[I. CALL TO ORDER, CALL OF ROLL]
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          AM GONNA CALL TO ORDER OUR FIRST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING. 
          THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING DONE AND GOING THROUGH SOME REALLY INTERESTING MATERIAL TODAY TOO. SO WE'LL START WITH THE CALL TO ORDER. JUSTIN LOUCKS CHAIR I'M HERE. 
          JEFF FLOODING VICE CHAIR HERE. JONATHAN AUTREY, I AM HERE, DON JOHNDROE HERE. RUSSELL MURPHY HERE. COREY WHITE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. AND THEN WE HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM NORMA OWEN HERE. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. STAFF LIAISON ERIC ZINNO. AWESOME. AND THEN ALLISON SERGEANT WITH THE CHAMBER WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY. ERIC, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? NO, WE DO NOT. 
          [III.a.  Routine reports from City Council Liaison.]
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET TO THE ROUTINE REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL LIAISON. IS THAT HOW WE'RE GOING? ARE YOU LIAISON TODAY OR ARE YOU ON THE EDC OR WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT I GUESS. YES. BOTH. YES. DUAL ROLE, DUAL ROLE. THE COUNCIL IS EXCITED TO SEE THE EDC GET ENACTED AND MOVE FORWARD. THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL WILL ACHIEVE. AND THEY DID JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW. THEY DID KNOW THAT THAT THERE WOULD BE A RESIGNATION FOR MYSELF TODAY, THAT YOU'D BE REAPPOINTING ANOTHER MEMBER. AND PRETTY MUCH THAT'S WE'RE READY TO GO. WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, 
          [III.b.  Routine reports from City Staff.]
MISS NORMA OWEN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE ROUTINE REPORT FROM CITY STAFF ERIC ZINNO. I HAD TO PUSH THIS DOWN. STILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT'S OPEN. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY REPORT IS GOING TO BE QUICK. WE'RE GOING TO BE COVERING GRANTS IN THIS MEETING. I WILL SAY, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, DCPS HAS GOT THEIR CEO, SO THEY SHOULD START CONSTRUCTION HERE PRETTY SOON. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS. ACTUALLY MET WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DIRECTOR AND PUBLIC WORKS ONLY 1431 IN LOMAN'S PROPERTY TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE FOR THAT. BUT WE DID MEET ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE AT THIS TIME, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. NO, I THINK THAT'LL BE IT. AND PERFECT 
          [III.c.  Routine reports from Chamber of Commerce. - Executive Director, Allison Sargent]
TIMING. WE HAVE ALLISON, SERGEANT WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR ROUTINE REPORT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SURE. TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR OUR SECOND OF OUR SERIES OF A BACKSTAGE PASS LUNCHEON. SO WE'RE GOING TO BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVING OUR LUNCHES IN-HOUSE. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE FIRE STATION ON BRONCHO, AND THEY'RE ALL GRILLING FOR US. SO WE GET TO HAVE SOME SOME BARBECUE STRAIGHT FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS, WHICH IS REALLY COOL. AND DONNIE NORMAN WILL BE SPEAKING. HE'S ACTUALLY HERE FOR LIKE A DAY AND BEFORE HE'S DEPLOYED AGAIN. SO HE'LL BE SPEAKING AND THEN GET TO SEE THE GET A TOUR OF THE SPACE, WHICH WILL BE NEAT. AND THEN NEXT MONTH IS GOING TO BE AT CAPTAIN PETE'S AND THAT'LL BE A NEAT ONE TOO. WE'LL BE AT POINT VENTURE. WE'RE TRYING TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN ALL THE ALL THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. SO THOSE ARE TWO LUNCHES THAT ARE COMING UP. WE HAVE A LOT OF NETWORKING THINGS WE'RE DOING WITH. WE HAVE A MEN'S ONLY NETWORKING, AND WE'RE STARTING A WOMEN'S ONLY NETWORKING GROUP. AND THEN WE HAVE A BRUNCH AND AN AFTER HOURS. WE GOT A LOT GOING ON. WE'RE JUST DOING ALL OF THEM JUST TO SEE WHAT, SEE WHAT STICKS. BUT WE HAVE A BRUNCH AT BAJO LA LUNA IN MAY, AND THEN THE APRIL 1ST IS AN AFTER HOURS AT THE ISLAND. IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE LAST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, SO THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY THE SAME. AND THEN WE ARE WE STARTED A NEW OPEN HOUSE EVERY FIRST MONDAY, WHERE WE KIND OF TALK THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE WITH NEW MEMBERS AND EXPLAIN HOW TO USE OUR NEW PORTAL SYSTEM, HOW TO UPLOAD EVENTS, AND THEN HOW YOU CAN JUST GET THE MOST OUT OF WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER. AND SO THAT FIRST MONDAY OF THE 
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MONTH IS ALSO THE NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION DAY. SO IF YOU COME TO THE OPEN HOUSE, YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO GET THE NEWSPAPER AND TAKE IT OUT. AND SO IT'S A GOOD TIME TO STOP IN AND SAY HI TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE OUR BOARD MEETING THAT DAY. SO EVERY, EVERYONE CAN KIND OF COME IN AND SAY HI, BUT FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS A GOOD ONE TO STOP INTO THE VISITOR CENTER. WE WILL BE AT LOGO FEST WITH THE FAMILY KIDS ZONE. WE GOT A BUNCH OF INFLATABLES, A BUNCH OF STUFF FOR KIDS TO DO. SO VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT. AND THEN MAY 2ND, WE WILL BE AT KIDSFEST PROMOTING OUR BIKE SAFETY CLASS THAT WE'RE STARTING UP, AND WE'LL ALSO BE IN JONESTOWN AT THE BASS FISHING TOURNAMENT THAT SAME DAY, PROVIDING BARBECUE DINNER FOR EVERYBODY. SO WE GOT A LOT GOING ON IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. AM I MISSING ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW, YEAH, I WAS WONDERING, WELL, ERIC, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THE FIRE POLE AT THE LUNCHEON ON WEDNESDAY IS THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT OUT AS A MANDATORY FIRE POLE. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU DO IT. IT'LL BE FUN. OKAY? OKAY. SORRY. YEAH, WE CAN TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. AND WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM MR. RUSSELL MURPHY. SO DID YOU SAY THE MONTHLY CHAMBER NETWORKING LUNCH IS NOW ON THE LAST THURSDAY? THE LUNCHEONS ARE ALWAYS THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, BUT OUR AFTER HOURS OR BRUNCHES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE LAST THURSDAY. SO IT'S. MR. MR. I FORGOT JENNIFER SITTING IN MY FACE. SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN MY UPDATE FOR THE FESTIVAL. 
          JENNIFER COME ON UP. COME ON. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY SO MIGHT AS WELL. LOWER IT DOWN. 
          ALL RIGHT, SO JUST THE MAIN THING IS GETTING READY FOR LOGO FEST. THERE ARE STILL VIP TICKETS FOR SALE. SO YOU GET IT'S $75, BUT YOU GET PARKING, YOU GET DRINKS, YOU GET FOOD, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN, THERE'S A VIP RESTROOM. SO THOSE ARE STILL ON SALE. WE ALSO STILL ALWAYS TILL THE LAST MINUTE, WE'LL BE ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS SO YOU CAN GO UP AND VOLUNTEER. 
          BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT THIS YEAR. AND I THINK I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, BUT LAST YEAR, PROBABLY MONTH AFTER THIS OR RIGHT AFTER, I GUESS AFTER 4TH OF JULY, I SAID MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD BRING BACK THE BOAT RACE. SO WE ARE BRINGING THAT BACK THIS YEAR. 
          SO IN THE MIDDLE OF LOGO FEST, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 30 SAILBOATS RACING IN AND I WILL HAVE THE EXACT TIME THEY'RE CHECKING THE WINDS. SO I'LL HAVE THAT MORE OF THAT, LIKE OUR WINDOW THAT I CAN START POSTING HOPEFULLY TOMORROW AFTER I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE AUSTIN YACHT CLUB, BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING TO KIND OF THEY'RE MEASURING THE WIND AND THE CURRENTS, AND WHEN THEY THINK THEY WOULD BE HITTING IT, THEY'LL ACTUALLY STAY. THEY'RE GOING TO CAMP OUT. SO ALL THE SAILBOATS WILL BE LINED UP AROUND THE SHORELINE. THEY'LL CAMP OUT, AND THEN THEY RACE OUT THE NEXT DAY. SO REALLY EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT BACK. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN THINGS GOING ON IN PARTNERSHIPS. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE PARTNERING COMMUNITY PARTNERING WITH THE CHAMBER. SO THEY'RE DOING A KIDS FEST AREA. 
          WE HAVE THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THEY'RE DOING A CHANGING STATION. AND THEN ONE OF THE FESTIVAL TRAININGS I WENT TO, IT WAS ADDING A SENSORY TENT. SO THERE WILL BE A TENT THAT'S AWAY FROM SOUND. THERE WERE SOME BEANBAGS IN THERE, SOME SENSORY OBJECTS. SO KIDS, IF THEY'RE FEELING OVERWHELMED, THEY HAVE AN AREA TO GO TO. AND THAT WAY THE WHOLE FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO LEAVE AND THEY CAN STAY AND ENJOY THE TIME WHILE THEY'RE THERE. SO DEFINITELY COME ON OUT. IT'S HAPPENING ON THE 25TH FROM 1 TO 8. WONDERFUL. GREAT WORK. THANK 
          [IV.2. Consideration and possible action for resignation of Mayor Pro-Tem Owen and appointment of David VonOhlerking to the Economic Development Coporation.]
YOU SO MUCH, JENNIFER. OKAY, SO ON TO OUR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO FLIP AROUND OUR FIRST AND SECOND ITEM THERE. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION FOR RESIGNATION OF MAYOR PRO TEM OWEN AND APPOINT APPOINTMENT OF DAVID VON OLIGER AND TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. 
