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[I. Call to Order]

[00:00:06]

ALL RIGHT.

IT IS 6:00 PM SO WANNA WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE RE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING TONIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, UH, FOR THE RECORD.

UH, VIN YOUNG, UH, BROWN IS NOT WITH US AT THE MOMENT, AND THEN WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VACANCY WHERE LEE O'BRIEN EXISTED, BUT EVERYONE ELSE IS HERE.

OUR EX-OFFICIO MEMBER IS HERE, ANDREW, AND OUR COUNCIL LIAISON, UH, MR. POWERS.

SO THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE.

HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO MAKE CITIZENS' COMMENTS? NO.

OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER

[III. Council Comment]

THREE IS COUNCIL COMMENT.

UH, SO WE DO HAVE AN OFFICIAL SPOT FOR COUNCIL LIAISON PATRICK POWERS, WHO CAN PROVIDE UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL OR SHARE INPUT RELATED TO THE AGENDA OR CORPORATION ACTIVITIES.

AND NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA OFFER OR ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL, AND THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR SERVING.

I KNOW THAT YOU COULD BE WITH YOUR FAMILY TONIGHT, AND THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO, UM, UH, SACRIFICE THAT TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY TO SERVE, UH, YOUR COMMUNITY, AND, AND THAT IS NOTICED AND MUCH APPRECIATED.

SO, THANK YOU.

UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT COUNCIL MAY BE THINKING, UM, I'LL TRY MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM, ALTHOUGH I'VE STRUGGLED WITH THAT HALF THE TIME TOO.

SO, .

THANK YOU, PATRICK.

MY PLEASURE.

ITEM FOUR IS OUR REGULAR BUSINESS.

SO WE WILL, EVANGELINE KURBO IS NOT HERE AT THE MOMENT, SO WE'LL SKIP ITEM FOUR A IF THE BOARD IS ACCEPTABLE WITH THAT.

AND THEN ITEM FOUR B

[Business - B]

IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION FOR FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026 MEETING.

SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE MINUTES IN YOUR PACKET.

ANYONE HAVE ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS FOR THOSE? IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY, 2026 MEETING MINUTES FOR THE FULL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE OUR MEETING MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

ITEM FOUR

[Business - C]

C IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE FINANCIALS AND PAYABLES FOR THE CORPORATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31ST, 2026.

HAYDEN, GOOD EVENING.

UM, I JUST NOTICED THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

UH, THE JANUARY REMITTANCES, UH, WERE ACTUALLY DOWN.

WE'RE, OH, NEVERMIND, EXCUSE ME.

UM, SALES TAX REVENUES RECEIVED IN MARCH, UM, WE'RE THE JANUARY 26TH REMITTANCES WERE DOWN 12% FROM THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

UH, TOTALING $164,107 AND 45 CENTS.

UM, EACH CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUES NOW TOTAL $777,824 AND 42 CENTS, OR 33% OF THE BUDGET, 33% OF THE YEAR.

UM, JUST LIKE LAST MONTH, UM, THESE PAST TWO MONTHS IN FY 25, WE HAD VERY LARGE INCREASES.

UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD A 43% YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE AND THE, AND, AND LAST MONTH'S, UH, SO FOR THE, UM, THE DECEMBERS, IT WAS AROUND A 32% INCREASE.

SO THIS IS STILL ON THE APPROPRIATE TRAJECTORY.

UM, AND IT, IT DOES KIND OF MATCH WITH WHAT OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ARE SEEING.

UM, SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT, BUT NEXT MONTH WE ANTICIPATE IT'S A KIND OF RETURN TO NORMALCY, UM, AS FAR AS COLLECTIONS.

YEAH, I WENT BACK AND PULLED UP THAT CHART FROM THE END OF LAST YEAR THAT SHOWED ALL OF THOSE PERCENTAGES, AND YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNT.

GOOD .

YEAH, LAST MONTH AND THIS MONTH WERE, UH, REALLY SPIKED UP, SO, YEAH.

YEAH.

AND IF, IF YOU LOOK ON THE, UM, THE INCLUDED CHART IN THERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE THE TREND LINE WOULD BE, UM, IN THOSE COLLECTION GRAPHS, YOU SEE WHERE IT JUMPS OUT REALLY HIGH, UM, THOSE PAST TWO MONTHS.

BUT IF YOU WERE TO JUST DRAW A LINE, UM, MM-HMM .

CONNECTING TO THIS YEAR, IT, IT WOULD FOLLOW THE, THE CORRECT TREND.

UH, BUT AS ALWAYS, WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP AN EYE, UM, ON OUR COLLECTIONS AND LET YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY, UH, CONCERNS ON OUR END.

[00:05:26]

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIALS OR, ALL RIGHT.

IF NOT, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYABLES IN THE REPORT? I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYABLES, UM, FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31ST, 2026 IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,682 AND 34 CENTS.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MOTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE PAYABLES AND THE REPORT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK Y'ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

FOUR

[Business - D]

D IS UPDATE ON THE EDC FUNDED CIP PROJECTS, HARRIS STREET AND DOWNTOWN EAST SIDE DRAINAGE.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU, .

