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.

[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.]

ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD AND WILL BE ENACTED ON BY ONE MOTION.

[NOISE] THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER SO REQUEST.

ITEM 1, APPROVE THE JUNE 20TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM 2, ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MAY 31ST, 2024, AND NUMBER 3, ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2024.

>> I MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS.

>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND IT.

>> I HAVE A SECOND.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? THEN WE CAN VOTE.

THE MOTION PASSES, ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[NOISE] REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS D1,

[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.]

RECEIVING 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 OVER TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL KEEP

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THE REPORT BRIEF THIS EVENING. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UPCOMING SACHSE FARMERS MARKET DATES, SEPTEMBER 14TH AND OCTOBER 12TH, IF YOU RECALL.

WE BROUGHT FORWARD THE ITEM TO Y'ALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FOR THE LEASE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW FOUR SEASONS TO USE THE EDC PROPERTY AS TERTIARY INCIDENTAL TO THE USE OF THEIR FARMERS MARKET.

WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ABOUT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL MARKETS, AND SO MORE TO COME ON THAT.

BUT JUST SO Y'ALL ARE AWARE, WE'VE HAD, I THINK IT'S BEEN A BIG SUCCESS.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOUND THAT THEY'RE TURNING VENDORS AWAY TO KEEP THE NUMBER AT A LEVEL THAT'S REASONABLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT WE HAVE.

EXCITING STUFF THERE MORE TO COME.

THEN JUST A COUPLE OF EDC BOARD MEETINGS UPCOMING SEPTEMBER 19TH, OCTOBER 17TH, AND NOVEMBER 21ST.

THAT IS MY STAFF REPORT.

>> [INAUDIBLE] IT'S BEEN GREAT. THE VENDOR HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD.

>> WE'VE GOT SOME STUFF PLAN.

WE'RE WORKING ON SOME STUFF TO OCTOBER, MAYBE MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT NUANCED FROM THE OTHERS.

>> PUBLIC WORK?

>> ARE ADDITIONAL MARKETS MEANING ADDITIONAL WEEKS MORE THAN JUST ONCE PER MONTH?

>> NOT AT THIS TIME.

WHAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WITH FOUR SEASONS IS EXTENDING, SO OURS CONCLUDES OCTOBER WOULD BE THE LAST ONE.

BASICALLY, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING NOVEMBER, DECEMBER MARKETS, AND THEN WE ARE DISCUSSING JUST RENEWING THEM BASICALLY FOR ANOTHER YEAR SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT.

>> MOVE TO ITEM D2,

[2. Consider the Sachse Economic Development Corporation FY 2024-2025 Budget.]

YOUR FAVORITE ONE OF THE NIGHT.

CONSIDER THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2024, 2025 BUDGETS.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE WENT THROUGH THIS TWO MONTHS AGO.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE NUMBERS.

AT THAT TIME, WE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.

NOW WE HAVE ALL THE NUMBERS, AND THERE'S BEEN SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE MADE TO HELP, I BELIEVE WITH TRANSPARENCY, BUT ALSO TO SEE FULLY WHAT THE POTENTIAL BUDGET COSTS ARE OUT THERE FOR THIS YEAR WITH SOME OF THE INCENTIVES AND EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE.

JARED IS GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THAT.

PLEASE, IF SOMETHING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, PLEASE SCREAM AT US, AND THEN WE'LL GET TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS IN JUST A MINUTE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AGAIN, WELL, OUTLINE OF THIS PRESENTATION, Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THE LINE ITEM WORKSHEET WAS IN THE PACKET THAT WENT OUT.

WE'LL DISCUSS THE CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING, TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE EDC REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, GET INTO THE BUDGET CALENDAR, AND THEN, AGAIN, AS THE PRESIDENT MENTIONED, THIS WILL BE AN ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING, SO WE'LL BE SEEKING A VOTE.

THE BIG CHANGE, THE OBVIOUS CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS EDC BOARD MEETING IS HOW WE'VE SHOWN EXPENDITURES.

WELL, AND TO START WITH REVENUES, AGAIN, THIS IS OUR FINANCE TEAM.

THEY GO, THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF MAKING PROJECTIONS, AND SO THEY UPDATED AND TWEAKED THEIR PROJECTIONS A LITTLE BIT, AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE.

I'LL SHOW HOW THE REVENUE SLIDE BREAKS DOWN IN A MOMENT.

BUT, SPECIFICALLY CALLING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE DECIDED TO INCLUDE OUR INCENTIVE OBLIGATIONS, AS WAS MENTIONED IN OUR BUDGET.

IN THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH OF AN INCENTIVE OBLIGATION OR COMMITMENT OR POTENTIAL COMMITMENT, THAT WE COULD JUST COVER IT WITHIN OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

WE TYPICALLY OPERATE PRETTY LEAN, AND WE'VE HAD EXTRA FUNDS IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THOSE INCENTIVES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR, WE'VE PAID OUT 155,000 IN INCENTIVES, AND WE'VE JUST EATEN THAT IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

WE'VE ADDED ALL OF THE POTENTIAL, LIKE I SAID, INCENTIVES THAT COULD BE DUE RELATIVE TO, WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT KINDS, SALES TAX, ABATEMENTS, POTENTIALLY, AND THEN THE BIGGER TICKET ITEM WOULD BE THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.

THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THE $935,000 THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND BUILT INTO THE BUDGET FROM AN INCENTIVE STANDPOINT, SO THAT WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE IF ALL OF THESE INCENTIVES GET CLAIMED,

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IF FOLKS MEET THEIR CLAWBACKS AND HIT THEIR TARGETS, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE'D RATHER JUST ACCOUNT FOR IT.

THEN, AS Y'ALL KNOW, AND AS I'VE SAID, 100 TIMES, I'M SURE YOU'RE TIRED OF IT AT THIS POINT.

UNUSED FUNDS GO BACK INTO THE EDC FUND BALANCE.

THAT MONEY, IT GOES BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE, WHICH YOU'LL SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE HERE IN A MOMENT.

AGAIN, ACCOUNTING FOR THE POTENTIAL INCENTIVE OBLIGATIONS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'VE PAID OUT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN WHAT WE'VE GOT POTENTIALLY COMMITTED IN FY 2025 AND, THAT'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

ONE OF THEM, THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT WE'LL ACTUALLY GET INTO LATER THIS EVENING, THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN THE SEPARATE ITEM THAT WE'LL TAKE ACTION ON IS THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT.

THE QUESTION THAT WAS RAISED EARLIER, THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT ACTUALLY IS TO HELP OFFSET INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES THAT THE CITY HAS MADE IN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT.

YOU'LL SEE $600,000 INCENTIVE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY EDC PAYING THE CITY BACK FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'VE MADE IN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT, AS WELL AS, WE HAVE A HOLISTIC APPROACH, AND WE'LL GET INTO THIS IN THE OTHER ITEM, BUT HOLISTIC APPROACH TO INCENTIVES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE CITY CAN DO SOME THINGS AND THE EDC CAN DO SOME THINGS, AND SO THIS IS OUR WAY TO BALANCE EVERYTHING OUT, IF YOU WILL.

THAT'S THE BIG CHANGE.

YOU CAN SEE THE 935K FOR THE INCENTIVES THAT WERE INCLUDED.

>> CHAIR, THERE'S A QUICK QUESTION.

I'LL MAKE SURE I WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THIS CORRECTLY.

INCENTIVES ARE NOT ALWAYS MET, AND I'M THINKING IN LIKE SPORTS CONTRACTS.

THE 155,000 WAS PAID OUT THIS LAST SESSION.

WHAT PERCENTAGE WAS THAT OF THE PROJECTED, FOR EXAMPLE? WAS MAYBE 250,000 PROJECTED AND ONLY 155,000 PAID OUT, AND THEN WOULD YOU SAY WITH, I THINK IT WAS 935,000, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT NOT ALL OF THOSE INCENTIVES WILL BE PAID?

>> WE'VE PAID TWO INCENTIVES OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THEY WERE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

IT WAS YOU DO WHAT'S IN THE AGREEMENT, AND YOU RECEIVE YOUR GRANT, AGAIN, TIED TO INFRASTRUCTURE.

AGAIN, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, THOSE PAYMENTS WERE MADE, THOSE ARE DONE.

>> THOSE WERE 100% IN THAT SPECIFIC CASE FOR THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR?

>> YES. AGAIN, THERE'S ALWAYS SALES TAX ABATEMENTS OF THINGS.

IF AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WE MIGHT HAVE, AND I THINK WE LISTED IT SOMEWHERE PERHAPS, BUT 4, 5, 6 ACTIVE INCENTIVES.

SOME OF THEM ARE JUST GOING TO BE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS, WHERE IT'S LIKE, MEET THE COMMITMENT, THEY'RE PAID OR A SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT THAT COULD BE LIKE A 10-YEAR COMMITMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MEET YOUR SALES TAX THRESHOLD, YOU PROVIDE A PAYMENT REQUEST TO US THAT HAS BASICALLY THE PROOF THAT YOU'VE DONE WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT.

THAT'S NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED THAT SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HIT THAT CLAW-BACK.

THEN IN OTHER CASES, THEY MIGHT JUST NOT SEND IN THEIR PAYMENT REQUEST FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, MAYBE THEY SELL THE PROPERTY, AND THAT PROVISION WASN'T PASSED ALONG TO THE NEXT GROUP.

IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE, THAT FIGURE IS SUCH THAT WE JUST SAID, LET'S JUST BUILD IT IN, LET'S BE AWARE OF IT IN CASE, , BECAUSE IF THEY ALL HIT, LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK, DO AN AMENDMENT FOR MORE AUTHORIZATION, WE'D RATHER JUST ACCOUNT FOR IT ON THE FRONT END.

>> OVERALL, THERE ARE FAIRLY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE INCENTIVES BEING MET?

>> I THINK AT LEAST THREE OF THEM VERY, VERY MUCH. MAKES SENSE.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE TRANSFER OUT TO THE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS.

I KNOW YOU SAID WE MOVED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PLAN FROM THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE TRANSFER OUT.

LAST YEAR FOR THE TRANSFER OUT TO GENERAL PROJECTS, WE DID 150.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> OF COURSE, ONLY PAID OUT 112.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> THAT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?

>> CORRECT.

>> THOSE PAYMENTS ARE MADE MONTHLY.

WE'RE PAYING THE CONSULTANT MONTHLY FOR THOSE, AND SO THAT'S HOW IT'S TRACKING IN THERE FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT.

>> NOW WE'RE PROJECTING 350 FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES, MA'AM. TWO HUNDRED OF THAT IS FOR FIFTH STREET PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS.

