Dec 09, 2025 Economic Development Advisory Committee

[I. CALL TO ORDER, CALL OF ROLL]

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ONLY SAW FIVE LOTS IN. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER. WE'LL CALL ROLL HERE.

JUSTIN LOUCKS, CHAIR I AM HERE JEFF FLOATING. YEAH. WE'RE HIS EVIL TWIN. THAT'S RIGHT, JONATHAN AUTRY. YES, DON JOHNDRO. YES, SIR. RUSSELL MURPHY HERE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST GOT A TEXT. COREY WRIGHT WILL BE HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE STAFF LIAISON? BETTER RECOGNIZE OUR NEW MEMBER. OH, NEW MEMBER. WE HAVE OUR NEW MEMBER HERE.

ANNOUNCE YOURSELF. MY NAME IS DAVID VAUGHN. PLEASED TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND COUNCIL LIAISON. GUESS WHAT? I WAS APPOINTED AGAIN. I KNOW YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED HERE I AM NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. YES, WE ARE, AND WE HAVE ERIC. ZENO IS ON HERE AS WELL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. YEAH.

I WAS GOING TO SAY DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? WE DON'T HAVE ANY. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY

[III.2. Routine reports from City Staff.]

SHE'S APPLYING FOR TWO GRANTS HERE COMING UP. SO WE'VE BEEN DOING MEETINGS WITH PARTNERS TO REQUEST LETTERS OF SUPPORT. WE DID A CONDUCTED AN ON SITE VISIT FOR THE NEW BLANKETS.

WALTER SPREADING ESTATES IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT'S MYSELF. WHERE'S THAT COMING FROM? AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DIRECTOR JORDAN ASTRONOMER. IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, JORDAN IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DIRECTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW JORDAN. I'M A SCREW A NAME. I'M SITTING RIGHT STROMEYER. ALRIGHT, SCREW IT UP. I ATTENDED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN BACHELOR'S, WHICH IS AN AT THAT CONFERENCE THIS TIME THEY DID DISCUSS HAD DISCUSSION ON TYPE A AND TYPE B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR MEASURABLE EXPENDITURES AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND CORPORATION. THAT WAS A GOOD SESSION TO BE A PART OF. AS WE GOING INTO THE EDC, THEY DID HAVE A PRESENTER THAT TALKED ABOUT THAT AND ASKED QUESTIONS THAT THEY MET WITH THE AIRPORT CHAIR AND THE CHAIR AT THE AIRPORT ABOUT AIRPORT EVENTS. LATELY, I'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH DEVELOPERS ABOUT PROJECTS AND I'D LIKE TO JUST BE ENJOYED.

JUST HAD A MEETING WITH DEVELOPER PROJECT, JUST MEETING OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1ST 0976683669 66. BAD CONNECTION. I THINK IT'S YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THE PLUGS IN THE FIRST ONE, IT STOPS WHEN YOU LOOK FOR IT. IT'LL START AGAIN ONCE YOU. YES IT'S CALLED ELECTRONICS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. FROM THE EVENT SIDE, EVENT COORDINATOR JENNIFER SANDOVAL.

SHE WON A BIG THANK YOU TO COMMUNITY VENDORS, PERFORMERS, VOLUNTEERS AND THE CITY STAFF FOR MAKING THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND SUCCESS AND HELPING US KEEP 100% FREE TREES, HOT CHOCOLATE, HOT DOGS AND MORE. EVEN NICOLE, EVEN IN THE COLD. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.

SANTA MAILBOX IS STILL OPEN THROUGH MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 15TH, SO GET YOUR LETTERS INTO SANTA! WE HAVE MOVIES ON THE GREEN ELF EDITION, WHICH WILL BE THIS FRIDAY. START AT 530.

CONCESSIONS WILL BE BY THE NORTH LAKE TRAVIS CHAMBER, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY,

[III.1. Routine reports from City Council Liaison.]

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. AND WELCOME TO

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THERE ARE SEVEN POSITIONS FOR EDC. SO Y'ALL WILL BE THE SEVEN POSITIONS AGAIN. I WILL REMAIN THE LIAISON AND I WILL REMAIN AT YOUR DISPOSAL AS Y'ALL NEED. I WILL ATTEND ALL THE MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATE JUST AS I AM DOING RIGHT NOW, SO NOTHING ON THAT WILL CHANGE. IT'S JUST THAT THE EDC WILL BE MUCH MORE FORMAL. IT DOES FALL UNDER TOMA. SO. BUT Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN OPERATING PRETTY MUCH WITH IN REGARD TO TOMA. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS ANY MEETINGS WHERE THERE'S MORE THAN THREE OF YOU GUYS THAN YOU NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A POSTING. YOU KNOW ABOUT IT. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT SO THAT WAS MY NOTES ABOUT TRANSITION. AND FROM THIS IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN I'M GUESSING IN JANUARY, AS ERIC SAID THE THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. WE'RE JUST WAITING TO HEAR BACK THAT IT'S APPROVED. FROM A COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONVERSATIONS WAS WHY FORM AN ADC IF WE DON'T HAVE MONEY IN IT AT THE MOMENT, RIGHT, OR GOING INTO IT AT THE MOMENT? SO SUSTAINABILITY WAS A VERY VALID CONCERN IN FORMING THE EDC. I BELIEVE ON THE AGENDA, I WAS SEEING THAT. OR IT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE AGENDA, POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE. I'LL JUST SAY JUSTIN AND ERIC AND I HAVE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE EDC TAKING UP A DONATION POLICY WITHIN THE EDC SO THAT Y'ALL CAN RUN A CAMPAIGN TO GET SOME INITIAL THINGS FUNDED. SO WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S ALL FROM A COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE THAT I NEEDED TO RELAY. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU NORMA. OKAY. AND

