[A. Regular Meeting Opening]
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LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
IT IS ACTUALLY 6:32 ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2023 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
[B. Public Comment]
OUR NEXT ITEM IS PART B1 PUBLIC COMMENT NUMBER ONE.THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.
TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS OR ANYTHING FOR THIS SECTION.
UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING MISSING, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM C, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[C. Consent Agenda - All items listed on the consent agenda will be considered by the Board and will be enacted on by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests.]
I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO PULL TWO ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.ITEM C TWO AND ITEM C THREE WE WILL CONSIDER THOSE SEPARATELY.
UM, NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER OR A PUBLIC MEMBER REQUESTS SO AND SO THE NUMBER ONE APPROVE THE JULY 20TH, 2023 MEETING MINUTES, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ITEMS ARE PULLED.
SO WE'RE DOING EACH ONE OF THESE SEPARATELY ACTUALLY AS A BOARD TODAY.
SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE JULY 20TH, 2023 MEETING MINUTES.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[INAUDIBLE] OKAY. THAT MOTION DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY.
I GOT TO LOOK OVER HERE TO SEE THAT.
[2. Accept the monthly revenue and expenditure report for the period ending May 31, 2023.]
ON CONSENT AGENDA.I DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM MR. MARTY [INAUDIBLE] TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SO IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIR.
MARTY [INAUDIBLE] 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE SACHSE, TEXAS.
I AM ASSUMING YOU BOUGHT A PIECE OR YOU SOLD A PIECE OF PROPERTY FIVE YEARS AGO.
YOU BOUGHT IT. I'M JUST INTERESTED, INTERESTED IF YOU MADE ANY MONEY OFF OF THIS SALE OR DID YOU LOSE MONEY OFF OF THE SALE? WHICH WAY DOES IT GO? WHAT PART ARE YOU LOOKING AT? WHAT PART WERE YOU LOOKING AT? YEAH. IN SOMETHING LIKE $1.6 WHERE IT WAS $2 MILLION.
VICE PRESIDENT, IF I COULD PLEASE SPEAK TO THAT.
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THE SAME. WE ESSENTIALLY JUST MOVED IT OVER AS AN ASSET.OKAY, SO NOTHING'S SOLD YET? NO, IT WAS SOLD FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO THE CITY.
YES. SO, OKAY, SO IT'S STILL WITHIN YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
YOU BET, AND I'M GOOD WITH THE NEXT ONE.
NEXT ONE. OKAY. SO IN THIS CASE, WE'RE DOING EACH ONE SEPARATELY.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM C TWO.
I'M NOT SURE THE WORD SOLD IS THE CORRECT TERM.
IF WE'RE GOING TO USE IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY, CORRECT.
THERE WAS NO MONEY EXCHANGED? CORRECT. WELL, FOR $10 . THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.
MR. CHANDLER , AND THAT MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THEN CONSENT AGENDA.
[3. Accept the monthly revenue and expenditure report for the period ending June 30, 2023.]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM C THREE.ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2023.
A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.
OKAY, AND THAT MOTION ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS.
[1. Receive any reports and presentations by the Sachse Economic Development Corporation President, Board Members, Executive Director, and staff regarding items of community interest; special events; announcements and activities; office, industrial, commercial, or retail business retention; and marketing projects.]
ITEM D ONE, RECEIVE ANY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF REGARDING ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, SPECIAL EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES, OFFICE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL BUSINESS RETENTION AND MARKETING PROJECTS.SO, MR. POTTS, I'LL TURN THIS TIME OVER TO YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.
I WILL BE I'LL BE BRIEF WITH THE STAFF REPORT TODAY.
WE JUST CAME FROM THE RIBBON CUTTING.
SOME OF YOU WERE THERE. IT WAS A REALLY DELIGHTFUL TIME.
I WAS AS I WAS LEAVING, THE LINE WAS OUT THE DOOR AND IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR A COUPLE OF THE OTHER TENANTS, TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE AND PET BAR, AND THEN OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, BLISS NAIL AND STARBUCKS IS THOSE THOSE BUSINESSES ARE OPEN.
SO REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE ACTIVITY UP THERE, AND THEN THEY'RE WORKING ON THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE BEHIND SO IT'S THE SUP WAS PASSED FOR THE DAYCARE THAT'S THE DIRT THAT'S MOVING. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT.
THE EDC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WERE ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL WITH NO CHANGES.
