[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT HERE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. [A. Meeting Opening] WE'LL BEGIN. WE'LL CALL TO ORDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025 AT 6:02 P.M. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM A2, THE INVOCATION OF THE PLEDGES. I'D ASK MR. FRICK, BUT HE'S, IT IS BUSY TIME FOR HIM. SO YOU GUYS ARE STUCK WITH ME LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE AND THE INVOCATION. SO WE PLEASE RISE FOR OUR INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE. OUR DEAR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THIS EVENING AND DISCUSS THE NEEDS AND THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS US, TO BE GUIDED BY THY HAND. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS SEASON. WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THEE AND PLEASE BLESS US IN OUR EFFORTS TO BETTER THE CITY OF SACHSE AND TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR CITIZENS. PLEASE BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR CITY STAFF, AND THOSE THAT WORK AND DO ALL THEY CAN TO TAKE CARE OF US HERE IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY. PLEASE HELP US TO BE MINDFUL OF ALL THE CITIZENS AND TO DO OUR BEST TO REPRESENT THEM AND TO DO THE BEST FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND THESE THINGS WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR, AND ASK THEE FOR THY GUIDANCE AND ALL THAT WE DO. WE SAY THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. SO JOIN ME 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. THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER. WE'LL WAIT TO THE TO LET JARED INTRODUCE HER. LET HER INTRODUCE HERSELF A LITTLE BIT HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. SO WE'LL 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. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. THE 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. AND I DO HAVE A CARD HERE FOR MR. HOLBOKE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF NO OTHER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER EMAIL OR ANYTHING THAT CAME IN. [C. Consent Agenda] OKAY. THEN WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C, CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE ROUTINE OR ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE, HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AT A BOARD MEETING AND OR DO NOT WARRANT DISCUSSION. THE BOARD WILL ACT UPON THESE ITEMS WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS THE ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE ADDRESS THEM IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING. SO, ITEM C1, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MARCH 20TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES AND ITEM TWO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025. AND SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE FOR JUST A MINUTE TO GIVE JOSHUA JUST A SECOND TO SEE IF HE CAN GET IN SO THAT WAY HE'S ABLE TO HE'S ABLE TO VOTE WITH US. SO DON'T WORRY THAT THE PRESSURE IS ON. I GOT THAT VERY KIND OF YOU. THANK YOU, SCOTT. BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE INCLUDING THE VOTE. SO WE'LL PAUSE FOR JUST A MINUTE. UNLESS THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTION ON THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO. OKAY. THEN WE'LL JUST WAIT FOR JUST A QUICK MINUTE. WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW WELL IT GOES. I THINK THAT I HAVE THIS MEMORIZED. OH, I DON'T HAVE MINE MEMORIZED AT ALL. I DON'T TRY TO MEMORIZE ANYMORE. IT'S JUST ALL. AND IF WE WANT TO CALCULATE MANUALLY, WE CAN. WE CAN'T GET IN. YEAH. HE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN. HE JUST GOT TO GET A CHECK. HE'S IN. OKAY. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY COMMENTS OR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE AND TWO. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION FROM ALAN TO ACCEPT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND FROM CHRIS. ANY OTHER COMMENT OR DISCUSSION? THEN WE WILL PLACE THE VOTE. ON. WHY AM I NOT SEEING IT? IT DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY. NORMALLY I SEE IT ON THIS SCREEN, BUT I GUESS I'M NOT SEEING IT OUT THERE IN FRONT OF US. SO I'LL LOOK HERE. [00:05:03] YOU USUALLY GOT IT OUT THERE TOO, SO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I JUST LIKE I'M LOOKING THERE. IT'S LIKE, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE THERE. SO. WE ARE [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.] MISS NWANZE. SHE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LATE TO THE MEETING, BUT I LIKE HER TO BE A PART OF IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUSH ITEM D JUST A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO DO ITEM E ITEMS IN UNDER DISCUSSION ITEMS E FIRST AND THEN COME TO D PRIOR TO G, WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE OR EXCUSE ME F, WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM E AND DISCUSSION ITEMS E ONE RECEIVING REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS BY SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF REGARDING THESE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. SPECIAL EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES, OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL BUSINESS RETENTION AND MARKETING PROJECTS. SO I'M GOING TO START TURN IT TO MR. POTTS TO START, I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER AND GO FROM THERE. YES, MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A FULL BOARD NOW, SO IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE MISS CHRISLY HERMAN. SHE IS HERE FOR HER FIRST MEETING. AND AS TYPICAL, WE HAND IT OVER, LET THEM KIND OF PROVIDE SOME REMARKS. SO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT RIGHT OUT THE GATE. IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN KIND OF INTRODUCE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT. WE'LL LET EVERYBODY ELSE TAKE A QUICK MINUTE AND INTRODUCE WHO THEY ARE. AND. YEAH, SURE. NICE TO MEET EVERYBODY. I KIND OF MET EVERYONE AS THEY WERE COMING IN, SO I'M CHRISLY HERMAN. I'M REALLY EXCITED. I LIVE OVER IN WOODBRIDGE. I WOULD SAY THE NEW PART, BUT IT'S BEEN THERE NOW A LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS, AT LEAST MY SIDE OF IT. SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. I DO MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FOR MD ANDERSON. I CONSULTED AND WORKED FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BEFORE THAT. SO HELPING CIVIC AND CITIES AND EVERYTHING ARE REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART. SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND WORK WITH YOU GUYS. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT FIRST. GIVE JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO WHO YOU ARE. SO WE'LL START THERE AND COME DOWN THE ROAD. ALL RIGHT. I'M PROBABLY THE NEWEST ONE TO MOVE TO. SACHSE. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS. NOT QUITE THREE YEARS SO FAR, BUT I LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE VIBE, AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE WHERE YOU STILL HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING, BUT YOU STILL HAVE THAT HOMETOWN VIBE. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO INCREASE THE GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES. COOL. I'M ALAN BELL AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN SACHSE FOR ABOUT ALMOST 13 YEARS. I LIVE OVER BEHIND SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE A SON GRADUATING FROM NORTH GARLAND IN ABOUT A MONTH. A LITTLE LESS THAN A MONTH. AND I'M THE MY WORK, I'M THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR AT LAKE POINTE CHURCH. AWESOME. THAT'S AWESOME. I'M SCOTT MCMURDIE. I WAS ACTUALLY RAISED IN SACHSE. I'VE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR PROBABLY CLOSE TO, I GUESS 35 TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 YEARS OF MY LIFE. SO THIS IS HOME FOR ME. I'VE GOT FOUR KIDS, AND TWO OF THEM GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, TWO OF THEM STILL COMING. AND I JUST, I LIVE OVER IN SACHSE FARMS, AND I LOVE BEING ABLE A CHANCE TO SERVE AND SPEND TIME HELPING OUT WHERE I CAN. I SERVE ON A FEW OTHER BOARDS, AND I'M SLOWLY WHITTLING DOWN THE TIME THAT I SPEND OUTSIDE. BUT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON THE BOARD. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ASHLEY HOLLY. I AM THE SECOND NEWEST BOARD MEMBER. SO MY FIRST MEETING WAS LAST MONTH. WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. I HAVE BEEN IN SACHSE FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. LOVE THE CITY, IT HAS BEEN THE VILLAGE THAT WE WERE HOPING TO KIND OF BUILD AND RAISE A FAMILY IN. I'M ON THE EAST SIDE OF WOODBRIDGE, WHICH I GUESS WE CAN CALL THE OLD, OLD SIDE. AT THIS POINT, I AM ALSO A MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS. I MEANT TO STOP YOU AFTER THE INTERVIEW BECAUSE OUR BACKGROUNDS ARE VERY SIMILAR. I'M AT TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CURRENTLY WORKING IN MARKETING OPERATIONS THERE, SO I'VE ALSO BEEN THERE SIX YEARS AND HAVE LOVED EVERY SECOND. AWESOME. THAT'S AWESOME. JOSHUA FRICK AND I'VE LIVED IN SACHSE SINCE 2011, SO A LITTLE OVER 14 YEARS NOW. MY BACKGROUND IS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, LIKE DOWNTOWN DALLAS AREA, WORKING AT BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, AND YOU DRIVE BACK AND THEN YOU GET INTO SACHSE AND IT'S LIKE IT'S JUST REAL QUIET AND IT'S REAL PEACEFUL. IT'S HOME. EVERYTHING'S FAMILIAR. I CURRENTLY WORK IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, SO DURING ELECTION SEASON, SOME I RUN A LITTLE TARDY TONIGHT, BUT IT GIVES ME A GOOD VIEW OF, LIKE, HOW ALL THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AROUND US WORK. SO GREAT. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, JARED, YOU'RE UP. SHE HAD A BRIEFING WITH DENISE AND I. SO SHE KNOWS WHO WE ARE. SHE KNOWS WHO. WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO DENISE IS. THAT'S IT. OUR AI POST IS OUT THERE NOW. THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT WE SAW. SO I'LL KEEP THE UPDATE BRIEF. WE HAD AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN RFQ HAS BEEN ISSUED. [00:10:04] WE'VE HAD ONE INTERVIEW AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE TWO MORE THAT ARE SCHEDULED, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE SACHSE FARMER'S MARKET WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY. YOU ARE YOU INTERVIEWING THREE? CORRECT. OKAY. YES, SIR. THAT'S RIGHT. THREE SCHEDULED ON THE BOOKS AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. BUT THE SACHSE FARMER'S MARKET WAS THIS PAST WEEK ON SATURDAY. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WEATHER WAS AWESOME. WE HAD THE PARKS AND RECREATION TRAIN, WHICH IS THEIR MOBILE PARK ON WHEELS. SO WE BROUGHT THAT OUT AND THE KIDDOS WERE ABLE TO PLAY CONNECT FOUR AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, YARD GAMES WHILE THEIR PARENTS SHOPPED, SO IT WAS A NICE LITTLE ADDITION. AND THE NEXT MARKET WILL BE MAY 10TH. SO THAT IS ABOUT WHEN IT STARTS GETTING HOT. SO WE'RE EXCITED. AND THEN OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE MAY 15TH, 2025. SO THAT IS ALL OKAY. JUST PUT A CALENDAR ON THAT ONE THEN. ALL RIGHT. IF I LOOK AT ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO BRING UP JUST IN THE GENERAL PART OF THIS MAY NOT BE. [2. Receive an update on the Taste of Sachse event.] ITEM E2 IS RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE TASTE OF SACHSE EVENTS. SO I'LL LET JARED INTRODUCE IT, BUT I THINK DENISE IS GOING TO GOING TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS ONE FOR US. YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TASTE OF SACHSE PROGRAM OR THE EVENT. DENISE LEWIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, IS GOING TO PRESENT THE ITEM. THIS IS REALLY KIND OF HER PROJECT, AND SHE'S DONE AN AWESOME JOB GETTING EVERYTHING SQUARED AWAY, AND WE'RE REALLY QUITE DELIGHTED TO GET THIS THING OFF THE GROUND HERE VERY SOON. SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DENISE. OKAY. OKAY. THIS LOOKS REALLY COOL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, TODAY I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE TASTE OF SACHSE. SO I'LL KIND OF GO OVER KEY COMPONENTS WITH YOU TONIGHT. I'LL HIT ON BACKGROUND. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM RULES AND TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. AND I'LL LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IS THAT FIRST WEEK OF MAY. AND THEN IEDC'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS THE SECOND WEEK. AND SO THESE NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS ARE THE PERFECT TIME FOR US TO HOST AN EVENT THAT ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO SHOP AND DINE LOCALLY. SO LAST YEAR, IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, WE DID THE SHOP LOCAL PASSPORT EVENT AND THAT WAS FOCUSED ON INCREASING FOOT TRAFFIC IN OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FOSTERING A CONNECTION FROM OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO OUR RESIDENTS. SO WHAT IS THE TASTE OF SUCCESS? SO PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE AN ACTIVITY CARD, AND IF THEY SPEND $10 OR MORE AT A PARTICIPATING BUSINESS, THEY'LL RECEIVE A STICKER. AND ONCE THEY COLLECT SIX STICKERS, THEY CAN TURN THEIR CARD INTO CITY HALL OR TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND EMAIL IT TO THE EDC EMAIL. SO THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE A REALLY COOL SMALL PRIZE THAT I CAN SHOW YOU GUYS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN EVERYONE WHO COMPLETES AND SUBMITS THEIR CARD WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A LARGER PRIZE. AND SO THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE, THEY WILL WIN THAT LITTLE SODA, THAT GLASS SODA CAN WITH THE TASTE OF SACHSE LOGO ON IT. AND SO NEXT STEPS FOR THE PROGRAM. NEXT WEEK I'M GOING TO START PROMOTING THE PROGRAM VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I'M GOING TO COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH THE BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE EXCITED AND PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT. AND WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION THROUGH FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM. WE'LL HAVE SIGNAGE AROUND THE CITY, AND HOPEFULLY THE BUSINESSES WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE SOME PARTICIPATION. I'LL MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH THE BUSINESSES DURING THE EVENT, AND WHEN THE EVENT CONCLUDES, I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH EACH BUSINESS EITHER BY EMAIL, IN PERSON OR BY PHONE. JUST TRYING TO GET SOME FEEDBACK BECAUSE THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT. AND SO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO KNOW WHAT WENT WELL, WHAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON FOR NEXT YEAR'S EVENT. AND SO I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. ANYONE WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE I GO. I'M GUESSING THE BUSINESSES ARE I LOVE THIS IDEA AND I LOVE THAT THE BUSINESSES ARE THERE. IT'S LIKE, OKAY, I COULD VISIT ALL THOSE RESTAURANTS. YES. OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS PRETTY EASILY. SO. YES. I THINK THAT'S, WILL THEY ALSO HAVE THE STACKS OF CARDS IN IN THE RESTAURANT FOR THEM? YES. SO ALL THE BUSINESSES WILL HAVE THE CARDS AND THEY'LL BE AT CITY HALL. SO IT SHOULD BE EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET THE CARDS. OKAY. DENISE, CAN YOU PULL UP THE SLIDE THAT HAS THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES. YES. SO AT THIS POINT IS IT CLOSED OR ARE WE STILL ALLOWING MORE BUSINESSES TO JOIN. [00:15:09] SO AT THIS POINT IT'S CLOSED FOR THE PHYSICAL CARD. LIKE THOSE ARE THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE THAT WILL BE ON THE CARD. BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT OPEN THAT WE JUST KIND OF PUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROMOTE AND SAY THEY'RE A PART OF THE TASTE OF SACHSE. AWESOME. YES. WHICH ONES OF THESE ARE IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE ON BUNKER HILL? IS THAT THE. I THINK IT'S JUST THE ONE. YOKO SUSHI. OKAY, THAT ONE THAT'S IN BUNKER HILL. OKAY. YOKO SUSHI. THEY OPENED THEIR SOFT OPENING LAST WEEK. AND I THINK AS OF YESTERDAY, DENISE CONVINCED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. SO. RIGHT. AND THEN THERE'S A FEW OTHERS THAT THERE'S A DK DONUTS IS COMING IN. THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER PLACES, HTO, MASALA TWIST EXPRESS THAT ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO OPENING. WE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING THEM ON THE CARD BECAUSE IT'S MAYBE A LITTLE RISKY, AND WE WOULD HATE FOR FOLKS TO GO THERE THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WHY AREN'T THEY OPEN? BUT AS DENISE SAID, IF WE IF WE NEED TO INCLUDE SOMEBODY LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF HTO OPENS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEY'RE INTERESTED AND WE WOULD FIND A WAY TO COMMUNICATE THAT. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH TASTE OF DALLAS? NO I'M NOT. TASTE OF DALLAS. I WAS JUST THINKING IF THERE WAS ANY TIE IN TO THIS BASICALLY TASTE OF DALLAS, WHERE ALL THE FINE DINING RESTAURANTS WILL GIVE YOU A VERY YOU CAN GO DO A VERY LIMITED MENU ON YOUR BUDGET, BUT. THAT'S NICE. IS THERE LIKE A SAMPLING? I MEAN, MOST OF THESE RESTAURANTS, I THINK, ARE WITHIN EVERYONE'S BUDGET, BUT. I THINK SO, THAT'S WHY WE DID $10 OR MORE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE FOR THESE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS. AND DO YOU GET ANY TYPE OF BENEFIT IF YOU GO TO ALL OF THEM OR LIKE COLLECT ALL OR. NO, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. BUT NO, RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT A BENEFIT IF YOU VISIT ALL I THINK. KIND OF A BLACKOUT KIND OF THING. SO I'M GOING TO DO THEM ALL. THAT'S ACTUALLY YEAH, I KNOW. THAT IS A GOOD IDEA. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE INTERESTING TO ADD. YES. GO TO GO TO ALL OF THEM. AND THERE'S A DIFFERENT PRICE IF YOU'VE GONE TO ALL OF THEM KIND OF DEAL AND SEE IF YOU PUSH SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, REALLY EASY TO HACK AND DO ALL THOSE IN A MONTH. THEY ARE. YEAH, I LIKE THAT IDEA. IT'S A GOOD ONE. THANK YOU. DENISE, I HEARD YOU. GO AHEAD. I HEARD YOU SAY THIS WAS PLANNED YEARLY. YES. SO HOW ARE YOU MEASURING SUCCESS FOR A PROGRAM LIKE THIS? LIKE WHAT IS GOOD LOOK LIKE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO I THINK FEEDBACK FROM THE BUSINESSES, IF THEY DO NOTICE INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC, THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD IMPACT FOR US. AND THEN BY THE CARDS WE HAVE ON WHERE THE STICKERS GO, YOU KNOW, WRITE THE NAME OF THE BUSINESSES DOWN. SO KIND OF SEEING WHERE PEOPLE GO, SEEING THAT IMPACT LIKE BOP JOA IS ON THERE AND IT'S IN OAK GROVE PLAZA. SO IF YOU KNOW, WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING TO BOB JOA, I THINK THAT'S GREAT IMPACT. BUT I THINK FEEDBACK WILL BE OUR BIGGEST MEASUREMENT. AND MAYBE HOW MANY PEOPLE COMPLETE THE CARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO I KNOW, SO EVERYBODY'S GOING TO COMPLETE THE CARD. WE'RE THEN GOING TO HAVE THOSE EMAIL ADDRESSES. ARE YOU PLANNING TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP WITH THE PEOPLE TO SEE KIND OF WHAT THEY THOUGHT AS WELL? KIND OF LIKE YOU'RE DOING YOUR SURVEY FOR PARTICIPANTS. MAYBE DO IT FOR THEIR PARTICIPANTS. RIGHT. AND THAT'S A GOOD I DIDN'T PLAN ON DOING THAT, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE RIGHT. I HAVE I HAVE THEIR EMAIL SO I CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT FOR FEEDBACK. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION. I LIKE LOTS OF DATA. SO YEAH, LIKE ANYTIME YOU CAN HAVE MORE TO LOOK AT, IT MAKES IT EASIER NEXT YEAR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO SELL IT. YES, I AGREE WE'RE DOING THIS ANNUALLY SO ANY FEEDBACK IS NEEDED. YEAH, WE PIVOTED FOR THE NEWER BOARD MEMBERS. WE PIVOTED THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR DENISE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT IT WAS A SHOP LOCAL EVENT AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND WE TRIED TO CAST A WIDE NET, INCLUDING MAYBE ATYPICAL BUSINESSES, LIKE, WE EVEN HAD A STORAGE BUSINESS THAT WAS ON THERE, A DENTIST. AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT WAS THEY JUST DIDN'T QUITE GET THE TRAFFIC. AND SO WE THOUGHT, LET'S GIVE IT A STAB. WE'RE GETTING SOME REALLY NICE AND INTERESTING RESTAURANT SORT OF OPENED HERE. LET'S GIVE THIS A SHOT AND SORT OF SEE HOW THAT GOES. BUT I THINK THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK LAST YEAR WAS THAT FOR SOME OF THOSE, THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK. UNORTHODOX BUSINESSES. THEY JUST DIDN'T SEE THE TRAFFIC. WELL, IF WE HAVE THAT DATA THIS AND EVERYONE SEES INCREASED TRAFFIC, THIS LIST WILL BE ABOUT TRIPLED NEXT YEAR. SO YEAH IT WILL. OUT OF CURIOSITY, HOW MANY OF THESE CARDS ARE WE PRINTING UP? 200. 200 CARDS. I PRINTED THEM YESTERDAY. I ORDERED THEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY HERE? I WISH I DID I DON'T HAVE ANY. [00:20:03] I'M SO SORRY. WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY GET HERE FOR COUNCIL. WE'RE PRESENTING THIS TO COUNCIL. IT'S KIND OF A SIMILAR DEAL NEXT WEEK AT THEIR MEETINGS. OKAY, COOL. THEN I WILL COME BACK HERE AND GET ONE THEN. YES. OF COURSE. AND THE BOARD MEMBERS. I HATE TO SAY DENISE DIDN'T MENTION IT BECAUSE SHE'S WAY NICER THAN ME. BUT YOU GUYS CAN'T WIN. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WHAT? BUT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE. RIGHT. SO. PARTICIPATION. I'M TAKING MY BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE, THOUGH. RIGHT. NO, THAT'S COOL. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY. I LOVE THIS IDEA. I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE RESTAURANTS WE'VE GOT. JUST DRIVING, TRYING TO DRIVE MORE BUSINESS TO IT. YES. FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE ACTIVE IN SOCIAL MEDIA, WE NEED TO TAKE THE POSTS AND SHARE THEM, PUSH THOSE OUT TO ESPECIALLY THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND SO FORTH, THAT YOU CAN GET THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE HOAS, BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET THINGS OUT TO PEOPLE. IT IS. YES. PLEASE DO. WELL, GREAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS. OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO ITEM E3, IS RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. [3. Receive a briefing on the Sachse Comprehensive Plan update.] AND I GUESS I WAS HERE LAST MONTH, WE GOT TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL UPDATE TODAY. JARED IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE ADDITIONAL UPDATE, THE CITY COUNCIL DID RECEIVE AN UPDATE AT THEIR LAST MEETING. THE LAST MEETING THEY HAD AN UPDATE. SO JERRY'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF AN ADDITIONAL UPDATE BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE TO FINISHING OUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE CITY. SO I'LL TURN IT TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I WILL KIND OF FOCUS ON THE CATALYST AREAS. AGAIN, THE CITY COUNCIL'S EFFECTIVELY RECEIVED THIS EXACT PRESENTATION VERY RECENTLY. YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED IN THE PACKET WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED A SEPARATE. WE SEE WE SEE A COOL PHOTO. BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING YOU NOW. NOW WE'RE GETTING THERE. RIGHT. WE'RE IN. AWESOME. OKAY, SO WE INCLUDED A SEPARATE PACKET ITEM RELATIVE TO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION UPDATE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THAT HERE. BUT THAT INFORMATION IS OUT THERE. NOTHING HAS CHANGED RELATIVE TO THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OR THE VISION STATEMENT OR ANYTHING SINCE WE'VE LAST PRESENTED THIS TO COUNCIL, BUT WE DID WANT TO GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THAT PACKET ITEM. THE FOCUS OF THIS, LIKE I MENTIONED, WILL MOSTLY BE THE CITYWIDE VISION ELEMENTS AND SOME OF THE DETAILED STUDIES. JUST SOME OVERVIEW AND WE'LL TALK NEXT STEPS. SO AGAIN THE VISION STATEMENT YOU CAN SORT OF SEE IT THERE. IT WAS IN THE PACKET I WON'T HARP ON THIS BUT IN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. SO YOU KNOW FROM A COMP PLAN STANDPOINT THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DID RELATIVE TO SEEKING FEEDBACK AND INPUT WAS ASKING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS AND GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE INPUT AND SURVEYS. AND THIS IS SORT OF WHERE WE LANDED RELATIVE TO THE VISION AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. SO. HERE IS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. SO THIS IS A MAJOR PART OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING WHENEVER YOU'RE UPDATING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND I'LL JUST NOTE JUST FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAYBE HAVEN'T BEEN AS INVOLVED IN COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING EFFORTS IN THE PAST, BUT THIS FUTURE LAND USE IS NOT ZONING, IT IS LAND USE. SO IT IS A POLICY GUIDE. IT IS NOT A REGULATORY GUIDE. SO UNLIKE A ZONING MAP, YOU MIGHT SEE WHICH SOMETIMES IT CAN GET CONFUSING BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH MAPS WITH COLORS ON THEM. BUT ZONING ARE THOSE ARE REGULATIONS. THERE'S SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET. WHEREAS FUTURE LAND USE IS REALLY MORE OF A STATEMENT ON WHERE WE THINK WE COULD BE IN THE NEXT 15, 20 OR SO YEARS. SO SEEING SOMETHING CHANGE COLORS ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DOESN'T NECESSARILY REFLECT ZONING. CHANGING IT MIGHT REFLECT POTENTIAL VISION. AND SO AS YOU SEE SOME OF THIS, I JUST WANTED THAT TO SORT OF BE IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. BUT A COUPLE OF THE KEY CHANGES ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE THE EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE PLAN? AND ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE DRAFT FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. AND REALLY GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES IF YOU WILL. SO WE'LL START AT THE AT THE VERY BOTTOM HERE. AND IF YOU CAN SEE MY MOUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN. BUT AT THE BOTTOM PGBT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF, OF MERRITT ROAD AND WHERE PLEASANT VALLEY IS, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO EXTEND THE TURNPIKE MIXED USE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FURTHER NORTH. SO ESSENTIALLY THE FUTURE LAND USE, KIND OF WHAT YOU'VE SEEN AT THE STATION AND SO FORTH TO [00:25:01] EXTEND FURTHER NORTH IN WHAT WAS CURRENTLY SHOWN AS YOU HAD SOME, MAYBE SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OR SOME OF THE GREEN, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE MORE OF A PARK TYPE FUTURE LAND USE. AND PART OF THAT AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS EFFORT. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, SACHSE IS ABOUT TEN SQUARE MILES. WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY BIGGER. WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. AND SO HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, DIVERSIFY OUR TAX BASE AND SO FORTH? WE'RE NOT CREATING MORE LAND. WE'RE NOT GOING TO ANNEX ANY MORE LAND. BUT HOW CAN WE SORT OF CREATIVELY FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO STRATEGICALLY YOU KNOW, MAYBE THINK ABOUT OUR LAND USE DIFFERENTLY. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A TREND YOU'LL SEE IN SOME OF THIS MOVING UP TO THE. HOLD ON, LET ME JUST MAKE SURE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ZONING. SO THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF DOWN. THIS IS VERY BOTTOM THE GREEN AREA THAT IT MAY BE IT'S WE WON'T CHANGE THE ZONING ON IT. WE'RE JUST SAYING, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO USE THIS LAND FOR. YEAH. SO IN IN A SITUATION SO, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY LIKE MERRITT ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE YOU MIGHT HAVE A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE LOOK TO, TO SELL THEIR PROPERTIES AND BASICALLY GIVE SOME ADJACENCY PREDICTABILITY TO POTENTIAL FUTURE BUYERS. IT'S IF YOU'RE A REALTOR, IT'S LIKE, THIS IS WHAT THE CITY IS KIND OF SUGGESTING THAT THEY WANT. BUT THE ZONING STILL IS WHAT IT IS. SO A ZONING DESIGNATION MIGHT BE RESIDENTIAL, AND A FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION COULD BE COMMERCIAL. AND THERE'S NOT A THERE'S NOT A CONFLICT THERE THAT WOULD PREVENT SOMEBODY FROM CONTINUING TO USE THEIR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. BUT IN SOME CASES, WE ARE PROPOSING SOME CHANGES TO LAND THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN LIKE A PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL TYPE OF A LAND USE. AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO ALLOW FOR THAT TO CHANGE TO MORE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TYPE DESIGNATION. SO IN THE EVENT THAT SOME OF THESE MAYBE MORE INSTITUTIONAL USES WERE TO GO AWAY OR TO SELL, WE'RE NOT LIMITED TO JUST HAVING MORE INSTITUTIONAL TYPE USES THAT MAYBE AREN'T GENERATING PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, PROPERTY TAX OR SALES TAX FOR THAT MATTER. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. YEAH. PLEASE. AND I DON'T THINK I SAID STOP ME AT ANY TIME. I'M HAPPY TO PAUSE AT ANY TIME, BUT KIND OF MOVING, MOVING UP TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE YOU CAN SEE NEAR THE PLEASANT VALLEY AREA, THERE'S SOME PROPERTY THAT WAS SHOWN AS PUBLIC I BELIEVE IT'S SOME GISD PROPERTY. AND WHAT WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY SHOWN THIS AS IS PROPOSED A RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION. SO KIND OF AGAIN, IN KEEPING WITH THE LAST COMMENTS THAT I MADE ABOUT GETTING MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROPERTY OR SALES TAX, YOU KNOW, IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE TO SELL IT AND THEY WERE THIS KIND OF WOULD GUIDE FUTURE BUYERS, IF YOU WILL, ON LIKE WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO SEE. AND SO WE THINK A COMPATIBLE LAND USE THERE WOULD BE A SIMILAR KIND OF A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION. SO THAT CHANGED FROM THE BLUE TO THE YELLOW. WE AND WE HAVE CATALYST AREAS CONCEPTS THAT WE'LL SHOW YOU THAT ILLUSTRATE THIS A BIT WITH MORE. SO IT KIND OF HELPS IF A BUYER COMES IN AND THEY WANT TO PUT HOMES THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN IDEA, HEY, THE CITY COULD GET ON BOARD WITH THAT. YEAH. WE'VE ESSENTIALLY GOT A DOCUMENT THAT'S BEEN ASSUMING IT GETS, YOU KNOW, ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION. IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S THIS POLICY STATEMENT THAT ESSENTIALLY SAYS, HERE'S WHAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE OR WOULD BE OPEN TO SEE IN THESE AREAS. I'LL TELL YOU, AFTER THE 2017 OR AROUND THE TIME OF THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EFFORT, THAT'S WHEN THERE WERE SOME CITY INITIATED REZONES LIKE CREATING THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT, CREATING THE PGBT DISTRICT, THAT LED TO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE NOW, LIKE THE STATION, FOR EXAMPLE. AND SO THAT WAS LIKE A REALLY SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF LAND USE AND ZONING KIND OF OPERATING TOGETHER. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS ON SACHSE ROAD BOTH AT WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE REALIGNED INTERSECTION WITH WHAT IS WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY. AND THEN SIMILARLY, JUST NEAR THIS MUNICIPAL CAMPUS WHERE BRYAN STREET IS. SO SACHSE ROAD AND BRYAN OR MILES, WHAT WE'RE KIND OF SHOWING HERE IS CHANGING FROM A MORE OF A PUBLIC TYPE USE TO ALLOW FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE TO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL VERSUS JUST COMMERCIAL. SO COMMERCIAL IS LIKE THE RED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIALS. THE ORANGE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS GOING TO BE LIKE YOUR LOWER INTENSITY COMMERCIAL. [00:30:06] SO YOU THINK ABOUT LIKE MORE OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT TYPE SERVICES. SO LIKE DOWN MILES ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE HOUSE OF BOBA IS. THAT'S LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USE, WHEREAS A MORE INTENSE THE RED COLOR WOULD MAYBE ALLOW FOR LARGER BUILDING HEIGHTS, TALLER STRUCTURES, THAT SORT OF THING. SO REALLY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS ENVISIONED TO SUPPORT THOSE AREAS. AND WHAT WE'VE KIND OF SEEN IS THERE'S KIND OF THERE'S THIS HOLE IN THE DONUT, IF YOU WILL, IN SACHSE WHERE YOU'VE GOT HIGHWAY 78. YOU'VE GOT PGT, AND THEN THERE ISN'T MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOLKS THAT LIVE KIND OF IN THE CENTER PART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES THERE AT THESE INTERSECTIONS. AGAIN, SACHSE ROAD IS CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE IN DESIGN FOR ITS WIDENING FROM THE 2 TO 4 RIGHT HERE ESSENTIALLY DOWN TO, YEAH, DOWN TO MERRITT. AND THEN AS YOU KNOW, MERRITT ROAD IS GOING TO BE IMPROVED TO A FOUR LANE ROADWAY AS WELL. AND THAT WHEN THAT STREET REALIGNS, THERE'S GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES THERE FOR SOME NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. SO AGAIN, I'LL SHOW A CONCEPT, THE OLD TOWN, WHICH IS THE KIND OF PINK AREA. THERE'S A RED CIRCLE AROUND IT. THIS IS JUST LEFT OF THE HIGHWAY 78. YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY SHOWING HERE IS TO MAKE THE FUTURE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARY CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING BOUNDARY. SO THIS IS LIKE SOME CLEANUP ITEM, IF YOU WILL. LIKE WE CREATED THE ZONING, THE ZONING IS WHAT IT IS. AND WE'RE SHOWING THE FUTURE LAND USE TO ESSENTIALLY MIRROR THE ZONING BOUNDARY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 78, YOU KNOW, SACHSE KIND OF HAS ONE CONCENTRATED AREA OF MORE INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES PARK, PARK LANE AND INDUSTRIAL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP RIGHT NOW, THE IT KIND OF CUTS THAT PROPERTY IN HALF AND ESSENTIALLY TRANSFERS UP INTO SORT OF DIFFERENT USES. THE ZONING IS ALREADY IN PLACE AS INDUSTRIAL. AND SO THIS IS SIMILAR TO THAT LAST ONE WHERE WE'RE SORT OF JUST MAKING THE LAND USE MATCH WHAT THE ZONING IS. JUST NORTH OF THERE, KIND OF A SIMILAR CLEANUP ITEM WHERE YOU HAVE THE RANCH PARK VILLAGE. THE APARTMENTS THERE. AND SO WE ARE ESSENTIALLY MAKING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION MATCH WHAT THE ZONING IS. AND THEN THE LAST KIND OF BIG CHANGE RELATIVE TO FUTURE LAND USE WOULD BE AT THE VERY TOP. THERE WOULD BE WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY WEST OF HIGHWAY 78. THERE IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WE ARE ESSENTIALLY SHOWING IT GOING ALL COMMERCIAL. SO CURRENTLY IT'S THAT LAND USE IS THE SITE IS BIFURCATED. SO YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL AND THEN I BELIEVE IT'S A RESIDENTIAL USE AND WE'RE SHOWING IT ALL 15 ACRES JUST BEING COMMERCIAL TO REFLECT THE CITY'S IDEAL VISION FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA. FROM A MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN. AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU LOOK AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS. THE STREETS AND ROADWAYS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THIS. AND SO YOUR MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, AGAIN, IT REFLECTS YOUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE ROADWAY NETWORK AND SYSTEM. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE DOWN AT THE VERY BOTTOM. IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THAT PART OF SACHSE EVER, YOU KNOW, THAT PLEASANT VALLEY KIND OF BENDS AROUND UP AND GOES INTO WHERE THE PGBT FRONTAGE ROAD IS. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO CONNECT THAT THROUGH TO MERRITT ROAD, WHICH WOULD MAKE THAT A MUCH MORE VIABLE COMMERCIAL SITE. RIGHT NOW, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SORT OF LANDLOCKED, IF YOU WILL. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT ACCESS OVER TO MERRITT. AND SO THIS IS SHOWING A FUTURE CONNECTION OVER TO HARMONY HILL WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE A CONNECTION SOUTH SIDE OF CITY MERRITT TO MILES. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS JUST THE CIRCLE KIND OF THE OVAL, IF YOU WILL, TO THE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THERE, YOU HAVE THE ARIA PROJECT AND YOU HAVE A STREET, AND I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED SOPRANO THAT GOES IN CURRENTLY. WHAT WE HAVE IS THERE'S A POTENTIAL FUTURE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER COULD BE ENTITLED FOR, SUBJECT TO PROVIDING SOME REQUISITE COMMERCIAL SPACE. AND SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY SHOWING A CONNECTION TO FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD UP TO PLEASANT VALLEY. AS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE POTENTIAL FUTURE NEIGHBORS TO GET NORTH, AS OPPOSED TO EVERYBODY HAVING TO NECESSARILY FUNNEL WEST [00:35:06] THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND KIND OF SIMILARLY, YOU CAN SEE TO THE NORTH OF THAT, A POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF HUDSON. I'LL JUST NOTE THIS IS NOT AN ENGINEERED PLAN, RIGHT? THIS IS A LINE ON A PIECE OF PAPER. AND SO THAT GEOMETRY IS I MEAN, IT'S BASICALLY JUST TO ILLUSTRATE A POTENTIAL ALIGNMENT, BUT YOU CAN SEE A CONNECTION OF HUDSON EAST OVER TO PLEASANT VALLEY AGAIN, IS JUST A WAY TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS TO GET NORTH AND SOUTH TRAVERSING THE CITY. TO THE NORTHEAST OF THERE, YOU HAVE AN EXTENSION OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD DOWN TO ESSENTIALLY CONNECT TO PLEASANT VALLEY. IT'S A IT'S A CONNECTION THAT DOESN'T EXIST. AND SO AGAIN, IT'S SHOWING THIS ON THE FUTURE LAND USE. IF PEOPLE WERE TO COME IN AND DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE, THIS IS INDICATING