSIVELY TO THAT, UH, AND CALLS IT OUT, YOU KNOW, AS A PROGRAM IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION.
BUT, UH, I THINK MAYBE, YOU KNOW, SPLITTING IT AND TRANSITIONING, UM, YOU KNOW, COULD BE A, AN OPTIONAL WAY TO GO.
I WOULD NEED TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE COST OF THE STAFF PERSON, UM, AND HOW DOES THAT MEASURE UP WITH, YOU KNOW, THE REMAINING, WOULD WE ALWAYS NEED, UM, SUPPORT FROM THE CANNON, I GUESS, TO ACCESS SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES? AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE AN ONGOING ANNUAL COST.
DO WE SEE THAT GO CONTINUING TO GO UP, OR DO WE SEE THAT MAYBE LEVELING OFF OR COMING DOWN LATER ON? I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE JUST ASK THEM ABOUT IT.
I, I THINK IT WOULD BE A MUCH SMALLER AMOUNT FROM COMPARED TO WHAT WE STARTED WITH THE CONTRACT.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH JUST THE 71,000, I THINK, UM, THERE'S ROOM FOR DISCUSSION THERE ON WHAT THAT INVOLVEMENT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT, WHAT, UM, TYPE OF ACCESS IT GIVES US, THAT TYPE OF THING.
UM, BUT YES, SIM SIMILAR TO ALL OF YOU, I THINK WHAT WE'RE MOST INTERESTED IS IN ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED, WHILE ALSO, UM, REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT THAT WE'VE MADE, UM, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'VE BUILT BECAUSE IT, IT HAS CONTINUED TO JUST GAIN MOMENTUM.
AND, UM, I MEAN, AS, AS RECENT AS THE EVENTS THAT WE HOSTED IN LAST MONTH, THERE ARE JUST NEW SUBGROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE JUST NOW FINDING OUT AND TAPPING INTO THOSE RESOURCES.
AND WE'RE SEEING SOME, SOME WONDERFUL IDEAS, YOU KNOW, COME TO LIFE, SOME BUSINESSES THAT ARE GROWING.
UM, SO WE JUST REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE THAT, UM, AND, AND ALSO HAVE OWNERSHIP OF IT AND HELP BUILD THAT TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND I THINK THAT BRINGING THAT PERSON IN HOUSE REALLY IS THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
AND I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
WE WERE, I MEAN, WE'RE STARTING SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE WAS DOING, SO IT HADN'T BEEN DONE, YOU KNOW, 20 TIMES BEFORE.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE SOME TRACTION STARTING, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IF YOU LIT A FIRE OVER HERE AND THERE'S A LITTLE SMOLDER, YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST TURN AWAY FROM IT AND, YOU KNOW, IT'LL, IT'LL PROBABLY GO OUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KEEP SOME FANNING OF THE FLAMES TO ENSURE WE GIVE IT THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS.
BUT OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE BEST APPROACH TO THAT WITHOUT, UM, NEGLECTING IT.
WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO.
SO I THINK THERE'S A, A REAL BENEFIT TO HAVING ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT, UH, THE CANNON OFFERS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO BUILD ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS WITHIN STAFF, WITHIN, UH, YOU KNOW, OR HIRING ANYONE TO TRY AND DO THAT.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S VALUE IN HAVING ACCESS TO THAT.
UM, DO WE NEED TO HAVE MATT FULL-TIME, PART-TIME? I THINK YOU'LL STRUGGLE TO FIND A RESOURCE WITH THE EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL TYPE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES.
I MEAN, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO, YOU'RE NOT JUST GONNA GO HIRE SOMEONE FROM, I DON'T KNOW, SUGAR LAND.
RIGHT? YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO AND RECRUIT TO FIND SOMEONE THAT HAS THE SKILL SETS AND MAYBE THE EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND TAKE THAT ROLE.
MAYBE IT'S NOT FULL-TIME INITIALLY, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WOULD DO IT PART-TIME.
BUT TO TAKE THAT ROLE FULL-TIME, YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOMEONE WITH CERTAIN SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE INEXPENSIVE.
SO, SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE QUARUM THAT YOU, YOU HAVE RIGHT? WITH TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD? YEAH, IT IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE.
UM, WE'RE VERY LUCKY, UM, TO GET, TO HAVE MATT AND I THINK, UH, THE, THE PART-TIME LABEL IN A LOT OF WAYS, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE UNFAIR.
UM, HE HAS SET STAFF OR SET, YOU KNOW, OFFICE HOURS WHERE HE'S HERE IN THE BUILDING.
UM, BUT SO OFTEN PEOPLE REQUESTED MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO DAYS AND HE WOULD STILL, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT IN TOWN, GO TO THEM, UM, BE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY.