UM, GOOD EVENING.

SO TODAY I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A QUICK, OR WE CAN BE QUICK OR AS IN DEPTH AS YOU'D LIKE, UH, OVER HARRIS STREET.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES ON THAT PROJECT, AND YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE KIND OF FRUITS COMING TO FRUITION WITH THAT.

THIS MONTH WE DID PUT THAT PROJECT BACK OUT TO BID, SO WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT KIND OF WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

IDEALLY, I'D PUT IT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL BY MID-APRIL.

WORST CASE SCENARIO, IF WE HAVE SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH A CONTRACTOR, IT WOULD BE ON THE MAY AGENDA.

SO, UM, EARLY INDICATIONS SAY THAT WE DO HAVE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE VERY INTERESTED.

WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF, WE HAVE FOUR CONTRACTORS SHOW UP FOR THE PRE-BID, AS WELL AS A LOT OF QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH, WHICH TELL ME THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CONTRACTORS INTERESTED AND THEY'RE ASKING QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE WE GET A GOOD PRICING BACK FOR THAT.

SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT, WELL, WELL, WILL WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FINISH OUT THIS PROJECT? AND THAT ANSWER RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING LIKE, YES, WE ARE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH MONEY WITHIN THE CIP PROGRAM, BUT EVEN MORE SO WITH JUST IN THE PROJECT BUDGET THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THIS CONTRACTOR.

WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE FIRST WENT OUT FOR THIS BID, THE CONTRACTOR DID GO A BIT HIGH ON THE PRICING, WHICH WE'RE SEEING THAT KIND OF FLUCTUATING GOING BACK DOWN IN OUR FAVOR.

SO I HAVE ALL CONFIDENCE THAT WE'LL GET THIS PROJECT IN SCOPE AS WELL AS IN BUDGET.

SO TO ENSURE THAT WE TRY TO MEET THAT ORIGINAL SCHEDULE THAT WE CAME AND TALKED TO BACK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR WHEN HE IS ON STAT, WHEN WE HAVE HIM ON, UM, CONTRACT TO SEQUENCE THE PROJECT WHERE WE CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE BIGGER ITEMS DONE FIRST.

SOME OF THAT FLAT WORK, THAT DETAIL THAT WE WANTED IN THE PLAZA, AND KIND OF WORK WITH THAT CONTRACT TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPEDITE THE CONTRACT OVERALL.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF COORDINATION, BUT I, WE WANT TO HAVE IT DONE BY, UM, WINTER TIME, KIND LIKE WHAT WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE BIG UNVEILING AS WE PREVIOUSLY WANTED TO DO.

UM, MONTHLY COORDINATION IS GONNA HELP KIND OF KEEP THAT ON TRACK AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP THAT GOING.

SO, UM, YOU'LL SEE SOME THINGS STARTING TO HAPPEN IN HARRIS EVEN BEFORE THIS CONTRACT GET GETS KICKED OFF.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING.

THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A HICCUP WITH THAT.

THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE DES DESIRED TO GO WITH WASN'T, UM, THEY HADN'T UPDATED THEIR BUYBOARD, THEIR CO-OP, SO WE PUT THAT, THAT PROJECT BACK OUT TO BID INFORMALLY SO THEY CAN GET THAT MOVING.

BUT THOSE LITTLE THINGS ARE, IS GOING GONNA HELP US GET THAT CONTRACT TO BE DONE ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET AND WHAT EVERYBODY WANTED TO SEE FROM IT.

SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HARRIS STREET? AND THANK Y'ALL FOR SUPPORTING AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH US ON IT.

HEY, IT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT THE PRICES MAY BE DRIFTING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

MM-HMM .

USUALLY THEY'RE SKYROCKETING HIGHER ALL THE TIME.

.

PERFECT.

SO IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO DOWNTOWN.

SO DOWNTOWN, IF YOU WANTED, TOOK A LOOK AT THAT.

IT IS MOVING.

THE CONTRACTOR IS OUT THERE.

AS OF LAST WEEK, UM, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, CONVERSATION WITH THE CONFLICT WITH THE WATERLINE, WHICH WE'VE RESOLVED.

UM, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD.

HE'S MOVING FORWARD.

AND ACTUALLY I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT CONTRACT DONE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED, UM, PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS OVER.

SO DONE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

AND MY GOAL IS STILL LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT ON BUDGET.

SO EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD FOR THAT.

WE'VE, UM, WENT OUT AS OF, AS OF LAST WEEK TO GO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS JUST TO MAKE THEIR, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE THAT THERE'S SOME WORK GONNA BE HAPPENING.

WE HAD ONE RESIDENT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED WHEN SHE SAW THE STAKING KEY.

NOW SHE THOUGHT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE MOST OF HER YARD.

THEY SAID, NOPE, THAT'S JUST SURVEYING .

YOU'RE GONNA KEEP YOUR YARD.

WE JUST HAD TO PUT THE BOUNDARIES ON WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY IS AT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT CONTRACTOR IS GOING WELL.