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>>WHAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING IS THE CITY AND THE EDC BOTH CONTRIBUTING SOME FUNDS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO GET WORKING ON DESIGN CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE REMAINING DRAINAGE THAT HAS TO BE HANDLED WITHIN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT, CONTEMPLATING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UNDERGROUND. DETENTION WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DID WITH THE ALEXANDER STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, AND THAT MAKES MORE OF THE LAND LEASABLE FROM A GROSS-LEASLE AREA STANDPOINT IF YOU'RE PIPING IT UNDERGROUND.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD CONTRIBUTE 200,000 TO THAT.

THE CITY WOULD CONTRIBUTE A PORTION, AND THEN THAT FUNDING WOULD THEN BE USED FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THOSE DESIGN DOCUMENTS.

THAT'S WHAT THE 350 IS.

>> THE PROJECTED 6,000 FROM THE SALE OF OLD VEHICLE?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> WHAT'S THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN?

>> IT IS A 2010 FORD FUSION.

FINANCE THEY RUN THEIR INPUTS, AND THEY COME UP WITH BASICALLY WHAT A PROJECTION IS.

IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT THAN THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ESTIMATING AT THIS POINT.

WE SHOW IT AS A REVENUE FROM AN ACCOUNTING STANDPOINT.

YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, SO TRANSFER OUT TO GENERAL FUND, THE ALLOCATED OVERHEAD PIECE, AND THEN AS WELL, THE EDC PORTION OF THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT.

WE DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS GOING TO BE AS OPPOSED TO JUST BEING AN EDC VEHICLE AS A WAY TO SHARE RESOURCES, SHARE THIS VEHICLE.

IT'LL BE A INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TYPE USE, EDC WILL PAY 50% OF IT, AND THEN INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS THAT THINK OF IT, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, IF HR NEEDS IT OR IF FINANCE NEED IT OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

EDC PAYS OUR PORTION, AND THEN THE CITY PAYS THEIR PORTION.

IT'S A WAY TO COST SHARE, EXCUSE ME.

>> IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE TECHNICALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN FIVE YEARS RUNNING AT A DEFICIT.

>> YES, MA'AM. I'LL GO TO MY NEXT SLIDE REAL QUICK AND WE CAN FLIP BACK AND FORTH.

JUST TO SHOW BECAUSE I THINK YOU'VE READ MY MIND.

YOU CAN SEE THE REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES FOR FY 2025.

IF EVERYTHING GOES AS YOU PUT THE WAY IT COULD, AND THE INCENTIVES ARE ALL PAID OUT AND SO FORTH, WOULD BE YOU SEE IT IN THE RED, $294,980.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE IS THAT ISN'T ANY SORT OF A POLICY ISSUE.

IT'S THINK OF IT AS ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT WE JUST HAPPEN TO COLLECT MORE REVENUES BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX.

BUT THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T SHOW IN THE BUDGET IN THE RED, BECAUSE WE HAVE, AS YOU CAN SEE IT, AS OF THIS DATE, WHICH I THINK WAS THE END OF JULY.

>> JULY 31ST.

>> SIX MILLION DOLLARS LIQUID, JUST IN TERMS OF CASH.

WE'RE GOING TO COVER IF WE DO END UP USING I KEEP SAYING GOING IN THE RED, "IT WOULD BE COVERED IN THE FUND BALANCE".

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO RUN A BALANCED BUDGET.

IT FEELS ODD WHEN I FIRST [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] WE DON'T HAVE THE CITY DOES.

WE DON'T. BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THAT BALANCE IS THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO BUDGET THAT WAY.

>> TO THE POINT YOU MADE, I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD SURPLUS, WHICH GOES BACK INTO FUND BALANCE.

THIS IS OUR WAY OF EVENING OUT, I GUESS, PAYING OUT SOME OF THE INCENTIVES THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO YOU AND SO FORTH.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE REVENUES, THE PROJECTED SALES TAX, SO 1.6 MILLION, THE GIAC GRANT, INTEREST INCOME.

WE HAVE PERFORMED SO WELL AND THE FINANCE GUYS HAVE BUDGETED 260.

WE HAVE BLOWN IT OUT OF THE WATER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THEY'RE JUST GOING AHEAD AND BUDGETING 260.

THEN AS MR. DANSE MENTIONED, THE AUCTION PROCEEDS ANTICIPATED FROM THE SALE OF THE CAR 6,000.

IN THE PACKET THAT WENT OUT, AGAIN, WAS THE BUDGET WORKSHEET,

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I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE MAIN THINGS, WHICH AGAIN IS PUTTING THE INCENTIVES IN THERE.

IF YOU ALL HAD ANY OTHER OBSERVATIONS, I WILL TELL YOU THAT, WE INCREASED LEGAL AND CONSULTING FEES A LITTLE BIT, THAT LINE ITEM TO JUST ACCOUNT FOR HOW WE'RE USING OUR ATTORNEYS AND GETTING DEALS AND DEVELOPERS AGREEMENTS WRITTEN, WE BUMPED UP OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS BUDGET SLIGHTLY OR WE DOUBLED THE FIREWORKS CONTRIBUTION TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR WHAT THAT ACTUALLY COSTS THE EDC SPONSORS THAT.

THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE DETAILS, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL WANTED TO DIG INTO MORE SPECIFICALLY, I'D BE HAPPY TO.

>> WE DON'T HAVE. BUILT INTO THIS IS PART OF THE COST FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

>> YES, SIR.

