[SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 5:30 PM]
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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S 5 32, AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO ORDER MR GARCIA, WHERE YOU HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR US, PLEASE.
BECAUSE MISS MISS WALKER AMONG THIS. ROLE. GOMEZ JUST LET US KNOW THAT HE'S ON HIS WIFE. ERIN, RONNIE TO DO BETTER. THEN THIS STILL HERE? SABRINA WALKER ATLANTIS. SENTENCE. EDDIE GARZA PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN
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IN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG? I WOULD LIKE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE REPUBLIC FOR[00:05:03]
WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. THE LITTLE AND JUSTICE DRAW. WOULD YOU CERTIFY FIRST? MR GUYS SAID[2. CERTIFICATIONOFPUBLICNOTICE]
THAT WE GAVE THE ADEQUATE NOTICE. YES MA'AM. THE NOTICE OF OUR MEETING WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE. THANK YOU. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND I KNOW I THINK WE HAVE, UM OMAR BY PHONE. DO WE NOT? YES WE DID.YES GREAT. SO REGARDING THAT AGENDA ITEM A UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF BOARD MEMBERS OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN AN AGENDA ITEM. THE MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT OR INTERESTING AGENDA ITEM. REMEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICT TO DISCLOSE? I HAVE ONE THAT I'M NOT SURE IT'S ACTUALLY A CONFLICT, BUT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE ON IT, AND IT IS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. UH IT IS THE RENEWAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH U T R G V. OKAY OKAY. AND I LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY PERSONAL INTEREST. BUT I KNOW THAT THAT DEPARTMENT THAT DOES THAT WORK DOES REPORT TO ME, SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAINED FROM THAT VOTE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL
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RIGHT. DIRECTORS REPORT. WAIT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. JACKIE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY?[4. PUBLICCOMMENTS]
ALL RIGHT. DIRECTORS REPORT. HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE SEE OVER THE LAST MONTH. UM IN YOUR PACKAGE.YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LABOR MARKET. THE LATEST LABOR MARKET REPORT IS FOR AUGUST 2023. EDINBURGH HAD EXPERIENCED A 5.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUGUST. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT COMPARED TO LAST MONTH WERE ACTUALLY 1/10 OF A PERCENT DOWN. UM, SO THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR LABOR FORCE OR CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE VERSUS LAST YEAR, IT ACTUALLY GREW BY OVER ALMOST 2000 PEOPLE, SO OUR LABOR FORCE IS CONTINUING TO GROW AND OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUES TO STAY STEADY, IF NOT DROP A LITTLE BIT. SO THOSE ARE BOTH GOOD INDICATORS OF A STRONG LABOR MARKET. UH OTHER INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET INCLUDES AN UPDATE FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR I 69, TEXAS. ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. I'M IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST AND MOST HEAVILY WATCHED MEDIUM IF YOU WILL WE'VE GOT WELL OVER 13,000 PAGE FOLLOWERS AND WELL OVER 34,000
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AND FACEBOOK PAGE REACH, WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. COMMERCIAL PERMIT VALUES. CONSTRUCTION VALUES IN AUGUST FOR THE CITY FOR NEW COMMERCIAL PERMITS, THERE WAS ALMOST $3 MILLION IN NEW PERMITS. UH WE HAD SOME ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS AND THE COMMERCIAL WORLD OF 4.6 MILLION AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MULTI FAMILY ALSO ABOUT ALMOST $3 MILLION. SO SOME VERY GOOD NUMBERS. YEAR TO DATE IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS MONTH. WE HAD WELL OVER $27 MILLION IN VALUATION OF PERMITS. TO DATE THIS YEAR. WHERE OVER 305. MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS ABOUT $65 MILLION ABOVE LAST YEAR. SO WE HAVE A STRONG YEAR LAST YEAR, EVEN STRONGER SO FAR THIS YEAR.UM IN TERMS OF SUBDIVISIONS, RESIDENTIAL GROWTH CONTINUES TO REALLY BOOM IN EDINBURGH. WE'VE GOT 63 SUBDIVISIONS FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION REVIEW AND 67 PRELIMINARY VIEW. IF YOU ADD UP ALL THE NUMBER OF LOTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, EITHER IN REVIEW OR IN CONSTRUCTION, OR OR IN THE PROCESSING. IT'S WELL OVER 7700 LOTS, SO A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL GROWTH COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAD A QUESTION ON THAT. DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW THAT COMPARES TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES? AH NO, I DON'T OFFHAND, BUT WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION, BUT IT'S A VERY STRONG NUMBER. YEAH, NO, I KNOW. AND EVERY EVERY MONTH, I THINK WE SEE CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND SUBDIVISIONS AND ROOFTOPS HERE. I JUST WONDERED HOW WE COMPARED TO MAYBE YOU KNOW COMPARABLE CITIES OF MCALLEN MISSION OR I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION NEXT NEXT MEETING, BUT BUT WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM THEIR NUMBERS WERE EXCEEDING MOST OF MOST OF THE NUMBERS FROM ALL THE CITIES IN THE VALLEY. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT. SOMETIMES WHEN WHO ARE OUT THERE TALKING BUSINESS.
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IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND THE ACTUAL YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT FOR THE LAST HERE THEY WERE.THE DESTRUCTION AND I THINK THAT AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE OF THIS. WE CAN GATHER THAT. YEAH. TO TOUCH ON THAT. LAST TIME WE HAD . ALMOST HALF OF THIS EXPANSION AND LOTS THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE WERE RANKED AS THE FIFTH FASTEST GROWING IN THE STATE AND TALK TO THE NATION. I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY WITH THOSE NUMBERS AND FOR THE CITY SIDE.
WAIT. LET'S MAKE SURE AND KEEP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT UP TO DATE WITH OUR GROWTH. THAT'S A LOT OF HOMES. THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES A LOT OF NEED. THE CITY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE AWARE OF. AND PLANNING FOR THEIR SCHOOLS AND ALL THE EXPANSION. THANK YOU. UM SOME OF THE UPCOMING CONFERENCES THAT OR OF INTEREST TO US AS WHITE TEXAS SUMMIT COMING UP IN OCTOBER, ALSO THE TDC ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THERE'S A TEAM TEXAS ROAD SHOW IN OCTOBER THAT CARLOS WILL BE FEEL THAT IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER THAT CARLOS WILL BE ATTENDING AS WELL. UM WE DO HAVE A. CHAMBER EVENT COMING UP. IT'S CALLED PROSPERITY OUTLOOK. SO JUDGE RICHARD CORTEZ IS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HIS EFFORTS IN THE COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT SOME CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE PROSPERITY TASK FORCE THAT THEY HAVE. SO WE ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. WE DO HAVE A TABLE SET UP FOR US. AND THEN THE EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A FIVE K RUN AND WALK IN OCTOBER. 7TH, UM AND THEN UM THERE'S ALSO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY REAL ESTATE FORUM THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP THAT'S SPONSORED BY THE REAL GRAND VALLEY PARTNERSHIP. AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR OWN LIBRARY IS HAVING THOSE WEIRDOS VIOLENT EVENT ON OCTOBER 21ST, WHICH IS UM, PRETTY CLOSE TO THE OTHER LITTLE WHAT WAS STILL VERY APPROPRIATE AND REALLY EXCITING EVENT. MOST OF THE TIME. THERE'S ALL SORRY. UM THERE'S A WALK AND WALK AND RUN THIS SATURDAY AT MUNICIPAL PARK. AH IT'S FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. I YEP AND SO WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE HER OUT THERE. BUT IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED OR OF YOUR RUNNER, AND YOU WANT TO GO DO A SMALL FIVE K OR SOMETHING, BUT IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE. VERY GOOD. UM SOME OF THE UPDATES ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD RETAIL LIFE CARLOS WAS ABLE TO ATTEND. IT WAS HELD IN AUSTIN. SOME OF THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR PACKET, BUT HE DID, UM A LOT OF WORK IN IDENTIFIED OVER 20 LEADS AND PROSPECTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS REGION. AND OF COURSE HE DID. A IT'S A VERY QUICK SHOW. IT'S LIKE A FOUR OR FIVE HOURS SHOW. UM SO IT'S MEETING, GREET AND THEN JUST MOVE ON. UM BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE THERE BECAUSE THEY SEE THAT EDINBURGH IS, UM, PRESIDENT AND COMMITTED TO TRYING TO GROW OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND THEN HE ALSO WENT TO MONTEREY FOR CAFE FROM USA, WHICH WAS, UM GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF THE MEXICAN INVESTORS AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN AND. UM, WE ARE RESOURCE FOR THEM AS WELL. THIS WAS PUT ON BY THE U. S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I BELIEVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES THERE IN MONTEREY FOR GOOD EVENT AS WELL AS THE HOUSE, THE EVENT. DOUBLE. STEP UP, CARLOS, YOU LOOK JUST LIKE. KEYBOARD UM, THE EVENT WAS GREAT. IT WAS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO. WE WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY. UH CREATE BY A YES. SO IT WAS DELICIOUS. BUT THE EVENT WE HAD IT AT THE UNIVERSITY AUTONOMA IN MONTEREY. SO WE WERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY, THE AMERICAN CHAMBER AMONGST OTHER UNIVERSITIES THAT DDOS SO WITH THEIR I JUST WANNA I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS AMONGST WITH TWO PEOPLE WITH OUR MEMORY D C. THERE WAS OTHER ADCS AND EVERYBODY WAS COMING TO EDINBURGH. EVERYBODY WAS INTERESTED IN WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT EDINBURGH. AND THEY HAVE KNOWN HIM ABOUT A REGION AND IT WAS GREAT BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT CARMEN AND HELP THEM CONVERSE WITH EVERYBODY. SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT. WE I FOUND ABOUT 60 PROSPECTS THAT SPECIFICALLY KNOW ABOUT EDINBURGH AND THAT WANTED TO COME AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO TO GROW IN CITY FROM LOGISTICS
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MANUFACTURING, PRODUCE AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN MOVING. THAT THE ONE THAT LINDA FLYNN AND, UM PULL YOUR QUIROGA WENT FROM UT RGB. MR. CHAIRMAN YES, CORRECT TO BE ATTENDED THAT EVENT, AND THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED. SO AND I THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AND I'VE MENTIONED IT'S A DANCE. WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED SOFT GLOBAL LANDING, AND IT'S A IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HELPS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES WHEN THEY WANT TO LAND IN THE UNITED STATES SET UP A BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES, SO THIS HELPS THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO LAND THEIR BUSINESS. THEY HAD A LINE OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO ASKING FOR THAT PROGRAM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN COMING HERE, SO I THINK IT'S A VERY I WOULD RECOMMEND. YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE 02 BROWNSVILLE, NEAR THE PORTS.THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE WITH THE LNG AND ALL THAT. BUT THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME REALLY ALL THROUGHOUT WHEREVER THEY'RE NEAR A BRIDGE. UM SO WE DO OFFER THAT SERVICE AND WE WILL WORK WITH ANY COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CARLOS WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO SEE IF WE CAN GET WE EVENTS LIKE THIS. IN MEXICO AS WELL HERE, THE UNITED STATES.
REPORT WHEN YOU GO OUT ON ON, YOU KNOW, FUN POTENTIAL. PEOPLE THAT WE CAN SPEAK. I KNOW YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT PROSTATE. IN A WAY. IF WE WANT TO DO SOME FOLLOW UP. WE CAN ALSO SEE WHAT THE FOLLOW UP IS. AND WE KNOW YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD ME THOSE 50 POTENTIAL. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO REPORT IT TO WHO OODLES PEOPLE ARE NOW WE CAN FOLLOW UP. AND WE ARE ACTUALLY GENERATING THAT REPORT. WE HAVE A LIST OF PROSPECTS WITH ALL THE NAMES AND WHAT THEY THEIR NECKS , SO THAT WAY WE CAN GO IN AND TARGET THEM AND WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN OURSELVES. WE WERE GOING TO ALSO SHOW THAT. HAVING THE MORNING CONFERENCE THE DAY BEFORE I SCHEDULED THREE MEETINGS WITH PROSPECTS THAT WERE OVER THERE ALREADY THAT WANTED TO MEET TO TALK ABOUT GROWTH IN EDINBURGH.