THE CONTRACTOR IS VERY RESPONSIVE, AND OUR ENGINEERING TEAM, AS WELL AS OUR DESIGN TEAM, IS ON ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY OUT THERE ALONG WITH OUR CITY INSPECTORS.

[00:10:01]

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THAT ONE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE DO APPRECIATE YOU AND, UH, MATTHEW COME INTO OUR MEETINGS EACH MONTH TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK IT'S REALLY HELPED OUT TO KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON THOSE PROJECTS.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DAVID.

ALRIGHT,

[Business - E]

FOUR E IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE AUTHORIZATION OF A DENSITY STUDY BY ZIGLAR COOPER TO EVALUATE THE VIABILITY AND DESIGN OF A DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR PACKET, WE'VE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO FUND A DENSITY STUDY FOR A PROPOSED MIXED USE PARKING STRUCTURE.

UH, DOWNTOWN.

LAST, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN TYPE A BOARD MET, THEY DID VOTE TO FUND 50% OF THE STUDY, UH, AT $6,000.

AND SO TONIGHT, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO FUND THE REMAINING HALF, $6,000.

WE DO HAVE A BUDGETED AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR STUDIES IN YOUR BUDGET.

UH, AND THIS REALLY JUST CAME ABOUT IN CON ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS ON, UM, COLLABORATIONS AND, UM, JUST DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN PARTNER TO START WORKING TOWARDS A PARKING STRUCTURE DOWNTOWN.

AND SO, OF COURSE THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT WILL THAT COST? IS IT VIABLE? WHERE CAN WE BUILD IT AND DOES IT MEET THE NEED OF ALL THE PARTIES, UH, TO BE, YOU KNOW, A REGIONAL BENEFIT TO OUR DOWNTOWN? AND SO WE HOPE THAT WITH THIS STUDY, WE CAN HAVE ALL OF THOSE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS TO THEN DECIDE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

I ASSUME THIS FIRM HAS DONE SIMILAR STUDIES FOR OTHER ENTITIES AND WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS OR, YES, SIR.

OKAY, PERFECT.

WHAT LAND IS BEING REVIEWED AS A SITE FOR THIS STRUCTURE? IT'S LAND OWNED BY THE METHODIST CHURCH.

SO IS THIS LAND THAT THE CITY WOULD THEN BE ASKING FOR THE EDCS TO PURCHASE FROM THE CHURCH OR WHAT'S THE THING? UM, THAT'S NOT THE CONVERSATION AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S DIFFERENT OPTIONS HERE.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IF, IF THE EDC PAYS FOR THE PARKING STRUCTURE, CAN WE BUILD ON THE CHURCH'S LAND AND KIND OF HAVE A COLLABORATION IN THAT WAY.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AT THIS TIME.

THERE'S NOT REALLY A FOR SURE AGREEMENT OR PLAN.

IS THE CHURCH PROPOSING THAT THEY WOULD SPLIT THIS COST AND SO THAT THEY WOULD MAYBE SERVE, SERVE AS PARKING FOR THE CHURCH DURING, UH, SERVICES AND THEN FOR OTHER PURPOSES THE REST OF THE WEEK? YES.

THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION.

OKAY.

OR ANOTHER OPTION.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

UH, NO.

NO.

HARRIS STREET? YEAH, IT WOULD BE ON HARRIS STREET.

OKAY.

DID ONE 70 JUST COME BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE LAND? THE NUMBER OF SPACES? UH, YES.

IT WAS JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE LAND.

NOTHING ELSE RELATED? UH, YES.

IT'S JUST KIND OF CONVERSATIONS.

THERE'S, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT NUMBER OF LEVELS.

IT JUST KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT EVERYONE AGREES TO.

I THINK ONCE WE GET APPROVED FOR THE STUDY, THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL BE ONGOING ON HOW MANY LEVELS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? ARE WE CONSIDERING RETAIL SORT OF THING? WHAT, WHAT DO WE REALLY, UM, NEED HERE? IS IT ONE OF HOW MANY STRUCTURES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA? THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT COULD IMPACT, BUT THERE'S NOT A STRUCTURE ON THAT LAND RIGHT NOW.

UH, THAT IS RIGHT.

IT'S JUST A FLAT LOT.

OKAY.

IT'S CATEGORY.

YES.

YEAH, THEY'RE, I THINK THEY HAVE JUST A SMALL ASPHALT PARKING LOT FOR ON PART, PART OF THAT LOT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

CURRENTLY.

YEAH.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD NO WAY BACK, WE USED TO HAVE THE KIDS MOVIE NIGHT THERE.

OH, REALLY? YES.

MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT BACK ON HARRY STREET.

THERE YOU GO.

.

IS THAT A MOTION? NO, I'M KIDDING.

.

JUST KIDDING.

JUST KIDDING.

I, I THINK WE OH, YEAH.

ON MAIN STREET, DYNAMITE.

EXACTLY.

YEAH.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE ENVISION BRINGING EVENTS BACK DOWNTOWN, ACTIVATING HARRY STREET, AND OF COURSE THE NEXT MOST OBVIOUS NEED WILL BE PARKING SPACES.

