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COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. WE'LL HAVE THE ECONOMIC REPORT. SO I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND LET YOU
[III.a. Routine reports from City Council Liaison.]
GUYS KNOW THAT AT THIS LAST MEETING, WE DID HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE RELEVANT TO EDC.THERE WASN'T ANY DIRECT REQUEST FROM COUNCIL AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO TRANSFER INTO THE EDC. THE FIRST ITEM WAS THE E-BIKE POLICY WORKSHOP. SO THIS MEETING LAST TIME WAS ABOUT WAS BASICALLY A WORKSHOP ABOUT THESE ITEMS. THERE WAS NO VOTER ORDINANCE OR DIRECTION. IT WAS REALLY JUST A CONVERSATION. MULTIPLE SPEAKERS REALLY BRING THE E-BIKE BIKES AS A TOURISM AMENITY ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, AS A DRAW, POTENTIALLY, IF THE EDC AT SOME POINT WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER HOW TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD MAKE IT SAFE FOR THEM TO BE HERE. ALSO AS A TOOL TO SUPPORT OUTDOOR RECREATION, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT DID BRING OUT A NEW BIKE SHOP OWNER THAT'S OPENING UP ON LOGAN FORD AND THAT BUSINESS OWNER, WHICH THAT'S EXCITING NEWS, REALLY SPOKE IN FAVOR OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN REGARD TO E-BIKES AND PARTNERING WITH THE CITY ON SAFETY PROGRAM. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER THING THAT POTENTIALLY THE EDC COULD COLLABORATE ON.
AND THEN. BEYOND THAT, I THINK IN REGARD TO SAFETY, THAT WAS ANOTHER ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT OUT. AND SO THE IDEA OF NOT ONLY EDUCATION, BUT AGAIN, EITHER TRAILS OR PLACES THAT THE BIKES CAN, YOU KNOW, RUN. AND I'M GOING TO SAY E-BIKES, NOT MOTORCYCLES. DEFINITE DIFFERENCE, AS WE FOUND OUT ACCORDING TO STATE STATUTE. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER THING THAT EDC MAY WANT TO LOOK AT. THE EDC LAUNCH AND BASICALLY THE CLEANUP OR THE EDC DISSOLUTION TIMELINE, WHICH IS WE MENTIONED IT LAST, I MENTIONED IT AND BROUGHT IT FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING, JUST TO GET IF THERE WAS ANY LAST MINUTE CONCERNS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED, THERE WERE NONE. SO WITH THIS NEXT MEETING, IT SHOULD BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WOULD GO AHEAD AND DISSOLVE EDC, GO AHEAD AND LAUNCH THE EDC AS WELL AS NOW THEY WILL. INCLUDED IN THAT IS MY RESIGNATION OFF OF THE EDC, WHICH OPENS THE DOOR FOR A VOTE FOR MR. KING TO BE PLACED ON THE EDC. Y'ALL WILL ALSO NEED TO BE TAKE THE VOTE FOR MY RESIGNATION AND MR. KING TO BE PLACED ON THERE. LASTLY, I THINK ONE THAT I DID WANT TO MENTION TO EVERYBODY WAS THAT WE HAD A CAMPO LOHMAN BOARD CORRIDOR STUDY BROUGHT BEFORE US, AND THAT IS FROM DON DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE JOINT VENTURE AT THE END OF LOMAN IN ORDER TO MAKE IT, I BELIEVE, MORE CLEAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND SO THAT'S JUST INFORMATION, REALLY, THAT, YOU KNOW, MAY WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE GET, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION FROM THAT PARTICULAR STUDY. WE JUST SIMPLY DID A RESOLUTION THAT SUPPORTED THEM GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING THAT STUDY INTO PLAY. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THEIR CITY EMAILS NOW AND START USING
[III.b. Routine reports from City Staff.]