SO, UM, I, I THINK REALISTICALLY THE AMOUNT OF TIME
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AND DEDICATION THAT HE'S PUT INTO THE PROGRAM IS, UH, MUCH MORE THAN JUST A PART-TIME, UM, POSITION.UM, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, JOEL, THERE'S A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THERE AND, UM, KNOWLEDGE THAT IT, IT WILL BE CHALLENGING TO FIND ANOTHER PERSON.
BUT I MEAN, THE CANON DO HAVE OTHER RESOURCES AS WELL, RIGHT? MM-HMM
SO WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MATT FOR A WHILE NOW.
THEY DO HAVE OTHER RESOURCES FROM OTHER CITIES, THE LOCAL HOUSTON, THEY PROBABLY HAVE ACCESS TO PEOPLE MAYBE THAT WE WOULD EVEN WANT TO GO AND TRY TO RECRUIT FROM, FOR EXAMPLE.
UH, BUT, SO JUST, WE, WE, IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE TO DO A THIRD YEAR AND HAVE MATT, RIGHT.
UH, THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE MM-HMM
UH, THAT HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS, MAYBE DIFFERENT SKILL SETS, UM, DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE.
DOES THAT GIVE YOU AN IDEA ON GATHERING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? YES, IT DOES.
WE'LL COME BACK WITH, UM, MORE, MORE DETAILED OPTIONS FOR YOU.
[Business - E]
E IS EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, RE CENTRAL LLC.UH, WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:26 PM OKAY.
[Business - F]
BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:50 PM THAT LEADS US TO ITEM THREE FA PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE FDC RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FUL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND FULCHER CENTRAL LLC.WE'LL OPEN UP THE HEARING AT 6:50 PM SO IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTION 2025 DASH OH FOUR FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN FUL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND FUL CENTRAL, THIS WOULD BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
I, EXCUSE ME, DAN, CAN WE ASK THEM TO STATE THEIR NAME JUST FOR THE RECORD? YES, YOU WOULD.
UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? MM-HMM
UM, I REPRESENT A NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS IN THE AREA, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A STEP IN OPENING THIS UP FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, HARD WORK THROUGH TYPE A AND TYPE BEDC.
SO, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS, UH, IN YOUR, UH, PACKAGE.
AND I'M REFERENCING EXHIBIT D THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
ITEMS COVERED BY INCENTIVE PAYMENT.
I LOVE THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO, UH, HELP THIS DEVELOPER WITH, I DON'T REPRESENT THIS DEVELOPER, BUT I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HELPING WITH OLD INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT 1 MILLION THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE, UH, PROVIDING AS AN INCENTIVE, POSSIBLY INCLUDING THE WATERLINE INSTALLATION, SEWER LINE INSTALLATION, UH, MORE WATERLINE ALONG 10 93 AND MCKENNAN, UH, WATER INSTALLATION ALONG PRIVATE ROAD LEADING TO MCKENNAN LAND, DEDICATION FOR WATER TREATMENT, I GUESS, FOR THE CITY, UH, CITY UTILITY EASEMENT, DEDICATION, ET CETERA.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS SOME RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AS WELL.
POND PERFORMANCE AREA, MONUMENT SPACE AREA.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY, I THINK YOU'RE SITTING A GOOD PRECEDENT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE COMING IN FRONT OF YOU AT A LATER TIME WITH ADDITIONAL REQUESTS, BUT THIS IS FANTASTIC THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING THAT AND LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY HEFTY NUMBER, A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT.
A QUICK QUESTION IS YOU'RE CONSIDERING, WHAT ABOUT AN IMPACT FEES? SO HOW MUCH IMPACT FEES ARE THEY GONNA PAY? UH, WE ALL KNOW HOW HIGH THEY ARE, SO I DID NOT SEE A LINE ITEM THERE.
SO AS YOU ARE DELIBERATING, CONSIDERING, LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THE IMPACT FEES ARE COVERED AS WELL OR ADDRESSED.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT, BEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE HEARING AT 6:53 PM SO THAT LEADS US TO OUR ACTION ITEM DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE FDC RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC
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DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SHORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND SHORE CENTRAL LLC.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
UM, SO, UH, JUST FOR ANYONE WHO'S WATCHING OR EVEN, UH, TEJANA, THE CITY HAD BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THIS DEVELOPER FOR A COUPLE YEARS ON, ON THIS DEVELOPMENT, UM, THE CITY HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THIS DEVELOPER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY COVER, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU READ THERE.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE, UH, A AND B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, CORPORATION, THE DEVELOPER HAS ASKED FOR SOME ASSISTANCE WITH SOME INCENTIVES.
UH, AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY WHAT THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE EDC TYPE B BOARD ADDRESSES, UH, HERE.