          YEAH, I'LL GET IT RIGHT ONE OF THESE DAYS. OKAY. AND I DO HAVE MISS NORMA OWENS RESIGNATION. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE HERE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU CONTINUING TO WORK WITH US IN ANOTHER CAPACITY. DO WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, OR DO WE OKAY, WHEN WE GO AHEAD AND ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT NORMA'S RESIGNATION HERE ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO. YEAH. OKAY. DEAR EDC BOARD MEMBERS, I AM WRITING TO FORMALLY STEP DOWN FROM MY POSITION AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPOINTING AND VOTING IN A NEW MEMBER TO FILL THE POSITION. I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE APPOINTED CITY COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE EDC AND WILL REMAIN ENGAGED AS AN EX OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBER IN SUPPORT OF THE BOARD'S WORK. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF LAGO VISTA. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING CONTINUING OUR WORK TOGETHER IN THIS CAPACITY. THANK YOU NORMA, APPRECIATE THAT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND TELL JOHN TO MAKE A MOTION. MOTION? MOTION TO 
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APPROVE RESIGNATION. NORMA OWEN SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. IT IS IS DONE. WE'LL SEE YOU OVER HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE'LL GET THAT FILED AWAY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW. 
          WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FROM THE SAME POINT HERE LOOK AT APPOINTING DAVID VON LURKING BOOM TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. IN TO TAKE OVER NORMA'S SEAT THERE. 
          DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT MOTION TO APPROVE DAVID. 
          SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? HI. ALL RIGHT. YOU GET TO STAY RIGHT THERE, THOUGH. PRESENT. NOW 
          [IV.1. Consideration and possible action for the Election of Officers.]
YOU'RE PRESENT FOR GOOD. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. WE NEED TO. LOOK AT CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY. 
          I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS CHAIR. IF UNLESS ANYBODY HAS AN ISSUE, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THAT. YOU, JUSTIN, CONTINUE AS THE CHAIR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TO SERVING AND WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN FOR US HERE. NOW ON TO VICE CHAIR. JEFF, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE AT RIGHT NOW? IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO TAKE IT ON, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO IT'S BEEN A REALLY HARD JOB THIS YEAR. I HAVE I HAVE, YOU KNOW, WALKED IN SNOW TEN MILES EACH WAY ON THIS ONE. YES. AND BUT IF NOBODY WANTS TO, I'M OKAY. I'M WILLING. SO IT'S YOUR CALL. I'M NOT HERE TO USURP YOU. WELL, THEN YOU SHOULD TELL US WHY YOU SHOULD BE VICE CHAIR. BECAUSE I ALREADY BLOW UP HIS PHONE JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD REASON, I'LL SAY THAT. YOU KNOW, DAVID DOES HAVE A LOT OF GUMPTION. HE WOULD LOVE TO BE IN THAT POSITION, SO. I'M HAPPY TO LET HIM HAVE IT. 
          ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR. HOLD ON. I'LL SAY I'D BE WILLING. WILSON. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. MIXING IT UP. DO I NEED TO SAY WHAT? YES. YES, YES. DAVID DID. WELL, I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE SINCE BEFORE ERIC GOT HERE, SO I HAVE A LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN IT, AND I HAVE I BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN THE VICE IN THE PAST. I JUST HAVEN'T RECENTLY, BUT I'VE GOT QUITE A NUMBER OF IDEAS THAT I'D LIKE TO PUT FORWARD. SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER I'M IN THAT POSITION OR A MEMBER, SIMPLY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, I CAN STILL DO THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST OFFERING YOU. IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION, ISN'T IT? YEAH. AND FOR THE YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT. YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? NO. THERE'S AN OPEN VOTE OR A PRIVATE VOTE. YEAH. SHALL I MAKE A MOTION? WE TAKE A VOTE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING OR WHO FOR? DON AND FOR DAVID. DAVID. 
          I'M SORRY. SO YOU SAID DAVID WAS URGING YOU TO MAKE A MOTION FOR HIM, AND THEN GET A SECOND VOTE. AND THEN AGAIN, SAME THING FOR DON AND WHOEVER HAS THE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO VOTE YET. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GOING TO GO. YEAH, EXACTLY. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS. CAN WE DO THAT? I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M HONORED TO HAVE BOTH DAVID AND DON PUT YOUR NAMES OUT THERE. 
          DON, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE AND YOU'VE PUT FORWARD AS CHAIR. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH DAVID. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT THAT I WILL PUT A VOTE FORWARD FOR DAVID TO BE VICE CHAIR IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. SO THAT'S MY MOTION CURRENTLY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT'S ONE VOTE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OH, I THOUGHT 
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WE WERE JUST VOTING AND ONE OR THE OTHER. YEAH. AND I ASSUME I DON'T SECOND MYSELF. THAT SEEMS WEIRD. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED HERE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. ARE WE VOTING ON ONE OR THE OTHER? RIGHT. YEAH. SO. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S OPEN FOR DAVID. AND IF WE DON'T NOBODY SECONDS IT THEN WE GO TO WE GO TO DON AND THEN WE VOTE ON DON. OKAY, THAT'S A LITTLE ODD TO ME. IT IS WEIRD. VERY STRANGE. YEAH. IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT NOT BE. NO, NO. YEAH. I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO ME IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT FEELINGS OR COMPROMISE FEELINGS, YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HURTING MY FEELINGS. YEAH, THAT'S A BIG STATEMENT. SOUNDS LIKE A CHALLENGE. I NEED TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. I WOULD, I WOULD, I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT WE DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE ANYBODY'S FEELINGS. 
          I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO A GOOD JOB. AND I'M HONORED FOR BOTH OF THEM TO PUT THEIR NAME FORWARD. YOU KNOW WHAT CO-CHAIRS CAN WE DO CO SO TO KEEP US SO WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT ABOUT FEELINGS AND EVERYTHING. BUT WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR. SO WE NEED TO WE HAVE A MOTION. IF THAT MOTION WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME NOBODY'S SECOND. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT HAS THAT MOTION FAILED OR NOT. SO NOBODY'S SECOND THAT MOTION. SO NOBODY'S IF NOBODY GETS IT, IT FAILS FOR LACK OF SUCCESS. SO THAT'S THE ATTORNEY ON THE LINE. SO SHE'S TELLING YOU NOW. 
          THANK YOU. CHRISTINA. WELL, I PUT A MOTION IN FOR DON AS AS VICE CHAIR. I KNOW HE'S PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON, SPECIFICALLY A LOT OF IDEAS, A LOT OF STUFF ALREADY ON PAPER. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE DON MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. I'LL SECOND THAT. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. DON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAVID. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, SECRETARY. CHRISTINA, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, I THINK CHRISTINA. CHRISTINA, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? I WAS JUST SAYING. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE YOU WERE GOING TO LET THE SECRETARY. YES. OH, YES. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO VOLUNTEER IN TRIBUTE? IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE INVOLVED THIS TIME, BECAUSE OUR REPORTING IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. I MOTION FOR DAVID SECRETARY. THE QUESTION. A ARE WE GOING TO CUSTOMARILY BE TRANSMITTING AND EVERYTHING IN OTHER WORDS, ON A ZOOM LIKE THING? IF SO, I ASSUME THAT IN MOST OF THOSE THERE'S AN AUTOMATIC NOTE TAKING THING THAT WHOEVER BECOMES SECRETARY COULD BASICALLY TAKE AS THE BASIS AND MAKE WHATEVER MODIFICATIONS THEY NEED. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THAT CORRECT. CHRISTINA. YOU CAN YOU CAN USE THE NOTE TAKING FUNCTION TO HELP, YOU KNOW, FINALIZE, LIKE IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO SEE WHAT SOMEBODY SAID OR WHO MADE THE MOTION OR SECONDED IT, BUT DEFINITELY OVER SECRETARY NEEDS TO BE TAKING NOTES AS WELL AND COMPLETELY RELY ON, ON THE VIRTUAL NOTE TAKING APPLICATION, BUT DEFINITELY USE IT TO, TO HELP GO BACK AND CREATE THOSE MINUTES. OKAY. I'M GOING TO SECOND THE MOTION FOR DAVID TO BE SECRETARY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DOING IT. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, SO WE HAVE OUR OFFICERS. WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF ALREADY. THAT'S AMAZING. OKAY, SO ON TO. THE DISCUSSION ON 
          [IV.3. Discussion on McCoy Consulting report.]
MCCOY CONSULTING REPORT. DO WE HAVE BRITTANY? YES. I'M HERE. OH, WONDERFUL. GREAT TO HAVE YOU, BRITTANY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME OKAY. YES, YES. OKAY. 
          YOU NEVER KNOW. THESE EARBUDS. DO YOU GUYS HAVE THE REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU? I SEE THAT I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHARE MY SCREEN. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS COULD SEE IT, BECAUSE I CAN JUST LOOK AT IT ON MY END AS WELL, AS LONG AS Y'ALL HAVE IT. YES. ARE WE 
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LOOKING AT THE KEY PROGRESS SINCE THE LAST MONTHLY REPORT? IS THAT THE ONE? WE GO BACK TO THE HOME PAGE. OH. THE CODE. GOT IT. YEAH. SHE SAID GRANT AND FUNDING DEVELOPMENT UPDATE. 
          AND THAT WAS TYPICALLY FROM MARCH 16TH. PULLING IT UP NOW. I FROZE UP FOR A SECOND. DID YOU GUYS SAY ANYTHING? Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I GOT IT PULLED UP THE RIGHT THING. PULLED UP HERE. YEAH. THAT'S IT. JUST TRY AND GET THE QR CODE TO WORK HERE. 