[III.3. Routine reports from Chamber of Commerce. - Executive Director, Allison Sargent]

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AND TOMORROW NIGHT. THAT'S A FUN. YEAH, YEAH. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY COME ON DOWN. AND AND THE GRAND OPENING OF THE VISITOR CENTER. SO WE'VE BEEN OPERATIONAL OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT DEFINITELY A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT UP THE FLOOR. NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT'S ON THE FIRST FLOOR UP ON IF YOU'RE LOOKING FROM 1431 AT THE BUILDING IT'S THE BOTTOM LEFT SUITE DOWN THERE. SO THE FRONT IS ALL THE VISITOR CENTER. AND THEN WE HAVE A BUNCH OF MEMBER SERVICES WITH THE BOARDROOM AND SOME OTHER FUN STUFF IN THE BACK THERE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT HANG. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY. IT'S GOING TO BE EXTRA SPECIAL THIS YEAR WITH THE VISITOR CENTER OPENING FOR SURE. SO. SO THAT'S HAPPENING FIVE TO 5 TO 7. OH, IS THAT WHAT IT IS? YEAH. OKAY. GOOD THING I DIDN'T SAY START AT SEVEN BECAUSE YOU'D BE GETTING THERE WHEN EVERYBODY HAD TOO MUCH FUN. PEOPLE WITH REFRESHMENTS IN THEIR HAND AFTER SEVEN. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SURE I'M SURE IT'LL GO, GO A LITTLE PAST SEVEN TO WITH EVERYBODY HAVING A GOOD TIME. BUT SO THERE'S THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD. AND THEN THE OTHER BIG THING WE HAVE COMING UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH IS THE NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION AT THE TERRACE. THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF THERE, SO DEFINITELY GET SOME TICKETS TO THAT. IT'S OUR FIRST EVER NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION HERE IN LAGO VISTA, SO THAT'S ALL I CAN REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AS FAR AS THE CHAMBER'S CONCERNED. SO. SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR ANY CONCERNS ABOUT

[IV.1. Discussion of Wayfinding Signage initiative.]

WE GOT 94 RESPONSES. AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SCORING THOSE. AND EACH DEPARTMENT THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT WILL PICK TOP FIVE. AND AT THAT POINT WE CAN SOLICIT REQUESTS FOR THINGS OF THIS NATURE THROUGH THOSE FIVE FIRMS. PROCUREMENT LAW SAYS THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE AS A CITY. AND THIS KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS A FORM THAT DOES, AND I HAVE SEEN THEM PREVIOUSLY IN THE PAST, DO WAYFINDING AND SIGNAGE PROGRAMS FOR ENTIRE CITIES, FOR DISTRICTS AS A WHOLE. AND WHAT THEY DO IS EVERYTHING FROM GATEWAY MONUMENTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO YOUR PARKS AND TRAILS. AND SO EVERYTHING IS UNIFIED. THEY GIVE YOU THE STANDARD SPECS FOR THE SIGN. THEY GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS THAT YOU NEED. THIS CAN INCLUDE BUSINESS SIGNS SO THAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BUILD WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING. AND IT'S UNIFORM ACROSS THE CITY. AND THEN THEIR BLADES THAT CAN GET PUT IN. AND SO I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY DID FOR THE CITY OF TEMPLE BY NOW LITTLE DELAYED BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN ADOPTED YET. SO THEY'RE HAVING TO PUT DRAFT MARKS ON IT. BUT AS SOON AS WE GET THAT COPY, WE'LL MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WHY. NATIONAL SIGN PLAZA. YOU'VE SEEN THEM ON THE SIDES OF THE ROADS. THERE ARE BUILDER SIGNS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. NO. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW IT REALLY BECOMES A PLACEMAKING THING. AND HOLD TILL THE END IF YOU'D LIKE. BUT BUT THE QUESTION I HAD IS WHEN WE DID THE THE NATIONAL SOUND PLAZA TO BEGIN WITH, WITH THE BUILDER SIGNS, I THINK WE WERE SOLD ON THE. THE CITY CAN INCORPORATE THE SAME SIGNS, AND SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY THERE, WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE. I THINK YOU CALLED THEM THE BLADES. YOU KNOW, THE INDIVIDUAL SIGNS AND PUT THAT ON THERE AND SWAP THOSE OUT. IS THAT THE PRICE THEY'RE WANTING TO JUST TO DO THAT SERVICE. SO ANYTHING PAT SO THE THE BUILDER SIGNS FOR NATIONAL SIGN PLAZA. THE