YEAH CARLOS RED. I'M GLAD WE'VE BEEN RIDDELL. GLAD WE SAID SOMEBODY OVER THERE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTING OUR NAME OUT THERE AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF WITH WHAT ROMNEY WAS SAYING.
I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD THE CIA REPORT. SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CATCHES OUR EYE OR SOMETHING, WE'VE HEARD THAT WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON WE COULD DO FOLLOW UP. MAYBE, YOU KNOW, INVITE HIM OVER HERE OR MEET HIM HALFWAY, UM SO THAT WE COULD PURSUE SOME OF THOSE IN YOUR IN YOUR EXPERIENCE THERE. WHAT WAS THE OVERALL THEME OF EDINBURGH? WHAT WAS THE QUESTIONS? WHAT DO THEY KNOW? WHAT DO THEY NOT KNOW WHAT? WHAT'S THE OVERALL FUEL? OF COURSE. MR COUNCIL MEMBER. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THEY ASKED ABOUT WAS LOGISTICS. A LOT OF THE COMPANIES THAT WERE COMING OVER HERE. THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN COME OVER HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF THEIR STUFF IS IN THE NORTH. COMPANIES THAT YOUR AREA TO THE NORTH DIRECTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH CUSTOMS ENVIRONMENT DEAL WITH OTHER PROBLEMS AT THE BORDER THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SO A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WERE WE KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LAND. AND WHAT DO WE GET THERE? GET THERE. AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE GROWTH AND THE YOU KNOW, UNDER CONVERSATION EARLIER WITH RODEL AND VERONICA, UM THE FIELD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THAT OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH WANT TO BE CLOSE TO THE BORDER? BUT WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT'S COMING THE LOOPS COMING FROM THE BORDER. LIGHTING STREET IN EDINBURGH. I THINK THAT POINT IS MUTE. WE NEED TO HIT ALL THOSE CORPORATIONS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA COME STRAIGHT FROM THE BORDER TO INTERSTATE. IT'S GOING TO BE NORTH, WHERE THERE'S PLENTY OF LAND, HOPEFULLY, DEVELOPMENT WITH THE AIRPORT. AND IT WILL MAKE US A MAJOR PLAYER AND ALL THAT.
THEY WERE NOT GOING. THAT WAS THERE, BOOM. YEAH YEAH, WE'RE ALREADY IN A BOOM. SO IMAGINE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE'LL AND I KNOW BRIDAL AND I ATTENDED THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL HAD A THEY'RE LIKE A THINK TANK. THEY HAD A MEETING ONE MORNING THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER OF MINUTES BUT CERTAIN NUMBER OF MINUTES THAT YOU SAVE AT THE BRIDGE IS GOING TO EQUAL, YOU KNOW, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE ECONOMY, RIGHT? UM AND THEN THEY WERE LOOKING AT NEXT STEPS. THE PROBLEM, I THINK IS GETTING CONGRESS TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT FASTER. BUILDING MORE LANES, WILLIAM, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING THE BRIDGE IS HAVING THE IMAGE OF
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THE BORDER IMPROVED. ALL OF THAT IS IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS RIGHT? AND WE TALKED ABOUT GOVERNMENT LOBBYING ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR TWO, BUT I DO THINK THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THESE THESE DIRECT ROUTES, UH AND IF WE IMPROVE HOW FAST WE CAN GET THAT WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE BUSINESS. COMING HERE TO THE U.S SIDE EVENT WAS ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE PRESENTING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR BUDGET. A SO NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU, CARLOS. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO DO AS FAR AS MENTIONING UNDER THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT IS THAT SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. NOW I GUESS TWO WEEKENDS AGO, UM, VERY WELL ATTENDED. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS YET FROM OUR CITY STAFF, BUT ONCE WE DO, WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL. YEAH I KNOW HE WAS GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE. I THINK A REPORT RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE CONTRIBUTION AND WHAT'S THE R O I ON IT, I THINK , BUT THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
SABRINA YOU LOOK REAL SHARP THERE NEXT TO VALENTE AND DAN, TOO. GOOD. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
HOPE HOPE DAN BROUGHT US A CAT FROM LA BAMBA. UM YOU KNOW, BUT I DIDN'T MEET RICHIE. UM I REALLY WANTED TO MEET BOB LOW. BOB WOULD LOVE TO SEE BOB. UM SICK THAT DAY, SO A COUPLE OF POINTERS ON ON THE BULLET POINTS THAT I THAT I SAID THERE THIS WAS THE NINTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL RIGHT ABOUT ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY. UM FILM FESTIVAL RECEIVED A RECORD BREAKING 206 SUBMISSIONS. REPRESENTING 19 COUNTRIES. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED OVER 65 FILMS. WHICH TWITTERING MARKET WAS OVERWHELMING, OVERWHELMING PARTICIPATION FROM STUDENTS AND YOUNG FILMMAKERS. THERE WAS OVER 20 FILMS SHOWCASED AT THE FESTIVAL. OUR HOTELS WERE FILLED 50 FILMMAKERS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE TRAVELED FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES. MEXICO, CANADA TO BE HERE WITH US. JUST SOME OF THE NUMBERS SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SUPPORTING THAT EVENT. IT DOES BRING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO OUR AREA. JUST BEING THERE SO MANY PEOPLE SAID. THEY'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL FILM FESTIVALS. AND THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THIS ONE. THEY'RE IMPRESSED WITH THE COLLABORATION . A LOT OF PEOPLE MET FOLKS THERE THAT THEY CAME BACK AND PRESENTED THEIR FILMS THIS YEAR.
UM, NEXT YEAR IT'S GONNA BE 1/10 ANNUAL, SO WE HAD OUR ACTUALLY EARLIER WHEN I SAID I'M STILL HERE, I MEANT BECAUSE I HAD A PROJECT UPDATE TODAY. SO I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 11 30 WENT RIGHT AROUND AND CAME BACK. BUT A CENTER PROJECTED DATE IS MAY 2024 SO HOPEFULLY, OUR 10TH ANNUAL WILL BE 10 10. YOUR FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE IN THE CENTER SO THE GEAR UP AND MAKE IT GOOD. MARINA ASSISTANT CITY MAGIC ON TO GO ON WITH DANCE. I DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE GOOD NEWS TODAY. BUT WE'RE PREDICTING TO BE 4 TO 5 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. GR EQUIPMENT.
OUTLOOK LOOKS GOOD TO BE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THAT'S WHERE WE'LL AND THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, THE ESTELLE UM OPENING WAS VERY NICE , VERY HEARTFELT FOR THE FAMILY. ALSO, THAT'LL BLOW YOUR FAMILY AND WE HAD OUR FIRST EVENT YESTERDAY. WE HAD THE OPENING THE VOLLEYBALL AT IT WAS IF YOU PASSED BY THERE IF YOU GOT TO GOT BY FOR A LITTLE BIT AFTER HOURS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE GOING. SO I'LL BE BACK WITH THE UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE CONTRACT. I JUST TO GET FINAL APPROVAL ON ON WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED. YEAH I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT RODEL. I DIDN'T SEE A TOOL IN THE REPORT AND I WISH WE HAD SOME PICTURES. ALSO REALLY NICE THERE. VERY NICE OF THEM, INCLUDING THE NEXT ONE. UM AND THE OTHER THING ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT WITHOUT MENTIONING THE BUSINESSES, BUT ANY CONFIRMATION ON POSSIBLE MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. AND. THIS AREA CONFIRMATION YET, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THE BOARD KNOWS THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROSPECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL BE IN DALLAS FOR TML AND WE ASKED FOR DODO TO REACH OUT SO WE CAN YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW AND EXPRESSED THE INTEREST. WE HAVEN'T HAVING THEM IN OUR CITY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT. A BOARD MEMBER OF ROLAND GOMEZ HAS JOINED US. OKAY THAT'S IT FOR THE REPORT. YES, MA'AM. THANK REGULAR. ITEMS IS THAT TIME OF
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THE YEAR AGAIN. SIX A ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THIS IS A ONE YEAR TERM, RIGHT? YES ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, UM, SEPTEMBER. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING. SO EVERY SEPTEMBER THERE ARE OFFICER ELECTIONS, SO IT'S FOUR POSITIONS ARE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. UM THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON HOW MANY TIMES A PERSON MAY SERVE. IN A SINGLE POSITION. SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE STILL A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, YOU CAN SERVE IN THAT SAME POSITION OR IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. IT'S UP TO THE WILL OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY MOTIONS? UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE FIRST. MOST INDIANS LIKE TO MOTION TO HAVE OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT REMAIN IS PRESENT FOR ME. SECOND APPRECIATE THAT GUYS. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND I WILL AGREE TO SERVE ONE MORE TERM. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE CHANGE AND TO LET PEOPLE KIND OF CIRCULATE AROUND . BUT I'M HAPPY TO DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT BOAT?[A.REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS]
OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES VICE PRESIDENT MR GOMEZ IS THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT. DO WE HAVE ANY EMOTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT? POSITION WOULD LIKE TO AT THE MOMENT, MAKE A MOTION. TWO. HAVE MR OLDER SEND THIS SERVICE OR VICE PRESIDENT. SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE.[Election of Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.]
RECENT. THIS IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT. SECRETARY CURRENTLY WE HAVE MR RONNIE RIVERA AS OUR SECRETARY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP MR RUBEN RIVERA IS SECRETARY ACTUALLY ACTUALLY IS. THE CURRENT SECRETARY IS OUR SECRET CURRENT SECRETARY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MR RIVER IS SECRETARY. I'LL SECOND KATE AND WE GOT A SECOND EMOTIONAL SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, AYE. OKAY? AND TREASURER. AS OF TODAY, RONNIE IS THE TREASURER.HE COULD SERVE BOTH. OKAY WE HAVE ANY EMOTION LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION. FRUSTRATED. GOT SOME SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I IT'S OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT A NEW SLATE. I GUESS I WILL BE PRESIDENT RAUL RESENDEZ , VICE PRESIDENT RONNIE DAVITA SECRETARY, AND EDDIE GARCIA, TREASURER. CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN. ALRIGHT. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ONLY DOCTOR FOR HIS TERM. YOU GUYS CAN GET EVERYBODY SPEAK INTO THE MIC FOR THE FOR THE RECORDINGS LIKE TO THANK, BROADEN FOR HIS TERM AS VICE PRESIDENT. HE'S DONE GREAT JOB AND REPRESENT US. AND I KNOW THAT HE INDICATED TO ME THAT HE WAS ALL FOR THERE BEING OTHER PEOPLE SERVED IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. AND APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS. YES, SIR. THAT IS TRUE. IT'S ALWAYS I WOULD SAY THANK YOU, UH AS VICE PASS. 5% YEAH, YEAH. SO YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS, BUT YOU KNOW, I DO FEEL THAT THAT WE NEED TO FOR THIS POOR TO SUCCEED AND TO MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE PEOPLE INVOLVED SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK. RUDE. THANK YOU. YEAH WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M JUST SAYING THAT YOU WERE LUCKY THAT VERONICA DIDN'T MISS HIM ANY MEETINGS. SO YOU WERE LUCKY IN THAT SENSE? YEAH THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. AND NO, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE REMAINING ON THIS BOARD SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT GUIDANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY UM, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE FOR ALL THIS. 9 2023 AND AUGUST 28 2023. IF EVERYBODY HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES?
[B. ConsiderapprovalofMinutesforBoardMeetingsheldonAugust9,2023andAugust28,2023.]
OKAY SECOND BY MS WALKER HERNANDEZ ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS APPROVED.[C. ConsiderapprovaloftheEdinburgEconomicDevelopmentCorporation'sInvestmentPolicy.]