ROADWAYS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE. AND THEN LASTLY YOU CAN SEE THE RANCH CODY AREA, THE KIND OF THE FURTHEST NORTH OVAL THERE. WE'RE SHOWING A POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF CODY DOWN TO RANCHERO, WHICH IS WHERE THE RANCH PARK VILLAGE AREA IS. KIND OF BY JK SACHSE PARK. CURRENTLY, THE ZONING REQUIRES THAT THE BLOCK LENGTHS NOT EXCEED 400FT BEFORE THERE'S A STREET. AND SO THE ZONING WOULD ACTUALLY REQUIRE A STREET TO COME IN DOWN THROUGH THERE. AND SO THIS FUTURE LAND USE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN CHANGE IS ESSENTIALLY SHOWING THAT CONNECTION BY KIND OF BIFURCATING THAT SITE AND WHAT WE THINK WOULD OPEN UP SOME COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES ON THE FRONTAGE, YOU KNOW, BY SHOWING THESE, THIS HELPS US WHEN SOMEBODY COMES AND SAYS, HEY, WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING. WE WANT EDC'S HELP OR CITY'S HELP TO BUILD. WE CAN SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIT WITH WHAT WE WERE WANTING ANYWAY. SO IT GIVES DIRECTION FOR WHAT WE MIGHT DECIDE TO DO DOWN THE ROAD WITH INCENTIVES OR ANYTHING. YEAH, CERTAINLY. JUST LIKE WITH YOUR, YOUR, YOUR TARGET INDUSTRY STUFF, YOU KNOW TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S, THERE'S ALIGNMENT. I WON'T SPEND JUST A TON OF TIME ON, ON THIS. BUT THE BOARD WAS, WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THE HIGHWAY 78 CORRIDOR. I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS JUST GENERALLY THERE'S INTEREST IN THE HIGHWAY 78 CORRIDOR AND IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS. SO THE CONSULTANTS LOOKED AT THAT AND THEY'VE TRIED TO FIND SOME DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GATEWAY AND PLACEMAKING. YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT WAYFINDING TREATMENTS TO CREATE SORT OF A SENSE OF IDENTITY. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN SACHSE, IT'S OBVIOUS, LIKE, HEY, I'M HERE. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT NOW WITH, YOU KNOW, ON HIGHWAY 78, SOME OF THOSE THE POLES HAVE SOME BANNERS ON THEM. BUT WE THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY LIKE IN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT ONCE DEVELOPMENT GETS GOING THERE, LIKE KIND OF A MARKER, LIKE A SENSE OF ARRIVAL OR A DESTINATION DIFFERENT TREATMENTS. AND SO WHAT THE CONSULTANTS DID WAS THEY ESSENTIALLY KIND OF CARVED UP, IF YOU WILL, 78 INTO A FEW DIFFERENT CHARACTER AREAS. AND IT'S KIND OF AN EYE CHART, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MAJOR ACCESS POINTS OR INTERSECTION ENHANCEMENT AREAS THAT THEY'VE IDENTIFIED. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOOK FURTHER INTO, POSSIBLY EVEN WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN OF, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDING SOME MAYBE SOME DOLLARS GO TOWARD IMPLEMENTING THIS, IF YOU WILL, MAYBE SOME MORE ROBUST STUDY TO MAKE SURE THERE'S UNIFORMITY OF SIGNAGE AND, AND DESIGN ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN YOU SEE THERE'S YOUR PRIMARY ENTRANCES INTO THE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE YOUR SECONDARY KIND OF ENTRANCES THERE WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED HERE. SO LIKE A PRIMARY WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE TWO HIGHWAY 78 AT BUNKER HILL AND HIGHWAY 78 NEAR THE CITY LIMIT OF WYLIE. SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUS CANDIDATES FOR, YOU KNOW, SACHSE SIGNAGE, IF YOU WILL, BUT THEN ALSO WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY THERE TO THE NORTH CITY LIMIT OF WYLIE, A SECONDARY OPPORTUNITY WITH CERTAINLY WITH WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY BECOMING, YOU KNOW, FUTURE MERRITT ROAD EXPANSION THERE. THAT'S GOING TO BE A MUCH MORE TRAVERSED NORTH SOUTH THOROUGHFARE, GETTING PEOPLE FROM 544 DOWN TO PGBT GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF CREATE SOME A SENSE OF ENTRY THERE. SO THESE ARE KIND OF FOUR AREAS THAT IN THE STUDY OF THE 78 CORRIDOR THAT THE CONSULTANTS LOOKED AT IS SORT OF THEY HAVE THEY HAVE SORT OF A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TO THEM, A DIFFERENT FEEL. AND SO PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD INFLUENCE ANY KIND OF FUTURE WAYFINDING DESIGN THAT WE WERE TO DO. SO JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THERE THAT 78 IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT STEPS. PARDON ME, JARED COULD YOU GO OR ACTUALLY THE NEXT SLIDE'S CODY LANE? [00:40:05] YEAH THAT WAS MY QUESTION FROM TWO SLIDES AGO ON THE ROAD THAT WAS PROPOSED. WHERE WOULD THAT CONNECT? CODY LANE SOUTH OF RANCH ROAD. SO HERE I SKIPPED AHEAD TO THE WENT OUT OF ORDER A LITTLE BIT. BUT THIS THAT IS THE CHARACTER AREA THAT KIND OF DEMONSTRATES WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. OKAY. SO YOU CAN SEE AGAIN CODY LANE RANCH ROAD THAT THERE'S NOT CURRENTLY A STREET THAT CUTS DOWN THROUGH THERE TO RANCHERO. AND SO WHAT WE ARE SHOWING IS ESSENTIALLY REFLECTING WHAT THE ZONING WOULD NECESSITATE, WHICH IS THE 400 FOOT BLOCK LENGTH MAXIMUM, BUT CONNECTING DOWN TO RANCHERO DRIVE, AGAIN, ANOTHER ACCESS POINT FOR THOSE NEIGHBORS. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HERE WITH THIS CONCEPT THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, AS WE TALK TO PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, THESE THIS PROPERTY'S FOR SALE AND HAS BEEN FOR SALE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOR SALE AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, WHAT DOES, WHAT WOULD THE CITY WANT TO SEE? AND THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WE GET. SO HAVING SOME AND IT'S A DRAWING RIGHT. IT'S NOT AN ENGINEERED PLAN, BUT IT IS TO SCALE. AND IT KIND OF REPRESENTS SOMETHING THAT COULD THEORETICALLY WORK THERE. THE GRAY SPACE SORT OF IS REFLECTIVE OF PARKING OR DETENTION AREAS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED. BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS, YOU KNOW, SHOW. SO SHOW SOMETHING THAT'S TOTALLY UNDEVELOPABLE AND DOESN'T FACTOR IN THE VARIOUS ENGINEERING AND CIVIL CONSIDERATIONS, BUT THIS IS SORT OF A LAYOUT THAT YOU CAN SEE POTENTIAL ON THAT. WE CALL IT THE TRIANGULAR PIECE THERE. BUT CREATING THE STREET CUT OUT THERE, MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME DISTRICT BRANDING AS YOU COME INTO THE RANCH ROAD AREA OFF OF HIGHWAY 78, POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT SOME COMMERCIAL TYPE BUILDINGS THERE. POTENTIAL CONFIGURATION, AND THEN YOU CAN SORT OF SEE HOW THEY FRONT ON WHAT WOULD BE THAT EXTENSION OF THE STREET. AND THEN TO THE NORTHWEST THERE YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A ZONING CHANGE PROCESS THAT IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS NEAR JK SACHSE PARK THERE. AND THIS IS SORT OF JUST A POTENTIAL FUTURE STATE OF THAT PROPERTY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, REFLECTIVE OF KIND OF A COMMERCIAL TYPE BUILDING THAT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING PARK AREA. SO IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ISN'T THERE A FLOODPLAIN ISSUE IN THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY OR ANOTHER BUILDING? THERE'S DRAINAGE AND DETENTION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. I DON'T KNOW ON THE ON THIS PIECE, THERE'S A MORE FLOOD ISSUES, FEMA ISSUES IN THE INDUSTRIAL PART THAT WE REFERENCED EARLIER OR A PARK KIND OF AREA. I'M NOT AS AWARE OF MAJOR FEMA. NOW FURTHER NORTH ON WOODBRIDGE. ALL THE STUFF NORTH OF WOODBRIDGE, IN KIND OF THE AREA THAT'S UNDEVELOPED AND FLAT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE LANDFILL. THAT'S VERY A LOT OF THAT IS ENCUMBERED OR IN THE FLOOD, 100 YEAR, 500 YEAR FLOOD. AND SO IT'S LIMITED WHAT YOU CAN DO UP THERE. BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN AND DETAIN YOU CAN'T INCREASE RUNOFF. BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOOD. SO, THIS IS FEASIBLE? YEAH. THE CONSULTANTS LOOKED AT DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY LOOKED AT DIFFERENT GIS LAYERS TO KIND OF STUDY. AND YOU'LL SEE THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A SITE WE'LL SHOW IN A MINUTE THAT THERE'S A VERY CLEAR DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT WE HAD TO BE CONSIDERING. BUT AGAIN, THE POINT BEING, AND I KIND OF ALLUDED TO THIS EARLIER, THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY REFLECT THE ONLY CONFIGURATION THAT THE CITY WOULD BE OPEN TO. IT'S JUST SORT OF TO SHOW MAYBE THE SCALE WHERE THE STREET MIGHT GO. PROVIDE THAT VISION, BE VERY HELPFUL FOR ANYBODY THAT WAS POTENTIALLY INTERESTED IN BUYING THIS PROPERTY. SO HERE IS THE WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY, CODY LANE. SO THIS IS THE SHADOW AREA BY WEST NORTHWEST OF WHERE THE WALMART SUPERCENTER IS LOCATED. THIS PROPERTY, YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT. WE FOUND SOME DISTRICT BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES, SOME COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH PAD SITES. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DEVELOPER FACTORED IN SOME POTENTIAL USE OF AMENITIZING WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FROM A RETENTION STANDPOINT. SO SOMETIMES THOSE RETENTION DETENTION AREAS CAN BE, YOU KNOW, JUST SORT OF PLACES THAT YOU KIND OF FORGET ABOUT, OR YOU CAN MAKE THEM SORT OF AN AMENITY. AND WE SOMETHING WE THOUGHT COULD POTENTIALLY WORK HERE. GOT SOME OPEN SPACE AGAIN, THE PARKING KIND OF SIMILAR DEAL HERE AS TO THE LAST TYPE PROJECT RELATIVE TO A COMMERCIAL CONFIGURATION. THAT COULD WORK. FOR THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT, THERE HAVE [00:45:02] BEEN DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF CONCEPTS OVER TIME. FOR THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT, WE REALLY LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 78, TRIED TO KIND OF FACTOR IN, OBVIOUSLY ON THE NORTH SIDE, YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF THIS GO MORE TOWARDS, LIKE THE TOWNHOME ROUTE. YOU'VE GOT THE PARK PLAZA TOWNHOMES AND ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S DOING THEIR CIVIL WORK NOW, BUT SO KIND OF FOCUSING IN ON THE SOUTHERN PIECE, LOOKING AT AN OPPORTUNITY. AND WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, AS I MENTIONED. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK ON THE 2.4 ACRES NEAR ALEXANDER STREET. WE KIND OF ENVISIONED LIKE A PEDESTRIAN STYLE ESPLANADE OR THROUGH LINE, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE WE DON'T OBVIOUSLY OWN THE ALLSUP'S PECOS BILL AREAS, BUT KIND OF CREATING A THROUGH LINE THROUGH THOSE THREE BLOCKS THAT THE EDC DOES OWN. THE CITY AND EDC OWN USING THAT AS LIKE A PEDESTRIAN AREA AND HAVING YOUR COMMERCIAL KIND OF FRONTING ONTO THOSE SPACES, MAYBE SOME DUAL FRONTAGE TYPE RETAIL ENVISIONING SOME YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL TOWNHOME, BROWNSTONE, POSSIBLE TYPE DEVELOPMENT. IF, IF AREAS WERE TO REDEVELOP ADJACENT TO THERE, WHICH EVERYTHING BEING CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE EXISTING ZONING WOULD ALLOW YOU SEE SOME ENHANCED INTERSECTION, OBVIOUSLY CONNECTING UP TO THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 78 AND, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU KNOW, GATEWAY TYPE FEATURES AS I SHOWED EARLIER. SO PERHAPS THERE'S SOME SORT OF A, YOU KNOW, A BAR AREA YOU DRIVE UNDER. IT'S A 12 FOOT WHATEVER TALL THING AND SAYS SACHSE ON IT, OR FIFTH STREET DISTRICT OR UNIQUE BANNERS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THIS PARTICULAR AREA. SO YOU CAN SORT OF SEE THE TREATMENTS THAT THE CONSULTANTS THOUGHT THROUGH HERE. THE 2.4 ACRE PIECE AT THE CLOSEST TO THE ROUNDABOUT. WE THE CITY EDC PROPERTY. THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE CONCEPTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN GOING BACK TO EVEN HAVING MOUS IN THE PAST WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, AND THAT WAS A LAYOUT THAT I THINK EVERYBODY WAS ON BOARD WITH UTILIZING OPEN SPACE GREEN SPACE, MAKING IT UNIQUE, WALKABLE, BUT ALSO TRYING TO GET AS MUCH GLA GROSS LEASABLE AREA AS YOU CAN. AND THERE HAVE BEEN CERTAINLY COMMENTS ABOUT NOT WANTING TO SEE THIS BECOME JUST, YOU KNOW, PARKING LOT. AND SO THERE'S THAT TENSION OF FINDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKING, WHICH ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SACHSE ROAD, THERE'S ABOUT AN ACRE PIECE THAT THE EDC IS THAT WE OWN. WE'VE CONTEMPLATED AS POTENTIAL PARKING, WHETHER THAT'S OFF STREET JUST PARKING SPOTS OR A DECK POTENTIALLY AT SOME POINT. WE DON'T KNOW. BUT THIS IS CERTAINLY ITERATIVE, BUT KIND OF REFLECTS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE'VE HEARD. FOR THE DISTRICT THAT, YOU KNOW, CANDIDLY, WE'VE NEEDED SOME UPDATED SORT OF GRAPHICS. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS, THIS AREA. AND SO THIS IS SORT OF AN EXAMPLE OF AN INSTANCE THAT IT COULD, COULD DEVELOP. HERE'S ONE WHERE I HAD REFERENCED EARLIER. KIND OF SHOWS THAT NATURAL AMENITY. THIS IS A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE. AND SO THE CONSULTANTS KIND OF TRIED TO FACTOR THAT IN. THIS IS THE INTERSECTION OF SACHSE ROAD AND MILES ROAD WHERE IT TEES OFF WITH BRIAN STREET. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO THE FUTURE, LAND USE IS WHERE WE'RE KIND OF SHOWING THIS AS LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL AREA IF IT WERE TO REDEVELOP. YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR RETAILERS IMPROVING SACHSE ROAD AS YOU GO EAST TOWARDS MERRITT. A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR INCREASED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE A POTENTIAL LAYOUT HERE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOUR TRADITIONAL PAD RETAIL ON THE FRONTAGE AREAS, SOME STRIP RETAIL. BUT THEN AS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH DOWN MILES, YOU SEE MAYBE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAT FACTORS IN SOME OPEN SPACE. AGAIN, IT'S A LARGER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT SORT OF ORIENTS CLOSER TO THE MILES ROAD FRONTAGE. SO WE SEE THIS AS LIKE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS, BUT PERHAPS THEY CAN TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. IDEALLY IN A IN A PLANNING BEST PRACTICE STANDPOINT, YOU HAVE SORT OF A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SOME OF THIS STUFF. AND SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO TAKE DOWN OWNERSHIP OF THESE PIECES, THIS WOULD KIND OF PROVIDE THIS TO THEM AS LIKE, HERE'S SOMETHING WE'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING. AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TO THE WEST, YOU SEE SOME EXISTING USES THAT IF THEY WERE TO EVER [00:50:01] REDEVELOP OR TO SELL, OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM CITY HALL SOME PROPERTY THAT'S, THAT'S OWNED, THAT'S UNDEVELOPED. WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT GO. A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IF POSSIBLE. SO AGAIN, TRYING TO INFLUENCE THAT BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. AND HERE IS AGAIN FUTURE MERRITT ROAD. IF YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE MERRITT ROAD CURRENTLY GOES AND ABUTS TO SACHSE ROAD, THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE A FUTURE PEDESTRIAN TRAIL. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE NEW ALIGNMENT WILL BE UP TO WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, SACHSE ROAD WILL BE IMPROVED CREATING AN INTERSECTION THERE. AND THEN PHASE THREE OF SACHSE ROAD WOULD BE FROM WOODBRIDGE AND MERRITT, ESSENTIALLY EAST TO, I BELIEVE, THE BRIDGE WHERE THAT WE HAVE WITH WYLIE IS GOING EAST THERE. SO AGAIN, CREATING A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION IN AN AREA THAT'S RIGHT. NOW NOT THE MOST FUNCTIONAL INTERSECTION. THERE'S NOT A SIGNAL THERE. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, OBVIOUSLY, WITH YOUR ADJACENT NEIGHBORS AND MR. FRICK TO THE POINT YOU MADE WITH SOME FLOOD IN THIS AREA AS WELL. YOU HAVE A MORE LIMITED DEVELOPMENT PALETTE THERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S SOME REAL NICE OPPORTUNITIES TO AMENITIZE, MAYBE SOME OF THE OPEN SPACES, A VERY LOW IMPACT YOU KNOW, SPACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, MAYBE THERE'S SOME TRAILS BACK THERE. CORNHOLE GAMES OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. MAYBE MORE PALATABLE TO THE SURROUNDING ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL AREAS THERE. SO A LOWER IMPACT COMMERCIAL PROGRAM. AND THEN RELATIVE TO PGBT, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS OBVIOUSLY WE DISCUSSED EARLIER PUSHING THE MIXED USE DESIGNATION UP NORTH ALONG MERRITT ROAD. AND SO KIND OF ILLUSTRATING WHAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE WITH COMMERCIAL ON THOSE PROPERTIES. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE CONFIGURATION THERE, THE LAYOUT, SOME PADS, SOME TRADITIONAL STRIP RETAIL, MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE OF LIKE A LIFESTYLE TYPE CENTER THERE. THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE. WITH, WITH YOU CAN SEE PLEASANT VALLEY AS IT KIND OF GOES UP NORTH THAT GOING TO TURNPIKE COMMERCIAL. THEN THIS ONE, THIS IS KIND OF AN INTERESTING MAP BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STUFF AT THE STATION, THEY HAVE A MASTER PLAN. THE MASTER DEVELOPER. AND SO WE FOCUSED MORE ON THE UNDEVELOPED PIECES THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE NORTH OF THE HOSPITAL A PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST SOUTH OF HERITAGE PARK THAT WE THINK COULD BE COMPLEMENTARY TO THAT PARK SPACE. AND THEN AGAIN, GOING BACK KIND OF ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PGBT. WHAT THIS PLAN SHOWS IS ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER KIND OF REFERENCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, BUT YOU HAVE BLOCK LENGTH DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. SO, ON THE PGBT, YOU CAN'T HAVE LONGER I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT 400FT OR SO. AND SO WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT HAVE LOOKED TO DO DIFFERENT KINDS OF LARGER SCALE, BIG, BIGGER BOX TYPE, MAYBE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS IS SHOWING IS KIND OF THE GUIDANCE OF WHAT WE WOULD REALLY MORE LIKE TO SEE WOULD BE MAYBE SOME OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE PADS ON YOUR FRONTAGE AREAS, BUT THEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME AN EMPLOYMENT TYPE AREA. AS YOU TRANSITION FURTHER SOUTH YOU CAN SEE THE ROADWAY CONNECTING TO MERRITT EAST THERE. SO POTENTIAL FOR ROUNDABOUT IN THAT AREA HELP TRAFFIC CIRCULATE TO RETAIL AREAS THERE. AND THEN CURRENTLY THE PLAN SHOWS SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. ANOTHER AREA THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME GRADE, SOME FLOOD SOUTH OF WHERE THE CHURCH IS THERE. AND SO THIS IS SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL INFILL TYPE OPPORTUNITY THERE TO KIND OF COMPLEMENT THE SURROUNDING, AH COMMERCIAL. THAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CONSULTANTS HAS LOOKED AT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN NICHE INDUSTRIES AND TARGET SECTORS AND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BRAND THIS PART OF TOWN IN SORT OF A DIFFERENT WAY. WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. AND