>> IT'S FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS.

>> WHAT WE DID IS WHEN WE FIRST SHOWED THIS TO YOU ALL, WE SHOWED IT AT 125.

THEN AS WE WERE DISCUSSING IT MORE, WE SAID, WE WOULD MOVE IT FROM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO A TRANSFER OUT SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE.

>> THAT'S FINE.

>> WE BUMPED IT UP A LITTLE BIT JUST TO NOT HAVE TO COME BACK.

>> BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ESTIMATES OR PROPOSALS YET ON THAT.

>> NO. I'LL COME HERE THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

>> THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT HE WANT THAT RIGHT.

>> BUDGET CALENDAR. THERE WAS A BUDGET WORKSHOP RECENTLY.

TONIGHT, WE'LL TAKE ACTION ON APPROVING OUR BUDGET.

THEN YOU'VE GOT A FEW DATES THERE, THE PRESENTATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING.

AS YOU ALL KNOW VERY WELL, OUR FUNDING AUTHORIZATION IS CONTINGENT UPON THE COUNCIL TAKING ACTION, BUT YOU ALL WILL MAKE YOUR ACTION THIS EVENING.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE FY 2024/2025 BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

BUT AGAIN, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THERE MIGHT BE.

>> LET ME PAUSE THERE. I KNOW WE'VE GOT PUBLIC COMMENT.

I BELIEVE IT'S ON THIS SIDE OF MR. HOBOK IS THERE?

>> DID YOU WANT TO COME HAVE COMMENT OR QUESTION RELATED TO THE BUDGET? GO AHEAD. SORRY. HAVE A QUICK QUESTION THERE.

>> MARTY HOBOK 55 11 OAKRIDGE CIRCLE, SAXE, TEXAS.

DID I HEAR CORRECTLY THAT Y'ALL WERE REPAYING $600,000 TO THE CITY? WHAT IS THAT $600,000? WHAT DOES THAT COVER? WHAT ARE THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT THAT'S CLEARING THE BOOKS ON? WHAT IS THE BREAKDOWN? I MEAN, IS THAT $354,000 FOR THE ENGINEERING STUDY PLUS 244,000 FOR OTHER THINGS? WHAT SPECIFIC ITEMS ARE YOU CLEARING THE DECK ON? BECAUSE THIS PRESENTATION IS CRAP.

>> MY RESPONSE TO THAT WOULD BE THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT IS A SEPARATE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

APPROVAL OF THAT WOULD BE ACTION, ANOTHER ITEM.

THE BUDGET, IT DOESN'T SPECIFY IT'S $600,000 PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT.

EDC TRANSFERS TO THE CITY. THERE ISN'T THAT.

>> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY REPAYING SOMETHING.

IT'S BUDGETING FOR EXPENSES THAT ARE COMING.

>> IT CAN BE BOTH.

>> WITH ENGINEERING WITH FLOODPLAIN, WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, SO WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT COST OF IT YET.

>> CORRECT.

>> IT CAN BE THAT. IT CAN BE, GENERAL BECAUSE WE KNOW WE TRACK WHAT THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION IS, WHAT THE EDC'S CONTRIBUTION IS TO THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT.

WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS.

AS WAS MENTIONED, THE CITY HAS PAID FOR, JUST TO NAME A FEW LINE ITEMS, THE FIFTH STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE ALEXANDER STREET PROJECT.

THE DRAINAGE STUDY, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS PAID FOR.

WHETHER THROUGH THE TRS OR THE EDC FUND, THERE ARE WAYS TO REIMBURSE, IF YOU WILL, THE CITY FOR THOSE COMMITMENTS FINANCIALLY.

BUT AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, OUR INCENTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS A HOLISTIC ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH.

IT CAN BE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT'S JUST AS LONG AS IT'S A QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE GOT WRITTEN IN THERE.

>> BUT IT'S NOT HASN'T NECESSARILY HAPPENED YET, BUT WE WANT THE ABILITY TO DO IT.

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>> WE'RE GETTING THE BUDGET AUTHORIZATION TO DO IT.

WE'LL HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING PER THE STATUTE, AND THEN THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT.

ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ARE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

>> ANY QUESTIONS BY YOU GUYS FOR GOING WHERE ELSE? AM I ALLOWED TO HAVE MR. HOBOK COME BACK UP AND ASK QUESTIONS.

I'M ALLOW TO DO THAT? OUT OF AT THE RISK, A QUESTION FOR YOU.

DO YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE MICROPHONE FOR ME?

>> I DON'T CARE.

>> GREAT. JUST REALLY BRIEFLY.

>> LESS YOU THINK I'M IGNORING IT.

>> WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE EXPECTING FROM THE BUDGET PRESENTATION? HUMOR ME FOR JUST A QUICK MOMENT.

>> I AM EXPECTING TO KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, THE CITY PAID $354,000 FOR AN ENGINEERING STUDY THAT THE WORK HAS DONE.

I IN A MEETING, HAD TO TELL YOUR EDC DIRECTOR THAT IT WAS $354 BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW, AND EVERYBODY HAS SAID THIS MONEY WILL BE PAID BACK BY THE EDC.

I WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO PAY BACK THAT $354,000, AND WHAT'S YOUR LINE ITEMS OF MONIES THAT THEY'RE OWED? I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT PLANS THAT ARE COMING UP.