OKAY ITEMS SEE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY. SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THIS INVESTMENT POLICY IS, UM WE I MEAN, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. THE INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IS THE ONE THAT THE CITY HAS SINCE WE USED THE CITY[00:30:04]
SERVICES. UH THEIR POLICY WAS OUR POLICY WHEN WE WERE ALL ONE. SINCE WE'VE SEPARATED NOW WE HAVE TO GET OUR OWN POLICY, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT POLICY HERE AND WE ARE USING THE TEMPLATE OF THE CITY'S. IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BEYOND NOTICE IN THERE BECAUSE I HAD THIS QUESTION FOR MR GARZA WAS IT MENTIONED THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THAT WILL BE THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, BECAUSE THEY WE STILL CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. CORRECT. SO THE POLICY IS A MIRROR OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IS WHERE THE INVESTMENT OFFICERS IT DOES REFER TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY'S POLICY. SO INSTEAD UM. THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE IS STILL THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. ON THE CITY SIDE AND MYSELF. LIKE THAT. THIS ISN'T WORK WITH NOT JUST SAY THE CITY'S UPGRADER DOWNGRADED DISASTER. WE WILL BE MIRRORED. TO THAT REPORTER.DOWNWARD MOBILITY. IN TERMS OF OUR BOND RADIO. UM. TYPICALLY THEY'RE LOOKING AT OUR FINANCIALS INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE WE ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY. WE HAVE THE SAME. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE THE SAME INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. RIGHT. SEPARATE THE SAME THAT THAT DOES THAT CHANGE ANYTHING? NO, IT DOESN'T. MOST OF MOST OF OUR INVESTMENTS ARE IN TECH START, SO IT'S A PUBLIC INVESTMENT POOL. IF YOU WILL, OTHER THAN TEXT ARE WE DO HAVE SOME MONIES AND BACK IN NEW YORK MELLON. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ARE OPERATING FUNDS ARE WITH TEXAS NATIONAL BANKING. AND WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT FOR BEDS IF WE WANTED TO. LOOK AT WE DO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAIN GOAL OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE PRINCIPLE. SURE SO UM. FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM IS A CONSERVATIVE POLICIES. DID EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CONTENT OF THE POLICY. I LOOKED THROUGH IT. IT LOOKED FINE. I JUST HAD THAT ONE PARTICULAR QUESTION ON THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND HE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. IT'S A THERE WAS A YES, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CORPORATE CORPORATIONS. INVESTMENT POLICY IS PRESENTED. OKAY GOT A MOTION TO GET A 2ND 2ND. ALL IN FAVOR.
SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. THE INVESTMENT POLICIES APPROVED. NOW THE. THE STAFFING
[D. ConsiderapprovaloftheFiscalYear2023-2024StaffingServicesAgreementbetweentheCityof Edinburg and Edinburg Economic Development Corporation.]
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EDINBURGH ITEM D. SO UM, THIS LIKE MODIFICATION. UM. THE STACKING SERVICES AGREEMENT BASICALLY ALLOWS THIS ONE ALLOWS FOR A CURE PERIOD IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE AND THE CITY, UM IN TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITY. UM THERE WAS A TYPO HERE. I DO. IN THE BLUE LINE, IF YOU WILL, BUT WE CORRECTED THAT TYPE OF AS WELL.REMEMBER WHERE IT'S AT. IT'S ON. IT'S ON PAGE TWO OF IT ON THE SECOND LINE OF IT S RESPONSIBILITY. CONFLICTS CONTINUE PAST THE CURE, PERIOD AND RESULT IN MATERIAL LOSS OR HARDSHIP TO THE MAY TERMINATE SERVICES. UM IT SHOULD BE, IF REASONABLE CONFLICTS RIGHT PAST THE SECURE PERIOD. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE HAVE A CONFLICT THE CITY. WE HAVE 30 DAYS TRY TO RESOLVE IT. AND IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE IN THAT TIME WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. AND I WILL NOTE THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY KIND OF COMPLEX. NOT THAT THERE ARE MANY. AND THIS IS A, UM IT'S CONTRACT RIGHT? YES YES, IT'S RENEWED EVERY YEAR, OKAY? STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THE WITH THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE , UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STAFFING SERVICES AGREEMENT? BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IS PRESENTED. OKAY MOTION SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION IS
[E. ConsiderapprovaloftheEdinburgEconomicDevelopmentCorporation'srenewaloftheUTRGV Technical Assistance Contract for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.]
APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT THE RENEWAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH U T R G. V. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT, UM I DON'T KNOW THAT TECHNICALLY , THERE'S A REAL CONFLICT, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE. ROLAND, SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OVER OH,[00:35:02]
I'M SORRY. WE GOT A NEW VICE PRESIDENT. WHAT AM I SAYING? YEAH. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS RENEWAL. OF THE U.T R G V TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024.
UM. BY THE U T. R G B DATA CENTER AND SIGNED MULTI PARTY IS BASICALLY, UM, ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. THEY DO SOME MARKET ANALYSIS AS WELL. THEY DO SOME REVIEW OF PROSPECTS IF WE WANT THEM TO GET INTO THE PROSPECTS THEMSELVES. THEY EVEN HELP US WITH LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF DATA MINING AND DATA DATA GATHERING, UM AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT TIMES THAT WE USE THEM TO PROVIDE US WITH LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, DIFFERENT TYPES THAT THEY ANALYZE OUR PROJECTS AND GIVE US BACK THOSE STUDIES THAT WE LOOK AT AND LEAN TOWARDS WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS. UM THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. IT ALLOWS US 120 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THAT IF WE HAVE TO, FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING , UM BUT $15,000 A YEAR IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE BEEN BUDGETING. IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED ITEM. UM IT'S A GOOD SERVICE FOR US. I THINK LOOK AT, UM WE'LL BE USING THEM MORE OFTEN. UM WE DO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE LIKE BUXTON TO DO SOME OF THAT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY DUPLICATING EFFORTS, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT BUXTON LATER, BUT I DON'T I'M NOT RECOMMENDING BUXTON TO CONTINUE. IT'S A MORE EXPENSIVE SOFTWARE AND ACTUALLY. SIZE GROUP AND ACTUALLY PROVIDE US TO THAT SAME INFORMATION. FOR A LOT LESS. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE APPROVE THE $15,000 A YEAR CONTRACT. IS IT? THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CONTRACTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO START TAKING A LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. UH IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE WITH REGARDS TO SUCCESS IS THAT WE HAVE WITH AGREEMENTS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC SUCCESSES. YOU KNOW WHAT? BECAUSE OF THIS CONTRACT, WE WERE ABLE OR IT HELPED US GET THIS PARTICULAR PROSPECT. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE START LOOKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WITH WITH REGARDS TO TYPE OF AGREEMENTS THAT WE GET. ROGER. WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WE, UM DID WE GO ABOUT I MAKE A MOTION. TO APPROVE THE UTV U T R G V TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR OF, SIR. SURPRISE I'M NOT USED TO THE ROLE GOT GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB IN ROME IS PROBABLY GOING LIKE YEAH. NOT EASY. OKAY SO WE HAD THE NEXT ONE ALREADY. YEAH.
THERE YOU GO. WE HAD SIX IN FAVOR OF ONE EXTENSION THAT THAT ONE PASSES, OKAY? SO, UM ITEM. G
[F. ConsiderapprovalofResolutionNo.2023-01EDCsupportingUTRGV'sgrantapplicationfora Federal Recompete Grant.]
WHICH IS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE . I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. ITEM F THIS IS OH, YES, OF COURSE. THIS IS THE FEDERAL RE COMPETE GRANTS . SO THIS IS A GRANT AND I AND THIS ONE, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS IS A ACTUALLY VERY GREAT IT IS A VERY LARGE FEDERAL GRANT THAT COULD BE UP TO $50 MILLION . THAT WOULD HELP TO PUT PEOPLE INTO JOBS. THE IDEA OF THE RE COMPETE GRANT IS TO TAKE FIRST TO ASSESS I GUESS THE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OUT THERE THAT ARE HIGH PAYING JOBS. YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST $16.47. I THINK FOR JOB AND TO GET, UM AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS PLACED INTO THOSE JOBS AND THEN LOOKING AT FUTURE JOBS AND, UM, TRYING TO GET THE ALL OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ED, WHICH ARE ALL ON BOARD ON THIS GRANT TO USE TO, UM I GUESS EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS TO FILL THE JOBS THAT ARE WE THINK ARE GOING TO COME INTO THIS AREA. UH AND SO IT MIGHT BE A TECHNICAL, UM, YOU KNOW DEGREE MIGHT BE A TWO YEAR DEGREE OR FOUR YEAR DEGREE. UH AND SO THE GRANT IS ONE THAT I THINK IT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS A REGION JOINING IN ON. I KNOW THE L. RGB DC, SIGNED OFF ON IT. RESOLUTION CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN DOING IT.ALSO. TO JOIN IN ON THAT GRANT TO SHOW THAT AS A REGION WHERE UNITED ON THIS GROUND YEAH, SO
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THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT. IT ALSO HAS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS ALL INCLUDED IN THERE, SO IT IS IN THE LAST 25 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS KIND OF BUSINESS. THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE SEEN THAT LARGER GRANT AND THAT LARGER GROUP ACTUALLY JOINED TO TRY TO GET THIS THIS AWARD. SO, UM, IT'S A IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. UM AND WE HOPE THAT WE DO WELL, BUT WE NEED EVERYBODY SUPPORT AND SO WRONG.GARZA IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY SIGNS IN THEIR RESOLUTIONS AND SENTENCE OUR SUPPORT LETTERS OF SUPPORT. SO THEY ARE ASKING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AS WELL AS THE EDINBURGH BDC TO SEND IN EITHER A LETTER OF SUPPORT OR SIGN OFF ON THIS RESOLUTION. AND RECOMMENDING STANDING OFF ON THIS RESOLUTION IMPROVING DOWN EMOTIONAL PROOF. SO I CAN PROVE IN A SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. SUBMITTED AND SIGNED BY BOARD AND SECRETARY, OKAY? ALRIGHT NOW ITEM G. SO THIS IS THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
[G. Consider authorizing Executive Director to negotiate and enter into an Inter-Local Agreement between the City of Edinburg and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation to assist with the construction of the new US Business 281 One Million Gallon Composite elevated Water Storage Tank.]
OF EDINBURGH AND THE EDINBURGH, DC, TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUSINESS TO ANYONE 1 MILLION GALLONS OF CAUSE IT ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE. QUITE A BIT. UM AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE GROWTH AND THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN IS EXPERIENCING SOME TREMENDOUS GROWTH. AND OF COURSE, NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK IS PART OF THAT AS WELL IN ORDER FOR US TO BE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING INDUSTRY AND ALSO KEEPING UP WITH THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THERE. UM, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. AND SO THE CITY HAS ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TOWER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN RIGHT OFF OF MONTE CRISTO AND KLAUSNER. SO, UM EVERYBODY'S DISCUSSED THIS IN THE PAST AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT.NINE BY THE CITY AND 2.1 BY THE D. C. CORRECT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT. I'LL SECOND THAT BUDGET NOTE. UM THIS IS NOT ON THE BUDGET, BUT I WILL BRING IN A BUDGET AMENDMENT ALONG WITH BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE RECENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES REFLECT IN OUR BUDGET. BUT WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THAT. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED, OKAY? ALSO JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD. THIS ALSO ADDRESSES THE POTENTIAL. UM PROJECT. WHAT WAS THE PROJECT CALLED WATER MONSTER PROJECT, WATER MONSTER. AND ONE OTHER THING. I THINK THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM HAVE OUR NAME UP THERE SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA TAKE TO HAVE THAT DONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HELPING THE CITY WITH THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A D C ON. I AGREE. I THINK WE'RE JUST PUT SOMETHING ON THE ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO AND I HAD KIND OF TONGUE IN CHEEK. YOU MENTIONED IT, BUT BUT SERIOUSLY I SAW IN. I BOARD OR DID IT HAS A DIGITAL TOP TO IT RIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE IT FROM REALLY FAR AWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE EVER LOOKED INTO THAT TO SEE IF BECAUSE I MEAN IT STOOD OUT. AT NIGHTTIME WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING BY THERE, AND YOU SEE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS. BUT IT SURE DOES. GET YOUR ATTENTION AND BUT YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT, SO MAYBE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. THEY PROBABLY CHEAPER, RIGHT, TOM. THE NIGHT, PHIL SAYS, SO THAT WOULD BE AN EXTRA WE'RE GOOD WITH PINK. YEAH. WILL HAVE LIGHTS. WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE IT A I CATCH YOU WHEN YOU'RE COMING INTO THE TOWN, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MONUMENT SIGN. TYPE. SO YES, YOU'LL HAVE LIGHTS AND WE'RE SHOOTING FOR HIM TO BE DIFFERENT COLORS AND WE CAN CHANGE IN DIFFERENT COLORS. JUST GO. WATER TOWER? YES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE RENDITION, THERE'S A RENDITION ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT OF ACTUAL WHAT IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY GET. YEAH SHOT IT. IT'LL BE GOOD CLUBE HOWLAND. I WOULD ASK HIM FOR US FOR TO BE ON THE EXPRESSWAY SIDE ASKING TOO MUCH.
YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE OKAY BECAUSE THERE'LL BE A LOT OF HOUSES IN THE CENTER. I WILL CONSIDER IT. THANK YOU, TOM. OKAY A ITEM AGES. THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF
[H. ConsiderauthorizingExecutiveDirectortoenterintoanInter-LocalAgreementbetweentheCityof Edinburg and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation to aid the construction of the new Astro-Turf Baseball Fields at Municipal Park.]
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EDINBURGH AND THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ASTROTURF, BASEBALL FIELDS AND MUNICIPAL PARK. AGAIN ON THIS ONE. AND THERE'S A THERE'S A FAN FAVORITE ON ON THE BOARD. YEAH I REMEMBER MY KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL AND IF THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THOSE KIND OF FEELS THEY PROBABLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE DONE THAT.BUT THEY'RE OLDER NOW, SO THEY DON'T DO THAT, UM SO WHAT THIS IS A REQUEST FROM THE CITY FOR US TO PARTICIPATE DID. THE BASEBALL FIELDS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR THE SIMPLE PART. UM THIS WOULD TARGET FIVE. DIFFERENT FIELDS THAT WOULD HAVE ASTRO TURF ON THE INSIDE. IT'S IN YOUR PACKET AS TO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. THAT SHOULD BRING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN PLAY AN INCREASE IN WEEKEND ACTIVITY AND INCREASE IN TOURNAMENTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEADS AND BEDS AND PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY IN OUR RESTAURANTS. I WILL SAY THIS HAVING ATTENDED THE TEA, ETC. ETC UM, CONFERENCE OR THE WORKSHOP THAT WE DID THAT THEY MENTIONED RIVER ROUND ROCK AND THE ASTRO TURF PROJECT, AND I TURNED TO RYDELL AND I SAID, THANK GOD! IT'S NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT. ON THAT COMMUNITY, AND I WILL SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN AND LIVED IN AND GREW UP IN NORTH CAROLINA ALSO DID A HUGE INVESTMENT IN THIS TYPE PROJECT , AND IT MADE A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT SAYING THAT BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT TOLD ME RIGHT DOWN NOBODY ELSE. UM, JUST TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT. TURF FIELDS.
UH, WE DID A ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. UH TOURNAMENTS THAT WOULD BRING THE LIKE, RANDALL SAID.
HEADS IN BEDS. WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT HOW TO WAKE UP EDINBURGH IN THE ON THE WEEKENDS AND AT NIGHT. ANY BIG BUILDING ANY BIG DEVELOPMENT WOULD TAKE. YEARS. TWO. DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO BRING PEOPLE? YEAH WE HAVE OUR FESTIVALS AND THAT HAPPENS, BUT WE DON'T KEEP THEM IN TOWN, RIGHT? BECAUSE FESTIVALS THEY COME AND THEY LEAVE. BUT TOURNAMENTS BRING PEOPLE. EVEN FROM THE VALLEY TO COME STAY BECAUSE IT'S A 12 DAY TOURNAMENT. YOU PLAY IT ALL HOURS. IF IT'S LARGE ENOUGH THAT IT BRINGS IN A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. THE IMPACT STUDY. THAT WE DID. IT'S JUST TREMENDOUS, UM AND HAVING TURF. A TURF COMPLEX BECAUSE WITH THIS, BUT THE DCS INVOLVEMENT, THIS WILL MAKE THE MAJORITY OF MUNICIPAL PARK ALTER FIELDS.
THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE VALLEY THAT HAS ALL TURF FIELDS. SO IT'S IT'LL BE WHAT TOURNAMENTS ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW? WHAT TOURNAMENTS WILL HAVE THE BEST BENEFIT FOR OUR CITY. SO I THANK THE BOARD. FOR SEEING DIVISION AND AGREEING TO SUPPORT THE CITY ON THIS AND I THINK SABRINA FOR SAYING THAT THE STATE WHO HAD A CONFERENCE HERE, ONE OF THEIR PROJECTS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS EXACTLY TURF FIELDS. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I'VE JUST BEEN ADVOCATING ABOUT THIS CRAP CRYING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. AND THANKS, GUYS. TIMES LIKE YOU HAD . WELL, YEAH. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR DOING THIS, AND WITH THE STATE BRINGING IT UP. I'M LIKE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THAT'S A REAL PLUS BECAUSE ONE OF THE I MEAN, WE LOOKED AT IT FIRST AS A QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECT IN THAT YOU KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BRING FAMILIES OUT TO THE FIELDS AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS STILL HAVE SOME ON THE BOOKS. SO WE WERE ALWAYS LOOKING TO EXPAND MORE INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREATION OF YOU KNOW MORE SALES TAX, MORE BEDS. BEDS ARE WHAT REALLY FELT HEADS AND BEDS. UM THERE SOME HISTORY THERE THAT SHOWS THAT IT DOES HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK GOING FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE R O. I ON IT. IT'S YOU KNOW HOW MANY OUTSIDE PEOPLE DID WE BRING INTO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH ? HOW MANY? HOW MUCH DID WE ACTUALLY WAS? SALES IMPROVED ALL THAT STUFF BECAUSE I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT. UM, SO IN, UH IN TALKING TO IRANIAN, THE CHAMBER. I'M TRYING TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN THERE WAS ALREADY SOMEBODY PLANNING A LARGE ADULT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT . AND WITH THAT, WITH THAT, THINKING IN MIND THERE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALONG WITH THE FLYER. FOR THE TOURNAMENT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A CITY OF OUR EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FLYER WITH HOST HOTELS. HOST RESTAURANTS, MAYBE SPECIALS. AND THE IDEA RIGHT NOW IS TO PASS OUT. AND I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE MIRROR CITY MANAGERS INFANT ATTENDANCE HERE BUT THE IDEA I'VE SHARED WITH RONNIE WAS WE HAVE THE EXPLORER EDINBURGH
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INITIATIVE ON A WEBSITE. EXPLORE EDINBURGH ARMBANDS FOR EVERY PERSON THAT SHOWS UP AT THE TOURNAMENT AND THAT ARM APPETIZER BUT THAT'S AN INSTANT WAY FOR RESTAURANTS, HOTEL OWNERS ANYONE THAT GOES ANYWHERE YOU CAN SEE A WHOLE TABLE FULL OF THOSE EXPLORING MARGARET RED.ARMBANDS ON A WEEKEND AND KNOW THAT THERE'S PEOPLE IN TOWN BUYING FOOD. AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO, YOU KNOW. IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE NEED FOR HOTELS. MORE RESTAURANTS ALONG THE WAY.
THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE MUNICIPAL IS RIGHT THERE OFF OF 107, BUT WITH THAT ARMBAND THING, WE VISUALLY CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND GREAT POINT. I THINK THAT THIS IS ALSO FROM A STRATEGIC COMPONENT OF WHAT WE HAVE HAS, AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY IS IMAGINE THE FOOD TRUCK PARK. BEING ACTIVE DURING THAT TIME, CORRECT, YOU KNOW SO THAT PEOPLE DURING IN BETWEEN GAMES, IT'S NOT TOO FAR TO COME. RIGHT WE GOT TO DO MORE OF THAT STRATEGIC THINKING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST. IN TERMS OF UTILIZING OUR ASSETS. YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AND THAT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW. THERE'S NOTHING TO HAPPEN. CITY TRUCKS PARKED THERE DURING THE WEEKEND WHEN WE CAN HAVE A GAMES AND TURNING THANKS OR EVEN, UH. THE CITY CAN CAN COME UP WITH A PROGRAM WHERE WE ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR ABSOLUTELY THEIR FOOD, THEIR LITTLE ITEMS. IN FOOD TRUCKS AT MUNICIPAL PARK PARK. GREAT DRAW PEOPLE IN HAVE RUSTLERS. AND THE RASTAS. YEAH AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS ONE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT THIS OFFICE YOU CHARGE THE VISA OFFICE THAT WE JUST APPROVED THE CONTRACT. UM CAN DO THEY DO IT. I KNOW LIKE FOR THE MCALLEN PARADE AND OTHERS THEY MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE PARADE . THEY LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT A PARTICULAR EVENT.
WHAT WAS THE SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CAN DO? AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT ON THE TOURNAMENTS THAT COME HERE INITIAL REPORT AS WELL RIGHT AND SO JUST ALSO FOR INFORMATION THAT CLOSEST ALL TURF FIELD FOR TOURNAMENTS, I THINK IS CORPUS AND SO ANY VALLEY TEAM THAT'S IN THE TRAVEL BALL, THEY HAVE TO GO PLAY OUT OF TOWN. IT'S MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. UM AND IT'S JUST JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT HERE AND BRING THEM OUR KIDS HERE FROM EDINBURGH GO AND PLAY OUTSIDE, AND THAT USED TO PLAYING INTERFERE LIKE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS, YOU KNOW. SO HERE THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE USING THAT TURF FIELD. WHEN THEY GO OUTSIDE. IT WILL. IT WILL NOT BE SOMETHING STRANGE TO THEM. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A BIG PUSH AND INVITE THE BOARD IN ANYONE. WHO HEARS THIS OR WATCHES IT LATER. GO GO TO MUNICIPAL PARK. THERE'S ALREADY ONE FIELD THERE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND TODAY AND KEEP BACK. THEY ACTUALLY GIVE US A RENDITIONS. THERE'S ONE HERE AND JUST SO YOU KNOW RONNIE LEE, THEY ARE GOING TO PUT E D C ON IT. I BROUGHT IT UP TODAY EARLIER. THE POLICE DOWN TOWARDS THE FIRST BASE LINE. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT FOR THE HOME RUN RIGHT THERE. SO, DAN, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. FUNDING FOR THE TURF FIELDS. SECOND BY RONNIE ALLEN FAVOR SAY AYE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED. WE'LL EXPECT YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND THROW THE FIRST
[I. Consider authorizing Executive Director to enter into an Inter-Local Agreement between the City of Edinburg and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation to aid the construction of the Sewer Line Expansion for East Owassa Road to provide first time sewer service.]