SO LAST WEEK THIS ITEM WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
SO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WERE WERE APPROVED SPECIFICALLY FOR MISS NWANZE, THE EDC WEBSITE I DID RECEIVE TODAY, OR PERHAPS IT WAS YESTERDAY, WE HAVE A BACK END LINK THE BOARD CAN NOW.
I HAVEN'T EVEN ACCESSED IT MYSELF, BUT WE I WILL SHARE THAT.
SO YOU CAN GET IN THERE AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF TESTING.
SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO GET TO THAT POINT.
WE'LL CERTAINLY KIND OF ROPING IN THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
WE'VE DISCUSSED A SIMPLER VERSION THAT GOES ON THE ON THE WEBSITE.
I THINK WE WILL CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, OUR SITE SELECTION TOOL WILL BE ABLE TO PLUG THAT IN, AND SO KIND OF RIGHT OUT THE GATE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, I THINK, A REALLY ROBUST WEBSITE, BUT CERTAINLY YOU ALL WILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TINKER ON THE BACK END AND LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY, AND THE TARGETED LAUNCH TIME? I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE WE CAN KIND OF PLAY WITH IT AND THE DEVELOPER IS HE'S GOING TO BE OUT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SO IT'LL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE THAT TIME TO TEST IT, GET IN THERE AND THEN THEY CAN MAKE WHATEVER TWEAKS AND SO FORTH.
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YEAH. SO THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL, AND THEN KIND OF SIMILAR.I'VE MENTIONED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VIDEO.
WE HAVE EXECUTED THAT AGREEMENT AND WE'RE WORKING ON OUR SHOT LIST.
SO FOR WHAT WE HAVE PURCHASED ESSENTIALLY, THEY WILL COME AND WE WILL PICK 15 DIFFERENT SITES IN AND AROUND SACHSE DIFFERENT AREAS TO HIGHLIGHT. WE'LL GET GREAT PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS AND DRONES AND AGAIN, SOMETHING WE CAN PLUG IN TO THE WEBSITE.
SO THE TIMING OF ALL OF THIS IS REALLY GOOD, AND THEN THAT PROJECT IS A FEW MONTHS COOK FOR THEM TO DO ALL THEIR WIZARDRY BEHIND THE CAMERA AND SO FORTH, BUT ARE THEY HOPING TO DO THOSE BEFORE THE LEAVES ALL COMPLETELY FALL OFF TREES TO WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE.
YES, NO LANDSCAPE AROUND OUR CITY? YES, SIR. YEAH, THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION, CERTAINLY AS WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS WAS TO KIND OF PICK OUR SHOT LIST QUICKLY.
I THINK IN SACHSE WE PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
OKAY, BUT WE'LL PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME SCHOOLS AND WE'LL COORDINATE ON MAYBE SOME AREAS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY THINK, BUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE PIECE FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO LIKE THE GILBREATH REED CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE.
LIKE IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY IN SACHSE, BUT THE ACCESS WE HAVE TO THAT, AND SO THOSE ARE THE SORTS OF THINGS THAT WE'RE THINKING OF NOW, AND ONCE WE GET THAT PREPARED FOR THEM, THEY'LL SCHEDULE THEIR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COME OUT AND CAPTURE ALL OF THAT FOOTAGE AND BASICALLY BE A VERY LONG DAY FOR DENISE WALKING THE CITY AND DRIVING THE CITY WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.
HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT A 109 DEGREES.
SO I WAS THE CITY OF SACHSE, I SHOULD SAY.
THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT REAL ESTATE PUBLICATIONS, LIKE YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF MOST OF THEM.
THERE'S THE DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL, BIZ NOW, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, NEWS, FREELANCE MEDIA, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS, AND THEY OFTEN WILL COME AND HAVE DIFFERENT PANELS AND FORUMS WHERE THEY'LL BRING DEVELOPERS AND VENTURE CAPITALISTS AND ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT SPACE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS AND WE WERE ACTUALLY I WILL BE SPEAKING ON A PANEL WITH SOME PEER.
CITIES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE METRO AREA.
WE HAD A CALL TODAY TO SORT OF DISCUSS THAT.
AND THEN SIMILARLY, THE COLLIN COUNTY SUMMIT, WE WERE WE'RE GOING TO BE I'M GOING TO BE ON ANOTHER PANEL WITH SOME PEER CITIES AGAIN, JUST TALKING ABOUT SACHSE THE GREAT STUFF GOING ON HERE.