YOUR CITY EMAILS. SO FROM NOW ON I WILL BE SENDING EMAILS OUT VIA THE CITY EMAILS. AND SO I WILL NOT BE USING THE PERSONAL ANYMORE. SO WE'LL BE USING THE CITY EMAIL ADDRESSES. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN GET IT. KNOW THAT YOU'RE HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR CITY ADDRESSES. I MET WITH A REGIONAL BUSINESS IN THE REGION THAT'S LOOKING TO EXPAND IN THE REGION. CAN'T SAY WHO THAT BUSINESS IS, BUT LARGO IS ON THE SHORT LIST FOR EXPANSION, SO KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. SO WE'LL BE MEETING AGAIN. AND THEY HAVE A REQUEST FOR[00:05:04]
INFORMATION THAT WENT OUT. SO GOOD AFTERNOON. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING INTO THAT AND HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW THEY'LL LOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE SIT ON THAT. THINK MAYOR PRO TEM JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT WOULD DISSOLVE. AND OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WE'LL MEET AS EDC IN MARCH TO ELECT DEFINITELY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ETC. WE NEED TO, THANKS TO MAYOR PRO TEM OWING GRANT WRITER, SHE ASKED FOR THE GRANT WRITER TO COME HER IN PERSON. SHE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO COME IN PERSON, SO WE APPRECIATE HER DOING THAT. SO SHE WANTS TO GET AN UPDATE TO THE EDC AND THE CITY COUNCIL CHAIR. WE WOULD NEED TO PROBABLY MOVE TO MARCH THE 17TH THROUGH THAT EDC MEETING BACK TO MARCH 17TH AND ACCOMMODATE THE SAME WEEK AS THE CITY COUNCIL IS ON, SO SHE CAN COME IN ON TUESDAY AND EDC AND ON CITY COUNCIL ON THAT THURSDAY. CORRECT? WE DID A PLACARD PRESENTATION TO NORTH SHORE EYECARE. TODAY WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN IN THE IN IN OUR AREA FOR OVER 20 SOME YEARS. WAS GLAD TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR STAYING IN OUR CITY AND BEING A BUSINESS IN OUR CITY. OUR JANUARY SALES TAX COLLECTIONS TOTALED $100,005, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 7000 OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO OUR COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING, AMANDA, THAT WE APPLIED FOR THE THE TEXAS FRIENDLY TOURISM PROGRAM AND GOT ACCEPTED. SO WE ARE ACCEPTED NOW AS A TEXAS FRIENDLY, TEXAS, TEXAS TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS PROGRAMS. AND.NOT DONE. SO THIS FRIDAY THE 13TH WILL BE MOVIES ON THE GREEN, WHICH WILL BE LADY AND THE TRAMP. THE LINEUP, THE OUTLAW, OUTLAW YEARS, DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION, ELK ROCKS, AND OUR HEADLINER COREY MOORE. AND IT SHOULD BE EXCITING AND I GUESS. OKAY, SO I'M JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW I RAN ACROSS A PROGRAM THROUGH GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT'S OFFICE. WE PARTICIPATE IN A FEW OF THEIR PROGRAMS. WE DO THE LIKE THE BREWERY THING, AND WE DO THE TEXAS FILM FRIENDLY THING. SO I RAN ACROSS THIS LAST WEEK. THEY HAVE A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S CALLED TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS. AND SO A LOT OF THE CITIES WE HAD TO DO, LIKE A LETTER OF INTENT, WE KIND OF SCRAMBLED AND DID ALL THAT. LAST WEEK. WE GOT ACCEPTED. SO WE'RE IN WE'RE WAITING TO DO OUR INTERVIEW AND ALL OF THAT WITH GREG'S OFFICE. AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEN THEY'LL START SENDING ME THE INFORMATION TO WHERE I CAN START BLASTING IT OUT THAT WE ARE NOW A PART OF THAT PROGRAM, AND WE'RE A PART OF THE TOUR TRAIL FOR TEXAS FRIENDLY TOURISM COMMUNITIES. SO FYI. YEP. THAT CONCLUDES IT FOR ME. OKAY. HELLO. ALL RIGHT. SORRY
[III.c. Routine reports from Chamber of Commerce. - Executive Director, Allison Sargent]