          AND THE DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING TOGETHER IS WHICH ONE? IT'S IN THE PACKET. AND THE QR CODE GOES TO SOME BASICALLY SOME AI MOCKUPS OF THE PLAN. THAT WAY YOU GUYS CAN HAVE VISUALS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PULL IT UP IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. IT WAS MORE SO YOU CAN SEE THE VISION, BUT THIS IS THE ONE WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH. PERFECT. I KNOW I'VE GOT A COPY OF IT ON MY COMPUTER. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS THE SAME ONE WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH. AND I DO OF COURSE HAVE SOME MORE UPDATES SINCE THEN. SINCE THIS WAS MARCH, I PROMISE I WON'T TAKE TWO YEARS. I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A BULLET POINT LIST OF WHAT THOSE INCLUDE. ALL RIGHT. 
          AND I WILL JUST LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN I GO TO THE SECOND PAGE AS WELL. THAT'S FINE. OKAY, SO JUST FROM THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE HAD TWO APPLICATIONS READY FOR SUBMISSION AND TWO THAT WERE ACTUALLY COMPLETED. AND THE TWO FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. WE DID DECIDE DURING I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          SO THERE WAS NO MATCH FUNDING. WE COULDN'T GO AFTER THOSE TWO OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WERE TWO EDA GRANTS. THEY'RE FEDERAL, AND THOSE WOULD HAVE COVERED THE COST OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER. THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE A RETROFITTED SPACE FOR THE EMERGENCY SHELTER. SO WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT MORE OF A PHASED APPROACH. THAT WAY WE CAN DO THINGS AT LOWER DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF IT MAY ACTUALLY BE APPROVED WITH NONFEDERAL GRANTS. TO MAKE THAT A LONG STORY SHORT, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GO TO THAT SECOND PAGE. OKAY, SO OBVIOUSLY WE IDENTIFY THE SITE. INITIALLY, I'LL LOOK AT A BUNCH OF PROPERTIES THAT WERE AVAILABLE FOR SALE BEFORE I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THEY WERE CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT THE CIVIC CENTER. SO THANKS TO DAVID, OF COURSE, HE IDENTIFIED THOSE EXACT TRACTS OF LAND THAT WERE AVAILABLE. THE ACTUAL SIZE, SQUARE FOOTAGE, ETC. FOR ME. SO WE'VE BEEN BUILDING A PLAN BASED OFF OF THE AVAILABLE LAND AT THE CIVIC CENTER SINCE THAT CONVERSATION. SO THE LARGER PLOT, WHICH IS NEXT TO THE LIBRARY, IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER SLASH EMERGENCY SHELTER. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS OF COURSE, A MULTI-YEAR MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. AND SO AGAIN, THE APPROACH WOULD BE TO LOOK AT THAT FROM A MULTI-PHASED APPROACH. AGAIN, MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS, SMALLER AMOUNTS, AND NOT JUST LOOKING FOR THAT FULL AMOUNT FROM ONE MAJOR FEDERAL GRANT, BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR THOSE. BRITTANY. YES, THIS IS NON EXCUSE ME, BUT ARE YOU WHERE YOU COULD YOU CAN POSITION YOUR MICROPHONE OVER THESE EARBUDS. I CAN TAKE THEM OUT. WELL NO, IT'S SOME IT'S YOU'RE SOMETIMES NOT ESPECIALLY CLEAR. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IT WAS MAYBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP OF YOUR MOUTH TO THE MICROPHONE. 
          SO YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF THAT'S PROBABLY THE EARBUDS. THEY'RE NOT GREAT. I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU GUYS TO HEAR MY DOGS. I WANT TO TAKE THEM OUT. NOW. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES, YES. 
          OKAY. IS THAT CLEAR? YES. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GIVE THOSE A BREAK. THANK YOU. DO YOU NEED ME TO GO BACK ON ANYTHING? THOSE ARE JUST NOT MY FRIEND. I THINK WE CAN PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF. THERE. OKAY. LET'S SEE. IDENTIFYING THE PROPERTY. YES. OKAY. SO THE NEXT STEP WAS TO GET THE CITY'S APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THAT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. SINCE WE IDENTIFIED THE PLOT OF LAND. AND OF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SITE PLANNING, THE CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING AND THEN EXTERNAL FUNDING APPLICATIONS. AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING, SO WE HAVE TO SCRATCH THOSE. BUT NONETHELESS, ALL OF THAT, THE RENDERINGS WHICH ARE IN THAT QR CODE, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PULL IT UP LATER, LET ME KNOW. IF YOU CAN'T, I CAN JUST SEND IT DIRECTLY. IT'S JUST A LARGE FILE. ALL THOSE RENDERINGS ARE 
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DONE. I'VE DONE SOME GUESSTIMATED BUDGETS, OF COURSE, AND LOOKED AT DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS TO SEE WHO COULD DO SOME OF THE WORK IN THE AREA. WHAT COULD BE MORE AFFORDABLE, SUCH AS DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOLAR VERSUS HAVING TO PAY FOR MORE LINES BEING RUN TO THAT LOCATION, FOR EXAMPLE. SO WE HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO IT. IT JUST WON'T BE THAT ONE NECESSARILY. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENERGY, ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, PARTNERSHIP EXPLORATION IS SOMETHING ELSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT. THERE'S A CONTRACTOR HERE WHO'S TECHNICALLY AN ENGINEER WITH MICROSOFT, A SOFTWARE ENGINEER, AND HE HAS STARTED HIS OWN SOLAR COMPANY. SO IT'S BASICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. IT'S RUN OFF OF ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES, NEW OR USED, AND IT'S SET UP TO WHERE, AGAIN, THEY CAN ALL BE STORED WITHIN THOSE BATTERIES, DEPENDING ON THE CAPACITY OF THE BUILDING THAT IT NEEDS. MAYBE ONE, MAYBE FIVE INCLUDED IN THAT COST. AND THAT WHOLE BUILD OUT IS A COUPLE OF WEEKS, COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. SO I WANT TO TRY TO INCLUDE THAT WHERE I COULD BECAUSE IT IS AFFORDABLE, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TIED TO SOLAR FARM, ETC. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION WAS OUT THERE AND CLEAR. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO SUNSET PARK, FOR EXAMPLE, OR JUST IN THE TRAIL POTENTIAL IS HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND HE'S ALREADY TALKED THROUGH DIFFERENT POTENTIAL WAYS OF ADDRESSING THAT. THAT CAN BE FASTER, CHEAPER, WHATEVER THE CITY ENDS UP NEEDING. SO OF COURSE, WE SUBMITTED THE T-MOBILE HOMETOWN GRANT AND THAT WAS FOR 50,000. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS FOR THE CIVIC CENTER, BUT IT IS FOR THAT SMALLER LOT ACROSS FROM CITY HALL IN THE LIBRARY. AND IT WAS SHARED WITH ME THAT THE INTEREST WAS FOR THAT TO BE A GREEN SPACE, SORT OF A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. AND THAT'S A BIG SELLING POINT FOR T-MOBILE AND SOMETHING THAT THEY LIKE TO FUND. SO THAT'S WHAT I SUBMITTED THAT FOR. A LOT OF THOSE SAME VISUALS WENT WITH THAT APPLICATION. SO IT COULD TELL THE FULL STORY. AND IT, LONG STORY SHORT, WAS PRESENTED AS A PHASE ONE OF A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES THE TRAIL. AGAIN, I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AND BUILDING OUT ALL THE CIVIC CENTER. WE ALSO APPLIED FOR. YES. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SHARE THE THE PRESENTATION FROM FROM THE DRIVE SO THAT THEY CAN KIND OF THE VISUALS ON THAT? I SAID YES, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHARE MY SCREEN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO. THAT'S. OKAY, NOW I CAN. YAY! I'LL DO MY ENTIRE SCREEN. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S SHOWING THE THE VACANT LOT FROM 7 TO 8 AND MOVING FORWARD WILL BE HELPFUL. YES. AND SO AGAIN, I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. AND CAN YOU GUYS SEE MY GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER? YES. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS IN HERE. I'LL START WITH. THE MOST BASIC ONES IS JUST SOME OF THE DISASTER RECOVERY OR DISASTER INFORMATION I PULLED FROM THE FLOODS FROM 2025. I GOT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, ETC. TO SEND OUTAGES. I GOT ALL OF THE THE LAST TEN YEARS OF PUBLIC FEMA DECLARATIONS, DISASTER DECLARATIONS IN ALL OF THE THINGS THE EDA WOULD FIND AS MORE THAN NECESSARY TO SHOW THAT A COMMUNITY QUALIFIES FOR AN EDA GRANT. OF COURSE, THIS WAS DONE BEFOREHAND, BUT NONETHELESS. NOW ALL THIS INFORMATION IS GATHERED IN ONE PLACE FOR WHEN IT IS NEEDED. 
          THROW THAT OUT THERE. OKAY, SO ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE IN HERE I'LL SHOW YOU GUYS IS SMALLER ONE FIRST, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT EXACTLY THIS LOT, BUT WHAT THAT GREEN SPACE FOR EXAMPLE, COULD BE, COULD BE BUILT OUT TO. SO IT WOULD BE ADA COMPLIANT, WHICH IS ANOTHER BIG SELLING POINT FOR T-MOBILE. ALL AGES WELCOME. AND THEN OF COURSE, DIGITAL EQUITY, WHICH COULD INCLUDE WI-FI. AND IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T EVEN NEED THIS MANY PANELS. IT MAY BE ONE, MAYBE TWO TO ACTUALLY BUILD THAT OUT. AND THIS 1ST MAY HAVE MY UPDATED IMAGES. LET'S SEE. OKAY, IT DOES NOT. SO THIS ONE I DID IN MARCH, BUT I ACTUALLY MADE ANOTHER AFTER THE T MOBILE APPLICATION, AFTER JUSTIN AND I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TRAIL. AND THEN DAVID ACTUALLY SHOWED ME WHILE I WAS THERE. SO DO YOU WANT ME TO PULL THAT ONE UP TOO? JUSTIN. YEAH, THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE I HAD. I THINK IT WAS MARCH STRATEGY UPDATED. LET ME SEE WHERE I SAVED HIM. I PROMISE I WON'T TAKE TWO YEARS. OKAY. YEP. 