JUST A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE NEW LOGO OUT THERE AND PITCH THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING HERE AND SPECIFICALLY HOW TO SAY THE CITY NAME , BUT JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY WE CAN TO PITCH ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE. WILL THAT BE SOMETHING THOSE EVENTS, BECAUSE YOU'RE SPEAKING, WILL WE BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING MEDIA WISE THAT WE CAN PUT OUT THAT JUST? WE WILL CERTAINLY DO THAT.
SO THEY'VE THEY'VE ACTUALLY PREPARED SOME DIFFERENT MARKETING COLLATERAL AND SHARED IT WITH US.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE WE'LL POST I THINK ON NEXT WEEK WE PLAN TO POST FROM THE LINKEDIN BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOOD, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATION OF US PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND SOMETHING WE WILL MOST DEFINITELY BE PUTTING OUT THERE.
WE'RE REALLY THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
LABOR DAY, JUST KIND OF AS A NOTE, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THE 4TH OF SEPTEMBER AND THEN OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 21ST. HAVE A COUPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THAT ONE, I BELIEVE, AT LEAST TENTATIVELY.
SO THAT WRAPS UP MY STAFF REPORT.
WONDERFUL. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING FOR HIM? ANY UPDATES ON FIFTH STREET? ANY COMPANIES? ANY UPDATES? SO WE HAD A I HAD A CALL YESTERDAY WITH ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT'S COMMITTED AND WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THEIR QUESTIONS ON THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THEM THIS WEEK TO TALK THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND PERMITTING AND EVERYTHING.
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SO THAT'S FROM A RESTAURANT STANDPOINT, AND THEN RELATIVE TO ALEXANDER STREET, I THINK WE HAVE A TENTATIVE DATE FOR THE COMPANY THAT GOT THE CONTRACT TO BREAK GROUND LIKE AUGUST 28TH.WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THEY WILL PROBABLY IN FACT, THE OTHER DAY I DROVE BY, THEY WERE DOING SOME STUFF, BUT WE WILL COORDINATE A MORE INTENTIONAL TYPE GROUNDBREAKING SORT OF EVENT WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THAT.
SO TOWARDS THE END OF AUGUST IS WHEN THEY ANTICIPATE KICKING OFF THAT PROJECT, AND THEN WITH RELATIVE TO THE RIGHT OF WAY PIECE, WE'RE STILL WORKING. WE'VE GOT A FEW DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY, OUR CONSULTANTS WE'RE ALL KIND OF APPROACHING IT AND TRYING TO GET OUR MARSHAL OUR RESOURCES TO KIND OF WORK OUT THIS RIGHT OF WAY, TURN BACK TO THE CITY, AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE ABLE TO STILL DO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT CAN HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES.
BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
SO THEN THERE'S OF COURSE, THE OTHER RESTAURANT NEED THEM TO GET US THEIR COMMENTS.
SO WE'RE JUST IN THAT SORT OF RIGHT ALMOST AT THE FINISH LINE FOR THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENTS, AND THEN CERTAINLY WE'LL HAVE TO DO WILL BE SOME PURCHASE AND OTHER TYPES OF DOCUMENTS THAT WE'LL WORK THROUGH, BUT MY GOAL IS TO GET THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENTS EXECUTED HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WHENEVER WE'RE DOING A GROUNDBREAKING FOR ALEXANDER STREET, WE CAN ACTUALLY START TO TALK ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS.
YEAH. SO I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.
OH, SURE. YES, THAT IS PROJECT FERN.
SEALED. SO WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC? HOPEFULLY IN A FEW WEEKS.
THAT ONE JUST GOT SQUARE VERY RECENTLY.
LAST QUESTION. I THINK WE'VE ASKED YOU THIS BEFORE, BUT WHAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR US AS THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO GET A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE REMAINING DEVELOPABLE, DEVELOPABLE PROPERTIES WITHIN SACHSE? I COULD I COULD CERTAINLY PROVIDE TO YOU.
I'VE I'VE PUT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GRAPHICS TOGETHER IN SACHSE.
IT'S YOU CAN KIND OF GUESS 78 FOR THE MOST PART PGBT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO FLIP THOSE OVER TO YOU ALL JUST AS INFORMATIONALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE ACREAGE.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE SPECIFICS, THE ACREAGE.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME TALKS TO MAYBE COMBINE SOME LOTS ON 78 TO MAKE THEM DEEPER.
