Feb 20, 2025 Economic Development Corporation Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL WELCOME TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEETING THE CITY OF SACHSE.

[A. Meeting Opening]

WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T ASKED ANYBODY. [INAUDIBLE] .

SO I'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF THE INVOCATION OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL PLEASE RISE.

OUR DEAR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THIS EVENING.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND EFFORTS THAT EACH MEMBER OF THIS BOARD PUTS INTO HELPING GROW AND DEVELOP THE CITY OF SACHSE.

WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS US THIS EVENING, THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR MINDS FOCUSED ON THE CITY AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO TO HELP WITH THE GROWTH.

PLEASE BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BLESS OUR CITY EMPLOYEES AND ALL THE STAFF, AND PLEASE WATCH OVER THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY AS WE WE LIVE AND WORK AND CONGREGATE HERE. PLEASE HELP THE CITY CONTINUE TO FLOURISH IN ALL THAT WE DO.

WE ARE INDEED GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THOU GIVES TO US EACH AND EVERY DAY. WE SAY THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. JOIN IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM B, PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS DISCUSSION ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. SO IS THERE ANYBODY WANT TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC CARDS? DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS THAT WERE TURNED IN OR ANYTHING PRIOR TO? OKAY.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. ITEM C THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[C. Consent Agenda]

THE BOARD WILL ACT UPON THESE ITEMS WITH ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ITEMS. DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS THE ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE ADDRESS THEM IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING. ITEM ONE IS CONSIDER APPROVING THE JANUARY 16TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM TWO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2024. AND ITEM THREE ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. WOULD ANYBODY ON THE BOARD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? NO. NO. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.

I MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FROM CHRIS. YES. YOU HEARD IT? THEN WE WILL VOTE.

AND THAT IS APPROVED FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS D. D1 IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG BUNKER HILL

[1. Conduct a public hearing for an infrastructure project generally located along Bunker Hill Road and Miles Road, addressed as 3115 Bunker Hill Rd., Suite 102, for LK Bakery LLC, its assigns, or related entities.]

IT ASSIGNS OR RELATED ENTITIES. SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS JARED I'LL TURN TO YOU.

I KNOW THIS IS PART OF JUST THE PROCESS OF OUR ITEMS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS.

YES, SIR. SO THIS THIS IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH WE DO HAVE A FULLY EXECUTED AGREEMENT FOR WE WAIT THE 60 DAY STATUTORY REQUIREMENT BEFORE THE FUNDS CAN BE DISBURSED, SINCE THIS WAS A TYPE B PROJECT.

SO THIS ITEM IS JUST TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING PER STATE LAW.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING FROM THE BOARD BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THEN I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:05 P.M..

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AM I? DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A MINUTE? SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LEGITIMATE WITH NOBODY HERE THEN.

IT'S 6:06. WELL, THERE YOU GO 606. 6:06. SO WE WILL WE WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE IT AT 6:06 P.M..

T HAT'S WHAT THE CLOCK SAYS NOW. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION? OH, NO MOTION NEEDED ON THIS ONE.

NO MOTION. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. BECAUSE JUST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. MAKE THAT ONE EASY. ITEM E RECEIVE ANY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PRESIDENT,

[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.]

SO, MR. POTTS, I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS WILL BE A BRIEF UPDATE THIS EVENING, APOLOGIES PULLING IT UP HERE IN REAL TIME, WHICH IS RISKY. SO THE STAFF REPORT AS MENTIONED WILL BE VERY BRIEF. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS WAS ISSUED THIS WEEK ON MONDAY.

I SAW THAT I SAW IT. YEP. AND WE HAVE IT. SO IT'S OUT THERE.

WE'VE POSTED IT TO THE CITY'S BID PAGE AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, PUT IT ON THE EDC, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, PUT IT ON [INAUDIBLE] . SO WE'VE WE'VE BLASTED IT OUT THERE THAT'LL CLOSE AT NOON ON MARCH 17TH.

SO WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPEN FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING. AND AGAIN, THE HOPE IS TO HAVE THIS SORT OF DOVETAIL INTO OR I GUESS RATHER THE THE COMP PLAN AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN TO KIND OF SYNC UP THERE AT THE VERY, VERY END OF THAT PROCESS.