THIS IS THE SACHSE INNOVATION CORRIDOR. AND MAYBE WE REALLY BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WE GO AFTER HERE. AND WHETHER IT'S INCUBATOR SPACE OR LAB WET LAB SPACE OR WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY, I THINK WILL HELP US THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST AGAIN, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF DIVERSIFY AN AREA, CARVE OUT AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. [00:55:05] SO THIS IS SORT OF AN UPDATE, IF YOU WILL, TO THE CATALYST ZONE. SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, AGAIN, HAVE A WEBSITE THAT WE KEEP UP TO DATE. YOU CAN SEE THE LINK THERE. CONSULTANTS WERE STILL WORKING WITH THEM GATHERING FEEDBACK, OF COURSE, REVIEWING THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS AND SO FORTH, AND KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM TO PUT THE FINAL REPORT TOGETHER IN TERMS OF UPCOMING AND ANTICIPATED PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE EDC BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE ALL SET TO HEAR THIS IN MAY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS REQUIRED BY CHARTER TO TAKE A VOTE, MAKE A VOTE TO, TO RECOMMEND, ESSENTIALLY AN ACTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. THE EDC BOARD DOESN'T HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, CHARTER REQUIREMENTS TO TO VOTE OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL. BUT WE THOUGHT, GIVEN THE FINANCIAL PIECE, THAT YOU ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PLAN, THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT RECOMMENDATION AS PART OF THE PACKET AS WELL. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FINAL APPROVAL WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR OUR TIMELINE THAT WE'RE TRACKING WITH RELATIVE TO THIS PLAN. SO DEFINITELY ON THE HOME STRETCH, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE A DRAFT REPORT TO BE ABLE TO POST PUBLICLY HERE SOON. SO PEOPLE HAVE A MOMENT TO SIT WITH THE PLAN AND KIND OF LOOK AT IT IN A BIT MORE DETAIL. SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE A LIKE AN OVERALL QUESTION. SO THERE MAY NOT BE PART OF THE PROCESS. THIS PLAN MAY BE IN ORDER TO TAKE US TO THIS POINT. BUT I NOTICED THAT THE PROJECTIONS ALL HAD LIKE SMALLER RETAIL LOCATIONS. SO ONE THING THAT I WOULD, YOU KNOW, HOPE TO DO IN ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS IS HAVE A, HAVE A BECAUSE I WAS AS YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THESE, I WAS THINKING WHICH ONE LOCATION OUTSIDE OF A CHICK FIL A WOULD BE LIKE A SMALLER LOCATION THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE A DESTINATION. A CHICK FIL A WOULD ACTUALLY WORK REALLY GOOD DOWN IN THE CATALYST AREA. BUT LIKE RIGHT ACROSS FROM A WALMART. THAT LOCATION LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD. OR IN MY MIND AT LEAST. ANOTHER BIG, BIG BOX TYPE OF STORE. I MEAN, FOR ME, I OCCASIONALLY GRAB A JERSEY MIKE'S SUB BECAUSE I HAD TO PICK SOMETHING UP AT WALMART AND IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, YOU KNOW, OR I OCCASIONALLY PICK SOMETHING UP WHEN I GO TO SPROUTS BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY. SO WHAT HAVE THEY HAVE THEY FIRST OFF, HAVE THEY RECOMMENDED ANY TYPE OF BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE GREAT FOR ATTRACTING CUSTOMERS? OR IS THAT FOR THIS PLAN ONCE IT'S FINISHED? SO THIS REALLY MORE SHOWS KIND OF THE VISUAL POTENTIAL DESIRED FUTURE STATE. NOT AS MUCH GETTING INTO THE SPECIFICITY OF POTENTIAL BUSINESS TYPES. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE PROPERTY HERE, RIGHT? SO AND AS I MENTIONED, YOU HAVE ZONING IN PLACE THAT WOULD ALLOW IF YOU'RE MEETING THE ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS, YOU CAN DEVELOP YOUR PROJECT. THIS IS REALLY SO IT KIND OF GIVES US AN IDEA, KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE INCENTIVES PIECE. IF SOMEBODY IS ASKING, YOU KNOW, WOULD THE CITY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR US TO BRING IT TO YOU ALL AND TO THE COUNCIL, IF IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE AND THE TARGET INDUSTRY ANALYSIS. NOT TO SAY WE CAN'T BRING SOMETHING THAT ISN'T. SO LET'S SAY YOU HAD A BIG BOX STORE THAT WANTED TO GO IN THIS AREA. PARTICULARLY, I THINK YOU'RE REFERENCING THIS AREA. IF THEY COULD MEET THE ZONING THEN THAT THEY WOULD BE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO NOTHING WOULD BE PREVENTING THEM FROM DOING THAT. SO IT COULD CERTAINLY HAPPEN. AND THERE MIGHT BE INSTANCES WHERE THAT'S AN AWESOME, AWESOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US. AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REFLECT, AGAIN, WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE EXACTLY. BUT THIS JUST SHOWS, YOU KNOW, A POSSIBLE TO SCALE CONFIGURATION THAT WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH. FOLLOW UP QUESTION REAL QUICK. THE ONE THING THAT JUST IMMEDIATELY JUST HAVING DRIVEN DOWN SACHSE ROAD, I THOUGHT, OKAY, IF I LIVED BECAUSE I LIVE OVER HERE BY WOODBRIDGE, BUT IF I LIVED OVER THERE, YES, I'D LIKE SOMETHING I COULD GET TO IN LIKE 4 OR 5 MINUTES IN THE CAR INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, A 20, 25 MINUTE ROUND TRIP. DID THEY IDENTIFY ANY LOCATIONS THAT WOULD BE THE BEST TO START WITH THAT WOULD HELP OUR GROWTH THE FASTEST, OR IN TERMS OF GROWTH OF AMENITIES AND OPTIONS SPECIFICALLY TO THIS PARTICULAR AREA. I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WHICH LOCATION WOULD THEY RECOMMEND THAT WE START WITH FIRST? [01:00:06] SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I WILL TELL YOU THAT FOR THIS, FOR THE STUFF ON SACHSE ROAD, BOTH OF THOSE PLANS AND REALLY PGBT ON THE SOUTH SIDE, FOR EXAMPLE. WHAT YOU HAVE IS KIND OF UNIMPROVED STREETS, RIGHT? SO PLEASANT VALLEY, SOUTH SIDE. WE KNOW IT'S UNIMPROVED. IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND THEY WANT TO DO A PROJECT, THEY'VE GOT TO BUILD THEIR PORTION OF PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PGBT. AND THAT CAN BE KIND OF COST PROHIBITIVE TO PEOPLE. SO IN SOME CASES THE THIS THE MOBILITY PLAN AND THE PATHWAYS MASTER PLAN, AND AS WE DO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE KEY CRITICAL AREAS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE IF WE DO THIS, WE THINK THAT THE ROI MIGHT BE THERE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S CONTRIBUTING TO SOME STREET PROJECT, MAYBE. THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WILL LEAD TO THE FUTURE GROWTH. I THINK THE I THINK THAT COMES IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S NEXT, BECAUSE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S COMING. THAT'S COMING RIGHT AFTER THIS. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED CONSULTANTS FOR THEM TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE HERE'S THE CATALYST AREAS. HERE'S WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SAYS, WHAT WE WANT FOR USE NOW WHERE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHERE WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE. AND I THINK THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ASKING THEM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO GET US MOVING FORWARD. YEAH. THE COMP PLAN IS I LIKE THAT 30,000 FOOT VIEW AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL BE DRILLING DOWN. I LIKE THE THOUGHT PROCESS ON IT. WE WANT TO, I WANT TO GET WE WANT TO GET THAT FROM THEM. THAT WAS SORT OF MY THOUGHT. LIKE WHAT ORDER WOULD WE GO IN AND WHAT BUSINESS WOULD GET THINGS STARTED OFF TO MAKE THE NEXT STEP EASIER? YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT'S I THINK YOU MAKE A GREAT POINT, MR. PRESIDENT. I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL HELP US CARVE OUT IN MORE DETAIL THAT PATH FORWARD, GIVE US KIND OF A WORK PLAN. YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. I KNOW I MISSED THE BEGINNING ON THAT COMMENT IN. AND THIS WOODBRIDGE MERRITT ROAD INTERSECTION. YES, MA'AM. THE WOODBRIDGE SIDE OF IT. ORANGE IS JUST BUILDING OR ORANGE IS COMMERCIAL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT. NEIGHBORHOOD, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. AND I'LL GO BACK TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. YOU CAN SEE HERE AGAIN. I WISH YOU COULD SEE MY. I KNOW IT DOESN'T SHOW. IT'D BE NICE IF I COULD POINT TO IT, BUT AT THE INTERSECTION, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE PROPOSAL HERE WAS TO SHOW THIS AS A FUTURE LAND USE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, WHICH IT'S NOT CURRENTLY SHOWN AS. IT'S A RESIDENTIAL. EXACTLY. I WAS LIKE, I KNOW THE PEOPLE. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. JUST POTENTIAL IF IT BECOMES OKAY. YES. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT'S THE RIGHT WORD. POTENTIAL. POTENTIALLY. THAT'S RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. I LIKE THIS I COMMENTED JARED THE OTHER DAY SAID, I LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU JUST A VISUAL IDEA OF WHAT POSSIBILITIES ARE THERE. WE OBVIOUSLY CAN'T CONTROL IT BECAUSE ONE IF WE DON'T OWN THE LAND, AND TWO THE WAY. BUT AT LEAST THIS GIVES US AN IDEA AS TO WHAT'S POSSIBLE. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND SAY WHERE MIGHT WE FOCUS? BECAUSE I LOOK AT WHERE THEY MAY WANT ROADS LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO PAY TO BUILD ROADS TO NOWHERE. BUT IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT FITS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, I MIGHT BE WILLING TO PUT MORE MONEY TOWARDS THAT SO THAT WE CAN INCENTIVIZE AND GROW A CERTAIN AREA. SO I THINK THAT MY HOPE IS THAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WILL BUILD OFF OF THIS. ACTUALLY, SOMETHING THAT ALSO REALLY IMPRESSED ME WAS THE THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING SOME SORT OF LIKE IF YOU'RE DRIVING UP 78 AND THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, A FIXTURE THAT SAYS SACHSE OR SACHSE, STRONG OR WHATEVER, TOO SACHSE FOR MY WHATEVER IT IS IT'S LIKE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, LIKE BRANDING, RIGHT? BUT ALSO LET PEOPLE KNOW UNLESS YOU'RE REALLY INVOLVED IN SOME SORT OF CITY PROJECT, YOU DON'T JUST INTUITIVELY GO, OH, I JUST LEFT SACHSE. AND NOW I'M ENTERING WILEY. SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD THE COST BE OF THAT? AND WHAT'S THE TIMELINE TO BRING THAT ON? BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE VERY EFFECTIVE. SO I THINK WHAT WE WOULD WHAT WE WOULD PROBABLY NEED, THIS IS IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES RELATIVE TO GATEWAYS AND SOME POTENTIAL BRANDING FOR THESE, THESE AREAS. WHAT WE PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO DO IS A MORE ROBUST WAYFINDING PLAN, WHICH IT'S A SORT OF A ROADMAP, IF YOU WILL, OF. SO HERE YOU SEE THESE, THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE PRIMARY GATEWAY, SECONDARY GATEWAYS, LANDSCAPING SIGN TOPPERS AND SOME OF THE TREATMENTS ARE VERY, VERY, VERY BASIC. RIGHT. SO I BELIEVE YOU SAID LIVE IN SACHSE FARMS. SO YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM THERE THE ALPHABET DISTRICT. YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN INTO HISTORIC AREAS LIKE IN NEW ORLEANS OR EVEN IN DALLAS, M STREETS WHERE THOSE ARE ON TOP OF SIGNS, [01:05:01] A VERY BASIC, MINIMAL TREATMENT. BUT YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE, WOW, I'M IN A PLACE. SO WAYFINDING OR KIND OF PLAN LIKE THAT TO HELP KIND OF GUIDE US FORWARD, HELP US UNDERSTAND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STUFF. AND SO MAYBE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN PUTTING SOME DOLLARS INTO YOU KNOW, A CAPITAL FUND POTENTIALLY FOR SOME OF THIS STEP B AND C OR WHATEVER. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST AT A GET THE BIG PICTURE AND THEN THEN WE GO TO THE NEXT STEPS OKAY. NOW WHERE DO WE WANT TO DO IT AND WHAT MIGHT IT COST TO DO IT. SO I THINK WE'RE GETTING THAT'D BE GETTING AHEAD OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE WHERE PLACES ARE, WHAT IDEAS ARE. THEN WE THEN THAT'S PROBABLY GUIDED MORE BY PROBABLY MORE BY CITY COUNCIL THAN IT IS NECESSARILY US. BUT UNLESS WE DECIDE TO TRY TO TAKE THAT ON AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF IT. BUT I THINK THAT COMES NEXT. YEAH. I THINK, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET A CONSISTENT ORDER. NOT SO THAT DISPARATE, YOU KNOW, SIGNS THAT DON'T MATCH RIGHT NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE WHEN YOU COME INTO SACHSE, THERE'S KIND OF AN OLDER KIND OF THE GOTHIC FONT, BUT THEN YOU GO INTO THE PARKS NOW HAVE LIKE A NEWER LOOK TO THEM. AND SO IT'S LIKE FINDING THAT, THAT CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD. YEAH. JUST OVERALL COST THOUGH. LIKE IF YOU WERE JUST GOING TO DO BUNKER HILL IN 78 AND THEN LIKE BASICALLY RIGHT BEFORE OR IS THAT WHAT'S OUR. YEAH. BASICALLY, RIGHT AFTER SPECS IS THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S AFTER THAT RIGHT. BUT AT THAT POINT IS THERE. SO YOU JUST HAD LIKE BOOKEND THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I GUESS YOU POUR CONCRETE AT THE BASE AND HAVE SOME SORT OF MAYBE SIX EIGHT FOOT FIXTURE. WELL, I'M THINKING THAT WOULDN'T BE THAT EXPENSIVE. AND IT WOULD GIVE US A GOOD SENSE OF LIKE WHAT THE FEEDBACK ON THAT WOULD BE LIKE. YEAH, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD JUST WANT TO KIND OF LOOK AT AND STUDY. AND CERTAINLY THE POINT ABOUT COUNCIL WEIGHING IN AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GET INTO THINGS LIKE ENGINEERED FOOTINGS AND LIGHTING AND IRRIGATION, AND IT JUST ENDS UP BEING MORE THAN YOU NECESSARILY THINK IT WOULD. THAT'S WHY I PLAN TO SIGN IT, TO KIND OF HELP US KIND OF WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND WHAT WE WANT TO SEE, AND MAYBE WHERE WE CAN MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS, POTENTIALLY. BUT NO, THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THIS IS VERY WELL DONE AND VERY HELPFUL. I THINK ESPECIALLY AS WE GO INTO STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE EDC. SO THAT WAY WE NOW KIND OF HAVE THE FRAMEWORK. AND SO NOW WE CAN GO AND ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND HOW WE WANT TO GET THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS BECAUSE I'M SURE IT WAS A VERY HEAVY LIFT. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU. [1. Consider and elect a Vice President of the Economic Development Corporation Board.] ALL RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS BUT WE WENT A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER CHINELO. WE'RE WE'LL MOVE FROM HERE. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM D. FOR THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE DO HAVE A PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR VICE PRESIDENT. ONE WHO RECENTLY MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. AND SO USUALLY THERE'S A ELECTION EVERY OCTOBER FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. BUT WE NEED TO FILL THE VICE PRESIDENT SPOT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. WE DO THIS. I'M GOING TO FORMALLY YOU CAN FORMALLY NOMINATE YOURSELF. OR IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT YOU WANT TO NOMINATE THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE GOOD AS VICE PRESIDENT, THERE'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO THAT WANT TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT. GREAT. WILL LET THEM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SHARE THEIR PIECE AS TO WHY. AND THEN ENTERTAIN MOTIONS FOR WHO YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW TO VOTE ON TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EDC THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER. IS THAT UP THERE? OKAY. OH, YOU DO HAVE AN ACTION. OKAY, SO I'LL OPEN IT UP. OBVIOUSLY, I'M SITTING AS PRESIDENT, SO I'M NOT THROWING MY HAT IN FOR VICE PRESIDENT AT THIS POINT. I'LL KIND OF STAY RIGHT WHERE I AM. BUT IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, EITHER NOMINATE SOMEBODY OR, YOU KNOW, SELF NOMINATE, PLEASE, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. LET US, LET US KNOW. I WAS I WAS GOING TO NOMINATE MYSELF. I THINK BACK IN OCTOBER ME AND RICHARD AND WE WAS LIKE A NICE OFF. I'M INTERESTED FOR BASICALLY THE SAME REASONS. OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO THROW THEIR NAME IN THE HAT FOR TO SERVE AS OUR VICE PRESIDENT? WELL, HE'S SITTING ON A HAND. THAT'S FINE. THAT'D BE THE CASE. IT IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO I GUESS WE DO, WELL AS A RESULT IS THERE ANY I GUESS WE HAVE. IS THERE A IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM? AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAME IN PRIOR TO MISTER HOLBOKE, ANY COMMENTS FROM YOUR SIDE. ALL RIGHT THEN. THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? [01:10:05] MR. FRICK HAS PUT HIS NAME IN. I MOTION. OKAY. YEP. MOTION FROM. AND THEN ALAN IS THE SECOND TO NOMINATE JOSHUA FRICK AS VICE PRESIDENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. YEP. ELLEN. I THINK THAT'LL COME UP. THERE IT GOES. [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU EVERYONE. APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO. FOR THE NEW MEMBERS JUST DAWNED ON ME THAT THEY WEREN'T HERE IN OCTOBER TO HEAR MY. YEAH. WAIT, NOW. YEAH. WHAT I SAID BACK IN OCTOBER IS BASICALLY THAT I WANT TO BE MORE ACTIVE AND TALK WITH SCOTT AND JARED AND LOOK AT OUR DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND JUST BASICALLY GET MORE INVOLVED AND COLLABORATE. LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU SIR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM F EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM F ONE. [F. Executive Session] THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATIONS, DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT. LADY BIRD, WE'LL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:14 P.M.. ARE YOU READY, DENISE? WE WILL RECONVENE INTO SESSION AT 8:03 P.M. [G. Action Resulting from Executive Session] FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ITEM G ONE. TO TAKE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT. LADY BIRD I DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEM G, MR. HOLBOKE, ANY COMMENT, SIR? MARTY HOLBOKE, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, TOP OF THE HILL. PROJECT LADY BIRD, WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF SACHSE? IS IT GOING TO BE MORE THAN JUST PROPERTY TAXES? IS IT GOING TO BRING ANY MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT? OR IS IT JUST ANOTHER NAIL BAR, OIL CHANGE, COFFEE HOUSE? WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT? THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AS YOU KNOW, THOSE WILL BE THINGS THAT WILL COME EVENTUALLY. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION RELATED TO ITEM G ONE. ALL RIGHT. I MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT LADY BIRD ON BEHALF OF THE EDC. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND HAVE A SECOND. IS NOT PULLING UP. WE LOVE TECHNOLOGY RIGHT. THERE IT GOES. AND THAT IS APPROVED. UNANIMOUS SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM H, ADJOURNMENT. WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING AT 8:05 P.M.. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.