THAT'LL BE SO EXCITING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND PREPARING FOR ALL, FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

[00:15:01]

YES.

AND YOU SAID THE A BOARD, THEY AGREED TO SUPPORT HALF OF THIS? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FUND THE, UH, AUTHORIZATION OF THE 10 STUDY BY ZIGLAR COOPER IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 FROM FULL STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MOTIONS HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO FUND THE ZIEGLER COOPER DENSITY STUDY FOR THE VIABILITY AND DESIGN OF A DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE AND COOPERATION WITH THE A BOARD.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

DID, HOW LONG DID, IT PROBABLY SAYS IT IN HERE, BUT DO YOU REMEMBER HOW LONG IT'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE FOR TO GET THE STUDY DONE? FOUR WEEKS.

FOUR WEEKS? OKAY.

PERFECT.

YEAH.

UNDER PROJECT SCHEDULE, IT SAYS SERVICE ESTIMATED TO TAKE FOUR WEEKS.

OKAY.

THAT, GO AHEAD.

WHENEVER WE, WHENEVER WE EVALUATE IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE EVALUATED COMBINATION WITH THE STER LIVABLE CENTER STUDY, SO WE MIGHT NEED TO PULL OUT A COPY OF THAT FOR THEIR METRICS THAT THEY YEAH, WE, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU, UM, AS WELL.

COOL.

YEAH, I THINK MOST OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA CURRENTLY ARE TRYING TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN RELATION TO THAT ORIGINAL STUDY.

ALRIGHT,

[Business - F]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM FOUR F AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7, 2 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, DISCUSS THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, EDC OWNED PROPERTY 3 0 6 0 3 FM 10 93 AND 3 6 1 3 0 6 1 9 FM 10 93 RE, TEXAS 7 7 4 4 1.

WE'LL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:17 PM

[Business - G]

WE WILL CONVENE BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION SESSION AT 6:32 PM IS THERE ANY ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN? ALRIGHT.

NONE.

I CAN SEE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER THERE SAYING, MAN, I WISH THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS THAT SHORT .

ANYWAY, ALRIGHT,

[Recurring Items - A]

ITEM FIVE IS OUR RECURRING ITEMS. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT IS FIVE A ANELLE? YES, SIR.

UM, I'LL START OFF WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE.

THE ICSC, RED RIVER.

WE DO HAVE A REDACTED REPORT ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAD THE TIME TO REALLY LOOK THROUGH THE DESCRIPTIONS.

UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME RETAILERS OR RESTAURANT TYPES IN THE REPORT THAT, UH, MIGHT NOT BE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THIS IS JUST A, A SNAPSHOT OF THE TYPES OF RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS THAT WERE THERE, UM, AT THE CONFERENCE.

AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE SHOWING INTEREST IN FULL.

SURE.

UM, WE ALWAYS TRY TO BE AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE WITH THOSE OWNERS, FRANCHISEES, DEVELOPERS, BROKERS, AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S NOT REALLY AN APPETITE FOR THIS IN FULL.

SURE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO TRY AND FIND SOMETHING IF YOU REALLY WANNA BE THERE, BUT WE WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THIS.

UM, AND WE ALWAYS TRY TO PURSUE, UM, WE KEEP AN EYE ON THE, THE SALES TAX GENERATED AND THE AMOUNTS AND TRY TO PLACE THOSE THAT GENERATE HIGHER SALES TAX AND ALSO MEET WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR, UM, IN THE SPOTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF A PUZZLE TO SOLVE THERE, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHO'S LOOKING AND WHERE THE CONVERSATIONS ARE.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HEAR FROM ANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, UM, OR YOU YOURSELF HAVE ANY SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS, LET US KNOW.

UM, WE'RE GEARING UP TO ATTEND ICSC LAS VEGAS, AND THAT WILL, UM, THAT WILL INVOLVE A LOT OF PLANNING ALONG WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO MEET, UM, THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES TO GET THE TYPE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT EVERYONE'S ASKING FOR HERE.

UM, SO AS WE PREPARE FOR THAT, PLEASE SEND ANY SUGGESTIONS AND ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT OR HAYDEN ADDITIONALLY, WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING OUR Q1 UPDATE FROM THEM, UM, WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

SO YOU'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT COMING PRETTY SOON.

THANK YOU.

[00:20:01]

NO, NO QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM.

NO, IT JUST MADE ME HUNGRY.

.

WELL, LET ME GET THROUGH THESE ITEMS THEN.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE TEDC SALES TAX COURSE.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.

UH, THE HOUSTON SALES TAX COURSE WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 6TH.

IT IS A ONE DAY COURSE, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO REGISTER YOU FOR IT.

IT IS A, A, THIS IS, NO, THIS IS A HOUSTON ONE, BUT THERE IS ALSO A VIRTUAL OPTION.

UM, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, JUST LET US KNOW.

SEND US AN EMAIL.

UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE FORT BEND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP.

THIS IS JUST AN FYI ITEM THAT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE.