AND, UH, BASICALLY, UH, THESE INCENTIVES, YOU KNOW, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, UM, INCREASED REAL PROPERTY VALUE, TAX REVENUE, PUBLIC CITY WATER, AND SANITARY SEWER LINES THAT NEED TO, TO GO ALONG THE 10 93 THERE AS WELL.
UM, AND ENHANCING SOME OF THE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL, UH, RESOURCES.
AND IT WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF RE.
SO THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER, I THINK IS IN THE, IT'S A REALLY, I THINK IT'S A VERY FAVORABLE THING FOR THIS, THE CITY.
UH, THE SPECIFICS ARE, UH, DETAILED.
YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT, UH, BASICALLY OVER A 14 YEAR PERIOD, UM, THE EDC BOARD WOULD GIVE, UH, THE DEVELOPER A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE GENERATED SPECIFICALLY FROM THAT PROJECT AREA, OKAY.
SO THIS IS AN INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO GET THE, THE LAND DEVELOPED, GET THE TENANTS IN, START GENERATING SALES TAX DOLLARS, UH, WHERE THE CITY WILL GET A PENNY OF THAT.
THE, A BOARD WILL GET A NICKEL, THE B BOARD WILL GET A NICKEL, UM, AND UP TO, UH, A MAXIMUM FOR THE B BOARD TO CONTRIBUTE, UH, $1 MILLION IN INCENTIVES FOR THEM OVER A 14 YEAR PERIOD.
SO IF THEY, UH, GET PEOPLE IN AND, AND GOOD, GOOD TENANTS AND START GENERATING SALES TAX DOLLARS, THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY GET SOME MONEY.
SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD PRECEDENT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, DO WE HAVE, UH, A MOTION OR ACTION TO TAKE ON THIS ITEM? I
I MOVE THAT THE, UH, FULLER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TYPE B BOARD APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND AL SHORE CENTRAL LLC.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE, UH, SHORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RESOLUTION 2025 DASH OH FOUR.
AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, UH, JOEL, I THINK YOU, YOU KNOW, LAID OUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED, UH, WITH THIS RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT.
UH, JUST TO NOTE, UH, THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WOULD BE THE FIRST AGREEMENT THAT THE B BOARD HAS ENTERED INTO IN ITS HISTORY.
UH, SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY MAKING, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THE, THE RIGHT PROJECT TO COME ALONG, AND WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HELP OUT WITH EXPANDING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS COULD BE A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? RIGHT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES RESOLUTION 2025 DASH OH FOUR PASSES, OR IS APPROVED.
AND ANELLE AND HAYDEN, THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION AND DAN, FOR YOUR WORK, UM, WITH THE AGREEMENT, UM, ENSURING THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR US.
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FOUR IS OUR RECURRING ITEMS FOUR A IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT.ALRIGHT, I'LL START OFF WITH, UM, OUR FIRST ITEM, FULL STREET FAST TRACK UPDATE.
UH, APRIL WAS A REALLY BUSY MONTH WITH FOUR SUCCESSFUL, UM, PROGRAMS, UM, THIS YEAR.
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HAVE, UM, REACHED MORE PEOPLE GROUPS BY ADJUSTING TO PROVIDE PRO PROGRAMMING AT DIFFERENT TIMES.SO WHERE WE TRIED, UH, MORNING DURING THE WEEKDAY, WE TRIED EVENING, WE TRIED WEEKEND PROGRAMMING, AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING JUST DIFFERENT, UM, TYPES OF BUSINESS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE HELD THE MEETING LAST WEEK AND PLANNED OUT THE DATES FOR OUR PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE'RE JUST WAITING TO MAKE SURE THE VENUES WE CHOSE ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO GO AHEAD AND START CREATING ALL THE MARKETING FOR THAT.
AND, UM, SHARING THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CURRENT PARTICIPANTS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN JOINING.
UM, ITEM TWO, RETAIL STRATEGIES.
WE DID RECEIVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND ADDITIONAL DATA REPORTS FROM THEM, AND WE DID DISTRIBUTE THEM, UM, VIA EMAIL.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD YET THE CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH THEM.
THEY'RE, UM, VERY DETAILED, VERY EXTENSIVE, GREAT, GREAT REPORTS TO HAVE.
UM, WE'VE ALSO, THANK YOU HIDDEN, ADDED THEM TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY.
UM, ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS, STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, HOTEL FEASIBILITY STUDY, ANY RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAVE ALL BEEN UPLOADED NOW TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAGE, WHICH IS HOUSED UNDER THE CITY OF CHER'S WEBPAGE.
UM, WE JUST FELT, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE'S INTERESTED, THEY CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE.
UM, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT OUT.