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THAT'S A IT'S A HEFTY TAG AT WHAT WILL REQUEST. I THINK THEY A LOT AND I HAVEN'T READ THE CONTRACT BUT IT'S TYPICALLY 5 TO 10 ADDITIONAL SIGNS. BUT EVERY BLADE WE PAY FOR, EVERY BLADE THAT'S NOT PAID FOR BY A BUILDER, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR, AND THE SIGNS THEMSELVES STRUCTURALLY, ESTHETICALLY, I DON'T THINK REPRESENT US AS A COMMUNITY. I DON'T THEY'RE GREAT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN, YOU KNOW, 1431 YOU'RE GOING FAST AND YOU'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT BUILDERS ARE OUT THERE. THAT'S NOT US AS A WHOLE. AND SO I THINK GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHILE IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN JUST SIGNING A CONTRACT, IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER IN THE LONG RUN. WE PROHIBIT IT FROM SWAPPING OUT OR ADDING BLADES TO THE EXISTING SIGNS OURSELVES IN THE CONTRACT. I HAVE NOT READ THE CONTRACT THAT. THAT THAT TELLS THAT QUESTION. SO THOSE SIGNS WERE PAID FOR BY THE HOME BUILDERS AND NSP ACTUALLY TOOK CARE OF THOSE SIGNS, MAINTAIN THOSE SIGN MAINTENANCE SIGNS. AND SO US PUTTING THINGS THAT THAT WOULD KIND OF CHANGE THE CONTRACT. SOME OF YOU. SO THEY MIGHT NOT DO THIS. LIKE JORDAN SAID, THEY MIGHT MIGHT HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT TO MAINTAIN IT SIGN AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WHEN THEY WERE HERE PITCHING US, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT WHENEVER I GO THAT THAT WAS PART OF IT WAS TO, HEY, LET'S GET THESE HOME BUILDERS SIGNS GOING AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN PIGGYBACK ON TOP OF THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S NOT THE CASE. SO EVERY TIME WE HAVE A BLADE ON ONE OF THEIR SIGNS, THEY'RE LOSING THE REVENUE FOR THAT BLADE. AND SO THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME KIND OF OFFSET WHERE THEY'RE NOT LOSING THE PROFIT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THOSE EVEN IF THEY'RE EMPTY. YEAH. THAT'S, THAT'S THERE'S A THERE'S A PHRASE IN SPANISH, BRIAN ASCENCIA, THEY SHINE BY THEIR LACK OR THEIR ABSENCE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IT SEEMS THAT THE BUILDERS DIDN'T EXACTLY SEE VALUE IN IT OTHERWISE. OTHERWISE THEY'D BE REPLACED, RIGHT? OR MAINTAIN THEIR SIGNS ON THOSE THINGS. THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT WELL. AND THOSE SIGNS ARE GREAT FOR TRACK BUILDERS. THEY'RE GREAT FOR YOUR ELGIZ, YOUR LENNAR'S, YOUR CVS. IT'S SUPER CHEAP AND EASY WAY FOR THEM TO GET THEIR NAME OUT THERE AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THEY JUST CALL NSP AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING, AND NSP WILL PUT THEM UP ON ALL OF THE ONES THAT LEAD THE WAY THERE. WE HAVE UNIQUE BUILDERS, WE HAVE CUSTOM BUILDERS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY KB. LENNAR. RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE A DIFFERENT MARKET. WE'RE A DIFFERENT CITY. WE'RE NOT CEDAR PARK. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING RIGHT? I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT. BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS NOT ALIGNED NECESSARILY WITH US. AND AGAIN IT'S GREAT IN THIS INTERIM UNTIL WE FIGURE SOME STUFF OUT.

BUT REALISTICALLY SPEAKING, WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR IDENTITY IS AND HOW WE WANT TO LOOK. AND WE NEED TO DO THAT AND LOCK IT IN AND START TOWARDS THAT WAY. LOVE IT IS.

OH YEAH. I WAS GOING TO ASK IS, IS THERE ANY IDEA WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHO THAT WOULD BE OFFERED TO, WILL IT BE OPEN TO ANYBODY OR MORE SPECIFICALLY BUSINESSES THAT WE THINK WILL, YOU KNOW, BRING IN TRAFFIC FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY OR MORE LOCAL POINTS WAS THAT I THINK THAT'S A DETERMINATION THAT EVERYBODY MAKES COLLECTIVELY BETWEEN BOARDS AND COORDINATION WITH COUNCIL. I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO BUILD SIGNS OR WORK WITH A DEVELOPER TO BUILD SIGNS, AND THEN IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, EDC PROJECTS THAT SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET YOU UP ON THIS AND YOU JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE. I THINK THAT'S UP FOR US TO DICTATE. I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW IF THERE'S A STANDARD OR IF THERE'S LIKE, I THINK AS LONG AS THE ATTORNEY AGREES WITH IT AND ABOVE BOARD, IT CAN REALLY BE ANYTHING THAT WE WANT. OKAY. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO START, YOU KNOW, GETTING LOCAL BUSINESSES OUT THERE MORE AND HELPING THEM IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN. CAN THE FEES FOR THESE SIGNS FUND THE EDC? I THAT'S I'M NOT SURE. SO WHEN THE BUT EVEN MORE SO THAN JUST EDC IT'S FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT RIGHT. IF WE SIGNAGE PLAN IT'S WHAT YOUR TRAIL SIGN LOOK LIKE FOR PARK. IT'S WHAT YOUR STREET SIGNS LOOK LIKE FOR PUBLIC WORKS. IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S COLLECTIVELY AS A WHOLE, NOT JUST THIS KIND OF PIECEMEAL EFFORT THAT I THINK IS KIND OF BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY TO GET TO THIS POINT. AND SO EVERY TIME WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES IN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SIDE, I'M GOING TO HAND THEM THOSE STANDARDS AND SAY, ALL YOUR SIGNS HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THIS. AND THAT'S

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AND NSB DID SAY THEY WOULDN'T MIND COMING DOING A PRESENTATION IF THAT WAS NEEDED.