PITCH ALL OF US THE ENTIRE BOARD. RIGHT BUT, UH. OKAY ITEM. I AM LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE E. D C TO EIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER LINE. NOT AS EXCITED HERE THE SEWER LINE EXPANSION OR EAST AWASSA ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME SEWER SERVICE. I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ONE BEFORE, AS WELL. SO, UM. EAST WEST TO EAST OF THE INTERSTATE IS LACKING INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY AND OFF OF THE ROAD THAT ARE STILL ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS. A LOT OF TAX BASE A LOT OF FUTURE TAX BASE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME EMPTY LAND THAT THAT'S STILL GOING TO BE DEVOLVED. AND SO THE CITY HAD ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT WHICH EXPANDS AND EXTENDS THOSE SANITARY SEWER LINES TO ALL OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE NOT SERVICED RIGHT NOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. UH OUR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY THEY ASKED US FOR 1.75. I KNOW THAT IN A. CORRECTED THAT INTO LOCAL REFLECTS THE 1.75 MILLION OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO BRING SANITARY SEWER LINES INTO THAT AREA. QUESTION AFTER BECAUSE WE JUST APPROVED TWO OTHERS THAT ARE PRICEY, RIGHT? UM IF WE APPROVE THIS,[00:55:07]
ARE WE? HOW ARE WE BUDGET WISE IN TERMS OF AGAIN? THIS IS A NIGHT. UM THAT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT. BUT I MEAN IN OUR RESERVE FUNDS ARE OPERATING ACCOUNT. UM AFTER WE'VE DONE ALL OF THIS, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $12 MILLION. WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER $12 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. AND THEN WE HAVE, UM APPROXIMATELY. THAT'S 24. APPROXIMATELY, UM. $18 MILLION IN BOND MONIES THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE. SO UM, THE BONDS ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS EQUATION BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AND OUT SPECIFIC TO THOSE PROJECTS, SO WE WILL STILL HAVE A FUN BALANCE OF ABOUT $24 MILLION AND RESTRICTED AFTER THIS. DID YOU KNOW? HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.ANY DISCUSSION OR NOT MOTION. ON THIS PROJECT. SECOND. OKAY, MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
[J. Consider presentation of the Edinburg EDC's Fiscal Year 2023-2024 marketing calendar and marketing activities.]
SAY AYE, OR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. MOTION IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE. ITEM J IS THE MARKETING CALENDAR MARKETING ACTIVITY. I'M GONNA STAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS ONE. I'M AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER FOR R G. RG VISION. ACTUALLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPECIFIC VOTE FOR THAT CONTRACT. SO YOU COULD HAVE STAYED FROM THAT ONE. OKAY? I THINK THAT THAT'S UNDER K, RIGHT? YES BUT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT JUST A MARKETING ACTIVITY ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL AND SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE CONTRACTS. UM BECAUSE ONE OF THINGS THAT WE WANT RELATED TO OUR EXPENDITURES. UM ONE OF THE RULES IS THAT IF YOU'RE SPENDING MORE THAN $10,000, ON A SPECIFIC VENDOR IN THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THAT. AND SO, UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT, AND ITEM K. J IS JUST A PRESENTATION OF I CAN GET THIS GOING. HERE. UM SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON. SO THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR PROGRAM OF WORK. THE PROGRAM OF WORK PRIORITIES WERE FINALIZING OUR BOND PROJECTS WORKING ON MIDTOWN AND DOWNTOWN, IMPROVEMENTS, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, PURSUING ENTERTAINMENT AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP OUR WORKFORCE. IDENTIFYING KEY BACK OFFICE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES , ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH A VARIETY OF TOOLS. AND THEN SOLIDIFYING THIS HAVE WORK TO DO THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK ON AND KIND OF GETTING BACK TO WHAT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE REFERRING TO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD IN MEXICO AND SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. UM WE'RE PRIMARILY TAIPEI CORPORATION. OUR JOB IS TO CREATE HELP CREATE AND FOSTER THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE PRIMARY JOBS OR FOCUS. UM SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TARGETS PROSPECTS LEADS. GENERATE LEADS AND THEN FOLLOW UP ON THOSE LEADS. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. WE'RE GONNA PARTICIPATE IN INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOWS. ROAD SHOWS SITE SELECTION CONSULTANT GATHERINGS. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRIPS. AND THE ADVERTISING AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS. ALL OF THAT LEADS TO LEAD GENERATION. ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BELONG TO IS TEAM TEXAS AND TEAM. TEXAS DOES A LOT OF THAT. AND SO WE'RE GONNA LEVERAGE TEAM TEXAS BY BEING ABLE TO ATTEND SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AND REDUCED COSTS AND EXPANDING, STRETCHING OUR OUR ADVERTISING DOLLARS. UM AT MEETINGS TEAM TEXAS USES A GROUP THAT IDENTIFIES TARGETS ON ROAD SHOWS AND THOSE TARGET COMPANIES ARE THEN VISITED BY GROUP A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND YOU KNOW, CARLOS OR MYSELF OR OTHERS WOULD BE IN THAT SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PROMOTING TEXAS BUT IDENTIFYING EDINBURGH AS ONE OF THOSE SPOTS, AND SO THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING. UH ASIDE FROM TEAM TEXAS THB, WHICH IS TEXAS HEALTHCARE AND BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE, WE NEED TO BE MEMBERS OF THAT. I KNOW THAT VERONICA WON SEVERAL YEARS AGO WENT TO THE BIBLE CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. THOSE ARE VERY[01:00:03]
PRODUCTIVE IN TERMS OF GATHERING LEAVES AND GENERATING LEADS FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY. WE HAVE ALL THE FOUNDATIONAL ASSETS HERE TO HELP BRING SOME OF THAT ABOUT HERE IN EDINBURGH. ANOTHER ONE IS THE INDUSTRIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WERE NOT MEMBERS YET. IT'S VERY TOUGH TO GET TO BE A MEMBER IN THAT, UM THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BECOME SOME OF THE LARGER INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE AMC, AND SO THEY HAVE GATHERINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GET IN FRONT OF THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR WORLD AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS. AND THEN YOU'RE BASICALLY EXPOSING EDINBURGH TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SITE SELECTORS. SKILLED IS ANOTHER GROUP THAT. THESE PEOPLE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF WORKING WITH CORPORATIONS. LARGE MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO EXPAND AND SEEKING TO RELOCATE, UH AND THEY'RE WORKING GLOBALLY, NOT JUST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND SO YOU GET TO MEET THESE PEOPLE IN SOME OF THE FORMS THAT THEY HELD. THEY HOLD FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE A COMMENT RODAL ON THE WHEN I ATTENDED THE THB I ONE YEARS BACK. IT WAS WHEN OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL HAD JUST STARTED AND IT WAS PROBABLY PREMATURE FOR US TO ATTEND IT. BUT THEY WERE URGING ME TO GO AHEAD AND GO. UM I THINK NOW IT WOULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. AND I THINK IF HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. GO WITH YOU? UM BECAUSE THERE'S PHARMACEUTICALS THERE. THERE'S EQUIPMENT. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU LOOK AT THAT ARE GOING TO BRING INDUSTRY RIGHT. BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FIELD, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO BE ABLE TO TALK THEIR LINGO. AND SO I THINK ON ALL OF THESE, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A PARTNER THAT IS IN THAT INDUSTRY ATTENDING THE LONG WITH OUR STAFF. WHEN POSSIBLE. THAT MAKES MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. UM. SO SOME OF THE EVENTS LIKE I SAID, INCLUDE THE TRADE SHOWS TEAM. TEXAS ROADSHOWS SITES, ELECTRIC VISITS. UM ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EDINBURGH ROADSHOWS. AND SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO US, UM CANDY IS WAS TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY BEING ABLE TO SET UP SOME MEETINGS IN DALLAS. WELL, ONE WHEN I TALK ABOUT EDINBURGH ROADSHOWS AND I'VE DONE ROADSHOWS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SET UP ONE OR TWO DAY EVENTS WHERE WE'RE VISITING VISITING WITH. REAL ESTATE BROKERS, LARGE FIRMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF BRINGING POTENTIALLY BRINGING LEADS AND, UH, COMPANIES DOWN INTO INTO THE ART REGION. AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE SET UP THOSE THOSE MEETINGS WHERE WE CAN PRESENT OUR CASE TO THEM AND AS I SAID, WE CAN GO TO SAN ANTONIO AND VISIT A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE DIFFERENT REAL ESTATE BROKERS WHO ARE WORKING SOUTH TEXAS IN GENERAL, WE CAN GO TO DALLAS, AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF FOLKS THAT ARE NOT ONLY CORPORATE SITE SELECTORS BUT ALSO SOME OF THE CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS ARE IN DALLAS AND IN HOUSTON. AND LATER ON, WE CAN SET UP SOME MEETINGS, AND CHICAGO AND ATLANTA AND NEW YORK AND L. A. THOSE ARE THE BIGGER BIGGER AREAS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY TARGET THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE. IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF WORK. UM BUT MY INTENT IS THAT WE DO IT AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER. THEN, AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AND ARE TARGETS OF WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING. RIGHT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE GET THE BOARD'S CONSENSUS ON WHAT WE WANT TO GO TARGET AND THEN I LIKE TO, I LIKE THE PHRASE LIKE THE EDINBURGH ROADSHOW, AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALL PLAN IT OUT AND AGREE WITH WHO OR WHAT WE WANT TO HIT EACH QUARTER. I THINK DAN TO FEEDBACK ON THAT. SO THESE ARE WE ARE WE SAYING? ARE WE VOTING ON THIS? THE REASON THE REASON PRESENTATION. OKAY AND THE REASON WHY I ASK IS THERE THEY'RE VERY DEEP. EACH ORGANIZATION IS DIFFERENT THINGS. PRIVATE THEY DO VERY SPECIFIC THINGS. OUR TARGET. A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY OR WHAT HAVE YOU IT'D BE NICE IF WE CAN GET UH, A PRESENTATION FROM YOU. RECORDED EACH WITH EACH ONE OF THESE SEVEN DOES. VERSUS JUST LUMPING UP IN THE BAG AND SAYING WE GOTTA WE GOTTA DISCUSS IT. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO? YEAH.ABSOLUTELY AND ALSO THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DISSECT. A CERTAIN REPORTS THAT WE'RE
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GOING TO REQUIRE EACH OF THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH REGARDS TO BEING IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES THAT WE GET CERTAIN REPORTS BACK THAT WE'RE GETTING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING BACK WITH BUT WE'RE INVESTING. IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE'RE GONNA GO WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN FROM IT? IT'S NOT FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT MIGHT GIVE US A BETTER HAVE MORE IMPACT. WELL I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE THEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO MOVE IT INTO EXECUTIVE SO WE CAN DISSECT THIS AND BE MORE CLEAR AS THE YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING YOU'RE PRESENTING TO I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION. IF THE IF WE GO ON THIS ROAD SHOW, OKAY. WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHAT HAVE WE DONE BEFORE IT'S SIMILAR? THERE WAS I THINK I'D LIKE TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH THE MAN. SPENDING WITH WITH THEIR MARKETING. YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE. I'VE GOT AN AMOUNT OF ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU MORE QUESTIONS. IN DETAIL AND AN EXECUTIVE, SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS MOVIE SECOND EMOTIONAL, BUT I LIKE TO DISCUSS AS AN EXECUTIVE OKAY, SO THE ITEMS J AND K ENTITY. OR THE MARKET. OKAY SO WE HAVE EMOTION MOVE J AND K AND TWO EXECUTIVE. WE'VE GOT A SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, OR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DON'T MOVE J AND K INTO[K. ConsiderapprovaloftheagreementswithInternationalCommunityPublications,DueNorth Consulting Inc., rgVision, Expansion Solutions, Valley Central, HubSpot, and Retail Strategies.]
EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, ACTUALLY, THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO, UM CAN I GET A MOTION TO EXIT THE OPEN SESSION AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND ON FAVOR SAY AYE. OKAY IT IS 6 35, AND WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU'RE ECSTATIC. ABOUT WHAT? AND ABOUT THE YES.[01:12:05]
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S 5 32, AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO ORDER UM, MR GARZA, WHERE YOU HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR US, PLEASE.BECAUSE MISS MISS WALKER AMONG THIS. VERONICA GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT. ROLAND GOMEZ. JUST LET US KNOW THAT HE'S ON HIS WAY. ERIN. RONNIE DO BETTER. THEN THERE'S STILL HERE? SABRINA WALKER HERNANDEZ. RESIDENCE. EDDIE GARCIA, PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME AND IN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG? THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ONE NATION. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WOULD YOU CERTIFY FIRST, MR GARZA THAT WE GAVE THE ADEQUATE NOTICE? YES MA'AM. THE NOTICE OF OUR MEETING WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE. THANK YOU. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND I KNOW I THINK WE HAVE, UM OMAR BY PHONE. DO WE NOT? YES WE DID. I'M HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, GREAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO THAT AGENDA ITEM A. UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF BOARD MEMBERS OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY AS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN AN AGENDA. THE MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT OR INTERESTING AGENDA ITEM. REMEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICT TO DISCLOSE? I HAVE ONE THAT I'M NOT SURE IT'S ACTUALLY A CONFLICT, BUT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE ON RULE OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH U T R G V. OKAY AND I LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY PERSONAL INTEREST. BUT I KNOW THAT THAT DEPARTMENT THAT DOES THAT WORK DOES REPORT TO ME, SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DIRECTORS REPORT. OH, WAIT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. JACKIE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY? ALL RIGHT. DIRECTORS REPORT. I'LL JUST BE BRIEF ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE SEE OVER THE LAST MONTH. UM IN YOUR PACKAGE. YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LABOR MARKET. THE LATEST LABOR MARKET REPORT IS FOR AUGUST OF 2023. EDINBURGH HAD EXPERIENCED A 5.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUGUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT COMPARED TO LAST MONTH WERE
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ACTUALLY 1/10 OF A PERCENT DEBT DOWN. UM, SO THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR ROOF OVER ALMOST 2000 PEOPLE, SO OUR LABOR FORCE IS CONTINUING TO GROW AND OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUES TO STAY STEADY, IF NOT DROP A LITTLE BIT, SO THOSE ARE BOTH GOOD INDICATORS OF A STRONG LABOR MARKET. OTHER INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET INCLUDES AN UPDATE FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR I 69, TEXAS ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, UM ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST AND MOST HEAVILY WATCHED. MEDIUM IF YOU WILL, IN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS FACEBOOK. WE'VE GOT WELL OVER 13,000 PAGE FOLLOWERS AND WELL OVER 34,000 AND FACEBOOK PAGE REACH, WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. COMMERCIAL PERMIT VALUES. UH CONSTRUCTION VALUES IN AUGUST FOR THE CITY FOR NEW COMMERCIAL PERMITS, THERE WAS ALMOST $3 MILLION IN NEW PERMITS. WE HAD SOME ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD OF 4.6 MILLION AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OUT. VERY GOOD NUMBERS, UM, YEAR TO DATE IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS MONTH. WE HAD WELL OVER $27 MILLION IN EVALUATION OF PERMITS, UM, TO DATE THIS YEAR. WHERE OVER 305. MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS ABOUT $65 MILLION ABOVE LAST YEAR. SO WE HAD A STRONG YEAR LAST YEAR, EVEN STRONGER SO FAR THIS YEAR.
UM IN TERMS OF SUBDIVISIONS, RESIDENTIAL GROWTH CONTINUES TO REALLY BOOM AND EDINBURGH. WE'VE GOT 63 SUBDIVISIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S 30 FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION REVIEW AND 67 PRELIMINARY REVIEW IF YOU ADD UP ALL THE NUMBER OF LOTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, EITHER IN REVIEW OR IN CONSTRUCTION, OR OR IN A PROCESSING. IT'S WELL OVER 7700 LOTS, SO A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL GROWTH COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAD A QUESTION ON THAT. DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW THAT COMPARES TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES? BUT IT'S A VERY STRONG NUMBER.
YEAH NO, I KNOW. AND EVERY EVERY MONTH, I THINK WE SEE CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN SUBDIVISIONS AND ROOFTOPS HERE. I JUST WONDERED HOW WE COMPARED TO MAYBE YOU KNOW COMPARABLE CITIES OF MCALLEN MISSION ARE I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION NEXT NEXT MEETING, BUT BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM THEIR NUMBERS WERE EXCEEDING MOST OF MOST OF THE NUMBERS FROM ALL THE CITIES IN THE VALLEY. I THINK THAT'S THIS PLACE. SOMETIMES WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE TALKING BUSINESS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND WE ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT FOR THE LAST HERE. I THINK THAT WE'VE EDINBURGH HAS BEEN, UH, HAVING MORE PROBLEMS FOR WORK SUBDIVISIONS. THAT ARE BEING UNDER DESTRUCTION. AND I THINK THAT AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE OF THIS. WE CAN GATHER THAT DATA. YEAH. TO TOUCH ON THAT. LAST TIME WE HAD. ALMOST HALF OF THIS EXPANSION AND LOTS UM, THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE WERE RANKED AS THE FIFTH FASTEST GROWING IN THE STATE AND TALK TO THE NATION. I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY WITH THOSE NUMBERS AND FOR THE CITY SIDE. WAIT. LET'S COOL DISTRICT. UP TO DATE WITH OUR GROWTH. THAT'S A LOT OF HOMES. THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES A LOT OF NEED. A CITY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE AWARE OF. AND PLANNING FOR THEIR SCHOOLS AND ALL THE EXPANSION. THANK YOU. UM SOME OF THE UPCOMING CONFERENCES THAT OR OF INTEREST TO US AS WHITE TEXAS SUMMIT COMING UP IN OCTOBER, ALSO THE TDC ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THERE'S A TEAM TEXAS ROAD SHOW IN OCTOBER THAT CARLOS WILL BE ATTENDING AND THEN WEST DECK IS A ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOW THAT IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER.
THE CARDINALS WILL BE ATTENDING AS WELL. UM, WE DO HAVE A. CHAMBER EVENT COMING UP THAT'S CALLED PROSPERITY OUTLOOK. SO JUDGE RICHARD CORTEZ IS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HIS EFFORTS AND THE COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT SOME CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE PROSPERITY TASK FORCE THAT THEY HAVE. SO YOU SET UP FOR US. AND THEN THE EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A PACKET RUNNING WALKING OCTOBER 7TH. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY REAL ESTATE FORUM THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP THAT'S SPONSORED BY THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
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PARTNERSHIP. AND THEN, OF COURSE , OUR OWN LIBRARY IS HAVING PUERTOS VIOLENT EVENT ON OCTOBER 21ST, WHICH IS UM, PRETTY CLOSE TO THE OTHER LITTLE MARCO, SO VERY APPROPRIATE AND REALLY EXCITING EVENT MOST OF THE TIME . THERE'S ALSO A UM THERE'S A WALK AND WALK AND RUN THIS SATURDAY AT MUNICIPAL PARK. IT'S FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. I I'M AWARE OF IT BECAUSE OUR HOUSEKEEPER IS DEAF . AND SO WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE HER OUT THERE. BUT IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, OR IF YOUR RUNNER AND YOU WANT TO GO DO A SMALL FIVE K OR SOMETHING, BUT IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE. VERY GOOD. UM SOME UP UPDATES ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD RETAIL LIFE CARLOS WAS ABLE TO ATTEND IT WAS HELD IN AUSTIN. SOME OF THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR PACKET, BUT HE DID, UM A LOT OF WORK IN IDENTIFIED OVER 20 LEADS AND PROSPECTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS REGION. VERY. SHOW IT WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE HOURS SHOW. UM SO IT'S MEETING, GREET AND THEN JUST MOVE ON. UM BUT. IT'S GOOD TO BE THERE BECAUSE THEY SEE THAT EDINBURGH IS, UM COMMITTED TO TRYING TO GROW OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. UM AND THEN HE ALSO WENT TO MONTEREY FOR CAFE FROM USA, WHICH WAS, UM GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF THE MEXICAN INVESTORS AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN UM, BRINGING SOME OF THEIR INVESTMENTS INTO THE UNITED STATES. AND UM WE ARE RESOURCE FOR THEM AS WELL. THIS WAS PUT ON BY THE U. S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I BELIEVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES THERE AT THE MONTEREY GOOD EVENT AS WELL. HOW IS THE EVENT? STEP UP CARLOS TO MIKE. THANK YOU BOARD. UM THE EVENT WAS GREAT. IT WAS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO. WE WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY. UH, BUT THE EVENT WE HAD IT AT THE MONTEREY. SO WE WERE IN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY , THE AMERICAN CHAMBER AMONGST OTHER UNIVERSITIES THAT DDOS SO WITH THEIR I JUST WANNA I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS AMONGST WITH TWO PEOPLE WITH OUR EDINBURGH BC, THERE WAS OTHER ADCS AND EVERYBODY WAS COMING TO EDINBURGH. EVERYBODY WAS INTERESTED IN WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT EDINBURGH, AND THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT A REGION. IT WAS GREAT BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT WE CAN DO. MACHO. HOW MANY CARMEN AND HELP THEM TO CONVERSE WITH EVERYBODY. SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT. WE I FOUND ABOUT 60 PROSPECTS SPECIFICALLY KNOW ABOUT EDINBURGH AND THAT WANTED TO COME AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO TO GROW IN CITY FROM LOGISTICS MANUFACTURING, PRODUCE AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN MOVING COLLEGE. IS THAT THE ONE THAT LINDA FLYNN AND, UM MR CHAIRMAN. YES. CORRECT TV ATTENDED THAT EVENT, AND THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED. SO AND I REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE WE HAVE, AND I MENTIONED IT TO DAN. WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED SOFT GLOBAL LANDING, AND IT'S A IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HELPS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES WHEN THEY WANT TO LAND IN THE UNITED STATES SET UP A BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES, SO THIS HELPS THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO LEND THEIR BUSINESS. UH THEY HAD A LINE OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO ASKING FOR THAT PROGRAM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN COMING HERE, SO I THINK IT'S A VERY I WOULD RECOMMEND. YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO TALK BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMPANIES. SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO GO WANT TO GO TO BROWNSVILLE NEAR THE PORTS. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE WITH THE LNG AND ALL THAT. BUT THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME REALLY ALL THROUGHOUT WHEREVER THEY'RE NEAR A BRIDGE. UM SO WE DO OFFER THAT SERVICE AND WE WILL WORK WITH ANY COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CARLOS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO SEE IF WE CAN GET WITH EVENTS LIKE THIS IN MEXICO AS WELL HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. REPORT WHEN YOU GO OUT ON PEOPLE WE CAN SPEAK. BUT YOU KNOW YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT ON PROCESS. AND THAT WAY, IF WE WANT TO DO SOME FOLLOW UP, WE CAN ALSO SEE WHAT THE FOLLOW UP IS. AND WE KNOW YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD ME IT WAS 60 POTENTIAL. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO REPORT IT TO GOOGLE'S PEOPLE ARE AND HOW WE CAN FOLLOW UP. AND WE ARE ACTUALLY GENERATING THAT REPORT . WE HAVE A LIST OF PROSPECTS WITH ALL THE NAMES AND WHAT THEY THEIR NECKS, SO THAT WAY WE CAN GO IN AND TARGET THEM AND WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OURSELVES. WE'RE GOING TO ALSO[01:25:02]
SHOW THEM TO YOU. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT BESIDES HAVING THE MORNING CONFERENCE THE DAY BEFORE I SCHEDULED THREE MEETINGS WITH PROSPECTS THAT WERE OVER THERE ALREADY THAT WANTED TO MEET TO TALK ABOUT GROWTH IN EDINBURGH. GREAT JOB. YEAH CARLOS, RED AND GRADUALLY IN RONDEL. GLAD WE SENT SOMEBODY OVER THERE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTING OUR NAME OUT THERE AND JUST TO PICK SOMETHING THAT CATCHES OUR EYE OR SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD. THAT WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON WE COULD DO FOLLOW UP. MAYBE, YOU KNOW, INVITE HIM OVER HERE OR MEET HIM HALFWAY. SO THAT WE COULD PURSUE SOME OF THOSE IN YOUR IN YOUR EXPERIENCE THERE. WHAT WAS THE OVERALL THEME OF EDINBURGH? WHAT WAS THE QUESTIONS? WHAT DO THEY KNOW? WHAT DO THEY NOT KNOW WHAT? WHAT'S THE OVERALL FIELD? OF COURSE. MR COUNCIL MEMBER.ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THEY ASKED ABOUT WAS LOGISTICS. A LOT OF THE COMPANIES THAT WERE COMING OVER HERE. UH THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN COME OVER HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF THEIR STUFF IS IN THE NORTH. COMPANIES THAT SAID I SHOULD GO OVER TO NEBRASKA AND I JUST WANT TO GO FROM YOUR AREA TO THE NORTH DIRECTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH CUSTOMS AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE BORDER THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SO A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WERE WE KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LAND AND WE WANT TO WE GET THERE. GET THERE.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE GROWTH AND THE YOU KNOW, UNDER CONVERSATION EARLIER WITH RODEL AND VERONICA , UM THE FIELD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THAT BUT WITH THE. IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT'S COMING IN THE LOOP COMING FROM THE BORDER. LINING STREET IN EDINBURGH. I THINK THAT POINT IS MUTE. WE NEED TO HIT ALL THOSE CORPORATIONS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO COME STRAIGHT FROM THE BORDER TO INTERSTATE.