YEAH. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW THE DETAILS OF THAT, AND THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
SO THE SITE SELECTION TOOL AS WELL, THE GROUP SO REALLY SIMPLIFIES WHO WE ARE WORKING WITH AND THEY WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMERCIAL LAND LEASE SPACE INVENTORY THAT WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT, IS TO SORT OF EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND CLICK ON SITES AND THEY'LL HAVE SOME CONTACT INFORMATION AND SO FORTH.
SO THAT'S JUST IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU.
I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO START IF IT'S IF IT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
I'M HAPPY TO JUST CHECK THAT OUT, TOO ON THE SITE SELECTION.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IT. YEAH, CERTAINLY.
AWESOME. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] YEAH, YEAH THERE'S A THERE'S A PROJECT THAT IS I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED SACHSE RETAIL EDITION, AND IT'S A COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SO WE KNOW IT IS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
THERE IS A TENANT WHO IS GOING TO BE AN OWNER OCCUPANT OF THAT SPACE WHO IS A LOCAL BUSINESS AND THEN THEY ARE MARKETING THE REMAINING SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THAT SITE.
SO AGAIN, GREAT MOMENTUM ON 78 RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT'S THE SPECIFIC SQUARE FOOTAGE I COULD I COULD SEND TO YOU IN AN UPDATE.
WE HAVE WE'VE MET WITH THE OWNER.
IN FACT, I EVEN ASKED HIM ABOUT DOING A GROUNDBREAKING, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THAT PROJECT, BUT CERTAINLY COMMUNICATION, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT YEAH, THAT WAS NOT AN INCENTIVE THAT WE PARTICIPATED.
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ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT.[2. Discuss and consider approval of the proposed local business grant program.]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.IF YOU'LL RECALL FROM OUR LAST MEETING, WE DID HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND IT NEEDED WE TOOK THAT INFORMATION AND WENT TO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY COUNCIL, HAD A FEW QUESTIONS IN THEIR MEETING, BUT ULTIMATELY APPROVED.
THEY APPROVED IT AS IS AS WE PRESENTED IT TO THEM, AND SO YOU WILL SEE IN THE AGENDA PACKET IF I MAKE SURE I PULL THIS UP CORRECTLY, THERE IS THE ACTUAL ADOPTION, THE RESOLUTION.
UM. AND THE ACTUAL, THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
SO I WAS LIKE, WAIT, THIS LOOKS EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD PROPOSED TO THEM, AND SO I'LL OPEN IT UP.
I KNOW WE HAVE A COMMENT OR A QUESTION ON THIS ONE.
QUESTION ON THIS ITEM ON D TWO.
YEAH, I HAVE THE SLIDES I CAN ADDRESS.
MATTHEW [INAUDIBLE] 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE TEXAS.
TOP OF THE HILL. MY ONLY QUESTION WAS KIND OF LIKE IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
KIND OF LIKE IN THE I DO BELIEVE LIKE I'LL CALL THE ABSTRACT.
YOU CALLED IT A MATCHING PROGRAM, AND THERE YOU ARE VERY SPECIFIC THAT YOU HAVE 25 TO 75% MATCH, BUT WHAT YOU SHOWED THE COUNCIL, THE FIRST PARAGRAPH THAT HIT THE SCREEN WAS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM AND IT'S NOT MATCHING, AND THAT WAS REALLY MY ONLY COMMENT.
THANK YOU. WELL, I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS THERE IS A MATCH TO IT.
IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH.
I KNOW THAT TOPIC WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BY US AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, SO IT WAS.
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT, THOUGH, IS NOT.
I GUESS WE'D HAVE TO READ IT JUST FROM OUR SCREENS.
PARDON? THE ACTUAL IT JUST SAYS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED MATCHING GRANT MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
YEAH. SO I THINK YEAH, THE MATCHING COMPONENT BEING OF COURSE NOT A 50/50.
SO THERE IS ADDITIONAL THE FUNDS THAT WE PUT THERE.
WE DO HAVE. IT IS ON THE AGENDA, ITEM TWO.
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FROM AS YOU GUYS HAVE READ IT? ANYTHING THAT STICKS OUT TO YOU, THAT WOULD CHANGE? IT DOES.
A LOT OF THE TALK WAS AROUND ONE OWNER BUILDING WITH MULTIPLE TENANTS IN IT.
ARE WE GOING TO LIMIT THAT THIS TIME? AND IT WAS DECIDED BY THE BOARD THAT.