OF COURSE. THAT'S UP TO YOU, YOU GUYS. I'D LOVE I'D LOVE A PRESENTATION WHEN THE TIME COMES. I THINK WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY OVER HERE. GOOD EVENING. HELLO.

AFTERNOON. NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD. WELL, NOT. HEY, JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS, YOU GUYS. I, I SUPPORT THE WAY I UNDERSTAND YEARS AGO BEFORE I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW, I ACTUALLY SERVED ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND I WAS THE CHAIR OF IT, AND NORMA WAS THE SECRETARY, AND WE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE THAT ORIGINAL AGENDA ITEM THAT RESULTED IN THE WAYFINDER SIGNAGE FOR THE BUILDERS. YOUR PACKET NOTES THE $2,800 PER YEAR THAT COULD BE USED TOWARD FUNDING ANY KIND OF A CONTRACT THAT NETS OUT TO ABOUT $5,500 PER SIGN IS A CRAZY EXPENSIVE, RIGHT? BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE CONSULTING, THEY GOT TO DO THEIR THING. BUT NET NET, I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AS A CITIZEN. AND I MEAN, IT'S EXPENSIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNCIL WILL APPROVE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ROOM FOR THE BUDGET IN THE BUDGET FOR IT, BUT I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY A WISE ENDEAVOR. I KNOW WHEN I TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE FOR VARIOUS REASONS, IT'S NICE SEEING ESPECIALLY LIKE IN CUERO, I SEE IT PROBABLY THE MOST PRONOUNCED BETWEEN HERE AND ROCKPORT IS IN CUERO, AND THAT WAYFINDER SIGNAGE IS GREAT, WHETHER IT'S FOR THEIR PARKS. GONZALEZ HAS IT TOO, FOR THEIR GOLF COURSE, THE POOL. I CAN SEE IT HERE FOR TURN BACK CANYON TRAILHEAD, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK IT BRINGS VALUE. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S APPRECIATED. AND ANECDOTALLY, I MEAN, I TALKED TO BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A DECADE OR 4 OR 5 YEARS OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE PROMINENT, THAT ARE INVOLVED, THAT ARE ON OUR MAIN ROADS, AND THEY STILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME UP TO THEM AND SAY, HEY, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE HERE. WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? AND IT'S JUST MIND BLOWING THAT IN OUR SMALL TOWN, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH THE FEW BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE THAT IT'S STILL SO EASY TO MISS SOME OF OUR GREAT RESOURCES AND THE TALENT AND AMAZING BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE. SO ANY WAY THAT WE CAN POINT THOSE OUT AND, YOU KNOW, HELP THEM WITH THEIR MARKETING OR POINT, YOU KNOW, VISITORS OR EVEN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEIR WAY, I THINK IS A IS A GREAT THING AS WELL. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, AND MAYBE THIS NEXT YEAR, AS CONVERSATIONS CONTINUE, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABILITY TO DIG INTO THE DETAILS AND SEE WHAT THE EDC CAN, HOW IT CAN INFLUENCE THAT DECISION.

OH, GO AHEAD. SEEMS TO ME THAT IN THE EFFORT TO GET TO GET MOVING WITH THIS, WE NEED TO FIRM UP OUR DISCUSSIONS, OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ON THE MASCOT AND THE THINGS THAT WOULD APPEAR IN THOSE SITES. DON'T DO ME THIS SIX SEVEN STUFF. YEAH, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT WE THAT WE SORT OF LEFT IN MID-AIR THAT WE NEED TO TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A POSITION ON, I THINK SO I AGREE. I ALSO LIKED SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT HAD TO DO WITH THAT MASCOT, MAYBE GENERATING SOME REVENUE FOR THE EDC OR MAYBE SPECIFIC PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH T SHIRTS OR STICKERS OR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, OTHER ART INSTALLATIONS OR

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IF IT'S I MEAN, WE GOTTA LOOK AT THE REGULATIONS SURROUNDING THAT, PROBABLY VET THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE POTENTIALLY IS THAT WITH A BROADER, MORE HOLISTIC VENDOR AT OUR DISPOSAL WITH ALREADY IN CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, THAT THEY MAY BE A LITTLE MORE AMENABLE IN TERMS OF. HELPING TO POINT SOME OF THAT OUT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE GROUNDS, YOU KNOW, THESE TYPES OF VENUES. SO TO YOUR POINT, JUSTIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE VISITOR CENTER IS OPENING UP. YOU KNOW, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT ASSIGNED TOWARDS THE VISITOR CENTER FOR TOURISM REASONS, COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR HOT FUNDS. YEAH, WE COULD WORK IN PARTNERSHIP MAYBE. YEAH. I THINK I THINK YOU COULD CONSTRUE A LOT OF THE SIGNS, SIGNAGE AS AIDING TOURISM. IT MAY BE A STRETCH IN SOME CASES, BUT STRETCH IT. IF I COULD ELABORATE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE GATEWAY TO GETAWAY CAMPAIGN WOULD WAS MEANT TO STRETCH AND SHOWCASE A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, TERM THAT TRAIL DARK SKIES OUT AT SUNSET PARK, YOU KNOW, EVENTS AT THE AIRPORT.