          THIS IS IT. OKAY. I HAD TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS THE RIGHT ONE. THERE YOU GO. AND THEN I THINK I WAS ON SLIDE SEVEN MAYBE WHERE I START SHOWING WHERE THE LOT IS. THAT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT. AND IS THIS BIG ENOUGH? I HAVE SOME MORE IMAGES DOWN THERE. IF NOT, I'LL DOWNLOAD. THERE'S A WAY TO INCREASE THE SIZE A LITTLE BIT. THAT'D BE GREAT. IF NOT, THERE 
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YOU GO. AWESOME. PERFECT. I WAS GOING TO DOWNLOAD IT. WE GOT IT. OKAY. AND YES, I HAVE SOME MORE IMAGES, BUT THIS ONE'S JUST ZOOMED IN TO SHOW SPECIFICALLY THAT FIRST LOT, WHICH IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY CENTER WOULD BE. AND THEN THAT SECOND ONE IS WHERE THE GREEN SPACE IS. AND SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT ZOOMED IN TO SHOW FOR REFERENCE. OBVIOUSLY NOT THIS WHOLE PLOT, BUT AGAIN, CHATGPT AND AI ARE ONLY PARTIALLY MY FRIEND IN THIS PROJECT. SO OBVIOUSLY LEAVING OUT THAT PORTION THAT THE PBO OWNS. BUT I DID A LITTLE BIT OF A BEFORE AND AFTER, AGAIN, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. AND CAN YOU GUYS SEE THAT? OKAY. YES. OKAY. THIS ONE DID A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT IT WOULD HAVE SOME TRAIL LIGHTING OBVIOUSLY, SO IT WOULDN'T BE TOO DARK OUT THERE IF ANYONE WAS AFTER SUNLIGHT. 
          THIS WAS IN ONE OF THE IMAGES IN THE MOCKUPS THAT DAVID SENT ME FROM A WHILE BACK. SO I INCLUDED THIS AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY SOME PICNIC TABLES, SHADED AREAS. WE ALL KNOW IT'S HOT, WE'RE IN THE SOUTH, BUT THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE CONCEPT. AND THEN FOR THE SECOND LOT HERE, WHICH WOULD BE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE DISASTER SHELTER, AND I TOOK A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ANGLES WHILE I WAS THERE, BUT THIS WAS THE BEST ONE THAT GAVE ME WHAT I THINK WOULD BE THE BEST RENDERING. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SIDE ON THE RIGHT HERE WOULD TECHNICALLY BE THE SHELTER, AND YOU CAN TELL THAT IT'S REINFORCED AND THE HANDICAPPED SPACES ARE INTENTIONALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A WALKWAY TO GO AROUND THE BACK, WHICH IS ALSO WHERE IF IT WERE SOLAR POWERED, ALL THAT EQUIPMENT WOULD BE STORED AS WELL. BRITTANY, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A MULTI PHASE PLAN AND WHY THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE GRANT PROCESS? YES. I GO BACK TO MY CAMERA BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M TALKING TO MYSELF. YES. SO OBVIOUSLY WITH ANY GRANT APPLICATION, IT'S GOING TO BE A COMPETITION. AND WE TALKED A GOOD BIT ABOUT JUST IN COMPARISON, THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF LAGO VISTA VERSUS WHATEVER MORE NEEDY COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE PART OF THE RATING SYSTEM. AND THEN WHETHER WE DO OR DON'T HAVE MATCH FUNDS IS ANOTHER BIG PART. SOME, MAINLY FEDERAL APPLICATIONS REQUIRE MATCH FUNDING. SOME PREFER IT, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT. IT JUST HELPS YOUR CHANCES. AND THE REASON FOR ALL OF THAT IS MAJORITY OF FUNDERS, THEIR GOAL IS TO HELP LOW INCOME MINORITY DECLINING COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE ON ONE OF THOSE SCALES AND HIGH UP ON IT, THEN YOU HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF ACTUALLY WINNING. BUT WE'RE KIND OF FIGHTING AGAINST ALL OF THOSE THINGS A LITTLE BIT. SO MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS, INSTEAD OF US TRYING TO GO FOR THOSE HUGE FEDERAL GRANTS WHERE THERE'S A COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THAT MAYBE JUST LET'S SAY THIS WAS AFTER KATRINA, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULDN'T, YOU KNOW, APPLY NEXT TO A SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY OR NEW ORLEANS AND HAVE A CHANCE. IT JUST WOULDN'T BE THE SAME RATING. BUT WHEN WE DO IT AS A PHASED APPROACH THAT WE CAN GO FOR SMALLER OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THE T-MOBILE GRANT, NORMA SHARED WITH ME THE LOWE'S BUCKET LIST CHALLENGE. WE DID THAT ONE. SO THOSE ARE SMALLER AMOUNTS, BUT THEY CAN STILL GET US TO THAT GOAL. AND REGARDLESS IF IT WAS $1 MILLION GRANT, A $500 GRANT, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE WORK FROM CONSTRUCTION, GETTING THE ENGINEER QUOTES, ETC. OR ESTIMATES, AND THEN ACTUALLY HAVING THAT WORK SCHEDULED OUT AND DONE. SO NOW IT'S JUST MORE AGGRESSIVE GOING AFTER SMALLER FUNDING AMOUNTS THAT WE CAN MAYBE ACTUALLY GET. AND NOW THAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS CREATED, THERE'S A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR NONPROFIT THAN IT IS FOR THE CITY. AGAIN, BECAUSE THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE TIED TO THE CITY. SO NOW IT'S MORE OF A WHAT OPPORTUNITY CAN WE CREATE BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WISE. SO BETTER APPROACH IS WELL, COMING FROM THE 500 1C6 VERSUS THE CITY. SO HOPEFULLY THAT IS HELPFUL FOR US AS WELL. BUT AGAIN JUST GIVES US MORE OF A CHANCE, A FIGHTING CHANCE FOR A LOT OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU BRITTANY. SO, SO JUST TO KIND OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO, TO EVERYBODY THAT THE IDEA IS THE ANCHOR BEING THE CIVIC CENTER BUILD OUT. AND THEN COMING FROM THE CIVIC CENTER, YOU HAVE THE PARK AND THEN THE DISCUSSION LEADING TO ANY KIND OF BIKE TRAIL OR EXPERIENCE IS REALLY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE A PATH THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MAYBE EVEN WITH POINTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE HAVE SIGNAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE UNIQUE NATURAL THINGS IN OUR AREA OR HISTORY OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, MAYBE EVEN LEADING ALL THE WAY FROM THE CIVIC CENTER, ALL LOOPING AROUND ALL THE WAY UP INTO SUNSET PARK. SO BEING ABLE TO KIND OF FIND AN ATTAINABLE 
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WAY TO USE, YOU KNOW, YOUR MOUNTAIN BIKE OR WHATEVER BIKE YOU HAVE, I GUESS, AND, AND BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE CITY AND UNDERSTAND IT BETTER STARTING AT THE CIVIC CENTER. SO JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT BROADER OVERVIEW OF WHERE THAT CONCEPT WAS COMING FROM THERE. YES. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MEETING, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE VERSION I SUBMITTED WITH THE T MOBILE GRANT BECAUSE IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON THE STANDPOINT FROM THE TRAIL, BECAUSE THAT'S MORE FUNDABLE FROM A TOURISM STANDPOINT THAN FROM, AGAIN, THE STANDPOINT OF A COMMUNITY IN NEED. AND DON WANTED TO INTERJECT REAL QUICK TOO. YEAH, I JUST LIKE TO TO INTERJECT AS YOU SAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. BRITTANY REALLY WOKE ME UP WHEN SHE ORIGINALLY SENT THIS, BECAUSE THE CIVIC CENTER IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT WE DIRELY NEED HERE ALONG WITH US. AND IT'S TO BE A MULTI-USE CENTER. BUT THE THE BRILLIANT IDEA WAS TO COMBINE IT WITH THE, THE SORT OF THE SAFETY SHELTER, THE SAFETY ASPECT, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A GREAT DEAL OF, OF, I THINK GOOD THOUGHTS AND, AND THINGS FAVORING US TO DO THAT SORT OF THING BECAUSE OF THE RECENT SANDY CREEK PROBLEM AND OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THAT TOO, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T SUFFER VERY MUCH FROM IT, WE, WE NEED TO BE PREPARED. BUT THE INCLUSION OF THAT SUDDENLY OPENED UP FUNDS THAT WE NEVER, I DON'T THINK, WOULD EVER HAVE ANY HOPE OF GETTING, WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES THE CIVIC CENTER A REAL POSSIBILITY. SO MY HATS OFF TO BRITTANY. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER PUBLICLY FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S BRILLIANT. WELL THANK YOU. I THINK TECHNICALLY IT CAME FROM NORMA TO COMBINE. I WON'T TAKE YOU FROM HER. 