THE FORT BEND CHAMBER FORMERLY, UM, HAS NOW REBRANDED AS THE FORT BEND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP.

AND, UM, THEY'VE MADE THIS MOVE FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT THEY'RE JUST LOOKING TO BETTER SERVE, UH, A GROWING COUNTY.

WE'RE THE EIGHTH LARGEST COUNTY IN TEXAS AND PROJECTED TO REACH, UM, 2 MILLION RESIDENTS IN 2050.

AND SO THEY, THEY HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF JUST DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, IF YOU WILL.

I DON'T KNOW THE APPROPRIATE TERM.

ANDREW .

UM, DIFFERENT INITIATIVES AND COMMITTEES.

THEY REALLY FOCUS ON GETTING INTO EACH NICHE AND, UM, JUST WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATURE, UH, AND THOSE BUSINESSES TO BETTER SERVE THE, THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THEY HAVE A BIG FOCUS RIGHT NOW ON JUST A RE REGIONAL APPROACH TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY GATHERING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS WITHIN THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING WITH EACH OTHER AND AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON REGIONALLY, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST EXPLORING, UM, WE, WE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP AS INDIVIDUALS, BUT JUST LOOKING AT, UH, MAYBE INCREASING THAT LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP AS APPROPRIATE SO THAT YOU ALL CAN BE INVOLVED.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU, UH, HAVE WANTED TO ATTEND THE INFRASTRUCTURE ONE DAY CONFERENCE OR THE STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

THEY HOST A LOT OF THESE VERY EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, UM, THAT ARE REALLY GREAT FOR US TO ATTEND.

SO WE'RE HOPING JUST TO MAKE THAT MORE AVAILABLE TO YOU, UH, IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU EVER SEE AN EVENT THEY'RE HOSTING OR ANY OTHER CHAMBER IN THE AREA THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO PURCHASE THE TABLE OR A TICKET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

YES, SIR.

THE YES, SIR.

UH, ARE YOU ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT MEMBERSHIP WERE ? YES.

THE, I REMEMBER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TITLE OF IT WAS CALLED, UH, BUT YES, WE CAN REFER BACK TO THAT.

YES, YES, YES.

WE'LL BE EVALUATING ALL THAT.

I, I ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING, UM, WITH MS. CARRIE SCHMIDT TO KIND OF COVER ALL OF THE EVENTS, THE KINDS OF TICKETS.

I WENT BACK AND, UH, TOOK A LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE, THE DIFFERENT TICKETS WE HAD PURCHASED.

I HAD SOME OF A BOARD THAT WOULD CALL AND SAY, HEY, I WANT AN INDIVIDUAL TICKET FOR THIS.

I KNOW TOMMY WOULD, UM, BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION WHENEVER IT WAS, HEY, THIS INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE SEEMS LIKE, UH, AN APPROPRIATE THING.

CAN YOU SEND AN EMAIL AND INVITE, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE BOARD? UM, SO WE KIND OF WENT BASED OFF OF THAT, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH WHAT ELSE, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TICKETS FOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, IS THE FACTS.

THIS IS THE CITIZENS ACADEMY FOR, UM, FULL SURE RUN BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

UH, EVERY, EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY GETS TO PRESENT ONE NIGHT, UM, TO OUR CITIZENS.

AND I JUST WANNA BRING THIS UP BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT, UM, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND OUT OF THAT, WE'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE WHO HAVE RUN FOR COUNCIL.

THEY'VE APPLIED TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

I ACTUALLY JUST RECEIVED A, A MESSAGE ON FRIDAY FROM A GRADUATE OF THE FACTS ACADEMY'S, UM, ASKING FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 'CAUSE HE IS APPLYING TO THE EDC.

UM, SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT AWARE TO YOU.

UM, AGAIN, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REACH OUT TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS, AND IF YOU SEE THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON.

I THINK AN EDUCATED AND INFORMED CITIZEN IS WONDERFUL.

SO REFER THEM, UM, TO THE PROGRAM AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN PARTICIPATE.

[00:25:06]

THERE ARE SOME, UM, THERE'S AN APPLICATION PROCESS.

UM, IT'S VERY POPULAR.

I WILL SAY USUALLY WHEN IT'S ANNOUNCED WITHIN THE DAY OR TWO, THERE'S ALREADY A WAIT LIST.

THEY DO GIVE PREFERENCE TO, UH, PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITHIN THE RE CITY LIMITS, BUT I BELIEVE THEY DO RESERVE A SEAT OR TWO FOR PEOPLE IN THE ETJ.

SO IT JUST KIND OF DEPENDS.

AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL REACH OUT TO THOSE ON THE WAIT LIST FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

UM, BUT THEY, THEY HAVE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY SEATS AS POSSIBLE WHILE KEEPING IT, UM, A GOOD AMOUNT OF, OF PARTICIPANTS, I GUESS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO.

OKAY.

I'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER ITEM FIVE.

UM, THE FULL SURE.

FAST TRACK.

SO TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE.

WE HAVE, UM, SET THE DATES FOR OUR FULL DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS SERIES.