IT'S GOING TO BE NORTH, WHERE THERE'S PLENTY OF LAND, HOPEFULLY, DEVELOPMENT WITH THE AIRPORT. AND IT WILL MAKE US A MAJOR PLAYER AND ALL THAT. THERE. THEY WERE NOT GOING. THAT WAS THERE, BOOM. YEAH, WE'RE ALREADY IN A BOOM. SO IMAGINE WHEN, WHEN THAT HAPPENS. WELL AND I KNOW REBEL AND I ATTENDED THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL HAD A THEY'RE LIKE A THINK TANK. THEY HAD A MEETING ONE MORNING THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER OF MINUTES BUT CERTAIN NUMBER OF MINUTES THAT YOU SAVE AT THE BRIDGE IS GOING TO EQUAL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE ECONOMY. RIGHT UM AND THEN IT IS GETTING CONGRESS TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT FASTER. BUILDING MORE LANES. MILLION YOU KNOW, EXPANDING THE BRIDGES, UH, HAVING THE IMAGE OF THE BORDER IMPROVED. ALL OF THAT IS IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS RIGHT? AND WE TALKED ABOUT GOVERNMENT LOBBYING ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR TWO, BUT I DO THINK THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THESE THESE DIRECT ROUTES UH AND IF WE IMPROVE HEALTH FAST WE CAN GET THAT WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE BUSINESS COMING HERE TO THE U. S SIDE. THAT EVENT WAS ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR BUDGET, AND THAT'S WHY SOME OF US WHO WANTED TO BE DOWN THERE COULDN'T ATTEND. SO NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU, CARLOS. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO DO AS FAR AS MENTIONING UNDER THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT IS THAT SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. NOW I GUESS TWO WEEKENDS UM OR CITY STAFF. BUT ONCE WE DO, WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL. YEAH I KNOW IT WAS GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE. I THINK A REPORT READY THEY HAVE RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE CONTRIBUTION AND WHAT'S THE R O I ON IT, I THINK, BUT THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. SABRINA YOU LOOK REAL SHARP. THERE NEXT TO VALENTE AND DAN, TOO. GOOD. DID YOU HEAR? AND TWO OTHERS KEPT FROM THE NUMBER. YEAH UM, NO, BUT I DIDN'T MEET RICHIE. UM I REALLY WANTED TO BE BOB. THOUGH BOB WOULD LOVE TO SEE BOB. UM I HAVE I THE MAYOR WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND. HE GOT SICK THAT DAY SOLD A COUPLE OF POINTERS ON ON THE BULLET POINTS THAT I THAT I SAID THERE THIS WAS THE NINTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL, RIGHT BROUGHT ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY. UM FILM FESTIVAL RECEIVED A RECORD BREAKING 206 SUBMISSIONS. REPRESENTING 19 COUNTRIES.
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WHAT TRIGGERING MARKET WAS OVER AND OVERWHELMING PARTICIPATION FROM STUDENTS AND YOUNG FILMMAKERS. THERE WAS OVER 20 FILMS SHOWCASED AT THE FESTIVAL. OUR HOTELS WERE FILLED 50 FILMMAKERS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE TRAVELED FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES. MEXICO, CANADA TO BE HERE WITH US. TO SOME OF THE NUMBERS SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SUPPORTING THAT EVENT. IT DOES BRING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO OUR AREA. JUST BEING THERE SO MANY PEOPLE SAID. THEY'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL FILM FESTIVALS. AND THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THIS ONE. THEY'RE IMPRESSED WITH THE COLLABORATION . A LOT OF PEOPLE MET FOLKS THERE THAT CAME BACK AND PRESENTED THEIR FILMS THIS YEAR. NEXT YEAR. JUST GET EVERYBODY IN GEAR IS OUR IT'S GOING TO BE 1/10 ANNUAL, SO WE HAD OUR ACTUALLY EARLIER WHEN I SAID I'M STILL HERE, I MEANT BECAUSE I HAD A PROJECT UPDATE TODAY. SO I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 11 30 WENT RUN AROUND AND CAME BACK, BUT A CENTER PROJECTED DATE IS MAY 2024 SO HOPEFULLY, YOUR 10TH ANNUAL WILL BE ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE IN THE CENTER PROBABLY NO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ON TO GO ON WITH THE CHANCE. I DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE GOOD NEWS TODAY. WE'RE PREDICTING TO BE 4 TO 5 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. OUTLOOK LOOKS GOOD TO BE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.WELL AND THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, THE ESTELLE UM OPENING WAS VERY NICE, VERY HEARTFELT FOR THE FAMILY. ALSO, LITTLE BROTHER FAMILY AND, UH, WE HAD OUR FIRST EVENT YESTERDAY WE HAD THE OPENING OF VOLLEYBALL AT IT WAS IF YOU PASSED BY THERE IF YOU GOT TO GO BY THE PARKING LOT WAS FOR THE FACT IS GOOD. I STOPPED BY FOR A LITTLE BIT AFTER HOURS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE GOING WELL. I'LL BE BACK WITH THE UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE CONTRACT. JUST TO GET FINAL APPROVAL. WE HAD DISCUSSED. YEAH I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT RODEL. I DIDN'T FEEL TOOL IN THE REPORT IN WHICH WE HAD SOME PICTURES. THERE WAS ALSO REALLY NICE. THERE. IT'S VERY NICE EVENT WILL INCLUDE IN THE NEXT WITH BUSINESSES, BUT ANY CONFIRMATION ON POSSIBLE MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. AND. NORTH OF THIS AREA CONFIRMATION YET, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROSPECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL BE IN DALLAS FOR TML AND YES, FOR DELTA TO REACH OUT SO WE CAN YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW AND EXPRESS THE INTEREST WE HAVE IN HAVING THEM IN OUR CITY. AND THEN THE RECORD REFLECT BOARD MEMBER ROLAND GOMEZ HAS JOINED US. OKAY IS THAT IT FOR THE REPORT? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. UM WE ARE ON ITEM SIX REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN. SIX A ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THIS IS A ONE YEAR TERM, RIGHT? YES ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, UM, SEPTEMBER. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING. SO EVERY SEPTEMBER THERE ARE OFFICER ELECTIONS, SO IT'S FOUR POSITIONS ARE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. UM THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON HOW MANY TIMES A PERSON MAY SERVE. ANY SINGLE POSITION. SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE STILL A MEMBER POSITION IT'S UP TO THE WILL OF THE BORDER. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY MOTIONS? UM, SAID. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE FIRST MOTION. I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT. NAME IS PRESENT. SECOND APPRECIATE THAT GUYS. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND I WILL AGREE TO SERVE ONE MORE TERM. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE CHANGE AND TO LET PEOPLE KIND OF CIRCULATE AROUND AND I'M HAPPY TO DO IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. THANK YOU. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. VICE PRESIDENT. MR GOMEZ IS THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT. DO WE HAVE ANY EMOTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT POSITION LIKE TO AT THE MOMENT, MAKE THE MOTION 22 HAVE MR OLDER SEND THIS SERVE AS OUR VICE SECOND IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. PROBABLY SEND THIS IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT. SECRETARY CURRENTLY WE HAVE MR RONNIE RIVERA AS OUR SECRETARY. UM I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP MR RIVERA RAMIREZ SECRETARY ACTUALLY IS THE CURRENT SECRETARY SECRETARY CURRENT SECRETARY WOULD LIKE TO
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MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MR RIVERA IS SECRETARY. I'LL SECOND THAT HEY, AND WE GOT A SECOND MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, AYE. OKAY? AND TREASURER TODAY, RONNIE IS THE TREASURER. YOU CAN SERVE BOTH. OKAY WE HAVE ANY EMOTION LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION. THIS TRADING SYSTEM. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I IT'S OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT A NEW SLATE. I GUESS SECRETARY AND EDDIE GARCIA TREASURE. CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. FOR HIS TERMS. YOU GUYS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY SPEAK INTO THE MIC FOR THE FOR THE RECORDINGS LIKE TO THANK BROADENED FOR HISTORY AS VICE PRESIDENT. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND REPRESENT US. AND I KNOW THAT HE INDICATED TO ME THAT HE WAS OFF FOR THERE BEING OTHER PEOPLE SERVE IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. AND I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS. SURE THAT IS TRUE.IT'S ALWAYS I WOULD SAY THANK YOU AS VICE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. FOR A WHILE, UM PAST 5% YEAH, YEAH. SO YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS, BUT YOU KNOW, I DO FEEL THAT THAT WE NEED TO FOR THIS POOR TO SUCCEED AND TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK.
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYWHERE. I'M JUST SAYING YOU WERE LUCKY THAT VERONICA DIDN'T MR MANY MEETINGS. SO YOU WERE LUCKY IN THAT SENSE? YEAH THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. AND NO , WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE REMAINING ON THE SPORTS. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT GUIDANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY UM, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE ALL THIS. 9 2023 AND AUGUST 28 2023. IF EVERYBODY'S HAD AN OPPORTUNITY REVIEW THEM. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? TO PROVE 2ND 2ND. OKAY SECOND BY MS WALKER HERNANDEZ ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND APPROVED. OKAY ITEMS SEE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY. SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THIS INVESTMENT POLICY IS, UM WE I MEAN, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. THE INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IS THE THERE POLICY WAS OUR POLICY WHEN WE WERE ALL ONE SINCE WE'VE SEPARATED NOW WE HAVE TO GET OUR OWN POLICY. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT POLICY HERE AND WE ARE USING THE TEMPLATE OF THE CITY'S. IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. YOU'LL NOTICE IN THERE BECAUSE I HAVE THIS QUESTION FOR MR GARZA WAS. IT MENTIONED THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THAT WILL BE THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, BECAUSE THEY WE STILL CONTRACT THE CITY. CORRECT. SO THE POLICY IS A MIRROR OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IS WHERE THE INVESTMENT OFFICERS DOES REFER TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY'S POLICY. SO INSTEAD OF THE CITY MEASURE, ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , THAT IS THE OTHER INVESTMENT OFFICER, BUT THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE IS STILL THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. ON THE CITY SIDE AND MYSELF. I HAVE TO WORK WITH. LET'S JUST SAY THE CITY'S UPGRADER DOWNGRADED DOES THAT MEAN WE WILL BE MIRRORED. SEE THAT QUARTER. DOWNWARD MOBILITY.
IN TERMS OF OUR BOND RATING. UM REALLY. BECAUSE WE ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY CHUR THE SAME.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE SAME INVESTMENT FOR POLIO. RIGHT BUT THAT IS THE SAME AS THAT.
