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[A. Meeting Opening]
IT IS OFFICIALLY 6:04 P.M.TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS, AND WE'LL START WITH AN INVOCATION OF PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
AND IF YOU'LL BOW YOUR HEADS FOR INVOCATION.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY THAT WE LIVE IN, AND FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS, FOR THE CITIZENS AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY THAT MAKE THIS SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO RESIDE IN, TO WORK IN, AND TO HAVE RECREATION.
PLEASE BLESS US AS WE MEET TOGETHER THIS EVENING, THAT THAT WILL GUIDE US IN THE DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE TO HELP GROW AND IMPROVE SACHSE, AND TO MAKE IT AN EVEN BETTER PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND RESIDE AND RAISE FAMILIES.
AND THESE THINGS WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR AND ASK YOU FOR IN NAME JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.
THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC? NOTHING ELECTRONICALLY.
THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[C. Consent Agenda]
THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE ROUTINE OR ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE, HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AT BOARD MEETING AND OR DO NOT WARRANT DISCUSSION.THE BOARD WILL ACT UPON THESE ITEMS WITH ONE MOTION.
ITEM C1 APPROVE THE AUGUST 15TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM TWO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JULY 31ST, 2024 AND ITEM THREE ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.
I MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ONE THROUGH THREE AS IS.
I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. THERE WE GO.
THERE IT GOES. AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, SIX ZERO.
[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.]
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 THE TIME TO YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU THIS EVENING.
WE HAD THE FARMER'S MARKET LAST WEEKEND, AND THEN THE NEXT MARKET WILL BE OCTOBER 12TH.
CONNIE ROSSO WILL ACTUALLY BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT MARKET.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THEIR MOBILE PIZZA OVEN.
SO BE A VERY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO GO THE FARMER'S MARKET AGAIN.
I WENT THERE LAST TIME, ENJOY SOME PIZZA WHILE YOU SHOP.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WE HAVE EXTENDED THE FARMER'S MARKET INTO 2025, SO THAT WILL BE CONTINUING WE'LL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT HERE SOON KIND OF STATING WHICH MARKETS WILL BE PRESENT THIS REMAINING YEAR AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, IT WAS SET TO END IN OCTOBER. WE WILL LIKELY HAVE A NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MARKET, TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND THEN RESTART AGAIN ON THE GROWING SEASON IS UPON US.
GREAT. SO WE'LL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT NOTE.
SHORTLY. UPCOMING EDC BOARD MEETINGS OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST.
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YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY AWARE OF THE HERITAGE PARK GRAND OPENING THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE OCTOBER 5TH AT THE STATION.I WAS ABLE TO WALK THE PARK AND IT IS REALLY SOMETHING.
SO THIS WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL ON MONDAY APPROVED THE FY 2025 BUDGET FOR THE CITY SO BY VIRTUE OF DOING THAT, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
BUDGET WAS ALSO APPROVED, SO OCTOBER 1ST IS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO OUR OUR BUDGET.
SO AS WE LAST PRESENTED IT IS HOW IT WAS APPROVED.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL WE'LL TRY TO GET ON HERE FAIRLY SOON.
SO WE HAD ONE FROM 4 TO 6 AND THEN ONE FROM 6 TO 8 THIS WEEK.
AND THEN NEXT WEEK IT'S THE SAME THING.
AND ON SEPTEMBER 25TH THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 6 TO 8.
AND THESE TAKE PLACE IN THE MICHAEL J.
WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD PARTICIPATION IN THE IN THE MEETINGS THAT WERE THIS WEEK.
AND THEN JUST A QUICK NOTE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS ITEM INTERNALLY, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WE DISCUSSED AND THEN INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET THAT WAS ADOPTED.
AND I THINK THAT THE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'LL PROBABLY END UP GOING WILL BE TO BEGIN TO PREPARE AN RFQ AND ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS, AND WE'LL TRY TO SYNC THAT UP KIND OF SIMILARLY TO LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SCHEDULE.
SO WE HAD THE RFQ ISSUED IN JANUARY.
AND THEN WE SPENT SOME TIME REVIEWING THE PROPOSALS AND SCORING THEM, SETTING UP INTERVIEWS AND THEN SELECTING A CONSULTANT FEBRUARY MARCH TIME FRAME. THAT GETS US A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CERTAINLY GETS US THROUGH THE HEAVY LIFT OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE.