THIS IS GONNA BE APRIL 18TH, AUGUST 29TH, AND OCTOBER 17TH.

THESE ARE 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ALL DAY.

UM, THEY'RE ON SATURDAYS AND THEY WILL BE HELD AT IRENE STERN.

YES, MA'AM.

IT'LL BE APRIL 18TH, AUGUST 29TH, AND OCTOBER 17TH.

YES.

YES.

I CAN EMAIL IT OVER .

I WOULD CONSIDER IT A SUCCESS IF WE HAD AT LEAST 10 PARTICIPANTS.

WE CAN HAVE REALLY UP TO 30, UH, UP TO 50.

UM, IRENE STERN CAN ACCOMMODATE, UH, THAT MANY, THIS IS REALLY MEANT FOR ANYONE WHO'S THINKING OF STARTING A BUSINESS OR ALREADY HAS A BUSINESS.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO SCALE UP.

UM, I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF TOOLS.

THEY PARTICIPANTS CAN SIGN UP TO ATTEND ONE OF THE SESSIONS, OR THEY CAN SIGN UP TO ATTEND ALL THREE OR TWO.

IT REALLY IS JUST HOW THEY WANNA PARTICIPATE, WHAT THEIR AVAILABILITY IS.

UM, WE ARE CHARGING A $50, UM, I GUESS ENTRY FEE.

THIS IS JUST TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM REGISTERING, TAKING UP THAT SEAT AND THEN NOT SHOWING UP.

WE'VE KIND OF HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THAT IN THE PAST, AS MUCH AS WE WANNA MAKE IT AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE.

UM, IT'S REALLY TOUGH WHEN THEY DON'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE NO, LIKE SKIN IN THE GAME, , THEY JUST, OH, YOU KNOW, I JUST WON'T GO THIS WEEKEND.

UM, THE LAST ONE WAS PRETTY, I MEAN, THE ROOM WAS FULL AT THE LAST ONE.

YES, IT WAS.

AND THEY WERE REALLY GOOD COMMENTS ABOUT THE SPEAKERS, LIKE THE FOLKS FROM HUMBLE GROUNDS AND, AND DOZERS.

AND THERE, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE, AND THE ONE THING THAT I REMEMBER A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATED WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHER THAT WAS THERE TAKING YOUR, UM, OKAY.

SO WE'RE BLENDING TWO EVENTS HERE, THE WORKSHOPS.

WE ALSO HAD A REALLY GREAT TURNAROUND.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WORKSHOP.

YEAH, BUT WE CAN SEGUE INTO .

YEAH, SORRY.

SO WE HAVE THE, UH, THE FULL DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS.

SATURDAYS, IT'S A SERIES OF THREE.

YOU CAN ATTEND ONE, TWO, OR THREE UP TO THE PARTICIPANT, UM, $50 CHARGE.

AND THEN OUR HOME BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, UM, WHICH IS WHAT, SORRY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

YEAH.

YES.

WE REBRANDED THAT TO BE A LITTLE MORE INCLUSIVE, NOT JUST TO HOME-BASED BUSINESSES.

SO WE ARE NOW CALLING IT THE FULL SURE.

ENTREPRENEUR RESOURCE FAIR.

SO THAT'S GONNA CONSIST, UM, OKAY.

FIRST, THE DATE FOR THAT IS SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SEPTEMBER 1ST FROM 9:00 AM TO NOON, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER LAST YEAR.

UM, YES, WE HAD GARRETT AND BECCA SPEED SHARE THEIR STORY.

WE HAD TYLER INGER WITH DOZERS.

MM-HMM .

AND WHO WAS OUR, THERE WAS A THIRD ONE TOO.

OH, THE, THE COOKIE, THE, YEAH.

SUGAR BERRY, ONE OF THE BAKERS.

YEAH.

SUGAR SUGARBERRY.

UM-HUH.

COOKIE.

YES.

.

SHE SHARED, UM, WE HAD THEM KIND OF ALL AT DIFFERENT HOURS SO PEOPLE COULD DO THEIR 15, 20, 30 MINUTES OF ADVISING AND THEN LISTEN TO A, A STORY.

UM, THIS YEAR WE'VE OPTED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WE'RE GONNA DO A PANEL OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESS OWNERS, UM, AND THINK, OH, I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY EFFECTIVE.

I THINK PEOPLE WILL REALLY FROM THAT.

YEAH.

SO WE SHORT SHORTEN THE TIME A LITTLE BIT FROM, BUT KEEPING ALL THE SAME ELEMENTS.

MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, OTHER ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCCESS, WHO HAVE OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND, YOU KNOW, BEEN VERY RESILIENT.

YOU KNOW, OPENED PRE COVID.

I MADE IT THROUGH COVID, UM, HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND THAT SORT OF THING.

WE'LL HAVE IT A, AGAIN, AT IRENE STERN AND YES, THE THING WE'VE HEARD THE MOST WAS THE MOST POPULAR WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR HEADSHOT AND PRODUCT.

MM-HMM .

SHOTS.