YOU KNOW, SO SO MAYBE SOME OF THE PLACES THAT ARE OFF THE BEATEN PATH NOW OBVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, SIGNS THAT ARE GOING TOWARDS THE SCHOOLS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD NOT COUNT. SO THEY WOULD BE A SPECIFIC TARGETED MENU, BUT YOU WOULD WANT TO THINK OF THEM WITHIN THE WHOLE PICTURE. SO A PORTION OF THEM I, I WOULD SAY IS WORTH SEEKING OUT TO SEE IF WE CAN USE SOME OF THE HOT FUNDS. YOU BET. SOUNDS GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH RESPECT TO BEING FRESH MEAT AND MISSING LOADS OF CONTEXT, EXPLORING MORE OF OTHER VENDORS THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN THAT CAN MAKE THESE SIGNS, I WAS JUST KIND OF LOOKING TO SEE IF WE COULD DO AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR A SPACE ON THE WAYFINDING, AND IT SEEMS POSSIBLE, BUT I'LL LOOK INTO IT MORE. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, IF IT'S THE CITY'S PROPERTY AND WE'RE IN CONTROL OF IT, RATHER THAN HAVING SOMEONE ELSE OWN THE SIGNS AND CONTROL WHAT GOES ON THEM, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT WE CAN DO CREATIVELY. SO I, I'M, I AM IN FAVOR OF THE WAYFINDING SIGNS. I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT LOOK INWARDS A LITTLE BIT, ESPECIALLY BEING FRESH WITH $0 IN THE ACCOUNT NEXT MONTH. YEAH, I LOVE IT. YEAH. ANY ANY VENDORS THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO REACH OUT TO TO GET SOME BIDS OR IDEAS I THINK WOULD BE GREAT TO BRING IT TO THE TABLE. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. I MEAN, A LOT OF IT TOO IS SOMEBODY THAT CAN ACCOMPLISH THE CONTINUITY AND SOME OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND IF THEY CAN CHECK ALL THOSE BOXES, I THINK THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT IT FOR SURE. I THINK ONE THING IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL AGREED ON IS WE WANT TO RETAIN THAT MORE OF THAT SMALL TOWN, FEEL SOMETHING THAT HAS A LOT MORE CHARACTER THAN THAN JUST THE TYPICAL HOME BUILDER SIGN. SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY GET US A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THAT. YEAH, WE CAN JUST USE ALL THE BRANCHES THAT ARE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND JUST CUT THEM DOWN THE MIDDLE. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. I'M ALL ABOUT CREATIVE

[IV.2. Grant writer updates November - December.]

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AND I WILL GO TO JUST POINT OUT STEP SEVEN UPCOMING DELIVERABLES AND NEXT STEPS WAS TO COMPLETE USDA CONCEPT PLAN AND DRAFT BUDGET, CONFIRM GOAL ELIGIBILITY FOR THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, WHICH IS TO GRANT I THINK IT'S DUE BY DECEMBER 31ST, IS THE ONE WHICH GIVE SOME OF THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR SELECT AND ON BOARD. SPARK GOOD PARTNER NONPROFIT, SECURED KINGDOM REGION LETTERS OF SUPPORT WHICH WE WERE DOING. SHE WILL MEET HER CONTRACTS REQUEST FOR HER TO DO A VIRTUAL IN-PERSON VISIT. SO SHE'S LOOKING AT DOING AN UPDATE, A PRESENTATION AROUND JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, AND COMPILED COST ESTIMATES FOR PROPOSED COMMUNITY CENTER SITE AND SAFE ROOM FEATURES. WELL, THE EDC HAVE ACCESS TO HER AS A GRANT WRITER FOR THINGS THAT COME UP AT ALL. PROBABLY NOT. I WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HER BECAUSE WE ARE. SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE EDC, BUT WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ASK IF THEY WANT TO BE ANSWERED THAT ANY. YEAH, THAT'S A TRICKY QUESTION, BUT I STILL HAVE ACCESS. I WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT. SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ATTORNEY QUESTIONS TODAY. SO TECHNICALLY AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS REAL QUICK. AND JEFF, IS THAT THE GRANT WRITER ACTUALLY IS PART OF THE. IS A TOOL AVAILABLE TO ERIC THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND HE HAS BEEN GREAT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT EDAX KEY IDEAS AND PROJECTS ARE FRONT AND CENTER WITH THE GRANT WRITER. I AM SURE THAT SHOULD A PROJECT ARISE THAT THE EDC IS LOOKING TO. PURSUE, THAT HE WOULD. FROM THE CITY SIDE AND BRING THE GRANT WRITER TO BEAR IN REGARD TO, YOU KNOW, THEIR PORTION OF HELPING WITH ANY PROJECT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FORWARD. THERE YOU GO. SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT WHAT I WAS THINKING. SO THAT SOUNDS GOOD. JEFF, I THINK IT AN ISSUE. SHE COULD BE HELPFUL IN ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP RIGHT AT THAT POINT. OKAY.