UM, WE ALSO FINALLY GOT OUR, UM, COSTAR INTEGRATED INTO THAT PAGE, AND, UM, IT LOOKS GREAT, SO PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE, CHECK IT OUT.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL THOSE RESOURCES IN, IN ONE PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THAT INFORMATION.
UM, ITEM THREE, BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
UM, APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED NOW FOR ANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
SO THE MAYOR AND OUR CITY COUNCIL ARE SET TO APPOINT ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT THEIR REGULAR JUNE MEETING.
AND THEN ITEM FOUR, RELEVANT ORDINANCE UPDATES.
UM, SO FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN ANALYZING SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE CURRENT ORDINANCES COULD PROHIBIT OR SERIOUSLY COMPLICATE CERTAIN TYPES OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
SO WHILE THEY WERE EXPLORING OPTIONS AND, UM, LANGUAGE TO REMOVE OR LESSEN THOSE BARRIERS, UM, THEY WERE STILL WORKING ON MAKING SURE TO STAY DEDICATED, UM, TO THAT PRESERVATION OF THE SMALL TOWN FEEL, UM, OF THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
BUT, AND, AND ALSO NATURAL COMPONENTS, UM, THAT A LOT OF MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY LOVE AND ENJOY.
UM, SO IN THE SPIRIT OF ALL THAT, UM, WHILE ALSO FINDING A WAY TO ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL GROWTH AND PRESERVING TREES AND GREEN SPACES, THEY DID PROPOSE A FEW, UH, AMENDMENTS TO THE CDO LAST MONTH THAT WILL ALLOW GROCERY AND RETAIL, UH, USES LARGER THAN 35,000 SQUARE FEET UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, UM, AND LANGUAGE THAT WILL ENCOURAGE TREE PRESERVATION ON VACANT PROPERTIES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SHORE.
SO THIS, UH, WILL ALLOW SOME LARGE RETAIL STORES, UM, BUT AGAIN, WITH, UM, VERY SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE APPEARANCE OF PARKING, UH, PARKING LOTS AND FIELDS AND, UM, BUILD BUILDING FACADES, DON'T, UM, DON'T GIVE THAT BIG BOX FEEL.
UM, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, UM, ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT, IT CAN BE FOUND IN THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PACKET FOR THAT MEETING.
UM, BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT AND GO THROUGH ITEM FIVE UPCOMING EVENTS.
SO WE HAVE SCHEDULED
RIGHT NOW, THE COMPONENTS OF THAT EVENT ARE LIVE MUSIC, VENDOR BOOTHS, FOOD TRUCKS, UM, THAT SORT OF THING.
WE'RE TRYING TO, UM, BRING BACK, UH, AN EVENT THAT USED TO BE A BIG PART OF RE AND OUR HOPE IS THAT IT WOULD BECOME THAT ANNUAL HALLMARK EVENT THAT WOULD GROW THROUGH THE YEARS.
SO WE HAVE, UM, SECURED ENTERTAINMENT, UM, THE HEADLINER WILL BE DYLAN WHEELER, AND THEN THE OPENING BAND WILL BE THEIR ORIGINAL REMNANTS.
WE WILL BE POSTING OUT, UM, A CALL FOR VENDORS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN HOPEFULLY GET ALL OF THE MARKETING MATERIALS READY AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
COULD YOU REPEAT THAT DATE? WAS THAT OCTOBER 11TH? OCTOBER 11TH? IT'S A SATURDAY.
SECOND, UM, SATURDAY IN OCTOBER.
AND THEN ITEM SIX, THE WEST PARK TOLLWAY STUDY.
SO ON MAY 6TH, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE STUDY AS A DECLARED PROJECT WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THEM.
SO NOW GARY AND THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, KICKING IT ALL OFF, UH, ON THEIR END.
AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE GET.
UM, ANY, ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON HOW THIS STUDY TIMELINE WILL BE GOING?
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ITEM SEVEN, UM, CITY COUNCIL BYLAW REVIEW.SO THESE WERE, UM, OUR BYLAWS THAT YOU ALL APPROVED WERE PRESENTED TO COUNSEL ON MAY 6TH AS WELL.
UM, BUT A FINAL REVIEW BY THE CITY'S LEGAL TEAM DETERMINED THERE ARE SOME POLICY DISCUSSIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD.
UM, SO WE'LL JUST GIVE THEM TIME TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND THEN WE'LL BRING BACK, UM, WHAT THE CHANGES THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
AND THEN AGAIN, IT'LL BE ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL.
ITEM EIGHT, UH, CIP PROJECT UPDATE.