I THINK THAT THE COMP PLAN SETS THE VISION, AND I WANT US TO BE PRETTY CLEAR ON ON THE INPUTS THAT ARE GOING INTO THAT, SO THAT THE CONSULTANT THAT WE CHOOSE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS ABLE TO REALLY JUST KIND OF TAKE ALL THAT DATA AND USE IT TO TO GO FORWARD, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SUCH A HEAVY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT, THE CORRIDOR STUDY AND DIFFERENT ANALYZES AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
SO THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE'LL BE GOING RELATIVE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT WE'LL BE PREPARING AN RFQ, GETTING A HOPEFULLY A GOOD SAMPLING OF FOLKS INTERESTED.
WE'LL CERTAINLY PUT IT OUT THERE AND COMMUNICATE THAT.
I MEAN, ARE WE STILL HOPING THE PERSON THAT THE SAME COMPANY THAT DOES THE COMP PLAN ALSO DOES THE EDC STRATEGIC PLAN, OR IS THAT NOT POSSIBLE ANYMORE? NO, I THINK IT WILL PROBABLY BE, THEY'LL THEY'LL BE WILLING OR ABLE TO PUT THEIR NAME IN THE RING.
IT'S IT'S IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY, THEY PUT IN I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HAVE THEY HAVE THEY SAID THEY'RE WILLING TO PUT IN A BID OR ARE THEY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
YEAH. NO. SO WE'VE THIS IS WE'RE KIND OF COMING TO YOU ALL WITH THIS, THIS UPDATE, I THINK WHENEVER WE WERE TALKING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSULTANTS AND INITIALLY KIND OF ASKING THEM, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS TIMELINE AND DOVETAILING THESE TWO ITEMS, THEY WERE SAYING THAT THEY'D PROBABLY TAKE A THROW THEIR HATS IN THE RING IF WE WERE TO, TO GO DOWN THAT PATH.
I WILL SAY THAT PARTICULAR STAFF PERSON IS NO LONGER WITH THE FIRM THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH NOW.
NOT TO SAY THAT THEY STILL COULDN'T JUST SAYING.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD SAVE A LOT OF WORK TO HAVE THE SAME PERSON.
AND YEAH, I MEAN WE'LL EVALUATE LIKE I SAID, THE THE QUALIFICATIONS.
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AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS VERY VERSED IN THIS WORK AND WE FEEL CAN KIND OF COME UP WITH SOMETHING ACTIONABLE. AND THAT ISN'T JUST GOING TO SIT ON A SHELF, IF YOU WILL, GIVES US VERY CLEAR MARCHING ORDERS MOVING FORWARD AND CONTEMPLATES ALL THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STUFF. SO THERE'S NOT A DIVERSION IN VISIONING.WELL, SOME ARE CONCERNED IS THE CURRENT THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
DO THEY HAVE THAT SPECIALTY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? I'M NOT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE CONVINCED THAT THEY DO.
YEAH. THEY I MEAN, THEY EVEN HIRED A CONSULTANT, A SUB TO COME IN AND DO THE ANALYSIS FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUFF, IF YOU WILL, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PORTION OF IT.
AND WE AND WE KNEW THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING.
THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE INVOLVED.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THEIR FORTE, IF YOU WILL, THERE.
WELL, I THINK THAT GOES TO HIS POINT IS TO SAY, HEY, YES, THEY THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING, BUT MAYBE IT DOESN'T SAVE US MONEY JUST TO SAY, HEY, WE GO WITH THEM, BECAUSE IF THAT'S NOT THEIR FORTE, I WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT SAYS, NO, THIS IS MY FORTE.
I MEAN, YEAH, I GUESS THE RISK THAT YOU RUN IS THAT THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT PLANS.
WELL, THAT'S TRUE, AND THAT'S WHY I THE TIMING ACTUALLY MAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE TO ME THAN GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO SAY, HERE YOU'RE DOING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ONE, BUT IT'S GOT TO WORK WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THAT'S I WANT THE THING THEY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
YOU GUYS NEED TO BE LOOKING AT AND CONTEMPLATING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WAS, IF YOU HAVEN'T STUDIED THE 2017 PLAN, LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE A RED FLAG.
AND SO FOR THIS NEXT, WHOEVER COMES ON, IT'LL BE LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO PLUG IN.
IN FACT, EVEN TALKING INTERNALLY, IT WAS SO WE WERE ABLE TO SELECT A CONSULTANT.