STRUCTURE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY THIS GRANT WRITER AND MAKING BY THE MONTH THE OUR SALARY. ARE THEY GETTING PART OF THE GRANT. SHE'S ALREADY SHE'S IN OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FOR GETTING THAT. THAT IS NOT STRUCTURED ON A GRANT BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THEM DO THAT THEY'LL TAKE PART OF THE GRANT. AND WITH THAT IN MIND, IF THE CITY IF WE CAN'T GO THROUGH THE CITY FOR A GRANT WRITER AND WE'RE OUR OWN CORPORATION, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE CANNOT FIND A GRANT WRITER IF NOT THIS ONE, AND SET UP A DEAL AND AND DO A SETUP TO WHERE THEY MAKE PART OF THAT GRANT. THEY WORK A LITTLE BIT HARDER THAT WAY. AND WE'RE NOT PUTTING OUT A BUNCH OF MONEY. RIGHT. JUST JUST A THOUGHT. RIGHT. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. NO, I THINK AS WE APPROACH PROJECTS, THAT'S A VIABLE SOLUTION. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE PROJECT IS FOR SURE, WE HAVE TO FIND ONE THAT WILL DO THAT. BUT THAT'S ALL ON THEIR CAPABILITIES. AND IF THEY'RE HOTSHOTS, THEN THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET US SOME MONEY IN THEMSELVES. TOTALLY. YEAH. BROTHER DON, I THINK ONE OF THE ONE OF THE. QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, I GUESS I WOULD SAY, IS THAT THERE'S A PREPONDERANCE OF THE WORD RESILIENCE IN ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS. I'M SORT OF WONDERING WHAT THIS RESILIENCE IS EXACTLY POINTING TOWARD, BECAUSE IN OUR RECENT TRAGEDY THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE AROUND US, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY SUFFER ANY DAMAGE. SO I'M WONDERING WHY ALL OF THIS RESILIENCE OR WHY WOULD WE PURSUE ALL OF THESE RESILIENT THINGS, UNLESS THAT THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD AS MAYBE SOMETHING BROADER THAN JUST KEEPING FROM FLOODING, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT MORE PERTAINS TO JONESTOWN AND, AND ALL OF THAT AREA. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. THIS TIME.

IT DID. THAT'S TRUE 2018. IT GOT A LOT OF HOMES IN LARGO. WELL YEAH. BUT IT WASN'T IT WASN'T THAT WAS MORE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING. JUST NORMAL STUFF. IT WASN'T DISASTROUS. YEAH. AND I THINK THIS IS SORT OF CUED TOWARDS DISASTER EIGHT DIMENSION. BUT WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE OR OTHER. THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. BUT THERE'S A PREPONDERANCE OF THAT WORD

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PERIOD IN POINT BLANK, THE CITY DID NOT HAVE THE SYSTEMS TO GO AFTER GRANT, SO WE SHOULD'VE HAD A GRANT WRITER YET. JUST JUST MY WANDERING THOUGHTS, THAT'S ALL. THE CHALLENGE WAS THAT WITHOUT PURSUING GRANTS, THE CITY DID NOT HAVE A TEMPLATE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF.

THERE'S THERE'S KIND OF A CHICKEN AND EGG THING THAT HAPPENS. WE PAID FOR THE PROCESS. YES. YEAH. AND BEING THAT THERE IS NOT MATCHING FUNDS, I WILL TELL YOU THAT A LOT OF GRANT WRITERS, IF WE DON'T HAVE MATCHING FUNDS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GRANT WRITERS THAT WILL TAKE IT ON AS A SUCCESS RATE, ONLY BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND SO MUCH HARDER TO FIND. THE GRANTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE MATCHING FUNDS, THE FACT THAT THERE'S A MILLION AND A HALF POTENTIALLY ON THIS LIST RIGHT HERE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY AMAZING.

SHOULD THE COUNCIL, AT A FUTURE POINT OPT TO ALLOCATE SOME MATCHING FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE TO GO AFTER GRANTS FOR PROJECTS, THEN WE MAY BE GETTING CLOSER TO A POINT WHERE THERE COULD BE A SUCCESS RATE CONTRACT IN THE FUTURE. IN THE SECOND, WE LAND ONE OF THOSE WE'VE PAID FOR ALL THE BACK TIME AND ALL THE FUTURE TIME, PROBABLY FOR YEARS TO COME IF THERE'S 1.5 IN THERE TOO. SO I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE TO GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE AND GET THE SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION ALL TOGETHER FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE ON THAT COME BACK TO MISTER ROBERTS POINT AND COUNCILMAN OWENS POINT. INITIALLY WE'D HAVE A TEMPLATE.