          THANK YOU. I WON'T TAKE THAT FROM YOU, NORMA. OKAY. LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT ME TO STOP THERE. I WILL SHARE AGAIN. THIS IS THAT MARCH IS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED. I WILL SHARE THAT IN GENERAL. I'LL JUST GO BACK TO MY DRIVE. I HAVE READY TO GO FOR THIS MONTH. OH MY GOSH. I HAD IT IN FRONT OF ME. ABOUT SIX APPLICATIONS. OKAY, HERE IT IS. OKAY, SO I JUST SENT THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE USDA RULED THE RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT WE COULDN'T REALLY GET OUR STRATEGY THE WAY WE WANTED IT TO. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A THOUGHT FOR THAT ONE. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. I KNOW I'VE TAKEN UP A LOT OF TIME ALREADY. THE SBA GROWTH ACCELERATOR FUND COMPETITION, AND THERE'S A FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION, AND THAT COULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO GET SOME SOLAR LIGHTS. I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT DAVID REALLY WANTED WITH PARKS AND RECS. SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD TECHNICALLY HAVE TO BE THE APPLICANT, BUT I'VE ALREADY DRAFTED IT AND I'LL HELP THEM SUBMIT IT IF THEY DECIDE THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO DO THAT. THE US BANK FOUNDATION COMMUNITY POSSIBLE GRANT APPLICATION AND THAT IS CREATIVE WORK READY. LAGO VISTA. WALMART. FOUNDATION, SPARK, GOOD LOCAL. THE TRUIST FOUNDATION, WHICH IS FOR STRENGTHENING SMALL BUSINESSES. SO IT WILL MAKE SORT OF A SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW WHEN I WAS THERE LAST WE TALKED A GOOD BIT TOO, ABOUT TRYING TO TIE TOGETHER A LOT OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL, AND TO THE TRAIL AND TO SEE HOW WE CAN, I GUESS, BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TOURISM AND RECREATION, BUT ALSO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF IT. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS LOOKING MORE AT, OKAY, FOR EXAMPLE, JUSTIN WAS SAYING WITH THE TRAIL, IF WE COULD HIGHLIGHT NATURE, THE PLANTS, THE ANIMALS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE A NAMING CAMPAIGN WHERE IF ONE OF THE LOCAL RECREATION BUSINESSES WANTED TO HAVE THEIR BUSINESS NAME OUT THERE, IF THEY WANT TO COVER A PORTION OF THE TRAIL, THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO GET IT DONE AS WELL. AND THEN HAVING TO GO FOR JUST A SMALLER GRANTS OR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY BE A PART OF IT, AND THEN THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO LEAVE A LEGACY AS WELL. AND I'VE SEEN IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE PAST AS WELL, WHERE THEY WILL MAKE SORT OF A BROCHURE, BUT IT'S LIKE A TOURISM OR RECREATIONAL MAP. SO COULD EVEN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE IT SHOWS POINTS WHERE YOU WOULD STOP, YOU STOP HERE AND LEARN ABOUT THIS BUSINESS OR THIS ORGANIZATION, THIS RESTAURANT. AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE A CHALLENGE. YOU CHECK THE THINGS OFF AS YOU GO THROUGH THEM, BUT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THEY DO AS THEY GO THROUGH THE TRAIL, SEE THE HIGHEST POINTS OF THE CITY. ESSENTIALLY, THEY CAN SEE, LOOK OUT OR SEE THE CITY FROM LOOKOUT POINT. YES, I LEARNED WHAT THAT WAS WHILE I WAS THERE, BUT THEY COULD DO THAT AS A WHOLE EXPERIENCE. BUT ALSO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WILL BE FULLY ROPED INTO IT AS WELL. 
          WONDERFUL. TWO PART QUESTION HERE. ONE, WHAT IS OUR TIMELINE ON THIS? AND TWO, WHAT DO WE 
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NEED TO DO AS FAR AS ESTABLISHING AN EIN NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THIS? THAT WAS GOING TO BE A QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS. HAVE YOU FILED WITH THE IRS ALREADY? MISS NORMA, THAT LOOKS LIKE A YES. YOU SEE ME OVER HERE LOOKING. YES. THOSE DOCUMENTS, ROBIN SMITH AND ERIC AND I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS AND I HAD THEM AT ONE POINT. BUT I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL SWING BACK AROUND BRITTANY IN ORDER TO GET THOSE DOCUMENTS FROM ROBIN OUT TO YOU. OKAY. AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS NEED ANY HELP. JUST GOING THROUGH THAT CHECKLIST FOR THE STATE SPECIFICALLY. I KNOW IT'S THE SAME FOR THE IRS. EVERY STATE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TO HELP EXPEDITE IT FOR YOU GUYS. AND YOU NEED A SAM.GOV ACCOUNT AS WELL. YOU NEED YOU NEED A SAM.GOV ACCOUNT AS WELL. I DID HEAR THAT. IF YOU WANT TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ACCEPT ANY FEDERAL GRANTS OR ANY FEDERAL CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AND, AND I'VE DONE A MILLION TIMES NOW. SO IF YOU GUYS GET THERE OR WHATEVER, YOU GET THE EIN. I CAN RUN THROUGH THAT FOR YOU TOO, IF YOU WANT. IT'S AN ANNOYING LONG PROCESS, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT THAT IS YOU HAVE TO DO THAT TO PROVE THAT YOU'RE AN ACTUAL ENTITY TO BE ABLE TO GET FEDERAL FUNDS, ESSENTIALLY. SO EDA OPPORTUNITY CAME BACK UP AGAIN. YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THAT SAM.GOV REGISTRATION TO APPLY FOR IT. THANK YOU. AND THEN NORMA, I NOTICED HERE IT SAYS WE NEED 100% CITY APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTIFY IT AS A CIVIC CENTER. WHAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT STEP IN STARTING THAT PROCESS WITH COUNCIL? SOME OF THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, HAS ALREADY BEEN STARTED WITH COUNCIL. ANY ASPECTS THAT THE EDC WOULD BE JOINING WITH THE CITY IN ORDER TO ADVOCATE OR HELP, YOU KNOW, TO JOIN OR TO RAISE FUNDS OR ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? A, A RECOMMENDATION AND A PROPOSAL WOULD BE SENT TO CITY COUNCIL. AND AS LIAISON, I WOULD HELP YOU DO THAT. THAT LEADS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION. AS FAR AS LOOKING AT ANY KIND OF APPRAISALS OR BIDS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CIVIC CENTER, WHAT'S OUR APPROPRIATE PROCESS FOR PURSUING THAT RIGHT NOW? THAT DOES LIE WITH BRITTANY IN THE LEAD, JUST KIND OF LETTING US KNOW HOW WE CAN SUPPORT HER EFFORTS, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST STARTING IN THIS TRANSITION. MOST OF THAT INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY SITTING WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ERIC. AND AS REPORT OUTS TO COUNCIL. NOW, AS YOU ALL GET YOUR SEA LEGS UNDER YOU, AGAIN, IN TERMS OF IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT BRITTANY NEEDS, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU SHE'S NOT SHY ABOUT REACHING OUT. SHE NOW KNOWS DON'S INFORMATION AND I KNOW SHE CAN REACH OUT TO YOU. 
          SO IF SHE NEEDS ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN TERMS OF REACHING OUT FOR CONTRACTORS, WE NOW HAVE DAVID ONLINE TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE COST ESTIMATES. I LOVE THAT. OKAY. 
          THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY FOR US ALL TO STAY IN TUNE ON THAT, BE OUR CITY DISCUSSION BOARD. OKAY, SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH BRITTANY AND DON AND ERIC WILL ALL EMAIL, AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF USE THAT DISCUSSION BOARD AS WELL TO KEEP EVERYBODY UPDATED ON PROGRESS. AND DON, GO AHEAD. I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE FURTHER MENTION. ANOTHER LITTLE CLUE FOR BRITTANY. THANK YOU. I'M ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP, AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE HERE AS A MEMBER OF OUR OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNHAPPILY, HE'S NOT HERE TODAY. COREY WRIGHT, WHO IS AN ARCHITECT. SO HE COULD PROBABLY HELP. IN ADDITION TO YOUR AI. YES. AND THAT ACTUALLY LEADS ME TO MY LAST QUESTION. I PROMISE I WASN'T GOING TO ASK ANYTHING ELSE BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU JUST ASKED. JUSTIN, WAS IF THE CITY OR THE 500 1C6 TECHNICALLY HAVE THE BUDGET TO COVER THE COST FOR THOSE QUOTES. IF NOT, THERE ARE GRANTS FOR OBVIOUSLY GETTING THOSE QUOTES THAT WOULD BE MORE OF PLANNING GRANTS THAN FOR EXECUTION. THAT WAY YOU CAN COVER THE COST FOR AN ARCHITECT OR WHOEVER TO GET THE ACTUAL QUOTES YOU NEED TO, SO WE CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE NEED TO APPLY FOR. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IF HE IS WILLING TO DO THAT, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED IN-KIND BECAUSE HE WOULD BE DOING THAT FOR FREE, AND THAT COULD GO TOWARDS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR AN APPLICATION AS WELL. SO EITHER ONE OF THOSE APPROACHES WOULD WORK. YOU GUYS JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL WRITE WHATEVER APPLICATION THAT WAY. AND WHENEVER HE FIGURES OUT THAT AMOUNT BASED OFF OF 
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HOW MUCH HE WOULD CHARGE ON A REGULAR DAY TO DO THAT, THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE PUT AS, AS IN-KIND PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO BRING JORDAN FORWARD. BOARD. I JUST WANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT WE DID RELEASE AN RFQ FOR THESE KINDS OF GENERAL SERVICES. ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES WAS ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, REGULAR ARCHITECTURE AND MASTER PLANNING SERVICES. AND SO WE HAVE CONTRACTORS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY NOW TO PERFORM GENERAL CONTRACTING SERVICES, BECAUSE WE DID IT THE WAY WE DID IT. WE CAN REQUEST TASK ORDERS TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO GET THOSE ESTIMATES AND KIND OF GO FROM THERE. GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF IT'S HIGH LEVEL PLANNING AND ESTIMATING, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT HORRIBLE. YOU KNOW, IF WE START GETTING INTO DESIGN, THAT'S WHEN IT CONTINUES TO GO UP. BUT WE DO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE. PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ISSUED THE RFQ, BUT IT'S DONE. WE HAVE CONTRACTORS. AND SO WE CAN SHARE THAT LIST WITH ZENO. AND YOU CAN ASK ALL FIVE FOR TASK ORDERS. AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE NUMBERS YOU GET BACK, YOU CAN START FROM SCRATCH. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DID IT THE WAY WE DID. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          IT'S AMAZING INFORMATION. OKAY, WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO GET THROUGH AS THE TIME IS TICKING, SO I DON'T WANT TO CUT IT TOO SHORT, BUT IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS IN THE SHORT TERM, THEN WE CAN MOVE ON. IS EVERYBODY GOOD? OKAY. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF GREAT WORK TO DO ON THAT. BRITTANY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU PUT TOGETHER FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. SORRY FOR TAKING UP SO MUCH TIME. THAT WAS GREAT. THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. OKAY. AND NOW ON TO DISCUSSING PRESENTATION ON THE WAYFINDING PACKAGE BY INESP SALES MANAGER BRANDON ELSNER. ARE YOU WITH US TODAY? YOU'RE NOT HERE, MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TABLE THAT. WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT. THAT'LL MAYBE HELP US STAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SCHEDULE ANYWAY FOR TODAY, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THAT MORE AND TYING IT INTO SOME OF THESE OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS IN THE FUTURE. 