FOR THE INTERRUPTION THERE. IT WAS AN IMPORTANT CALL FOR THE NEWSPAPER, ACTUALLY. SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY PARTNERING WITH A PRINTER OUT OF STATE AND HAVING TO PAY SHIPPING. AND SO I'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. SO WE JUST FINALIZED A DEAL WITH A LOCAL PRINTER. IT'S GOING TO SAVE US $700 A MONTH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. AND IT'S ONE DAY TURNAROUND. SO WE WILL HAVE OUR PAPERS. THEY WANT TO MOVE IT TO A MONDAY PRINT. SO WE'LL IT'LL BE MONDAY NEXT WEEK WHEN WE GET OUR FIRST ISSUE OUT. SO THIS IS EXCITING. SO YEAH WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON THEIR SCHEDULE. AND I'M GOING TO FINALIZE THE REST OF THAT IN THE MORNING. THE LIONS CLUB IS GOING TO HELP US GET SOME PAPERS OUT. SO WE'RE NOW MOVE THEM TO MONDAY PLEASE. SO JUST, YOU KNOW, A DAY OFF OR TWO DAYS OFF OF OUR ORIGINAL DATE, WHICH IS IS AWESOME FOR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET A FEW MORE PEOPLE TO THROW SOME INFO AT US. SO THAT'S NICE TO HAVE AN EXTRA COUPLE DAYS HERE TO TO GET THAT IN THERE. WE ARE FINALIZING ALL OF OUR CALENDARS FOR OUR FOR OUR LUNCHEONS AND OUR MIXERS. WE'RE KIND OF ADDING A LOT TO THE CALENDAR JUST TO JUST KEEP THE MOMENTUM AND EXCITEMENT GOING. WE BROUGHT CHELSEA IN.[00:10:06]
SHE'S OUR A NEW STAFF MEMBER UP IN THE VISITOR CENTER, AND SHE'S BEEN OUT AND ABOUT. WE WENT TO THE NORTH SHORE EYE CARE THIS MORNING AND INTRODUCED HER AROUND. SO THAT WAS FUN. AND WE'VE GOT OUR BIG COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARDS AND DUELING PIANO NIGHT COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS. SO ON THURSDAY THE 26TH WILL BE OUR FIRST BIG THING OF THE YEAR TO KICK OFF EVERYTHING. SO THAT'LL BE OUR BIG LAUNCH OF THE NEWSPAPER PARTY. OUR WILL BE GIVING AWARDS TO ALL THE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, AND WE'LL CELEBRATE WITH SOME DUELING PIANOS. SO AND WE'LL EVERYONE WILL SEE OUR CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR AT THAT NIGHT. SO THAT'S THE THAT'S THE GAME PLAN. THAT'S ABOUT IT I THINK. THE NEXT LUNCHEON IS THE DAY AFTER THE NEXT MEETING. SO WEDNESDAY THE 18TH, IT'LL BE ACTUALLY HOLD ON. WE MIGHT HAVE TWO IN MARCH. WEDNESDAY THE 18TH IS AT OAK RIDGE ARCHERY. WE'RE DOING A BACKSTAGE PASS VERSION OF LUNCHEONS THIS THIS YEAR WHERE WE WE'RE GOING IN PERSON TO LOCATIONS. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THEY OPERATE AND GET A LITTLE TOUR OF THEIR SPACE. SO WE'RE LINING A BUNCH OF THOSE UP. SAVE ON RENTAL COSTS AND SUPPORT, GOING IN PERSON TO THESE LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS. WE LET ME SEE, WHERE DID WE PUT THIS? WE ARE PLANNING. A STATE OF THE CITY FOR LAGO VISTA, FOR MARISOL AND CHARLES WEST TO SPEAK AT. AND SO WE WE'RE AIMING TO DO THAT AS WELL IN MARCH. BUT WE WERE THINKING OF MOVING IT TO AN EVENING SO MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD COME. SO KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE DID AT A LUNCHEON IN THE PAST, BUT MORE IN THE AFTERNOON EVENING. SO TENTATIVELY WAITING ON HEARING BACK FROM CHARLES. BUT MARISOL HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED WEDNESDAY THE 11TH AS THAT DATE, AND WE ALREADY HAVE RESERVED AS WELL. SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON ONE MORE. YES. AND THEN WE'LL LET EVERYBODY KNOW. BUT YEAH. YEP. THANKS. SO. THIS DECISION WAS.VERY. THIS IS THIS. IS. DECISION. I THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE APPLY FOR. NOW TYPICALLY EDA GRANTS ARE MORE THAN 100,000. AND I THINK THERE'S TWO OF THEM THAT SHE WAS LOOKING AT. ORIGINALLY. LAGO VISTA HAD SET ASIDE 100,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS. BUT THIS LAST GO AROUND THAT WAS ELIMINATED. HOWEVER, THAT BEING SAID, I'VE ASKED THAT IT YOU KNOW, I'LL BRING IT FORWARD DURING BUDGET DISCUSSIONS NOW ALSO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EDC.