SO THEN YOU HAD ABOUT A SIX MONTHS ONCE SHE WAS RETAINED TO EVEN GET US INTO THE GAME TO PER SE, TO EVEN BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, NOTHING AGAINST HER HER DOING. BUT SOMETIME WE HELD HER BACK ON THE CITY SIDE BECAUSE YOU DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH COUNCIL APPROVAL. BUT TO MR. ROBERTSON, BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE SEND UP EDC NOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE $0 AND WE DO PUBLIC PARTNER PROPERTY, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. BUT I HAVE ASKED THEM TO AND I THINK MR. ROBERTS, TO HIS POINT ON MY BEHALF, ASKS COUNCIL BECAUSE WE NEED SOME MONEY IN THERE. I MEAN, YOU STILL ARE IN THE SAME BOAT THAT YOU WERE OWNED BY THE EDC. IN MY OPINION. WE CAN DO PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS NOW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE EDC TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S JUST MY RAMBLE ON THAT. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S AN AGENDA ITEM ONE FOR THE EDC. THE NEW YEAR IS MAYBE, YOU KNOW, PUTTING TOGETHER A PRESENTATION FOR COUNCIL TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO. SO ALL RIGHT, THAT ALL SOUNDS GOOD

[IV.3. Discuss future Economic Development Corporation.]

GOOD. DAVID, ON THESE GRANTS, DO WE HAVE TO STRUCTURE THEM AS SEPARATE PROJECTS OR CAN WE OVERLAP GRANTS THAT DO CORRELATE? FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE AN AMPHITHEATER THAT ALSO ACTS AS IN A DISASTER, AS A COMMUNICATION HUB OR RESILIENCE IN GENERAL. I'M ASSUMING WE'RE TOTALLY FINE TO STACK THESE THINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE GRANTS. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF FOR HER IN JANUARY, I THINK. GOT IT. YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT'S A THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT. AND THAT WE CAN PROBABLY DEPENDING ON THE ANSWER USE IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

SURE. AND SEND ME THAT QUESTION. MAYBE I CAN JUST ASK JUST SEND IT, EMAIL ME. WE'LL GET IT.

PERFECT. THANK YOU MR. COUNCIL. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY QUESTIONS THE STATEMENT. BUT TO DAVID'S POINT, YES. OKAY. THERE WE GO. YES, WE GOT IT. WE GOT A YES. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD. SO GO AHEAD.

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SO BREWS AND BALLOONS IS A CHAMBER EVENT. SO IT GOES TO THE CHAMBER. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT THIS YEAR AND MOVING FORWARD, THERE'S NO ADMISSION. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT PARKING ON LIKE 4TH OF JULY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IS THAT A CITY OR A CITY EVENT RIGHT NOW? SO WHERE DO THOSE PARKING FUNDS GO? I WOULD PROBABLY INTO THE GENERAL FUND OR WHATEVER THEY DO. AND THE REASON I'M ASKING IS I'M I'M JUST SITTING HERE GOOGLING WAYS TO FUND AN EDC IN ENTRANCE FEES TO, TO THINGS LIKE THAT CAN BE CAPTURED AND GO INTO AN EDC. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TO DO, GOING ONCE WE HAVE THIS CORPORATION FORMED, WE HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THE MONEY.

CAN WE PUT THE MONEY THERE INSTEAD OF INTO THE GENERAL FUND? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. A LOT OF OFFICE HAS ITS OWN LINE ITEM. IT'S IT'S 4TH OF JULY, SO I LEGALLY I DON'T CAN'T ANSWER THAT TO ANSWER YOU SO BUT AND PARKING WE CHARGE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY PARKING. NO. SO WE DON'T SO WE DIDN'T SO WE DON'T CHARGE FOR 4TH OF JULY. WE DO WE DO NOW. AND IT'S GOING TO THE EDC. ALL RIGHT. SORRY BUT JUST THINGS TO LOOK AT TO GET CREATIVE ON, THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING. AND IF WE'RE JUST ALLOCATING TO THE GENERAL BUDGET ON THERE AND WE COULD ALLOCATE SOME OF THAT TO THE EDC, THERE'S YOUR SEED MONEY. YOU KNOW, IF, IF NEEDS BE. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF SOME OTHER LINES ON THE CITY BUDGET. BUT BUT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO AT LEAST RUN UP THE CHAIN AND, AND HAVE HAVE HAVE LOOKED AT ERIC, WHAT WOULD BE OUR PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE TODAY WITH THE ATTORNEY CITY ATTORNEY? I WOULD JUST SEND ME SEND THEM TO ME AN EMAIL. EVERY TIME WE SEND AN ATTORNEY, WE GET A BILL. LET ME JUST SAY THAT. SO SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP IT BLUNT. SO YES. SO SEND IT TO ME AND I CAN RUN IT BY THE CITY MANAGER AND SEE IF THOSE IF HE WANTS TO SUBMIT THAT TO THE ATTORNEY FOR US TO. OKAY. YEAH. AND I GUESS BECAUSE THAT IT SEEMS LIKE WE KEEP KIND OF COMING BACK TO CAN WE USE THESE FUNDS, CAN WE OPERATE THIS WAY? IS THIS GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PRESENT? SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET INTO THE EDC, OBVIOUSLY IT'LL BE GOOD TO HAVE THE CITY'S SUPPORT, MAYBE GETTING SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS AND WORKING TOGETHER ON SOME PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE. BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS I DON'T KNOW IF IF NOT, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COME UP WITH THOSE ANSWERS ON OUR OWN, TOO. I WOULD THINK A GOOD USE OF THAT WHICH WHICH I DON'T SEE.