SO WE'LL BRING BACK THE PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEN WE'LL ALSO SET UP ADVISORS SPECIALIZING IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

MARKETING, WEBSITE, FINANCE.

FINANCE, YEAH.

YES.

MM-HMM .

WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THOSE CATEGORIES AROUND SO PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP AND MAKE IT A REALLY PRODUCTIVE MORNING.

MM-HMM .

A LITTLE BIT OF NETWORKING, A LITTLE BIT

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OF PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THEIR BUSINESS, UM, ALL OF THAT.

AND WE WILL HAVE SOME LIKE REFRESHMENTS AND WHATNOT.

SO KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS OF ALL THAT, BUT HAPPY TO HAVE THAT TO OFFER TO OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR EITHER OF THOSE EVENTS? I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE US CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPECT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

SO THANKS FOR THE EXTRA EFFORT.

YES, SIR.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LASTLY, ITEM SIX, FULL FOLEY.

ANOTHER SAVE THE DATE.

I'LL, I'LL SEND A RECAP EMAIL.

DON'T WORRY.

FULL SP IS PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 10TH.

WE DID HAVE AN EVENTS WORKSHOP, KIND OF BROUGHT A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS, UH, TO THE TABLE HERE.

WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO ZEROING IN ON OUR ENTERTAINMENT AND WE WILL ROLL ALL THAT OUT WHEN IT'S READY.

UH, BUT JUST KIND OF WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, IT'S IN MOTION.

WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

IT'S BEEN GREAT, UM, JUST HAVING ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY KIND OF SHARE THEIR INPUT ON IT.

AND, UM, THE SUPPORT HAS BEEN GREAT ALL AROUND.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE REPORT.

UH, I WAS GONNA MENTION ON YOUR REPORT ALSO THAT I DID ATTEND THE FUL SURE.

STATE OF THE CITY AND ANELLE SPOKE, UH, ON BEHALF OF US, I GUESS AS THE EDC DIRECTOR, AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB.

SO THANKS FOR GETTING OUT THERE AND REPRESENTING US.

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

, ITEM

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FIVE B IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO MENTION NOW? UH, JUST A HEADS UP PARTNERSHIP WORKING THROUGH A PROCESS BY, SO KEEP IN MIND AND BE AWARE OF JUST TO SEE HOW YEAH.

MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A PRESENTATION OF IT OR, YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY REACH OUT AND MAYBE GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE IT FOR AN UPCOMING MEETING AS THEY WRAP UP.

THAT WAY THEY CAN COME AND SHARE WITH US THEIR FINDINGS AND AS LONG AS WE'RE DOING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, SOMETHING THAT ALSO KEEP IN MIND IS AT PARTNERSHIP, THEY'VE GOT THEIR PLAN, UH, BUT ALSO ON TOP STRATEGIC VISIONARY DOCUMENTS.

I'M NOT SURE.

ALRIGHT.

THANKS ANDREW.

MAYBE IF I JUST CHIME IN.

SURE.

HAS THERE BEEN, WE HAVE A SURE, YEAH.

I'M, I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A RESOLUTION ON THE MAY DURING THE MAY ELECTION THAT'S, UH, GOING TO AFFECT THE EDCA BOARD AND HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE, UM, HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE USED.

POTENTIALLY HALF OF THAT BUDGET WILL BE, UM, REP REPURPOSED.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT WORD, BUT IT, IT'LL BE REALLOCATED, UM, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT WILL, THAT WILL GO TO THE VOTERS IN MAY.

UM, AND SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND ABOUT FUTURE OBLIGATIONS AND HOW WE WANT TO SPEND OUR SALES TAX REVENUES.

AND, AND HISTORICALLY, THE A BOARD HAS ALWAYS CARRIED, UM, HALF OF THE BURDEN ON MANY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT THIS BOARD, UM, HAS SUPPORTED.

SO THAT, THAT COULD CHANGE AFTER THIS MAY ELECTION.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP AT THE TOP OF MIND.

THANKS.

UH, COUNCILMAN POWERS.

THANK IS THAT FOR, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE MAY WANT TO DISCUSS AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AGENDAS, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, IS THAT SOMETHING FOR THE AGENDA FOR US TO DISCUSS? WELL, IT'S ALREADY ON THE BALLOT, SO YEAH.

PROBABLY SEE HOW THE BALLOT MEASURE GOES AND THEN DISCUSS ITS EFFECTS.

OKAY.

'CAUSE I, I KNOW AS A BODY WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE IMPORTANCE OF, UM, FOCUSING ON THE FACT THAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY A BEDROOM COMMUNITY AND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, YEAH.

I THINK WE JUST NEED TO GAUGE ON DOES

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THE BOARD HAVE AN INTEREST TO DISCUSS THAT, AND IS THE INTENTION TO TAKE ANY POSITION ON IT? OR IS IT TO HIGHLIGHT TOMMY? UH, NO, I'M JUST ASKING ANDREW'S INTENTION.

SURE.

UH, LE LEGAL COUNSEL HAS ADVISED THE, YOU CANNOT TAKE AN OFFICIAL STANCE ON IT, UH, IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OR AS A BODY.