          ALL RIGHT. NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL MCCOY CONSULTING GRANT APPLICATIONS, I THINK WAS THAT KIND OF WHAT WE JUST DID THERE? OKAY. GO AHEAD, MISS NORMA, I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T WANT TO JUMP OVER. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. I BELIEVE IT IS, SINCE WE HAVE MR. FORD ON THE LINE. YES. OF COURSE. I'M SORRY. MY EYES FAILED ME THERE. IT'S KIND OF 
          [IV.4. Discussion on Economic Development Corporation Type B by Messer Fort Municipal Law.]
SKIPPING AROUND. DISCUSSION ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TYPE B BY MR. FORD. 
          MUNICIPAL LAW. DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I'M KRISTINA D'AMOURS. LET ME TURN MY CAMERA ON REAL QUICK. SORRY I ALMOST MISSED YOU THERE. MY APOLOGIES. OKAY, OKAY. IT'S LIKE MAYBE THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND. YEAH, I JUST HAVE A PRESENTATION PREPARED. IF I COULD SHARE MY SCREEN. YOU TELL ME. SHE SHOULD BE. CHRISTINE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN NOW. 
          OKAY. CAN YOU ALL SEE THAT, OR DO I NEED TO SWAP MY DISPLAYS? IS IT SHOWING ONE BIG SLIDE OR TWO SLIDES? NO, WE'RE NOT SEEING IT. CAN Y'ALL SEE ANYTHING NOW? NOT YET. NO. OKAY. 
          WHAT'S IT DOING IN HERE? OKAY. LET'S SEE. OOPS. OKAY. LET ME. OKAY. ARE YOU ALL SEEING THE SLIDESHOW? THERE WE GO. YES, WE GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND Y'ALL ARE SEEING THE THE ONE BIG SLIDE. CORRECT. JUST MAKING SURE. CORRECT. AND NOT THE TWO SMALL ONES. OKAY. OKAY, SO TODAY HERE TO GO OVER KIND OF SKY LEVEL 30,000 FOOT TYPE B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS FOR CITY OF LAGO VISTA. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY TYPE THESE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT SALES TAXES TO HELP FUND THEM. THAT DOES REQUIRE AN ELECTION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS Y'ALL HAVE NOT CHOSEN TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME, BUT THAT IS AN OPTION. SO BASICALLY, IF YOU DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY THE EDC OVERSEE THAT EDC'S ARE GOVERNED BY THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT, WHICH IS CHAPTERS 501 THROUGH 505, THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AS WELL AS THE TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT CORPORATIONS ACT THROUGH THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEY DETERMINE WHICH PROJECTS TO FUND. ULTIMATELY, CITY COUNCIL RETAINS APPROVAL AUTHORITY OVER ALL EXPENDITURES OF THE CORPORATION VIA THE PROJECTS 
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AND BUDGETS. IF YOU DO EVER CHOOSE TO HAVE AN ELECTION TO IMPOSE A SALES TAX, BASICALLY IT STILL WOULD NOT EXCEED THE 2%. YOU ESSENTIALLY WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST HOW YOU APPLY YOUR 2% TAX RATE, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO HOLD AN ELECTION. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF SEVEN. THEY'RE APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL AND CAN BE REMOVED WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS AND UP TO FOUR OF YOUR DIRECTORS CAN BE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR CITY EMPLOYEES AND EDC AND CITIES OF LESS THAN 20,000, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT WOULD APPLY TO VISTA. YOUR BOARD MEMBERS MAY LIVE WITHIN TEN MILES OF THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES. TINY CORPORATIONS CAN EXPEND FUNDS, BUT CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE ALL PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES, AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES, PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES. THEY ARE CAPPED AT 10% OF YOUR CORPORATE REVENUES. RIGHT. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER. YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. JUST, YOU KNOW, QUICK REMINDER. THAT MEANS YOUR AGENDAS HAVE TO BE POSTED AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE. YOU ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IF THAT COMES UP, AND YOU NEED TO DO SO. YOU'RE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. SO ALL YOUR EMAILS, ALL YOU KNOW, ACTIONS, CONTRACTS, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO OPEN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST. JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF ONE OF THOSE COMES IN, IT WOULD GO TO YOUR CITY. ROBIN GETS THOSE, BUT IT WOULD GO TO HER. YOU. THE CITY DOES HAVE TEN BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE REQUESTER OR SEEK A ATTORNEY GENERAL RULING. 
          AND THAT'S A VERY, VERY BROAD ANSWER TO TO OPEN RECORDS REQUEST. BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND YOUR ACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. JUST KIND OF A, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL EVER COME UP, BUT JUST LIKE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY CAN UNDERTAKE PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF YOUR CITY LIMITS, WITH PERMISSION OF THE GOVERNING BODY THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY. SO IF A NEIGHBORING TOWN THAT IT WAS BENEFICIAL FOR YOU ALL TO DO A PROJECT, YOU COULD DO THAT, BUT THAT SOUNDS CITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO GIVE PERMISSION. PRIMARY JOB. THAT'S A BIG ONE WITH EDC IN TERMS OF PROJECT FUNDING, ESSENTIALLY FOR PURPOSES OF PROJECTS, A PRIMARY JOB MEANS THAT IT'S AVAILABLE AT A COMPANY FOR WHICH A MAJORITY OF THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF THAT COMPANY ARE ULTIMATELY EXPORTED TO REGIONAL, STATEWIDE, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THAT WOULD INFUSE DOLLARS INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. AND IT HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN ONE OF ABOUT 16 IN A C. S SECTOR CODES. AND THIS IS A LIST OF THOSE BASICALLY AD PRODUCTION, MINING, UTILITIES, MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION, JUST A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT FALL UNDER THOSE CATEGORIES. IF I'M GOING TOO FAST, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO. I WANT TO TRY TO KEEP YOU ON SCHEDULE. SO I'M TRYING TO HIT THESE AND YOUR QUESTIONS AT THE END. WE CAN MAYBE GO OVER THOSE, BUT IF I AM GOING TOO FAST, LET ME KNOW. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. GO AHEAD. 
          YOU'RE DOING WONDERFUL. OKAY, THANKS. TINY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS CAN FUND PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, EXPENDITURES, TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS. IT CAN BE ONE OR MORE THAT THAT PROJECT CREATES A RETAINS PRIMARY JOBS. AND IT'S FOUND BY THE BOARD TO BE REQUIRED OR SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION OR EXPANSION OF THOSE TYPE OF FACILITIES LISTED THERE. 
          MANUFACTURING, INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, MILITARY TRANSPORTATION, PRIMARY JOB TRAINING FACILITIES, AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, WAREHOUSING, RECYCLING, SEWAGE, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, EVEN COMPANY HEADQUARTERS. SO YOU DO HAVE A VAST MAJORITY OF OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FACILITIES. AND REALLY, THE KEY IS THAT THE BOARD FINDS THAT. THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT WOULD BE REQUIRED OR SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION OF THAT PARTICULAR FIELD. YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROMOTE NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES THAT CREATE OR RETAIN PRIMARY JOBS, INCLUDING A PROJECT TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, STREETS AND ROADS, DRAINAGE AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES, ANY RELATED IMPROVEMENTS OR PROJECTS PROMOTING NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. SO YOU HAVE A PRETTY BIG 
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UMBRELLA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR CITY THROUGH THE EDC, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES SOME INFRASTRUCTURE, JUST JUST SOME KIND OF NOTE TAKING STUFF. WHEN YOU DO THESE PROJECTS, GENERALLY, YOU NEED TO CONDUCT THE UMBRELLA IS THAT YOU CONDUCT ONE PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED PROJECT. HOWEVER, IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 20,000, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROJECTS AUTHORIZED UNDER ABOUT SIX SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 501. SO A LOT OF YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE. TRAINING FACILITIES, PRETTY, PRETTY MUCH A STANDARD PROJECT. SO IF YOU'RE UNDER 20,000 IN POPULATION, YOU'RE EXEMPT FROM THIS PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT. YOU DO HAVE TO OBTAIN CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES. IF YOU'RE DOING A PROJECT THAT'S AUTHORIZED BY THIS SPECIFIC SECTION. 505.158 YOU DO HAVE TO GET TWO READINGS OF THAT RESOLUTION. IF IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 10,000, IT'S PROBABLY GETTING INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT. AND OBVIOUSLY, AS Y'ALL DO THESE PROJECTS, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR MEETING ALL YOUR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, PUBLISHING NOTICE IN THE PAPER, EVEN IF NO PUBLIC HEARING WAS REQUIRED. AND THEN AFTER 60 DAYS, THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY SPEND THE FUNDS. I, YOU KNOW, I, I CANNOT TELL YOU THE RHYME OR REASON FOR THAT REQUIREMENT, BUT IT IS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. SO WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO IT. YOU CAN ALSO FIND PROJECTS THAT DON'T CREATE PRIMARY JOBS, SUCH AS JOB TRAINING CLASSES, TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, CAREER CENTER FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION. ADDITIONAL NON WE CALL NON PRIMARY JOB PROJECTS, BUT ONES THAT ARE NOT FOCUSED ON CREATION OF JOBS, SPORTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, PUBLIC PARKS AND IMPROVEMENTS, WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND AIRPORT AND RAIL PORT FACILITIES. JUST A NOTE ON THE WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CONSERVATION. YOU ONLY HAVE TO HAVE THE REQUISITE VOTER APPROVAL IF YOU'RE USING YOUR SALES TAX PROCEEDS. SO IF IT'S NOT FUNDED WITH SALES TAX, SALES TAX PROCEEDS, THEN THAT REQUISITE VOTER APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED. JUST SOME ADDITIONAL TYPES OF PROJECTS YOU CAN DO IN A CITY. LESS THAN 20,000 PROVIDE LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, EXPENDITURES, TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PROMOTE NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. IF THE EXPENDITURE IS MORE THAN 10,000 AND IT'S A PROJECT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SECTION, THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOSE TWO READINGS BY CITY COUNCIL. AND THIS IS WHERE IT'S JUST THESE PARTICULAR ONES, THESE PARTICULAR TYPES OF PROJECTS. BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICE THIS HAS THE WORD EXPENDITURES IN IT, WHEREAS MOST OF THE STATUTES, THE PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING YOUR PROJECTS JUST SPEAK OF IMPROVEMENTS. AND THAT'S GETTING INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT. SO PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES YOU CAN DO SOME FUNDING FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, BUT YOU CANNOT SPEND MORE THAN 10% OF YOUR CORPORATE REVENUES. AND OF COURSE, THE CODE DID NOT DEFINE PROMOTIONAL PURPOSE. SO THAT BECOMES A QUESTION OF FACT FOR YOUR FOR YOU AS A BOARD TO RESOLVE IT DOES REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL. AND YOU DO HAVE THAT ANNUAL LIMIT OF 10%. YOU DO. 
          YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER UNEXPENDED REVENUES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT YOU'RE STILL CAPPED AT THAT 10%. BUT YOUR YOUR PURSE FOR IT CAN GET BIGGER OVER THE YEARS. STREETS AND SEWERS. CAN YOU FUND STREET WATER DRAINAGE AND OR SEWER PROJECTS? YES. SO PUTTING THOSE EXPENDITURES FOUND TO BE FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE REQUIRED OR SUITABLE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 
          SO IF THE BOARD MAKES THOSE FINDINGS THAT THAT Y'ALL PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR A A NEW SEWER LINE OR AN ENHANCED CAPACITY SEWER LINE THAT WOULD HELP BRING IN NEW DEVELOPMENT OR ALLOW BUSINESSES TO EXPAND, THEN YOU COULD DO SO. THIS GETS A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC. CAN A TYPE D CORPORATION FUND RESIDENTIAL SEWER PROJECTS AND THIS GETS A LITTLE MORE GRAY. 
          THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESSED THIS BASICALLY SAID THAT IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT GOING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA WOULD PROMOTE OR DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESSES. BUT IF THE 
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BOARD COULD MAKE THAT FINDING, IT WOULDN'T BE PROHIBITED. SO IF THE BOARD LOOKED AT IT AND YOU COULD JUSTIFY THAT, IT WOULD PROMOTE OR DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS, YOU COULD EVEN DO A RESIDENTIAL SEWER PROJECT OR WATER PROJECT. THIS PARTICULAR OPINION JUST ADDRESSED THE SEWER PROJECT. BUT AS THE AG STATED, THAT'S PROBABLY HIGHLY UNLIKELY. BUT IF YOU COULD, IF YOU COULD DEFEND IT, YOU COULD DO IT. ANOTHER QUESTION CAME BEFORE THE AG. CAN YOU FIND STREET AND OR SEWER PROJECT FOR VACANT LAND? THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LOOKED AT A QUESTION FROM LAKE JACKSON AND THEY UPHELD OR AGREED THAT FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD TO SERVICE AN UNDEVELOPED COMMERCIALLY ZONED PROPERTY THAT PROVIDED ACCESS TO THAT PROPERTY, WOULD PROMOTE NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 
          SO THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE AG FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INTERPRETATION. PUBLIC PARKS, YOU CAN FIND PUBLIC PARKS, AND THAT INCLUDES THE LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, EXPENDITURES, IMPROVEMENTS FOUND BY THE BOARD TO BE REQUIRED OR SUITABLE FOR THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S SPORTS, EVEN SOME TOURISTS AND CONVENTION TYPE PURPOSES. SO YOU HAVE A PRETTY WIDE LEEWAY IN THIS. JUST ANOTHER ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION. THEY LOOKED AT SONORA EDC AND THEY WERE. THE AG AGREED THAT THEY COULD USE FUNDING TO PROVIDE FOR A MAJOR BIRDING CENTER, SO THAT THAT WAS A ALLOWABLE. I THREW THIS IN HERE JUST BECAUSE IN THE EVENT YOU EVER DO HOLD THAT ELECTION TO USE SOME SALES TAX, YOU CAN USE IT FOR PAYMENT. THE SALES TAX PROCEEDS CAN INCLUDE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING COSTS OF A PROJECT. JUST RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. SO YOU CAN ALSO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RETAILERS OR NEW RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY THROUGH TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE, JOB TRAINING CLASSES. SOME OF THOSE PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES. AND THEN THERE'S SOME SECTIONS THAT GET A LITTLE MORE NUANCED IN HOW THEY ARE APPLIED, BUT IT CAN BE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF AND EXPANSION OF RETAIL TYPE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. 
          PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS. THAT IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT EDC'S ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE WHEN YOU FIND A PROJECT THAT YOU WANT TO FUND. SO YOU HAVE TO ENTER INTO THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, AND IT HAS TO CONTAIN CERTAIN PROVISIONS THAT IF IT IS A PRIMARY JOB AGREEMENT, THEN YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE THAT SCHEDULE OF PAYROLL AND JOBS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CREATED OR RETAINED, THE SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO BE MADE BY THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. AND YOU HAVE TO SPECIFY THE TERMS FOR ANY REPAYMENT. IF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DOESN'T MEET PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE AGREEMENT. SO YOU ARE ABLE TO RECAPTURE IF IF THEY DEFAULT. JUST TO NOTE, ERIC WILL PROBABLY BE THE ONE THAT WILL BE TASKED WITH THIS, BUT I'LL HAVE TO FILE A REPORT TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE EVERY YEAR BY APRIL 1ST. IF YOU DON'T, THEY CAN. THEY CAN FIND YOU $200. THE COMPTROLLER IS IS REQUIRED TO THEN REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT THAT REPORT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED ANNUALLY. AND JUST A COUPLE OTHER TOOLS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE AS AN EDC. AND THESE ARE USUALLY DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITIES. WITH YOUR CITY, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY FOR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS UNDER TEXAS TAX CODE. CHAPTER 312. THOSE CAN BE UP TO TEN YEARS ON YOUR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. 
          THERE'S SOME PROCEDURES THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, THE CITY TYPICALLY WOULD ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT PROVIDES FOR THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR TAX ABATEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS, DESIGNATING REINVESTMENT ZONES. AND IT DOES ALLOW OTHER TAXING UNITS TO BE PART OF THAT AGREEMENT. SO YOUR COUNTY OR SOME OF YOUR OTHER ENTITIES CAN JOIN IN ON THAT AS WELL. THAT'S THAT'S ONE TOOL. ANOTHER TOOL IS WHAT WE CALL 380 AGREEMENTS, WHICH ARE DONE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 380. THEY'RE VERY BROAD. THEY ALLOW GRANTS OR LOANS OF PUBLIC FUNDS. THEY USUALLY, AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE CITY WOULD NEED TO 
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ESTABLISH A PROGRAM. AND IT'S BASICALLY JUST A CRITERIA FOR THESE HAS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PUBLIC PURPOSE BEHIND IT CAN ONLY USE CURRENT FUNDS, HAS TO BE COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR CITY CHARTER. AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH ANY CITY BONDS OR GRANT DOCUMENTS. BUT THIS IS A BROAD TOOL BECAUSE THESE CAN BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH REEM12 FOR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. THESE CAN BE FOR SALES TAX ONLY OR SOME COMBINATION THEREOF. BUT THE THREE AGREEMENTS PRETTY BROAD JUST IF IF THE BOARD WANTS TO DEVELOP ITS OWN POLICY MOVING FORWARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY, THE FIRST ONE KIND OF APPLIES MORE TO A CITY THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR CITY JOBS. WELL, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, CLEANLINESS OF THE NATURAL AREAS, STREETS REPAIRED. YOU WANT TO USE YOUR INCENTIVE SPARINGLY SO THAT YOU'RE CONSTRUCTING DEALS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RECAPTURE FUNDS. YOU ALSO WANT TO USE CASH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. LEVERAGE OTHER SOURCES IN ONE WAY. IF YOU CAN FORGIVE SOME FEES, CAREFULLY USE LONG TERM ONGOING REVENUE GIVES, WHICH ARE BASICALLY YOUR TAX ABATEMENTS. 
          SO YOU WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN YOU USE THOSE. DON'T BE THE LENDER OF LAST RESORT AND ALWAYS NEGOTIATE FOR A DEAL. BUT DON'T BE AFRAID TO WALK AWAY IF IT'S REALLY NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE THEM. 