WHICH REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE INTEND TO HAVE THE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE OPEN SOON.

OUR CONSULTANTS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE VIRTUAL ROOM, WHICH WAS TO SORT OF SUPPLEMENT THE ACTUAL IN-PERSON OPEN HOUSE.

IT CAN BE HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO ATTEND THOSE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S ONE NIGHT FOR TWO HOURS AND YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OR SOCCER OR WHATEVER, IT'S HARD TO GET THERE. SO THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH THOSE VERY SIMILAR MATERIALS, BUT IN A DIGITAL FORMAT. AND THEN THE SACHSE FARMERS MARKET WILL RETURN IN MARCH THE 2ND SATURDAY.

SO MARCH 9TH, THAT'LL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.

AND OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS MARCH 20TH. OKAY, SO LET ME ASK A QUICK QUESTION OR TWO QUESTIONS ON THAT.

WITH THE RFQ CLOSING ON THE 17TH AND THEN OUR MEETING ON THE 20TH, I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT FIGURED OUT, BUT ON THAT MEETING ON THE 20TH, [INAUDIBLE] WILL WE THEN BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS HOW MANY CANDIDATES WE HAVE? SO IS IT ENOUGH TIME TO WHERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A BRIEF UPDATE AS TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO TO VET IN THAT PROCESS? YES, SIR. SO WE IT'LL CLOSE ON THE 17TH AT NOON.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT IN TIME WE'LL KNOW IF IT'S 3 OR 10 SUBMITTALS.

THE NEXT STEP AFTER THE RFQ OR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY IS THERE'S A TEAM OF STAFF THAT WILL REVIEW THEM AND SCORE THEM.

OKAY. ONCE THEY'VE BEEN SCORED, WE WILL THEN SELECT CANDIDATES FOR IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS.

I'LL TELL YOU LIKE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE HAD FOUR FOLKS SUBMIT AND WE INTERVIEWED FOUR FIRMS. SO WE'LL SEE. I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL GET WE'LL GET A FEW SUBMITTALS.

I'VE ALREADY HAD A PERSON OR TWO REACH OUT, AND SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

OKAY. SECOND QUESTION REGARDING THE FARMERS MARKET, CAN WE GET ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT? BECAUSE I SAW STUFF JUST THROUGH FACEBOOK, PEOPLE ASKING, HEY, WHEN AND WHERE IS THE FARMER'S MARKET? BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THEY TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS OFF, WHICH WE KNEW.

BUT IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING OUT NOW BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY ASKING, WHERE DID IT GO AND IS IT COMING BACK 100%? YEAH, WE NEED TO ORDER SOME NEW SIGNAGE. AND SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME THINGS WE NEED TO DO.

SO. GREAT. GREAT POINT. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS.

ONE OTHER THING. THAT MEETING ON THE 20TH IS THE WEEK OF GISD AND WYLIE SPRING BREAK.

SO IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE LET JARED KNOW.

SO IF WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM WE'LL KNOW AHEAD OF TIME.

WE OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT WEEK IS CANCELED.

OH, IS IT REALLY? YEAH. OH, WHAT DO YOU GUYS TRAVEL OR SOMETHING? [LAUGHTER] CAME UP ON MONDAY LIKE, KIND OF A SURPRISE TO ME AND I WAS LIKE, SCORE.

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THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S EASY THEN. YEP. OKAY, THANKS.

NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM F ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[F. Executive Session]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATIONS DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG RANCH ROAD AND HIGHWAY 78 FOR PROJECT YOSEMITE.

THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:11 P.M..

PROJECT YELLOWSTONE YELLOWSTONE. DID I SAY YELLOWSTONE? I SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. YES.

I THOUGHT I WAS READING THIS THE OTHER WAY. YEAH.

YELLOWSTONE.

. ALL RIGHT. A LITTLE BIT. WE WILL RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION AT 7:41 P.M.

TO ITEM G ONE. TAKE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OTHER INCENTIVE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT

[G. Action Resulting from Executive Session]

I SECOND THAT MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND FROM JOSHUA.

ALL IN. WE CAN VOTE. THERE WE GO.

AND THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM H IS ADJOURNMENT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:42 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND DISCUSSION TONIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY BENEFICIAL. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.