SO FOR HARRIS STREET, THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF THE 36 INCH DRAINAGE PIPES FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, UH, AT 10 93 TO SECOND STREET, EXCEPT FOR TWO SPOTS WITH UTILITY CONFLICTS, CHANGE ORDERS ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED FOR THOSE TWO CONFLICTS.
AND THE SANITARY SEWER LINE INSTALLATION, UM, HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED FOR THAT AREA.
SO THE CONTRACTOR WILL NOW BEGIN EXCAVATION FOR THE DETENTION POND NORTH OF FIFTH STREET.
THE SECOND PROJECT, EAST SIDE DRAINAGE FOURTH STREET.
UH, NEGO NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND HUGGINS RANCH.
UH, REGARDING THE EASEMENT REQUIRED FOR THE DRAINAGE PIPE THAT WILL BE INSTALLED EAST OF HOUSTON STREET.
AND A NEW EASEMENT AGREEMENT WAS SENT TO THE LANDOWNER ON THE 6TH OF MAY, AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY CITY STAFF.
ITEM NINE, SMALL BUSINESS WEEK.
SO LA THE WEEK BEFORE LAST
UM, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME WONDERFUL FEEDBACK BY LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND, UM, SEVERAL OF YOU HELPED SHARING THAT INFORMATION ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, AND IT'S HAD SOME REALLY GREAT SUCCESS.
WE'VE SEEN, UM, A BIG INCREASE IN SUBMISSIONS, AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHTING THOSE BUSINESSES AND THOSE STORIES, UM, THAT, THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN ALL OF THAT.
UM, IF YOU SEE THE STORIES CONTINUE TO SHARE THEM, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO MAKE, UH, OTHER RESIDENTS AWARE OF WHO IS RUNNING THE BUSINESS, THE FACE BEHIND THE BUSINESS, AND, UM, MAYBE SOME PLACES THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF YET THAT THEY CAN GO SHOP OR A SERVICE THEY CAN RECEIVE.
UM, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT.
WHO PUTS THE, THE VIDEOS AND STUFF TOGETHER ON THOSE THINGS? UH, SIMONA, SO OUR, OR FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS? YEAH.
YEAH, THAT WAS ALL SIMONA'S WORK.
SO OUR, UH, PART-TIME EDC PERSON, IF YOU WILL, THAT WE SHARE WITH COMMUNICATIONS.
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO, TO LET HER KNOW THAT.
I THINK, UH, EVERY WEEK OUR COMMUNICATIONS, UH, COORDINATOR DOES AN UPDATE ON WHATEVER THE HIGHEST, UH, ENGAGEMENT POST WAS FOR THAT WEEK AND FOR, UM, YEAH, FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS, IT WAS THAT, THAT VIDEO.
SO WE WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT
UM, BUT YOU, YOU ALSO, IT WAS JUST LAUNCHED IN SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, RIGHT? IT'S, THE PLAN IS TO CONTINUE IT INDEFINITELY, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT, YES.
YEAH, WE JUST TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT IT.
I MEAN, I THINK WE HAD ANNOUNCED IT BEFORE, BUT IT WAS JUST A STATIC POST.
SO WITH THE VIDEO, IT REALLY, REALLY, UH, GAINED A LOT OF TRACTION.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, ITEM 10, THE EDC PHOTO CONTEST.
SO THIS WILL RUN, UH, NEXT WEEK.
WAIT, DID I, OH, IT ISN'T, OH, OOPS.
UM, ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT, IT'LL RUN NEXT WEEK, MAY 26TH, UH, THROUGH JUNE 27TH.
SO ONCE YOU SEE THAT, PLEASE SHARE.
UM, AS A REMINDER, THE WINNER OF THAT CONTEST, WE HAVE A, A FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, UH, PLACE WINNERS.
THE FIRST PLACE GETS TO HANG IN THE LOBBY FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, UM, AND THEN BE THE COVER OF THE CITY'S BUDGET BOOK.
SO WE'VE JUST GOTTEN SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS.
THEY'RE DISPLAYED ALL OVER CITY HALL THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE DONE THE CONTEST.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S SUBMISSIONS.
DID YOU WANNA SAY, AND IT ALSO USUALLY WINDS UP AS EVERYBODY IN CITY HALL'S SCREENSAVER FOR THE NEXT YEAR,
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY UPDATES.
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA ASK ABOUT
UM, CAN WE GET A MORE OF A DETAILED UPDATE, UH, ONE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BUDGET AS WELL? MM-HMM
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WE CAN SEE THE DRAINAGE PIPES ARE GETTING INSTALLED, BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY IF WE'RE ON BUDGET OVER BUDGET.
THERE'S NO S-CURVES, THERE'S NO, UM, T-C-P-I-T-C-P IP, SORRY, THE TOTAL COST PERFORMANCE INDEX SHOWING WHETHER THE PROJECT'S UNDER ON BUDGET OR NOT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I MEAN, AND THEN YOU MENTIONED CHANGE ORDERS.