          SO MAINLY WHAT I'M CURIOUS IS, CAN YOU EMAIL US THIS SLIDESHOW SO THAT WE CAN DIGEST IT AND MAYBE WE CAN FIND ANOTHER? YEAH, IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY EXCITING. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WE CAN GO. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED TO FIND A FEW LITTLE FUNDING MECHANISMS HERE AND THERE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, TAKING ACTION ON SOME THINGS. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU WALKING US THROUGH IT. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE EDC IS AND WHAT IT WAS. IT'S DEFINITELY A THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT WE CAN DO NOW, WHICH IS AMAZING. BUT YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND SENDING THAT SLIDESHOW AND WE CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH IT, THAT'D BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL SEND IT TO ERIC AND THEN WE CAN GET IT TO YOU ALL. HOW ABOUT THAT? PERFECT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. YOU'RE WELCOME. AWESOME. OKAY, JUST SO WE CAN GET THROUGH EVERYTHING TODAY, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO BEFORE WE GET TO ITEM SEVEN IS I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ITEM EIGHT DISCUSSION OF BIKE TRAIL AND POTENTIAL NATURE PARK. THAT IS PART OF THE GRANT PHASE. 
          THE MCCOY CONSULTING GRANT APPLICATION. ITEM SIX AND WHAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER ON ITEM THREE WITH MCCOY CONSULTING REPORT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO THE THE CITY BOARD AND WE'LL PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN ALL LOOK AT THAT AND KIND OF 
          [IV.7. Discussion and possible action on partnership initiatives between Economic Development Corporation and the Golf Course Advisory Committee.]
DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND I'D LIKE TO END WITH ITEM SEVEN DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MR. GAGE, WE MADE IT TO YOU. WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE. COME ON UP AND TALK WITH US A LITTLE BIT. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE THE LAST ITEM. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. JUSTIN. NORMA. ERIC. 
          DAVID, JONATHAN, RUSSELL, DON. JEFF. AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKED ON, ALL OF US IN LOGOS, NEIGHBORS. SO IF YOU'LL EXCUSE MY INFORMALITY WITH FIRST NAMES, I HOPE THAT'S GREAT. WE ACTUALLY TRIED TO GET TOGETHER. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE INVOLVED AT THE TIME, A FEW MONTHS BACK ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WHAT WAS THEN EDC. AND WITH THE THE TRANSITION THAT EDC TO EDC WAS GOING THROUGH WITH SOME OTHER ISSUES ON OUR SIDE, WE JUST HAVEN'T JUMP STARTED THAT. I'M HERE TODAY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED TO TO REFRESH YOU WHEN WE PUT OUR WORK PLAN, THE, THE GCAC, WHEN WE PUT OUR WORK PLAN TOGETHER, IT WAS. WE DECIDED WE NEEDED TO HAVE IN ADDITION TO JUST TO DO ITEMS, WE NEEDED TO ESTABLISH A HIGH END GOAL. AND THAT GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY ALWAYS LOOK ON. THE GOLF COURSE IS A VALUABLE ASSET, NOT JUST ANOTHER COST THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO ABSORB. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH IS THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE DOWN PIECES OF WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL PIECES, IS THAT THE TAX BURDEN IS ESSENTIALLY ABSORBED ENTIRELY BY OUR CITIZENS. AND SO 
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ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO TRY AND SHIFT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT OFF OF THEM ONTO SOMEBODY ELSE PAYING THE BILL IS A REAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THE GOLF COURSE IS ONE OF THE FEW ASSETS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ACTUALLY HAS THE ABILITY TO DRAW SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS FROM OUTSIDE IN. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT THEY JUST AREN'T GOING TO BRING PEOPLE FROM CEDAR PARK ALL THE WAY OUT HERE, OR EVEN ROUND ROCK OR MARBLE FALLS. THE GOLF COURSE CAN DO THAT. IN FACT, IT'S WELL ON ITS WAY AT THIS POINT TO DOING IT AT LEAST 50%, AND I BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS CLOSER TO 60. NOW HAVE TO DEFER TO MISTER GREG ON THAT TO CONFIRM THAT NUMBER, BUT 50 TO 60% OF THE PLAY RIGHT NOW IS BY NON LOCAL VISTA RESIDENTS. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS FIND WAYS TO BUILD ON THAT, TO BRING MORE OF THOSE OUTSIDE DOLLARS IN. AND AS WE TALKED AMONG OURSELVES, WE FELT LIKE IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE DO INDIVIDUALLY AS THE GCAC, THAT THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ENTITIES, CITY ENTITIES, AND DEVELOP SOME SYNERGIES IN THE EFFORTS THAT WE DO. AND THE FIRST ONE THAT OF COURSE, JUMPED OUT TO US IS WHAT COULD WE DO WITH EDC NOW EDC, TO WORK TOGETHER, TO PARTNER TOGETHER TO FIND WAYS TO BRING IN MORE OF THOSE OUTSIDE DOLLARS AS THEY RELATE TO THE GOLF COURSE. I'M HERE TODAY TO BASICALLY ASK YOU, WE'D LIKE TO GET STARTED. 
          WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO PARTNER WITH US IF IF YOU DO, IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, WHAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT MAYBE YOU PUT TOGETHER A STANDING SUBCOMMITTEE OF 2 OR 3 MEMBERS THAT COULD PARTNER WITH THE GROUP. MIKE MCDONALD. UNFORTUNATELY, MIKE CAN BE EITHER DAVE, MIKE MCDONALD MYSELF, AND WE START TO COME UP WITH THOSE IDEAS THAT WE CAN TARGET AND REALLY WORK ON OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE PITCH TODAY. 
          AGAIN, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LETTING ME VISIT WITH YOU, GAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THAT I, I AGREE IT'S, I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE. AND I THINK A SUBCOMMITTEE OF SOME KIND THAT CAN COMMUNICATE MAKES SENSE TO ME. NOW, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS NORMA. HOW DOES THAT WORK NOW WITH APPROACHING HAVING A QUORUM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT CAN WE HAVE MAYBE TWO MEMBERS AND THEN DEVELOP SOME ADDITIONAL THREE. OKAY, THREE AND THEN MAYBE BRING SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL PEOPLE IN ON IT, CITIZENS OR WHATNOT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE OR WE JUST KEEP IT SMALLER? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN YOUR OPINION? WHAT THE BOARD WOULD DO WOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE IF YOU DO NOT. I WAS JUST LOOKING RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF YOU COULD TAKE ACTION. IF YOU DO, YOU WOULD NAME THOSE MEMBERS AND YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON THAT. THE OTHER, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO NAME THE MEMBERS TODAY, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT BE ON THE NEXT. GO AHEAD AND BRING IT BACK FORWARD AT THE NEXT MEETING. THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN ALWAYS MEET WITH THE GOLF COURSE IF THERE'S MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO UP TO THREE MEMBERS. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IF YOU DO MEET PRIOR TO FORMING AN OFFICIAL SUBCOMMITTEE, THAT YOU DO FORMALIZE IT, OR THE MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE GOLF COURSE, THAT THEY GO AHEAD AND AND BECOME PART OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE COMING FORWARD? DOES THAT GIVE YOU ENOUGH INFORMATION? YES. USUALLY WE TRY NOT TO DO IT. MORE THAN SEVEN PEOPLE, SOMETIMES FIVE, SOMETIMES SEVEN, DEPENDING ON WHAT HOW MANY MEMBERS OF THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE WOULD BE ON THAT. AND THEN Y'ALL CAN DECIDE FROM THERE. IF YOU NEED ANOTHER MEMBER IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD. I WOULD LIKE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE PUSH THE VOTE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO. I'M SURE. JOHN, YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED, I WOULD. OH YOU WOULD. OKAY. WE'VE GOT NOW WE HAVE FOUR. SO WE HAVE TO. YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD MODIFY THAT TO SORT OF A GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK WITH OUTSIDE ENTITIES, BECAUSE 
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I THINK WE HAVE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TOO. SO I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. BUT NOT JUST NOT JUST FOCUSED ON GOLF, BUT A GENERALIZED COMMITTEE. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT THE GENERALIZED COMMITTEE ON OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I'D LOVE FOR MYSELF AND RUSS AND JOHN TO MEET WITH YOU AND WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD AS WELL, IN THE WEEKS TO COME, SO THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS AND HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM YOU AND BRING SOMETHING BACK SO THAT WE CAN START CREATING THAT PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL THING TO DO. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. YES. FIND A CONVENIENT PLACE AND TIME AND GET THINGS ROLLING. SOUNDS GREAT, I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT, OF COURSE, MISS NORMA. SORRY. FORGIVE ME. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT AS IT RELATES IN WITH GAUGE HERE. BEING THAT THE EDC DOES NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE ANY SALES TAX REVENUE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED. THERE'S NO WAY TO RAISE THAT HERE. SO I WAS LOOKING UP SOME OF THE FUNDRAISING, AND I WILL BE ASKING KRISTINA IF SHE COULD PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT KIND OF FUNDRAISING AND HOW THAT ALLOCATION OCCURS. BUT WHAT I'M SEEING RIGHT HERE IS THAT, Y'ALL, YOU CAN DO A JOINT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY. THE MONEY WOULD NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED IN TERMS OF A PROJECT THAT THAT MONEY WOULD GO TO. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL UNDERSTOOD THAT. SO THERE IS THAT DOES LEND CREDENCE DOWN TO NOT ONLY HAVING A A GOLF EDC SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, BUT ALSO A GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE AT LARGE TO LOOK AT OTHER EFFORTS. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. DON, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THERE? NO. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, I'M GONNA GO OVER TO ERIC. THERE YOU GO. SO I THINK THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION. AND WHEN WE WERE NOT EDC ABOUT THE TIME AND THE MEETING AND THE DATE. SO CURRENTLY WE STILL HEARD THE TRANSITION TO EDC AT 4:00 ON TUESDAYS. NOW IF YOU WANT TO BRING THAT BACK UP, YOU NEED TO PUT AGENDAS THAT AND MAKE THAT AGENDA ITEM. OF COURSE, THAT WOULD DEPEND ON OTHER COMMITTEES, AVAILABILITY OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND STAFF AVAILABILITY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. DULY NOTED. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BRING THIS MEETING TO ADJOURNMENT.
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