I JUST WANT THINGS ACCOUNTED FOR THAT ARE ALREADY GONE.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR Y'ALL, BUT MY TAXES KEEP GOING UP BECAUSE GENERAL FUNDS FROM THE CITY KEEP GETTING SPREAD ALL OVER PLACES, AND I HEAR THIS MONEY'S GOING TO GET PAID BACK.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T BRING UP THE $600,000 FOR THE PARKING LOT OVER AT THE STATION, BECAUSE THAT MAY BE A TURZ.

THE $100,000 FOR THE ASBESTOS STUDY, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT, THE 100,000 FOR THE HOUSE DEMOLITION.

THAT MAY BE TURZ MONEY.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW BECAUSE Y'ALL GOT YOUR HANDS IN SO MANY POCKETS. IT'S RIDICULOUS.

BUT I KNOW THAT THAT MAN STOOD UP HERE AND SAID, $354,000 FOR THIS ENGINEERING STUDY, AND WE WILL PAY IT BACK.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO PAY $100 A MONTH FOR THE NEXT 27 YEARS, THAT'S FINE.

SAY IT, AND WE CAN TAKE IT UP AT COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

>> APPRECIATE IT. GIVE YOU A LITTLE INSIGHT WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING'S CRAP, THAT DOESN'T REALLY HELP US.

JUST CARRY ON INSIGHT.

>> NO, IT DOESN'T, BUT THANKS.

THANKS FOR LETTING ME SATISFY A LITTLE MORE OF CURIOSITY FOR A MOMENT.

>> AM I ALLOWED TO ASK THE QUESTION, MR. HOBOK?

>> YEAH. SURE.

>> MR. HOBOK, DO YOU HAVE DATES FOR WHEN THESE PURCHASES WERE MADE?

>> THE GENTLEMEN TO YOUR LEFT.

I GIVE YOU ALL THAT BECAUSE AFTER IT WAS SAID, WE MET THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND IT'S HIS JOB TO HAVE THOSE, IT'S NOT MINE.

>> I DO. I DON'T SEE WHY WE'RE CIRCLING THE MATTER.

>> I JUST I JUST WANT TO ASK JUST BECAUSE IT'S, THAT'S A WHOLE SEPARATE ISSUE FROM THE PRESENTATION BEING CRAP.

I JUST WANT TO ASK SO THAT I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE LOOK, IT'S YOUR PROGRAM TO SAY WHAT YOU WANT.

IT'S EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR, THAT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO US.

ALSO, LET ME CLARIFY SOMETHING.

>> YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.

>> I WOULD TELL YOU, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THIS JUST BECAUSE I GET IT TO.

I WOULD SAY THAT OUR BUDGET IS MORE TRANSPARENT NOW THAN IT'S EVER BEEN BY SHOWING THE POTENTIAL EXPENDITURES FOR ALL OUR INCENTIVES THAT ARE OUT THERE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT CAN JUST COME OUT OF FUND BALANCES.

I WOULD SAY THE BUDGET IS CLEAR.

I WOULD SAY THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT GOES ON TO SAY, HEY, IS THE BUDGET PRESENTATION BAD? NO.

>> IS IT DISRESPECTFUL TO SAY IT'S CRAP? YES. TO UNDERSTAND, ALSO, WHEN YOU SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER TO US, LET ME CLARIFY.

IT DOES MATTER TO ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN THIS SAME CITY, TOO.

REMEMBER, BECAUSE YOU LIVE UP ON THE HILL DOES NOT SAY THAT YOU'RE DOING MORE THAN WHAT I AM.

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I'M A CITIZEN HERE TOO.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> THERE'S NOTHING TO HIDE, SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT.

NO, WE'RE DONE. THAT'S COMING IN DIFFERENT. WE'RE DONE.

THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR AND BY STAFF.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS.

>> I MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2024/2025 EDC BUDGET AS IT.

>> I SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> I MOTION FOR MR. US AND SECOND FOR MR. FRICK.

THE BUDGET IS APPROVED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

REMEMBER THEY COME NEXT, AND THEY APPROVE IT FROM THERE.

I GOT TOO MANY WINDOWS OPEN. I NEED TO CLOSE. I'M HERE.

JUST A MOMENT. THERE WE GO.

WE MOVE ON TO ITEM D.3,

[3. Receive an update on the public engagement component of the Sachse Comprehensive Plan update.]

RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMPONENT OF THE SACHSE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES.

MR. POTTS, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT WITH THAT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

GO THROUGH THIS RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

WE GAVE THIS PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT ALSO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO SHOW YOU GUYS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS WELL UNDERWAY.

WE'RE DEEP INTO THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, AND THE CITY MANAGER HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING THAT HER GOAL WAS FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THIS EFFORT WAS GOING ON.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO THIS EVENING; IS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED JUST ON THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PIECE.

THAT'S WHERE WE'LL FOCUS.

BUT, OVERVIEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS RECAP, SOME OF THE BRANDING, WHICH IS RELEVANT, WE'LL GET INTO THAT.

WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FROM AN ENGAGEMENT STANDPOINT, AND THEN OF COURSE, NEXT STEPS.

WON'T SPEND A TON OF TIME ON THE PLAN PROCESS OTHER THAN REALLY JUST TO SAY WE HAD OUR PLAN KICK OFF WITH THE CONSULTANT IN APRIL, AND THEN THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT BEGAN IN EARNEST IN MAY 2024 AND IS ONGOING.

THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

BUT WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE PLAN, AND SO WE'RE VERY HEAVY IN THAT PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DID RELATIVE TO THE PLAN WAS WE ESTABLISHED A CLEAR, UNIQUE, AND PROFESSIONAL LOOKING BRAND.

THIS IS ACTUALLY DONE IN HOUSE.

WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY IN THE CONTRACT OR RATHER MOVE SOME MONEY TO OTHER PLACES BECAUSE WE DID OUR OWN BRANDING.

ESTHER WEAVER, THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIST FOR THE CITY DID ALL OF THIS.

CONSISTENT, EASILY RECOGNIZABLE, CLEAR MESSAGING, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY OF THE FARMERS MARKETS OR IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, YOU'VE SEEN THAT WE HAVE THESE A FRAMES OUT THERE, VERY RECOGNIZABLE.

SOME OF THE WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED, WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WEBSITE THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED CITYOFSACHSE.COM/SHAPINGSACHSE2024.

THIS HAS BEEN LINKED TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PAGES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, A BUNCH OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WHETHER FROM DENISE ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE OR THE CITY, MAKING SURE TO USE THOSE CHANNELS, UPDATES VIA THE SACHSE SCENE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER.

IF YOU'RE NOT SUBSCRIBED TO THAT AND WANT TO BE, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN HELP, BUT, IT'S THE WEEKLY RUNDOWN OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY, BUT WE'VE BEEN INCORPORATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

WE HAVE A PROJECT TEAM EMAIL ACCOUNT THAT'S OUT THERE, SHAPINGSACHSE@CITYOFSACHSE.COM.

LISTED ON THE WEB PAGE THAT WE'VE GOT SET UP.

AS I SAID, DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IF SOMEBODY WERE TO WRITE DOWN THEIR INPUT ON A NAPKIN, I CAN TAKE IT.

WE JUST WANT TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS SLIDE INDICATES AND, WE DEVELOPED A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN WITH OUR CONSULTANT EARLY ON.

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IT'S EVOLVED OVER TIME.

WE'VE ADDED THINGS TO IT.

WE'VE SUBTRACTED THINGS, WE'VE CHANGED THE PROCESS UP.

BUT AGAIN, TRYING TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT.

LITERALLY JUST SHOWING UP PLACES, RED WHITE AND BLUE BLAST, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FARMERS MARKET, THE CONCERT SERIES.

DIFFERENT METHODS OF ENGAGEMENT.

NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME CAPACITY FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT, AND SO WE HAD THREE ACTIVITIES, IF YOU WILL.

WE DID A COIN JAR ACTIVITY WHERE WE HAD FOLKS, THEY GOT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COINS, AND THERE WERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF BUCKETS, AND THEY GOT TO PUT THE COINS IN THE BUCKET THAT CORRESPONDED WITH A POTENTIAL ITEM, AND IT DOES A GREAT JOB OF ILLUSTRATING, LIKE IF YOU'RE SPENDING MONEY SOMEWHERE, YOU'RE NOT SPENDING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO WHERE ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? WE HAVE THAT IN PERSON, BUT THERE WAS ALSO A DIGITAL VERSION OF IT.

A MAPPING ACTIVITY, WHICH, AGAIN, IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURVEY WAS A REALLY BIG EFFORT.

WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

HAD QR CODES.

WE DEVELOPED ALL FLYERS, AND DENISE HAS PUT THEM AROUND VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES.

SHE'S GONE TO BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, TO HELP PROMOTE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EFFORT.

TAKES APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE ONLINE.

IT'S INTENTIONALLY DISTINCT FROM THE POLCO RESIDENT SURVEY THAT SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE TAKEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

THE CITY'S ACTUALLY GEARING UP FOR THAT AGAIN.

THERE WAS A PRESENTATION AT COUNCIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

THE QUESTIONS ARE INTENTIONALLY DISTINCTIVE TO GET THAT MORE SPECIFIC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURISTIC 10, 20 YEAR VISION.

SURVEY WAS, WE WENT WITH A SYSTEM THAT WOULD ENABLE BASICALLY WHATEVER YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS WERE, IT CAN AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE.

POSTCARDS PRINTED, AGAIN, THE QR CODE LINKED DIRECTLY TO THE SURVEY.

WE'VE BEEN DISTRIBUTING THOSE, WE'VE MADE THE POSTCARD TWO-SIDED, SO IT'S IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IMAGE HERE AT THE BOTTOM, WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL MEDIA POST.

THE MAYOR RECRUITED BOTH OF OUR SUPERINTENDENTS, DR. BENSON AND DR. LOPEZ, AND THEY CAME IN THEY DID A PHOTOSHOOT AND PROMOTED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT THE DAY THIS POST WAS MADE AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS, IS LIKE 110 PEOPLE TOOK THE SURVEY.

BECAUSE YOU HAD THE ISDS POSTING ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS GREAT.

TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION, WE SET UP A RAFFLE WHERE THE FIRST 200 PEOPLE THAT TAKE THIS SURVEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE RAFFLE TO WIN ONE OF THE SHIRTS.

I'M TOO SEXY FOR MY SHIRT SHIRTS.

AS OF TODAY, I BELIEVE WE'RE AT 315 SURVEY RESPONDENTS.

>> THAT'S ALMOST MORE THAN VOTE.

[LAUGHTER] SORRY.

>> THE BILL IS DUE ON DOING THAT RAFFLE NOW.