LAST TIME I CHECKED THIS PROJECT WAS BEING FULLY FUNDED BY THE EDCS, YET, I'M SURE, I DON'T THINK TOMMY'S BEEN SIGNING CHANGE ORDERS OR, OR THE AIR BOARD'S BEEN SIGNING.
SO WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM TO PAY FOR THESE CHANGE ORDERS? IS THAT GOING TO THE CITY? DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, IT, IT HAS BEEN ALSO, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION NEEDS TO COME BACK OUR WAY, DETAILS, ESPECIALLY BEING FULLY FUNDED BY THE EDCS.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE THAT DIRECTLY FROM PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, UM, AT THE NEXT MEETING? YEAH, I MEAN, IT, I THINK IT'S, IT'S FAIR, IT'S A FAIR REQUEST, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LEVEL OF EFFORT THROUGH ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT, THE APPROVALS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CHANGES WERE LIKELY, UM, LIKE FOR SEWER LINES, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT PROBABLY IS COMING OUT OF A DIFFERENT, UH, BUDGET CATEGORY.
BUT I THINK THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, UTILITY CONFLICTS AND THOSE CHANGES, IF WE COULD JUST GET SOME, YOU KNOW, ASSURANCES ON, ON, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GONNA HAVE AN ASK LATER ON FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS, OR IS THE CITY ABLE TO COVER THAT THROUGH OTHER BUDGETARY PROCESSES? SURE.
I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY TO HAVE, UH, TIFFANY OR SOMEONE, UM, ACTUALLY DO A, A WRITTEN STATUS OF THE PROJECT ADDRESSING SOME SPECIFIC THINGS THAT ARE BEING ASKED FOR, CONSIDERING THAT THIS IS AN AFTER HOURS MEETING AND HAVING THEM STAY, I KNOW SHE'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO DO THAT, BUT I WOULD FIRST ASK JUST FOR A WRITTEN UPDATE, UH, COVERING THE THINGS THAT, UH, AROUND COSTS, EXPENDITURES, BUDGETS, OVERRUNS.
AGAIN, GIVE US A REVIEW OF HOW THAT'S BUDGETED.
SO, AND THEN WE COULD LOOK AT IT.
AND THEN IF YOU WANT MORE AND WANT THEM TO COME AND ASK ANSWER QUESTIONS, CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT.
I MEAN, NOT NORMAL PROJECTS YOU WOULD PREFER PRODUCE A, LIKE A, A DASHBOARD, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION RIGHT THERE.
THEN IT SHOWS IF, YOU KNOW, IT PRESENTS IF IT'S ON OR OVER A BUDGET RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE, I KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN FRUSTRATED AND BURNT BEFORE, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE WATER PROJECTS COMING BACK AND ASKING FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEREAFTER.
I DON'T WANT HARRIS STREET TO TURN INTO ONE OF THOSE.
WE'LL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THAT REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, UM, STAFF TEAM.
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FOUR B IS PRESENTATION BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON REGARDING RELEVANT ACTION TAKEN AT PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.SO I THINK, UM, IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE RELEVANT, UH, COMPONENTS WERE COVERED BY OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
UM, I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE OR BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF IF YOU'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE REGARDING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THOSE ON A DAY, DAY BASIS OR EVER.
UM, BUT, UH, YOU CAN TELL THEM WE HAVE PLENTY OF WATER.
UM, OUR, UH, ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, IT'S COMPLETE.
UH, IT'S BEEN SEALED, THE WATER'S BEEN TESTED, IT'S FULL OF WATER.
UH, IT'S PROVIDING PRESSURE TO THE CITY'S, UH, SYSTEM.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIMING FOR THAT, RIGHT? GOING INTO JUNE NOW, THE WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO THERE AT PECAN RIDGE, UH, IS, UH, 68% COMPLETE.
UH, THEY'RE DRILL, THEY'RE DRILLING SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, WELLS, UH, TO HELP, UH, GET THE, THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT WE WANTED.
UM, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE 2025 WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
UH, THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES IN GROWTH AND PROJECTIONS, UH, WATER DEMAND, UH, WASTEWATER FLOWS, AND OUR UPDATING OUR 10 YEAR, UM, WATER CAPACITY, CIP.
SO WE ALWAYS DO THAT, RIGHT? IT'S, IT'S SORT OF A RUNNING 10 YEAR, 15 YEAR PLAN.
THE, UH, THE COUNCIL APPROVED USING IRENE STERN WORKING WITH, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY, UH, TO PROVIDE A SENIOR CITIZENS COMMUNITY CENTER.