IF WE'RE ABLE TO, TO SYNC ALL OF THAT UP IN TIME AND KIND OF INVOLVE THEM EVEN IN THAT KIND OF THE END OF THIS PROCESS, JUST SO THAT THEY'RE VERY CLEAR ON DIRECTION. JARED QUICK QUESTION.
BEFORE WHILE WE'RE DOING THE FACT FINDING PORTION OF THE CITY'S OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
ONCE THE AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED, YOUR GROUP, ANYONE IN THE CITY OR YOU GUYS HAVING AN INPUT TO SAY, YES, THIS IS THE RESULT WE WERE EXPECTING OR NO, WE ARE SURPRISED BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY START PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND GIVING US A FINAL WRITTEN PLAN.
SO THEY WILL GATHER THEIR THEIR INPUT AND THEN DO THE HEAVY.
THE HEAVY LIFT I THINK WOULD BE LIKE THE DATA ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIZING ALL OF THE VARIOUS INPUTS.
LIKE, I THINK WE HAD OVER 350 SURVEYS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO THEY'LL THEY'LL CAPTURE ALL OF THAT AND IT'LL BE MY MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT IT'LL BE KIND OF PRESENTED TO EDC AND COUNCIL AS LIKE HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT THE INPUT WAS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL USE TO SET THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION.
ULTIMATELY, IT'S A PLAN THAT WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE WILL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPEN HOUSES WHEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MORE BAKED, THAT PEOPLE CAN SORT OF WEIGH IN ON AND SEE AND INTERACT WITH MORE DIRECTLY.
BUT YES SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE ANSWERED.
PARTIALLY. I MEAN, MY MAIN REASON FOR ASKING IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FACT FINDING PORTION OF WRITING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACTUALLY GIVES US, HOPEFULLY, THE FACTS THAT WE NEED AS A CITY.
YEAH. SO OR THESE AREAS WE'RE THINKING IS WE NEEDED HELP IN.
I WONDER IF WHILE I WOULD WANT THE SAME COMPANY NOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT IT MORE, TO DO BOTH.
I WONDER IF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE COMING IN FROM POSSIBLY A DIFFERENT COMPANY, IF IT ENDS UP BEING COULD OFFER MAYBE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF QUESTIONING OR A DIFFERENT KIND.
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OR UNCOVER CERTAIN BUSINESS AVENUES THAT WE MIGHT BE MISSING, THAT MAYBE EVEN THE CURRENT COMPANY MIGHT NOT, OR THE CURRENT PLAN MIGHT NOT GIVE US.YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT AND SOMETHING WE WOULD WE WOULD-- WE WEREN'T EVEN THINKING OF, BUT BASED ON THE KIND OF QUESTIONS THEY ASKED AND THE WAY THEY WENT ABOUT THEIR FACT FINDING AND UNCOVERED A GREAT NEED THAT NOBODY WAS EVEN THINKING OF BECAUSE NOBODY EVER ASKED THAT QUESTION.
YEAH, I WAS SITTING IN ON ONE OF THE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS THAT WE HELD.
I WAS THERE FOR THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE HIGHWAY 78 ONE, JUST FOR A MOMENT.
AND SO I DO THINK THAT THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME VALUE TO YOUR POINT.
AND SOMEBODY COMING IN WITH THAT NUANCED PERSPECTIVE.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING SO YOU SAID IT'S JANUARY WE PUT OUT THE RFQ? YEAH. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE TENTATIVELY TRACKING WITH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL FOR THE STAFF REPORT.
RIGHT. I'LL MAKE SURE I'M NOT MISSING SOMETHING.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS [INAUDIBLE] IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO IT IS 6:21 WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[E. Executive Session]
OKAY. SO BEFORE EVERYBODY LEAVES, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE EXECUTIVE SESSION E1 IS SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHALL CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DELIBERATIONS TO CONSIDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR BH INVESCO LLC FOR A PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG BUNKER HILL ROAD AND MILES ROAD IN SACHSE, TEXAS AND ITEM E2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHALL CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE SAME TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.087, FOR DELIBERATIONS AND UPDATE REGARDING THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT PROJECT AND CONSIDERATION OF A MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT PROJECT.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION 6:22 OFFICIAL.
[F. Action Resulting from Executive Session]
DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE FOR BH INVESCO LLC.THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM F1.
OKAY, SO I'LL MOVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND BH INVESCO LLC, SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM AS PRESENTED, AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? OTHERWISE LET'S WE'LL VOTE.
AND THE MOTION PASSES WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM G ADJOURNMENT.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:50 P.M..
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.