I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FACT THAT SIGNAGE IS SPECIFIC TO THE TENANT.
WHERE DID WE LAND ON THAT OR IS THIS I SEE THAT IT NEW SIGNS REPLACEMENT OF NONCONFORMING AND PULL SIGNS WITH LEGAL CONFORMING SIGNS AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING FACADE SIGNS, BUT I DON'T. DOES THAT MEAN I CAN I CAN USE THIS MONEY TO PRINT MY LOGO ON A SIGN AND PUT IT ON THE BUILDING, EVEN THOUGH THAT DOESN'T PHYSICALLY STAY WITH THE BUILDING ONCE I'M GONE OR HAVE ANY BENEFIT TO THE BUILDING.
YEAH, I THINK I THINK WHAT WE WOULD DO THERE BECAUSE MY RECOLLECTION FROM THE DISCUSSION WAS RELATIVE TO SIGNAGE, KEEPING IT FAIRLY OPEN BECAUSE SOME YOU MIGHT HAVE AN OLD DERELICT SIGN OR SOMETHING THAT IS ATTACHED OR AFFIXED AND REMOVING IT AS A COST, AND I THINK, YEAH, REMOVAL OF SIGN, I UNDERSTAND, BUT A NEW ONE.
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YEAH. IS MY QUESTION.YEAH. SO WHAT WE CANNOT DO IS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, PULL SIGNS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY ORDINANCE.
SO IF SOMEBODY HAD A PULL SIGN, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAY REPLACE IT AND UPDATE IT.
WE WOULD TRY SAYING SOME OF THESE SIGNS HAVE BEEN ORDINANCE AWAY SO THEY WON'T LIKE YOU COULDN'T YOU COULDN'T GET A PERMIT TODAY FOR A POLE SIGN ALTHOUGH YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THEM IN AS LONG AS THE BUSINESS DOESN'T CEASE FOR WHATEVER THE PERIOD IS SPECIFIED IN THE ZONING CODE, THEY CAN KEEP IT BUT WE WOULD LIKE, I THINK, TO MORE GO TOWARDS MONUMENTATION SIGNS, MORE PERMANENT FIXTURES LIKE THAT.
I UNDERSTAND AND MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT LANDSCAPING.
JUST BECAUSE THAT'S YOU PAY ALL THIS MONEY TO PUT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING AND THEN IT'S UP TO THE OWNER TO PAY THE WATER BILL AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TAKEN CARE OF OR IT'LL BE DEAD IN TWO DAYS OUTSIDE.
SO, YOU KNOW, MY ONE CONCERN WAS THAT I UNDERSTAND TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE EASY TO KEEP ALIVE, BUT LIKE MONEY TO PLANT A WHOLE, YOU KNOW, FIELD OF GRASS OR FLOWERS OR WHATEVER, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE KEPT UP AS MONEY WASTED.
WELL, BECAUSE YOU CAN PUT ALL THIS IN AND THEN THEY DON'T PAY THE WATER BILL AND THEN THEN THIS IS JUST WASTED MONEY THAT WE THREW AT THAT. THAT'S MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ALL THE REST OF YOU ALL THINK ABOUT IT.
SOME OF IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS TO FIT WITHIN THAT CODE SECTION AND THAT'S IN THAT CODE SECTION THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN POINT WHERE YOU LIKE THE CITY CODE OR JUST EVEN THE STATE STATE CODE, THE TYPES OF PROJECTS, BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF A LOT OF PART OF THE, A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION WAS WHAT THINGS CAN WELL IT'S GOT TO FIT WITHIN THAT STATE THAT CODE SECTION.
SO IF IT DOES THAT'S PART OF WHERE AGAIN, THE GRANT.
IT'S NOT A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT. SO THEY MIGHT SAY, HEY, I WANT $1,000 TO PUT GRASS IN.
WELL, STAFF CAN STILL SAY STAFF HAS THE ABILITY TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WE'LL LOOK FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, I WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THE QUESTION ABOUT LANDSCAPING JUST BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT MAKES IT BETTER FOR EVERYONE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE LANDSCAPING, BUT THEN I ALSO SEE BRAND NEW BUILDINGS PUT IN LANDSCAPING AND THEN IT'S DEAD A WEEK LATER AND YOU'RE LIKE, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO YEAH.
I THINK PART OF, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET INTO THE, IN MY VIEW IS THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF TRIAL AND ERROR, AND THE BEAUTY OF IT IN THE AGREEMENT SAYS WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE ANYTHING. WE CAN DECLINE WHATEVER WE WANT.