>> THAT'S GOOD.

>> WE WERE EXCITED TO HAVE EXCEEDED THE 200 SURVEY MARK.

FUTURE EFFORTS, AGAIN, COMMUNITY EVENTS, DIGITAL OPEN HOUSE THAT'LL TAKE PLACE AS WE GET A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.

WE'VE HAD A STAFF WORKSHOP, ACTUALLY, AS OF THIS WEEK, STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF SETTING ALL THESE UP. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

MY NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL GET INTO THIS.

A BIT MORE WORK SESSIONS, OF COURSE.

DURING THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, Y'ALL WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET MORE OF THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN.

THIS IS JUST THE ENGAGEMENT PIECE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE ADOPTION PROCESS, WHICH WILL BE A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

IT'S A CHARTER REQUIREMENT FOR THEM AND THE COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION.

UPCOMING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WE DO LIST THEM ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WEBPAGE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT, WE WERE THERE, AND SO WE FEATURED PROMINENTLY THE FLYER AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE.

TRYING TO AGAIN, MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT.

WE'LL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN, ENGAGING FOLKS, SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, JUST SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED PGBT STAKEHOLDERS, STAKEHOLDERS ON HIGHWAY 78, WE WANT TO ENGAGE OUR 55 PLUS COMMUNITY, VARIOUS REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS THAT WE HAVE, MAYBE THEY WORK IN SACHSE OR THEY'RE JUST TRUSTED ADVISORS, IF YOU WILL, THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE INPUT ON THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.

THEN, THE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES, YOU CAN SEE THIS GRAPHIC HERE.

WE'VE ACTUALLY PRINTED A NUMBER OF SIGNS.

IF YOU RECALL, DURING THE STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION, THE CITY PUT SIGNS OUT TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION,

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WHICH DAY COLLECTIONS WERE.

WE'VE ESSENTIALLY REPLICATED THAT EFFORT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND WE ARE PROMOTING THE FOUR DAYS THAT WE'VE GOT RESERVED FOR THESE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES.

FUNDAMENTALLY BE THE SAME TOPIC THAT'LL BE DISCUSSED.

YOU CAN COME BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS OFFER IT MULTIPLE TIMES, MULTIPLE DATES, SO THAT SOMEBODY COULD COME IN A MANNER THAT IS MOST ACCOMMODATING TO THEIR SCHEDULE.

FOUR OF THOSE THAT'LL BE IN SEPTEMBER, FACEBOOK EVENTS HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR THOSE AS WELL.

WE'LL CONTINUE GATHERING DATA, ANALYZE, AND SYNTHESIZE IT, PREPARING FOR THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION BASED ON ALL THAT INPUT, AND THEN ONCE WE'VE GOT THAT, THEN WE START THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENTS.

AS Y'ALL RECALL, THIS EFFORT, WE ENVISIONED IT TAKING ABOUT A YEAR.

CONTRACT EXECUTION WAS IN APRIL, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SPRING 2025; IS THE TRAJECTORY THAT WE'RE ON.

DO YOU HAVE A TAKE? THAT'S MY PRESENTATION ON THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PIECE, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

>> HAVE YOU GUYS TAKEN THE SURVEY? IF YOU HAVEN'T, DO IT. [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES MA'AM.

>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

IS THAT THE ONES IN SEPTEMBER THAT YEAR?

>> YES, MA'AM. WE GOT CREATIVE WITH THIS, SO INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING ONE OPEN HOUSE, WE ARE DOING AGAIN, THE FOUR, SO YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHICHEVER TIME WORKS BEST FOR YOU, BUT THEN THERE WILL BE A FINAL OPEN HOUSE TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROCESS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME WHEN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A BIT FURTHER DEVELOPED BECAUSE SEPTEMBER IS STILL PRETTY EARLY IN THE PROCESS, AND SO THAT COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE WILL BE LATER ON, PROBABLY SOMETIME IN FY 2025, WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND ENGAGE WITH THE PLAN, AND THAT'S ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE DIGITAL OPEN HOUSE WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

>> IS IT A DROP IN SESSION LIKE COME AND GO AS YOU WANT, OR IS IT LIKE, THERE WOULD BE SOMEBODY SPEAKING BETWEEN THE TIME AND AUDIT?

>> YES, MA'AM. THE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES ARE REALLY ENVISIONED TO BE A COME AND GO.

THEY'LL HAVE SOME THINGS SET UP FOR FOLKS TO LOOK LOOK AT, ENGAGE WITH AND AREAS TO PROVIDE INPUT.

THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC PROGRAM.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME AT 6:00 AND STAY TILL 8:00.

YOU COULD POP IN AT 7:30 IF THAT'S WHAT WORKS FOR YOU.

>> COULD WE PUT THAT IN THE BOLSTER? BECAUSE, FOR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WORK IN THE AREA, THE 4:00-6:00 DON'T WORK FOR MOST.

IF THE 6:00-8:00 WORKS FOR MOST, THEY WILL BE THINKING, "HOLD ON.

IS IT LIKE, IF I DON'T COME IN AT 6:00, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE?" CAN WE AT LEAST PUT IN, LIKE, YOU SAY DROP IN AS YOU GO, SO THEY KNOW THEY CAN DROP IN AT ANY TIME? HONESTLY, YOU HAVE TO.