YOU COULD TELL ALL, ALL THE OLD PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE, THAT THEY WANNA COME OUT AND START A BUSINESS.
IT USED TO BE AT IRENE STERN, WE LOOKED AT, WE HAD SOME, UM,
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CITIZENS THAT WERE RESIDENTS THAT WERE VERY INTERESTED AND GOT INVOLVED AND, UM, AND THANKS TO, UH, THE MAYOR, UH, FOR TAKING THAT ON AND PURSUING THAT.UM, AND WE HAVE REALLY, UH, IT USED TO BE AT IRENE STERN, THEN AFTER COVID THEN, YOU KNOW, SO NOW WE'RE COMING BACK AND I THINK THE GOOD THING IS, IS THAT THE FORT BEND COUNTY FOLKS ARE GOING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING IT ON A DAILY BASIS.
I THINK WE EVEN AGREED TO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
UM, SO THAT, UH, KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO HAVE STAFF THERE TO OPEN THE BUILDING UP, CLOSE THE BUILDING UP, MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE GOING WELL.
SO, UH, THE FORT BEND FOLKS ARE GONNA DO THAT.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF, UM, SO I'LL, I'LL, YOU'VE ALREADY COVERED SOME OF THESE, ELLE, BUT WE DID APPROVE AN AGREEMENT, UH, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A PILOT STUDY WITH THE MCKENNAN WATER PLANT.
SO THAT MCKENNAN WATER PLANT WILL BE PART OF THE LAND.
THAT'S PART OF THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT ON.
UM, SO THAT WILL BE STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS WE, UH, EXPAND THE WESTPARK TOLL ROAD, OUR WASTEWATER PLANT, UH, THAT SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED, AND THEREFORE THERE NEEDS TO BE CAPACITY CREATED IN THE FUTURE.
SO THAT'S, UH, PART OF THE PLAN FOR THE MCKINNON WATER WASTEWATER.
A COUPLE OF THE CDO CHANGES ARE IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, THE ONE FOR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, RIGHT? FOR INCREASING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
AND BECAUSE THAT IS IN DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, IT WOULD PROBABLY MOST LIKELY BE, UM, UH, WELL, IT WON'T BE, UH, IT WON'T BE A MANUFACTURING BUILDING, RIGHT? IT'LL BE SOME SORT OF RETAIL, UH, BUILDING THAT WOULD BE CREATED WITH, WITH THE OVER 35,000 SQUARE FEET.
BUT I THINK WE LIMITED IT TO, UH, 50,000.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE HIGH NUMBER IS.
UH, BUT IF YOU WANNA GO AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE PUT ON THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S, UH, A VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN FOR FULL SURE TO NOT HAVE THE BIG BOX, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, I WON'T MENTION ANY NAMES, BUT YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE, UH, IN, IN THE CITY AND IN DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
AND THEN I THINK WE COVERED LAST TIME THE, UM, THE CHANGE THAT WE MADE REGARDING, UH, ONSITE OFFSITE CELLS OF ALCOHOL AND THE, THE, UH, VICINITY OF, UH, SCHOOLS.
UH, AND THEN WE BASICALLY JUST AGREED TO THE, THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HAD.
AND THAT WILL BE MY LAST, UH, UPDATE AS A LIAISON, UH, FOR COUNCIL.
UH, I DID WANNA MENTION THAT WHAT WE DID DO LAST MEETING, SPECIAL MEETING, UM, WE DID, UM, HAVE OUR SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW DISTRICT FOUR CITY COUNCILMAN, MR. RICHARD RUSSELL SITTING IN THE BACK THERE, UH, BY THE MAYOR.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, SARAH, MS. JOHNSON, I BELIEVE WAS SWORN IN.
AND THEN, UH, WE DID SWEAR IN ABBY, UH, THAT WILL BE HIS SECOND TERM.
UH, BOTH ABBY AND SARAH WERE UNOPPOSED.
AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. RUSSELL.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANKS FOR THE, THOSE UPDATES.
UH, I KNOW WITH EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS GOING ON AND THE LENGTHY AGENDAS THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO WHITTLE THAT DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT IS MANAGEABLE FOR OUR MEETING.
BUT, UH, APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS TAKING ON THAT TASK AND DOING THAT FOR US.
UH, ITEM FOUR C IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL THOSE TO ANELLE HAYDEN AND MYSELF.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT THIS.
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FOUR D IS ANNOUNCEMENTS.SO I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE IS I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH KAY COLLICK AND A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE.
MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 26TH, WE HAVE AN EVENT FOR MEMORIAL DAY AT THE IRENE STERN CENTER BY SEVERAL OF OUR LOCAL CLUBS.
MAYOR DON MCCOY WILL BE OUR MC.
WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM LINED UP, AND THAT'S FROM 11:00 AM TO 12 NOON AT THE IRENE STERN CENTER ON MAY THE 26TH.
AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL BE LEAVING THE BOARD.
THEY'VE DONE THEIR TIME AND, UH, AND ELLEN AND HAYDEN HAVE PREPARED SOME CERTIFICATES FOR THEM.
AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, JOEL PATTERSON AND JAMES BUSIER FOR THEIR SERVICE.
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THIS BOARD IS DEFINITELY A VOLUNTEER EFFORT.UM, WELL, IF THE MAYOR'S HERE, I THINK HE SHOULD COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THESE FOLKS.
HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO DOWN IN FRONT, GET A PICTURE.
SHOULD WE DO THE WHOLE BOARD TOGETHER? I THINK SO, YEAH.
THAT'S PEOPLE LONGER NEVER MISS A CHANCE FOR A FULL WALK.
ONE THAT I UP, YOU GOT THIS? UM, OH, ALRIGHT.
UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, WELL, YOUR DEPARTING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY LAST WORDS,
UH, MR. MAYOR, ANELLE, HAYDEN, UH, THE REST OF THE BOARD.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T AN EASY DECISION.
JUST HAD SOME OTHER THINGS TO, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF, UM, COMMIT TWO YEARS.
SO I JUST TOLD, I TOLD ANELLE I MAY BE BACK IN TWO YEARS, BUT DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT
SO, UH, NEVER, NEVER, UH, COUNT.
UH, YOU KNOW, NEVER SAY NEVER.
WE'LL PUT IT IN OUR CALENDAR,
I'M SURE I'LL GET A COUPLE TEXT MESSAGES.
SO, UH, AND TOMMY, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, YOUR LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
SOMETIMES LONG NIGHTS, SOMETIMES FRUSTRATING, SOMETIMES A LOT OF FUN.
UH, WELL, I MEAN, I, I APPRECIATE, UH, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT COUNCIL AND BE ON THE BOARD.
UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, VERY CHALLENGING.
UM, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT THE CITY OF RE HAS, UH, VERY UNIQUE AND THE FACT THAT IT'S ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT YET, YOU KNOW, IS LAND RESTRICTED AND DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF THINGS AVAILABLE TO OFFER LARGE, UH, COMPANIES TO INCENTIVIZE THEM TO COME IN.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY THAT, UH, I DID MY APPLICATION TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL AND, UM, UM, MS. FRITZ, WHAT WAS HER NAME? YEAH, ANGELA.
UM, YEAH, I HAD A STORY AROUND THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS, SHE HAD A CHALLENGE AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR, I THINK WE'VE MADE PROGRESS.
I, WE HAVE A, A GREAT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP ON MOVING FORWARD.
UM, I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT YOU SOMEHOW SQUEEZE IN A WORKSHOP FOR COUNCIL, UM, AND SHARE WITH THEM A LOT OF THE, UM, DEMOGRAPHICS AND THE ECONOMIC STUDIES THAT HAVE COME BACK SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE, THE ACTUAL AREA OF, UM, OF, OF DRAW FOR THE CITY OF SHORE AND THE AMOUNT OF, UH, SALES TAX THAT COMES IN FROM A, A VERY LARGE AREA.
RIGHT? IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THE, THE CITIZENS, UH, RESIDENTS OF SHORE.
IT'S, IT'S EVERYWHERE, RIGHT? IT'S, UH, SIMONTON, IT'S BROOKSHIRE, IT'S UH, SUGARLAND, IT'S KATY, IT'S CINCO RANCH.
UM, AND WE'VE SEEN THOSE NUMBERS AND WE KNOW WHAT THE POTENTIAL, UM, SPEND, UH, THERE FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME IN, RIGHT? THEY CAN SEE HOW MUCH MONEY THERE IS TO BE MADE AND THE DEMAND FOR ECONOMY, UH, WITHIN THIS AREA.
SO I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
UH, I KNOW I CERTAINLY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT OR APPRECIATE IT UNTIL SITTING ON, ON THIS BOARD AND LOOKING AT IT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.
NOT EVERYONE'S A FAVOR OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING, BUT I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO
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STICK TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE AND JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.SO I'LL BE, UH, STEPPING ASIDE.
UM, UH, BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS IN GENERAL, AND I HAVE A-A-H-G-A-C COMMITTEE THAT I'M ON.
UM, I'M GOING TO STEP DOWN FROM THAT AS WELL SINCE I NO LONGER BE A, UM, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY.
UM, AND THEN, UM, YEAH, OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE, UH, WEST HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, UH, WHERE I REPRESENT
UH, WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU.
WITH THAT, THAT LEADS US TO ADJOURNMENT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 7 24.
YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ALL OPPOSED? WERE ADJOURNED AT 7 24.