I SAY WE CAN; STAFF CAN'T BECAUSE IT WILL BE STAFF LED.
YEAH, AND I THINK WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING MR. CHANDLER THE MAINTENANCE PIECE AND HAVING PEOPLE BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH IT AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE SPECIFIC TO LANDSCAPING.
WE COULD HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND YOU KNOW, YEAH, I'M NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO WRITE IT INTO THE POLICY LIKE IS IT IRRIGATED AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND CERTAINLY WORKING WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON WHATEVER PERMITTING THAT THEY HAVE.
IT JUST WAS LIKE A FIRE DISASTER, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO AND ALSO, I MEAN, ESPECIALLY EVEN IF WE'RE DOING IT LOOKING AT THE WEATHER, IT'S TOO HOT RIGHT NOW TO EVEN DO ANYTHING, AND THEN WHAT WOULD GROW IN TEXAS AND AROUND HERE IN SACHSE WITH OUR CLIMATE.
I'M SURE THE YOU GUYS WILL CONSIDER THAT IF THAT COMES INTO PLAY.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
PROBABLY DOESN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING I COULD [INAUDIBLE] CIRCLE WITH, DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? AND PERHAPS IT DOES, AND PART OF THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FUNDAMENTALLY, THE PROGRAM IS THE SAME.
WE RAN IT THROUGH LEGAL AND LEGAL COMMENTED.
THAT'S WHY THE DOCUMENT IS STRUCTURED A BIT DIFFERENTLY NOW, BUT WE WOULD HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH PERSON WHO WAS AWARDED THE FUNDS, AND SO PERHAPS IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, SUBJECT TO YOU'VE GOT TO PLANT WITHIN THIS TIME.
I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY IS COMING FOR A GRANT AND THEY WANT ALL THAT MONEY FOR LANDSCAPING, THEN I WOULD EXPECT YOU ALL TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT, RIGHT, BUT IF IT'S LIKE, OH, $500 FOR GRASS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, I TRUST YOU ALL TO MAKE THE DECISION.
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TEAM ON HEY, THIS REQUEST CAME THROUGH.DOES THIS MAKE SENSE OR SHOULD IT GET APPROVED? AND THEN MAYBE THEY WAIT TO DO IT.
THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR MOTIONS, FOR THAT MATTER, AT THIS POINT.
MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN YOUR RESOLUTION AS IS.
THANK YOU. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS IS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? VOTE.
THAT APPROVES UNANIMOUSLY, AND JARED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THERE'S A LOT THAT WENT INTO IT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL TO GET THAT DONE, AND YOU ALL TOO VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION, SO I'M EXCITED TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND. SO NEXT MEETING, ONCE WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED, WE CAN WE'LL OBVIOUSLY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET GETS APPROVED.
COUNCIL WON'T TAKE ANY SPECIFIC ACTION ON THIS AGAIN, BUT FOR APPROVING THE BUDGET AND THEN WE'D HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO AUTHORIZE THE FUNDS IF THEY GIVE THE FULL 100, BUT THAT'S AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.
THAT'S AT CITY COUNCIL, NOT HERE AT THIS POINT.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR HANDS.
WAIT FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE BUDGET, HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN WE CAN PUBLICIZE IT OUT.
YEAH, SO THAT KIND OF FEEDS ACTUALLY INTO THE NEXT ITEM.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM D3.
[3. Consider the Sachse Economic Development Corporation FY 2023-2024 Budget.]
CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 BUDGET AND I NOTICED THAT THIS IS NOT AN APPROVAL ITEM TONIGHT.THIS ONE IS THAT A NEXT MONTH ITEM? THIS ONE WILL BE SEEKING ACTION.
OH, THIS IS SEEKING ACTION TONIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. YEAH, AND SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THIS.
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON REALLY THE CHANGES, AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY MINOR, BUT I STILL WANTED TO AT LEAST KIND OF WALK THROUGH THEM . REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
AGAIN, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THERE THAT FAR RIGHT COLUMN IS WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE, OUR PROJECTED EXPENDITURES LESS OR REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES.
TO THE POINT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR 2023 TO DATE EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT YOU HAVE THE $703,883 LAND TRANSFER FROM EDC TO THE CITY.
THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO HIGH.