>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS IS SET UP LIKE A LISTENING TOUR.

WHAT THE CITY WOULD TYPICALLY DO WITH A LISTING TOUR.

>> WE'RE THERE TO BASICALLY LISTEN.

IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION, THAT THE CONSULTANTS WILL BE THERE, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR BIG EXHIBITS.

>> LIKE, PLANCO DID THIS RECENTLY WITH THE STR PROPOSAL.

IT WAS SET UP DOWNTOWN PLANCO.

YOU COME IN BETWEEN THIS TWO-HOUR WINDOW AND YOU JUST WALK AROUND, AND THEY HAVE THIS CHART AND THIS CHART?

>> THAT'S SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

>> THERE SOMEWHERE THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN.

I FEEL YOU WILL HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING INTO SACHSE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6:00 AND 8:00 BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC OR WHEN THEY GET OF WORK.

>> THAT'S A GREAT POINT. I'VE WRITTEN THAT DOWN, SO CERTAINLY.

WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT CLEAR AS WELL. COME AND GO.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THERE'S NO ACTION ON THIS ONE, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'VE SEEN HIM INTERACT WITH YOU IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT EVENTS.

>> I'M GLAD WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF RESPONSE, A LOT OF FEEDBACK.

I THINK IT'LL HELP US TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT DIRECTION, DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE CITY SO THAT'S GOOD.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK OF SEEING ME AND STUFF.

THEY'RE LIKE DUDE, I DON'T NEED ANOTHER FLIER.

PLEASE DON'T LIKE ME, JARED [LAUGHTER].

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D4,

[4. Conduct a public hearing for a proposed infrastructure project to consider funding for the City of Sachse for Infrastructure for the 5th Street Development, or other qualified infrastructure project within the city.]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO CONSIDER FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE 5TH STREET DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY.

FOR THIS ITEM, MR. PRESIDENT, AS I'VE MENTIONED,

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THE BUDGET AUTHORIZATION, THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING ITEM, THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT, THEY OPERATE IN TANDEM.

THIS IS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.

HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE WAIT THE 60 DAYS, AND THEN THE FUNDS CAN BE AUTHORIZED TO BE USED FOR A QUALIFYING PROJECT.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT IS THE ACTION, ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT TO PUT A TIME.

WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:51 P.M. IS THERE ANY COMMENT, QUESTION, OR ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS OR ANYTHING ELECTRONIC, DO WE?

>> YES, SIR.

>> PETER, CAN I GET YOU TO WALK UP HERE?

>> YES, SIR. IT'S OPEN.

>> [INAUDIBLE] WHAT IS THIS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR? IS THIS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 600,000 THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE FAINTEST IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND IT FOR? I HAVE BEEN TO THESE MEETINGS REGULARLY AND I DON'T HAVE THE FAINTEST IDEA WHAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR.

YOU'RE NOT DOING ANY SORT OF JOB TO DESCRIBE IT TO ME.

IS THIS GOING TO PAY FOR ROADS IN THE 5TH STREET DISTRICT? IS THIS JUST $600,000 TO PAY FOR MORE WORK? WHAT'S THE REIMBURSEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO? WHAT IS THE EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN ON THIS GREAT MASTER PLAN? OR IS IT JUST ANOTHER PROJECT WHERE MY TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING TO GET FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE FAINTEST IDEA WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING, AND I CONSIDER MYSELF PRETTY INTELLIGENT. THANK YOU.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO RESPOND. NEXT ITEM IS A [OVERLAPPING].

>> I DON'T HEAR AN ANSWER TO ANY OF THAT.

>> I THINK THE NEXT ITEM HELPS TO ANSWER IT SO IF YOU BE PATIENT.

IF YOU READ THE AGREEMENT, IT TELLS YOU WHAT IT'S USED FOR BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT IS THERE.

BUT JUST BECAUSE THE WAY THE ORDER THAT IT GOES, WE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER IT A LITTLE BETTER IN THE NEXT ITEM.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THEN I'LL CLOSE THE HEARING AT 6:53.

THEN YOU GO TO SIX ITEM D5,

[5. Consider approval of a Project Funding Agreement between the Sachse Economic Development Corporation and the City of Sachse for infrastructure to support the 5th Street District Development, or other qualified infrastructure project within the city.]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF SACHSE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY.

THIS IS WHERE IT MAY ORDER.

JARED, I'LL HAVE YOU GIVE A LITTLE CLARITY TO THIS.

>> YES, SO AGAIN, THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET THAT WENT OUT ON FRIDAY, THAT SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS REFERENCED $600,000, WHICH WAS ALSO IN THE BUDGET AUTHORIZATION THAT YOU GUYS TOOK ACTION ON THIS EVENING.

JUST A SUPER QUICK PRESENTATION OUTLINE OVERVIEW REQUESTED ACTION.

THE CITY AND EDC, THEY WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THE CITY AND THE EDC, AS YOU ALL KNOW, ARE FUNCTION SEPARATE, BUT I WORK FOR THE CITY.

I AM A CITY EMPLOYEE, AND SO WE HAVE SIMILAR GOALS.

OUR VISION IS IN STEP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER ON EDC FUNDS.

THIS GROUP IS A RECOMMENDING BODY THAT MAKES THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TAKE STEPS, BUT ULTIMATELY THE CITY AND THE EDC ARE WORKING TOGETHER IN TANDEM.

EACH HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THE 5TH STREET DISTRICT.