OKAY. SO DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT AND INTERESTED PARTIES, YOU KNOW THAT MAY BE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE EDC IS ABLE TO BE HELPFUL. NOW LASTLY, I WILL SAY THAT BRITTANY HAS BEEN DOING A YEOMAN'S JOB OF TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER DIFFERENT GRANTS SO THAT EACH ONE GRANT ENDS UP ASSISTING THE OTHER AS A MATCHING FUND. SO POTENTIALLY I THINK THIS IS ALL THE ABOVE. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL, I NEED TO ACTUALLY, WE HAD ANOTHER GRANT COME UP LAST MINUTE. IT'S CALLED THE T-MOBILE GRANT THAT WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER. THAT ONE HAD NO MATCHING FUNDS, WAS APPROXIMATELY $50,000. AND SO WE WERE KIND OF SHIFTED GEARS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT ONE, BECAUSE IT HAS A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS AT THE MOMENT. BUT I WILL DEFINITELY TALK WITH BRITTANY. HELP ME REMEMBER,
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ERIC IN REGARD TO WHAT SHE FEELS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE EDA, SO THAT WE HAVE A THE EDA GRANTS SO THAT WE HAVE A, A GOAL IN MIND. I DID GO AHEAD AND INITIALLY SPEAK WITH THE CITY MANAGER AS TO WHETHER IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD BE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF US BEING ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH ONE OF THESE EDA GRANTS THAT I INTENDED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO GO AHEAD AND BRING FORWARD THE MATCHING PORTION AND TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT MADE, IF INDEED WE HAVE THE BANDWIDTH WITHIN OUR CASH FLOW. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT. THE END FOR PURPOSES OF.BRINGING THIS. OKAY. WE'RE NOT HEARING, OH, HELLO. OKAY. NOW THERE'S A GREEN LIGHT ON THERE.
SO MAYBE THAT'S RIGHT. WELL Y'ALL MISSED ALL THE GOOD STUFF THEN I'M SORRY. YEAH. OH IT STAYS ON ONCE I PRESS IT ONCE OKAY. THERE YOU GO. SO THERE IT IS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW THINGS. SO ANYWAY OKAY SO YES THE GRANT THERE'S SOME AMAZING GRANT
[IV.1. Grant writer update February.]
OPPORTUNITIES. NORMA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CLARIFYING SOME OF THAT. THE T-MOBILE GRANT LOOKS LIKE AN AMAZING ONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO PROMOTE, YOU KNOW, TOURIST ACTIVITY, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ALL KINDS OF EXCITING THINGS. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, AS FAR AS THE IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO ON THESE TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR DO ANY HOMEWORK TO BRING TO COUNCIL THAT IS GOING TO HELP THE PROCESS AT ALL? SO WHEN THE EDC IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, THEN Y'ALL ARE CONSIDERED ANOTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FROM WHICH Y'ALL CAN PROVIDE LETTERS OF SUPPORT. SO THE EDC AT A MINIMUM, CAN BE ANOTHER ALLIANCE PARTNER TO ALL OF THESE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE LISTED HERE, AND I WILL, AS I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, THIS IS JUST COMING TO MIND. AS I'M TALKING, I'LL ASK BRITTANY TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE ADDS TO THE LIST SO THAT ANY OF THE GRANTS THAT ARE RELEVANT IN TERMS OF BEING IN ALLIANCE FOR THE CITY, THAT THE EDC WILL RECEIVE THOSE EMAILS AS WELL. OF COURSE, TYPICALLY THAT GOES TO WHOEVER YOUR PRESIDENT IS, WHICH Y'ALL WILL ARE YOUR CHAIR, WHICH Y'ALL WILL ESTABLISH AT THE FIRST MEETING. JOHN. JOHN, JOHN, JOHN. I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP ONE THING. AND THIS THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO REALLY WITH THE GRANT, BUT IT IS A PART OF BRITTANY'S REPORT. APPARENTLY, SHE'S ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATIONS WITH A PERSON WHO WHO DEALS IN COMMERCIAL LAND. AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, I AM A REALTOR AND I'M ON THE THE THING I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO REPRESENT THE THING, BECAUSE I THINK IT'D BE SOME SOMEWHAT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BUT I AM HERE AND I'M, I THINK, A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS WHAT, WHAT DYKEMAN HAS PROPOSED, THEY'RE ALL ESSENTIALLY IN THE SAME AREA, AND NONE OF THEM REALLY MATCH. AT LEAST MY THINKING ON HOW. A CENTER SHOULD BE SHOULD BE LOCATED. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE IT SORT OF IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER GOVERNMENT TYPE FACILITIES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, AND THEN A WALKING ENVIRONMENT WHERE AS THESE ARE ALL ON LOWMAN FORD, AND YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DRIVE AND FIGHT TRAFFIC TO GET TO GET INTO THEM. SO I'D LIKE TO OFFER, OFFER MY HELP IF IF BRITTANY WOULD LIKE IT, I'D BE GLAD TO GIVE AN ANALYSIS. AND AS SHE REACHED OUT TO A FEW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS. NOT JUST THAT, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR WEBSITE UPDATED, OR IS YOUR WEBSITE UP BECAUSE SHE REACHED OUT TO SHE DIDN'T JUST REACH OUT TO. HE'S THE ONLY ONE PRETTY MUCH SENT SOMETHING BACK. SO SHE'S REACHED OUT, BUT SHE'S MORE THAN HAPPY TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK. DEFINITELY, YEAH. KNOWING THAT I'M ON ON THE THING AND I'M WILLING TO HELP, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO PUT FORTH AND NOT NOT[00:20:04]
THAT I, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE ANYBODY WOULD WELCOME THE BUSINESS, BUT I'M NOT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD OKAY. JUST FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO BRITTANY OR JUST GO AHEAD AND SEND IT TO HER. YES. OKAY. SO MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO IS JUST SAY IF THERE'S A PROPERTY THAT IS FOR SALE OR IN QUESTION, THAT IT CAN BE FORWARDED TO BRITTANY FOR CONSIDERATION. OKAY. MISS NORMA, ACTUALLY, SHE WOULD LOVE THAT. DON. I KNEW THAT SHE WAS SENDING THINGS OUT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T GET IT. I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING. SHE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU HELP BECAUSE YOU HAVE BOTH SIDES OF IT, RIGHT? THE REAL ESTATE AND I THINK IN PARTICULAR ON THIS ONE, SHE WAS JUST SEARCHING OUT AS EXAMPLES. THERE WASN'T A, YOU KNOW, A SPECIFIC TARGET IN MIND THAT I THINK THAT WOULD EVEN BE BETTER, ACTUALLY, IF WE IF YOU KNEW THE PROPERTIES THAT SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, RANKING ORDER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD KNOW.YEAH. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THERE'S NOT MUCH COMMERCIAL STUFF AVAILABLE TO, STRANGELY ENOUGH. AND THAT'S TRUE IN PART OF ERIC. PART OF THE DEAL MAY BE THAT I, MY FORMER ORGANIZATION STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS OF DECEMBER, AND SO I NOW WORK WITH KEVIN SULLIVAN RATHER THAN RATHER THAN THE ENGLISHMAN. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT GRANTS AND WHATNOT? I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP TOO, KNOWING THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR BACKGROUND IN MUSIC. SO JUST MAKING SURE I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT THAT INPUT AND HELP WITH THE BUELL? BECAUSE I'M SURE WHENEVER WE DO ANY SORT OF LAND PURCHASE HERE, THERE WILL BE SOME SORT OF COMMISSION AND CONTRACT. ARE YOU WHOLESALE SELLING OR SETTING YOURSELF UP HERE TO JUST DO THAT AS VOLUNTEER WORK? I DON'T WANT TO SURE KNOW THIS VOLUNTEER WORK. I MEAN, LIKE I SAY, I THINK IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR ME TO TO TRY TO BECOME TO REPRESENT THE THE EDC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO I BUT I HAVE BEEN ACCEPT YOUR HELP. SO YEAH, I'VE JUST, I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR, FOR, FOR A WHILE.