SO IF YOU WERE TO ESSENTIALLY REMOVE THAT, WE'D BE AT ABOUT THREE 7489 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR TO DATE, AND YOU CAN SEE YOU ALL APPROVED THE LATEST BALANCE SHEET, BUT AGAIN, THE HIGHLY LIQUID ASSETS TOTALING 4.9 MILLION CURRENTLY.
I TELL YOU THE ONE QUESTION THAT I--GO AHEAD AND ASK--I WAS GOING TO SAY IN THE BUDGET IS THIS THE ON THE BUDGET SHEET, IS THIS 703, THAT'S ALL THE WAY, THE LAST LINE ON THE BUDGET, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEING THERE.
OKAY. NEVER MIND. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS ON THE BUDGET.
THIS IS THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT I WANTED TO KIND OF SEE BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE TO THIS POINT, THERE HASN'T BEEN WAGES, SALARIES, PERSONNEL COSTS, WEB SERVICES.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHITTLING THAT DOWN TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S LIKE, ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG NUMBER TO OUR BUDGET.
YEAH, YOU BET. SO AGAIN, HERE'S THE REALLY THE SUMMATION OF THE HIGHLIGHT OF CHANGES SINCE, OF COURSE AND I'LL SKIP AHEAD A COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST SPECIFICALLY TO PROFESSIONAL FEES.
RIGHT? SO THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE THAT PROFESSIONAL FEES PREVIOUSLY SHOWED AS $220,000 BECAUSE YOU HAD $150,000 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PIECE.
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PROJECTS, AND SO AS I UNDERSTAND OUR PORTION WILL BE $150K TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET AS WELL AS THE CITY WILL ALSO BE PUTTING $150K INTO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS TRANSFER OUT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.IT COSTS $300,000? IT COST, I BELIEVE IT WAS LIKE 500 OR SOMETHING WHEN WE DID IT IN 2017, WHICH WAS A VERY OVER THIS.
WHAT WHAT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN THIS? WELL, THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE, BUT I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE ENVISIONING IS THE IT'S NOT A FULL SCALE UPDATE.
WHAT I MEAN, LAST TIME [INAUDIBLE] IT WOULD BE A LITTLE SCALED BACK A LITTLE BIT.
WE HAD CITY INITIATED REZONING.
I MEAN, IT WAS A MARKET BASED STUDY.
SO I THINK NOW IT'S PROBABLY MORE LIKE SMALL AREA PLANNING AND WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE OUR GAPS ARE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE BUDGETING FOR IS $300,000, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A WE'VE NOT GONE OUT AND DONE AN RFP OR AN RFQ OR ANYTHING AT THIS POINT.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION, THIS MAY NOT BE A JARED QUESTION.
THIS MAY BE IN THE AUDIENCE QUESTION.
IT SEEMS. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE JUST MOVING DECK CHAIRS.
.. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE'RE HIDING IT.
THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF IT'S TRANSFER OUT CAPITAL? THE DIFFERENCE WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS VERSUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE IT IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT DO? OR DOES IT GIVE US MORE FLEXIBILITY THAN DOES HAVING IT AS A LINE ITEM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES? WHY ARE WE DOING THAT? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHIFT THINGS AROUND TO LOOK BETTER VISUALLY LOOK BETTER.
RYAN BREDEHOEF, FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND YOU COULD DO THAT.
I THINK THE IDEA OF MAKING A TRANSFER IS IF YOU LEAVE THOSE FUNDS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EVERY INVOICE THAT COMES IN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE ALLOCATED AND SPLIT.
OKAY. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE BIG REASON BUT REALLY, YOU COULD DO IT EITHER WAY.
IF YOU GET TO THE END, GOING TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT, OBVIOUSLY THEN IT COMES ALLOCATED BACK INTO EDC FUNDS INTO CAPITAL, HALF CITY, I GUESS HALF AND HALF, SPLIT THAT WAY.
ABSOLUTELY, AND ACTUALLY BY MOVING IT INTO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO TRACK.
SO IT'S LIKE ALL THIS MONEY IS GOING TO SIT IN ONE ACCOUNT AND JUST BE THERE JUST FOR THAT.
EXACTLY. IS THAT PART, AND I'M FINDING WHY IS IT 50/50 JUST BECAUSE THAT'S A NUMBER THAT'S JUST KIND OF IT'S BECAUSE THAT IS ARBITRARY, I THINK BUT I WOULD SAY THAT'S A POLICY DECISION.
OKAY. SO THAT COMES FROM [INAUDIBLE].