UH, WE DID FOR, FOR OUR TYPE A BOARD THIS PAST MEETING.

THEY DID ASK, CAN YOU GIVE US A, A PROJECTION ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? WE DID THAT TO THE BEST OF ALL OUR ABILITY WITH MANY, MANY ASSUMPTIONS IN THE CALCULATIONS.

WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL.

UM, IF YOU JUST, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO WAIT, YOU KNOW, UNTIL OUR JUNE MEETING, UM, AND THEN GO FROM THERE AND WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OR ALTERNATELY, WE COULD ALSO JUST REVISIT WHERE WE STAND IN TERMS OF THE PROGRESS MADE TO MOVE THINGS AWAY FROM BEING A BEDROOM COMMUNITY AND, AND, AND ATTRACTING MORE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL.

THAT MAY BE ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT.

CAN YOU SUM THAT UP IN SO FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? WHAT WOULD BE THE, JUST AN ASSESSMENT OF WHERE WE STAND ON THAT JOURNEY, UH, AS FAR AS THE STRATEGIC PLAN GOES.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER, OH, GO AHEAD.

I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, GIVEN THAT, UM, ON THE TOPIC OF STRATEGIC PLAN, PROBABLY FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, DO WE NEED TO START DISCUSSING HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THAT TOO, SINCE SURE.

THE LAST, SINCE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE HIRING OUT A CONSULTANT TO DO IT, THE LAST I GUESS, DIRECTION I RECEIVED FROM THE BOARDS WAS TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE COUNCIL ELECTION.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

UNTIL WE KNOW WHO'S ON.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MM-HMM .

YEAH.

SORRY, I FORGOT.

AND, YOU KNOW MM-HMM .

DISCUSS AT THAT POINT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

JUST MAKE A NOTE OF THAT AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

MM-HMM .

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

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THAT LEADS US TO ITEM FIVE C ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AND YOU MENTIONED THE FORT BEND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP EARLIER AND EVENTS THAT COULD PERTAIN TO US.

COMMISSIONER MORALES DOES HAVE AN UPDATE THIS WEEK ON MARCH THE 25TH AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.

THAT'S A LITTLE BREAKFAST.

AND THAT WOULD BE IN FORT BEND CHAMBER? YES.

I KNOW IT'S, IT'S SHORT NOTICE, BUT YOU CAN PROBABLY GET IN.

AND THEN ON APRIL 1ST, THE FORT BEND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP IS ALSO HOSTING A FULL SURE CANDIDATE FORUM AT THE IRENE STERN CENTER, SO YOU CAN GET OUT AND MEET ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AND HEAR WHAT THEIR VISION IS FOR OUR FUTURE.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I DID WANNA ADD.

OH, OH, GO AHEAD ANDREW.

SORRY.

UH, THERE ARE STILL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO SUPPORT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

UM, ANY LOCAL RESIDENT ORGANIZATION OR BUSINESS CAN GET NAMING RIGHTS.

UM, IT'S ALL ON THE WEBSITE.

THERE'S A PACKET THAT LAYS OUT EVERYTHING THAT'S STILL AVAILABLE.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THAT MAYBE FOR YOUR BUSINESS, MAYBE A CONSIDERATION FOR THE BOARD TO SUPPORT, UM, PLEASE FIND IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE, ANDREW.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO FOLLOW, UH, THINGS AS COMPLICATED AS, UH, REPRESENTATION AT HGAC, UH, THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL, UH, THE FORT BEND COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE RECENTLY WAS, UH, APPOINTED, OR SHOULD I SAY REAPPOINTED? SO THE COMMISSIONER, MY ANDY MYERS IS AGAIN, THE COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE HGAC BOARD.

DO YOU KNOW HIM? ? YEAH.

THIS, THIS IS A LITTLE EARLY, BUT, UH, I WAS QUITE EXCITED TO GO SEE PRIMROSE PARK AND THE GRAND OPENING OF PRIMROSE PARK, UH, SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY MAY 9TH, UH, FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM UH, TO KIND OF DEBUT OUR NEW PARK.

UM, KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

LOOKING FORWARD TO UNVEILING IT OR THE PARKS, THE PARKS COMMISSION UNVEILING IT, NOT, NOT THE EDC, BUT REALLY, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PARK FOR THE CITY OF FULL SURE.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

UNFORTUNATELY, HAYDEN FISHER WON'T BE THERE BECAUSE HE IS GRADUATING.

YAY.

FROM TEXAS A AND M .

UH, DIDN'T THEY PLAY U OF H LAST WEEKEND? ? OH, WAIT, THEY DID.

I THINK THAT'S ALREADY ON THE RECORD.

HEY, BAS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO TALK ABOUT IN FOOTBALL, SO BASKETBALL, WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATIONS, HAYDEN.

A LOT OF HARD WORK, WORKING AND GOING TO SCHOOL.

UH, THAT'S

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A FEAT, UH, TO ACCOMPLISH.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

THAT LEADS US TO ITEM SIX.

ADJOURNMENT.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YOU WAIT IN FIVE MINUTES.

I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 6:55 PM THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.