AND ALSO I'M ONE OF THE PROPONENTS OF A PARTICULAR AREA THAT I FEEL CAPABLE OF HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. WELL, DEFINITELY GET THOSE COMMUNICATIONS TO BRITTANY. AND THAT WAY WE CAN GET A REPORT WRITTEN UP AND ALSO REVIEWING SOME OTHER POTENTIAL SITES. SO AND JEFF, THANKS FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND WITH YOU. IT'S ALL GOOD. NO WORRIES. OH YEAH. HEY NO WORRIES. NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE'LL
[IV.2. Discuss future Economic Development Corporation.]
GO ON TO DISCUSSION OF FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE OUR LAST MEETING AND WE WILL BE OPERATING AS THE EDC AND FUTURE NORMALLY. KIND OF GAVE US A PRETTY GOOD UPDATE ON THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING STARTED. I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO WORK ON, MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON SOME PROJECTS, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS? THANK YOU. THERE IS WHAT? THERE IS ONE OTHER PIECE OF BUSINESS THAT THE EDC WILL WANT TO, AND I'M SAYING THIS OUT LOUD SO WE CAN REMEMBER TO HAVE IT, MAYBE AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE EDC IS THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED TO ADD IN THE BYLAWS. THE ATTORNEY SAW THAT WE DID NOT HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS AD HOC MEMBERS. SO IN OTHER WORDS, CAN BE THERE AS OBSERVERS BUT NOT VOTE. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT WAS A. I THINK BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A I WILL BE STILL IN A LIAISON, BUT THIS GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE AND IT ALSO OPENS THE DOOR. IF THE EDC HAS A PROJECT WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS. BASICALLY THE THE OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT OR SOMETHING, AND WOULD LIKE A VIEW OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE IN ATTENDANCE SO THAT Y'ALL CAN RELAY THAT OR ASK THEM TO LISTEN. THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR THAT AVAILABILITY FOR US TO DO SO. IT STILL MEANS WE'RE AD HOC. WE ARE NOT A PART OF. RIGHT. BUT IT IT NEEDS TO HAVE THAT AS PART OF THE BYLAWS. SO THE ATTORNEY IS HELPING TO PUT THAT TOGETHER, AND IT WILL BE THERE FOR Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION TO SAY YES OR NO. WONDERFUL. I'D LOVE TO. AS WE GO INTO THE[00:25:02]
FUTURE OF THE EDC, MAYBE HAVE A MEETING OR SOME KIND OF GET TOGETHER FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO TALK ABOUT MAYBE THE BYLAWS AGAIN, AND TO REVIEW KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.YOU KNOW, THE, THE POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, FUNDING ISSUES AND JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. ERIC, DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT THERE? AND MAYOR PRO TEM, PLEASE REFRESH MY MEMORY. WE CAN DO THAT. AND WE CAN ALSO GET BRAD'S FIRM TO COME OUT AND HE CAN DO A PRESENTATION THAT HE DID THAT FOR. WHAT GOT WHAT WE IT'S BUT WHATEVER HE CAN WE CAN HAVE HIM COME OUT AND DO THAT PRESENT TO US ABOUT THE CORPORATION HOW IT WORKS AND SET UP THE VOLUNTEERS. THAT'D BE GREAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY FORMED IN THE WEEKS TO COME? OR MAYBE WE SHOULD ALSO WORK WITH HIM AS FAR AS THEIR SCHEDULE AND JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT, OKAY, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD BE AFTER YOU FORM SO THAT YOU HAVE THE BOARD OFFICIALLY SET DOWN, SET AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE CHANGEOVER WITH DAVID SO THAT HE'S OFFICIALLY ON THE BOARD.
AND THEN THAT WAY ANY TRAININGS BECOME OFFICIAL AND A RECORD, YOU KNOW, FOR THE EDC. PERFECT.
YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE OKAY. SO WE CAN LOOK AT SCHEDULING THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THAT'LL BE REALLY GOOD TO GET US STARTED. JUST TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF, OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY COMPLIANT AND WE UNDERSTAND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND ALL THE OTHER FUN STUFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH TOGETHER. SO DEFINITELY EXCITED HERE. OKAY, SO MOVING
[IV.3. Discussion and possible action on public safety and quality of life initiatives.]
RIGHT ALONG. DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVES. SEE, I'M REALLY EXCITED COUNCIL WAS ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON, YOU KNOW, THE E-BIKES AND TRAILS AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS WITH THE YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY THE ANGLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO TAKE ON THIS. YES. SAFETY IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS CAME UP, I THINK, IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR PEOPLE THAT COME OUT HERE TO GET TO SOME OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OUR, OUR CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S ON FOOT OR ON BIKE OR ON TRAIL, STARTING TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE THINGS. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANTED TO ADD TO THAT DISCUSSION TODAY? I DID HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH KELLY BURKE ON THE WILDLIFE RESERVE, AND SHE'S VERY OPEN TO ANY OF OUR INITIATIVES AND WORKS. AND EVEN WITH THE E-BIKES AND TRAILS ALSO DISCUSSED WITH A COUPLE OF THE LARGER DEVELOPERS, LIKE OVER ON SHORELINE, AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SOME SORT OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, AND WE'RE GOING TO SET UP TRAILS AND PATHS AND COVID-19 WAY OR KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN DESIGNING. SO THERE'S JUST THERE'S BEEN NO RESISTANCE IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS ANYTHING WE'RE DOING, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE EASIER THAN IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. THAT'S WONDERFUL. YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF IT TOO IS JUST MAYBE DEVELOPING A COMMITTEE OR SOME ORGANIZED GROUP WHERE WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THESE IDEAS FORWARD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S IN SUPPORT.EVERYBODY LIKES THE IDEAS. WELL, HOW ARE WE GOING TO COMMUNICATE THOSE WELL, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY OPERATE AND MOVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND GET DEVELOPED? SO CAN I SAY SOMETHING? WE COULD WE COULD THROW THAT INTO THE NEWSPAPER, BUT ALSO IT'S GOOD TIMING BECAUSE THE BIKE RACE IS COMING OUT. WE CAN KIND OF GO OFF OF THAT AND HAVE A BIKE SAFETY CLASS FOR THE KIDS. AND I TALKED TO THEM RECENTLY AND THEY THEY LET THE COMMUNITY DO A LAP AND INVITE THE KIDS TO COME OUT. AND SO AND THERE'S A LOT OF EDUCATION ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS BECAUSE IT IS A QUALIFIER FOR THE OLYMPICS. I GUESS THERE'S SOME REALLY NEAT STUFF THAT I THINK WE JUST NEED TO GET OUT TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE A LOCAL BIKE RENTAL PLACE. SO I THINK IF WE KIND OF PUT GO, GO FORWARD WITH A LOT OF THIS, IT COULD BE REALLY COOL TO ESPECIALLY WITH THIS COMING UP SO SOON. SO WE CAN LIKE GET THE MOMENTUM GOING WOULD BE AWESOME. YEAH, WE'RE ALL FOR IT. SO MAYBE THE CHAMBER CAN PUT OUT SOME MESSAGING ON THAT AND HELP CONNECT SOME OF THE DOTS. WITH THE RACE COMING UP AND THE NEW BIKE SHOP. AND ALSO MAYBE WE CAN MAYBE THERE'S ALSO A LITTLE BLURB IN THERE ABOUT WHAT COUNCIL HAS TALKED ABOUT AND KIND OF THE DIRECTION OF WHERE IT IS WILLING TO HEAD. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A REALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. I HAVE TO GET TO BURN IT AND CELEBRATE LAGO
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VISTA BASEBALL HERE PRETTY SOON. SO UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING PRESSING, I THINK I MIGHT GO AHEAD AND WRAP US UP FOR TODAY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE EDC COMING UP, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE ALL COME TOGETHER, WORK TOGETHER ON SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES. SO IT'LL BE GOOD.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.