I ASKED THAT A FEW MEETINGS AGO AND GOT A WEIRD ANSWER AS WELL.
SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT POLICY DECISION.
IT'S TO FIGURE OUT THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF OUR CITY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THINGS CORRECT.
SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY WHY OUR BUDGET PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN IT, BUT IT JUST.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE, EVERYTHING IS KIND OF TIED BACK.
WE CAN DO SOME THINGS INTO ONE ANOTHER.
MAYBE. MR. MASON YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER CITIES DO.
DO THEY PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES OR DO THEY TAKE THE MONEY FROM THEIR EDC? I'M NOT SURE.
I KNOW, I KNOW THE EDC DIRECTOR THERE VERY WELL.
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JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT.I WOULD JUST LIKE THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THOUGH, HONESTLY.
IS IT THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED IT.
DID IT COME FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKS AT THE CITY? DID IT COME FROM ACCOUNTING? LIKE WHERE? YEAH, I THINK IT WAS THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE BUDGET.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING.
OKAY. WHEN YOU SAY WE, WHO'S SAYING THAT? IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER? IS THAT ACCOUNTING? IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WHO'S MADE THE DECISION TO SPLIT IT 50/50? I MEAN, I THINK IT'S SOMEBODY, I GUESS, SITTING ABOVE ME THAT SAID THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND I MEAN, LET'S BE HONEST.
YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH MS. NASH. YOU TALK TO HER ALL THE TIME.
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED HERE? YEAH. THE NEXT TIME WE SEE MS. NASH, WE'LL ASK HER WHAT'S GOING ON.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, AND YEAH, OKAY, BUT I ASKED THE SAME THING BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, WHAT PERCENTAGE IS EDC? WHAT PERCENTAGE IS THE CITY? SO I GUESS WE JUST GOT THAT 50/50.
I JUST CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
OKAY. I THINK THE ANSWER IS IT IS WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S OKAY, AND I THINK IT'S WHERE WE NEED IT.
AGAIN, MINOR STUFF RELATIVE TO THAT $150,000 PIECE.
THANK YOU. GOT A QUESTION FROM A BOARD MEMBER ABOUT THIS PIECE, AND JUST TO REITERATE TO THE REST OF THE GROUP THAT THE WAY WE WILL BE HANDLING THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS STUFF IS IF IT'S SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE BUDGET, IT WILL BE AUTHORIZED BY VIRTUE OF THIS BUDGETARY PROCESS, AND THOSE ITEMS SO MUCH BETTER, THOSE ITEMS NOT INCLUDED.
WOULD BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH OUR SPONSORSHIP POLICY PROGRAM, WHICH WILL GO UP ON THE WEBSITE AND BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT FUNDING IS LIMITED TO WHAT'S IN THE MISCELLANEOUS SPONSORSHIPS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS LINE ITEM, AND SO AGAIN, WE SPENT SOME TIME BIFURCATING COMMUNITY RELATIONS FROM ADVERTISING.
I THINK WE GOT SOME GREAT CLARIFICATION THERE ON SOMETHING MIGHT BE TECHNICALLY CALLED A SPONSORSHIP, BUT REALLY IT'S AN ADVERTISEMENT AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME CLARITY THERE ON ALL OF THAT. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE THERE'S GENERAL THEME WITH THESE TYPES OF ITEMS. THIS IS REALLY MORE OF A COMMUNITY SUPPORT, NOT AS MUCH OF AN ROI NECESSARILY TYPE THING. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU ALL THESE.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN THERE NOW AND WHAT WE DISCUSSED, I BELIEVE, BACK IN JUNE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEMS IN THE BUDGET? IF NOT, THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AS INDICATED.
IS THAT YOU KNOW, IT JUST SAYS CONSIDER.
YEAH THE MOTION CAN BE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED IF YOU ALL ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, AND THEN IT WOULD GO TO AGAIN, THERE'S A BUDGET TIMELINE.
OUR FINANCE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING CRAZY HOURS TO GET THIS THING READY.
I BELIEVE THAT THE STATE IS THE FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.
THE STATE REQUIREMENT TO POST THE DOCUMENT WAS THIS WEEK AND THEY GOT EVERYTHING SQUARE.
SO I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE WEBSITE NOW AND THEY MET THE STATE REQUIREMENT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM D FOR ADJOURNMENT AND WE WILL CONSIDER OURSELVES ADJOURNED AT 7:17.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.