MR. WEST, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR HIM. BUT IF ONCE WE GET THE CREATION, THE DOCUMENTS BACK FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS TO HAVE BREAD OR SOME OTHER ONE OF HIS PEOPLE FROM HIS FIRM TO COME OUT AND DO IT, THAT WITH US AS EDC. BUT THAT'LL BE A DIFFERENT FORMATION. AND HE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. YOU GET OPEN RECORDS, RIGHT? OPEN RECORDS ON IT YESTERDAY SESSION THAT WE HAD HERE AT CITY HALL THAT WAS OPEN TO. SO YEAH, WE CAN I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BEST USE OF THAT. AND I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. GO AHEAD. OKAY. WE BECOME A CORPORATION IN ITS OWN RIGHT. OKAY. IS THERE ANY REASON THAT WE CAN'T ORGANIZE AN EVENT THAT WE CAN'T RUN THAT EVENT? I DON'T THINK SO. IS THERE ANY REASON WE CAN'T TAKE THAT MONEY FROM THAT EVENT? AND IT GOES TO THIS ORGANIZATION, AND WE USE THAT MONEY FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHARE IT WITH THE CITY. THIS GOES INTO THIS CORPORATION. IT'S GOING TO BE USED, OF COURSE, IN THE PROPER MANNER TO FUND THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR HEARTS AND WHAT WE WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH RIGHT NOW WITH THE CITY. BLESS EVERYBODY'S HEART, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S A REDHEADED STEPCHILD. OKAY. WELL, PLEASE, CAN I HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOME SERIOUSLY, CAN I HAVE SOME FUNDS? CAN I HAVE ANYTHING AT ALL? NOW, I KNOW IT'S LIMITED, AND I KNOW THERE'S REASONS THAT THEY'RE SAYING NO TO US. I GET IT, BUT I THINK WE CAN BE INVENTIVE, I REALLY DO, AND I THINK THAT WE CAN START FUNDING SOME OF OUR OWN STUFF, AND I JUST DON'T SEE ANY REASON AT ALL UNLESS SOMEONE'S GOING TO COME UP AND SLAP ME IN THE FACE AND SAY, YOU FOOL, WHY WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT THAT, AND MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND, AND COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS. I HAVE ONE IN MIND ALREADY, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT QUITE YET, BUT I'VE GOT ONE IN MIND ALREADY. I THINK IT WOULD BE QUITE SUCCESSFUL. I THINK WE CAN DO REALLY, REALLY WELL AT IT, AND I THINK EACH, EACH TIME, LET'S JUST SAY WE COULD PUT 4 OR 5 GRAND IN AN EVENT IN OUR POCKET, AND WE USE THOSE FUNDS FOR THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO HERE. JUST A THOUGHT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND WE SHOULD MAKE IT AN AGENDA ITEM. I THINK IT ALSO TIES INTO KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS HAVING

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I'LL DO IT. AS LONG AS I CAN WORK THAT ON A SPREADSHEET, I CAN WORK THAT ONE OUT. SO QUESTION. SO CAN WE JUST FIND OUT IF WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN EVENTS, IF WE CAN FIND OUT IF WE CAN HAVE OUR EVENTS, WE CAN WORK THE REST OF THE DETAILS OUT AND JUST HAVE A WORK SESSION AND AND FLUSH THAT OUT. BUT FIRST JUST FINDING THE CAN YOU, YOU YOU WOULD HAVE TO SEE A REASON WHY WE CAN'T. I MEAN IT'S THERE'S NO LIMITATION THERE ON ON HOW WE PROCURE FUNDS AS LONG AS IT'S LEGAL. IT SOUNDS LIKE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. YEAH. ALSO, WE CAN ONCE WE GET FORMED, I WOULD REACH OUT TO TML. TML, WE ARE A MEMBER OF TML. AND THEY CAN COME OUT AND ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT US HELPING TO GET THE ATTORNEY INVOLVED. I'VE BEEN DOING A BRAND THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT TML CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. TEXAS, WHAT DOES THAT STAND FOR? MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OKAY, I THINK THE BEST THING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EDC. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS AND GETTING PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR AND THE YEARS TO FOLLOW. SO WE HAVE A GREAT SITUATION COMING UP, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ALL GETTING FINALIZED AND US MEETING UNDER THOSE PRETENSES AND GETTING CREATIVE. AND IN THE NEW YEAR, I'D LOVE TO. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT A FEW TIMES THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FORMATION OF EDC AND KIND OF OTHER THINGS. WE DIDN'T GET TO AS MANY OF THE WORK SESSIONS AS WE WANTED TO. BUT MAYBE THIS NEXT YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME MORE WORK SESSIONS, WE MORE MEETING OF THE MINDS. WE CAN USE THE CHAMBER BOARD ROOM AS WELL, UNLESS I GUESS THERE'S THREE OR MORE. THEN WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOW TO DO THAT. EXACTLY. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'LL NAVIGATE IT AND WE'LL WORK TOGETHER AND WE'LL

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FIVE, SIX. THAT'S RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RESIGN REAL QUICK. NO INITIATION. YEAH. YOU KNOW, JUST I DIDN'T WANT IT TO COME AS A LOW BLOW TO ME. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, WE'VE COVERED ALL AGENDA ITEMS. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT YEAR. THANK EVERYBODY FOR FOR BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.