DOES THAT CHANGE ANYTHING? NO. IT DOESN'T. MOST OF MOST OF OUR INVESTMENTS ARE IN TEXT ARE SO IT'S A PUBLIC INVESTMENT POOL. IF YOU WILL, OTHER THAN TEXT ARE , WE DO HAVE, UM SOME MONIES AND BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ARE OPERATING PLANS ARE WITH TEXAS NATIONAL BANK. AND WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT FOR BIDS IF WE WANTED TO. LOOK AT INVESTING IN A BANK SEPARATE FROM WHAT THE CITY HAS IS THAT CORRECT? WE DO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE MANGLE OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY IS TO MAKE
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SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE PRINCIPAL. SO UM. FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM IS A CONSERVATIVE POLICIES. DID EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE I LOOKED THROUGH. IT LOOKED FINE. I SAID THAT ONE PARTICULAR QUESTION ON THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. IT'S A VERY WELL YES TO APPROVE THE. CORPORATE CORPORATIONS. INVESTMENT POLICY IS PRESENTED. OKAY, IT'S GOT A MOTION TO GET A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, OR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. INVESTMENT POLICIES APPROVED. NOW THE. THE STAFFING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EDINBURGH ITEM D. SO UM, THIS IS THE SAME AGREEMENT AS WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATION. THAT CAN SERVICES AGREEMENT BASICALLY ALLOWS THIS ONE ALLOWS FOR EACH YEAR PERIOD.IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE AND THE CITY, UM IN TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITY. UM THERE WAS A TYPO HERE. TWO. IN THE BLUE LINE IF YOU WILL. UH REMEMBER WHERE IT'S AT. IT'S ON.
IT'S ON PAGE TWO OF IT ON THE SECOND LINE OF IT S IF RESPONSIBILITY CONFLICTS CONTINUE PAST THE CURE, PERIOD AND RESULT IN MATERIAL LOSS OR HARDSHIP TO THE MAY TERMINATE SERVICES. UM, IT SHOULD BE, IF REASONABLE CONFLICTS RIGHT PAST THE SECURE PERIOD. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THE CITY. WE HAVE 30 DAYS TO TRY TO RESOLVE IT. AND IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE IN THAT TIME WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. AND I WILL NOTE THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY KIND OF COMPLEX AND NOT THAT THERE ARE MANY. AND THIS IS A, UM IT'S TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE YEAR. 2024 SO IT'S A IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT , RIGHT? YES YES, WE NEED EVERY YEAR, OKAY? CAN SNAP HIS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. WITH THE WITH THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE , UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STOPPING SERVICES AGREEMENT? BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PROVE IT. MOTION IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT THE RENEWAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH U T R G. V. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT, UM I DON'T KNOW THAT TECHNICALLY, THERE'S A REAL CONFLICT, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE.
ROLAND, SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OVER OH, I'M SORRY. WE GOT A NEW VICE PRESIDENT. ACH, ALRIGHT. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS WERE NEW. THE U. T RGB TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS WITH FISCAL YEARS.
2023 2024. SO THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE U. T R G B DATA CENTER AND SIDE MULTIPARTY IS BASICALLY, UM, ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. UM. THEY DO SOME MARKET ANALYSIS AS WELL.
THEY DO SOME REVIEW OF PROSPECTS IF WE WANT THEM TO GET INTO THE PROSPECTS DIFFERENT SINCE TERMS OF DATA MINING AND DATA DATA GATHERING, UM AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT TIMES THAT WE USE THEM TO PROVIDE US WITH LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, DIFFERENT TYPES THAT THEY ANALYZE OUR PROJECTS AND GIVE US BACK THOSE STUDIES THAT WE. AND LEAN TOWARDS WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS. UM THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. IT ALLOWS US 120 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THAT IF WE HAVE TO FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UM, BUT $15,000 A YEAR IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE BEEN BUDGETING. IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED ITEM. IT'S A GOOD SERVICE FOR US . I THINK AS WE GET MORE AND MORE PROSPECTS AND MORE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, UM WILL BE USING THEM MORE OFTEN. UM WE DO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE LIKE BUXTON TO DO SOME OF THAT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY DUPLICATING EFFORTS AND I'LL TALK ABOUT BUXTON LATER, BUT I DON'T I'M NOT RECOMMENDING BUXTON TO CONTINUE SIZE GROUP IN ACTUALLY PROVIDE US TO THAT SAME INFORMATION. FOR A LOT LESS. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE APPROVE THE $15,000 A YEAR CONTRACT. THIS IS ONE OF
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THOSE CONTRACTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO START TAKING A LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. UH IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE WITH REGARDS TO SUCCESS IS THAT WE HAVE WITH AGREEMENTS LIKE THIS. SPECIFIC SUCCESSES. YOU KNOW WHAT? BECAUSE OF THIS CONTRACT, WE WERE ABLE OR IT HELPED US GET THIS PARTICULAR PROSPECT. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE START LOOKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WITH REGARDS TO THESE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS. BUT RATHER WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WE GO ABOUT THE 15,000 THIS YEAR, BUT NOT. I MAKE A MOTION. TO APPROVE THE UTV UT RGB TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2000 SECOND. IS IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR. SURPRISE I'M NOT USED TO THE ROPE GUYS GOT GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB ENROLLMENTS PARTY GOING LIKE . JEEZ IT'S NOT EASY. OKAY SO WE HAD THE NEXT ONE ALREADY. YEAH THERE YOU GO. WE HAD SIX IN FAVOR OF ONE ABSTENTION. THAT ONE PASSES. OKAY, SO, UM ITEM. G WHICH IS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE . I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I HAD, UM F THIS IS OH, YES, OF COURSE. THIS IS THE FEDERAL COMPETE GRANTS SO THIS IS A GRANT AND I AND THIS ONE, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS IS A ACTUALLY VERY GREAT GRAB BECAUSE OF FOUR COUNTIES HAVE SIGNED ON TO IT. IT IS A VERY LARGE FEDERAL GRANT THAT COULD BE UP TO $50 MILLION THAT WOULD HELP TO PUT PEOPLE INTO JOBS. THE IDEA I GUESS THE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OUT THERE THAT ARE HIGH PAYING JOBS. YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST $16.47. I THINK PER JOB AND TO GET, UM AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS PLACED INTO THOSE JOBS AND THEN LOOKING AT FUTURE JOBS AND, UM, TRYING TO GET THE ALL OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ED, WHICH ARE ALL ON BOARD ON THIS GRANT TO USE TO, UM I GUESS EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS TO FILL THE JOBS THAT ARE THAT WE THINK ARE GOING TO COME INTO THIS AREA. UH AND SO IT MIGHT BE A TECHNICAL, UM, YOU KNOW DEGREE MIGHT BE A TWO YEAR DEGREE OR FOUR YEAR DEGREE, AND SO THE GRANT IS ONE THAT I THINK IT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS A REGION JOINING IN ON. I KNOW THE L RD VDC SIGNED OFF ON IT. RESOLUTION CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN DOING IT. AND SO THE REQUEST IS FOR A RESOLUTION BY OUR BOARD ALSO TO JOIN IN ON THAT GRAPH TO SHOW THAT AS A REGION WHERE UNITED ON THIS GRANT YEAH, SO THIS ALSO INCLUDES A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT. IT ALSO HAS APPRENTICESHIP SO IT IS. IN THE LAST 25 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS KIND OF BUSINESS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE SEEN THAT LARGER GRANT AND THAT LARGER GROUP ACTUALLY JOINED TO TRY TO GET THIS THIS AWARD. SO UM, IT'S A IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. UM AND WE HOPE THAT WE DO WELL, BUT WE NEED EVERYBODY SUPPORT AND SO WRONG. GARZA IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY SIGNS IN THE RESOLUTIONS AND SENDS IN THEIR SUPPORT LETTERS TO SUPPORT SO THEY ARE ASKING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AS WELL AS THE EDINBURGH GDC TO SEND IN EITHER A LETTER OF SUPPORT OR SIGN OFF ON THIS RESOLUTION. AND I'M RECOMMENDING SIGNING OFF ON THIS RESOLUTION IMPROVING THAT AMBUSH IN, OF COURSE. IMPROVE IN THE SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY HI. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE WILL ASSUME RESOLUTION PASSES AND THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD AND SECRETARY, OKAY? ALRIGHT NOW ITEM G. SO THIS IS THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE EDINBURGH, DC, TO ASSIST ELLINGTON. CAUSE IT ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK. AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE. QUITE A BIT. UM AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE GROWTH AND THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN IS EXPERIENCING SOME TREMENDOUS GROWTH. AND OF COURSE, NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK IS PART OF THAT AS WELL IN ORDER FOR US TO BE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING INDUSTRY AND ALSO KEEPING UP WITH THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THERE. UM WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. AND SO THE CITY HAS ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TOWER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN RIGHT OFF[01:50:01]
OF MONTE CRISTO AND KLAUSNER. SO, UM EVERYBODY'S DISCUSSED THIS IN THE PAST AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT. IT'S ABOUT 5 MILLION, RIGHT? BUT IT'S 2.9 BY THE CITY AND 2.1 BY THE ABC CORRECT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE UM IS NOT ON THE BUDGET, BUT I WILL BRING IN A BUDGET AMENDMENT ALONG WITH THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE RECENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES REFLECT IN OUR BUDGET.BUT WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THAT. WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED, OKAY? SO JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD. THIS ALSO ADDRESSES THAT POTENTIAL. PROJECT WHAT WAS THE PROJECT CALLED WATER MONSTER PROJECT? WATER MONSTER THING. I THINK THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM TO HAVE OUR NAME UP THERE SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA TAKE TO HAVE THAT DONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HELPING THE CITY WITH THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A D C ON. I AGREE. UM, I THINK WE'RE JUST THAT'S A GREAT ON THE OTHER SIDE. AND I HAD KIND OF TONGUE IN CHEEK MENTIONED IT, BUT BUT SERIOUSLY I SAW IN. I THINK IT WAS THAT COUCH. ALSO, THEY HAVE A WATER TOWER THAT HAS LIKE A DIGITAL BOARD OR DID IT HAS A DIGITAL TOP TO IT RIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE IT FROM REALLY FAR AWAY. I DON'T KNOW. WE'VE EVER LOOKED INTO THAT TO SEE IF BECAUSE AND YOU SEE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS. BUT IT SURE DOES. GET YOUR ATTENTION AND BUT YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT, SO MAYBE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. PROBABLY CHEAPER, RIGHT, TOM? DELIGHTFUL SAYS SO. THAT WOULD BE AN EXTRA, YOU KNOW? WE'RE GOOD WITH PAIN. EXTRA 100,000. YEAH. PEOPLE HAVE LIGHTS. WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE IT A I CATCH YOU WHEN YOU'RE COMING. THREE TO HAVE A MONUMENT SCIENCE. TYPE. SO YES, YOU'LL HAVE LIGHTS AND WE'RE SHOOTING FOR HIM TO BE DIFFERENT COLORS THAT WE COULD CHANGE THE DIFFERENT COLORS. YES, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THEM. DISCO WATER TOWER? YES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE RENDITION, THERE'S A RENDITION ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AND WE SHOULD HAVE ALSO YOU WHAT? AN ACTUAL WHAT IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY. THAT'S WHERE WE SAW. IT'S A CITY OF EDINBURGH. OH, WE SHOT IT. IT WOULD BE GOOD. IT'LL BE HOLIDAY.
BE ON THE EXPRESSIVE INSIDE ASKING TOO MUCH. YEAH I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE OKAY BECAUSE THERE'LL BE A LOT OF HOUSES SAID I WILL CONSIDER IT THANK YOU, TOM. OKAY A ITEM AGES . THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ASTROTURF BASEBALL FIELDS THAT MUNICIPAL PARK AGAIN ON THIS ONE. AND THERE'S A THERE'S A FAN FAVORITE ON ON THE BOARD. UM YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER MY KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL AND IF THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THOSE KIND OF FEELS THEY PROBABLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE DONE THAT. BUT THEY'RE OLDER NOW, SO THEY DON'T DO THAT, UM SO WHAT THIS IS A REQUEST FROM THE CITY FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN, UM ADDING A QUALITY OF LIFE COMPONENT TO THE BASEBALL FIELDS THAT ARE OUT THERE AT MUNICIPAL PART, UM THIS WOULD TARGET FIVE. ASTRAL TURF ON THE INSIDE. IT'S IN YOUR PACKAGES TO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. THAT SHOULD BRING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN PLAY AN INCREASE IN WEEKEND ACTIVITY AND INCREASE IN TOURNAMENTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEADS AND BEDS AND PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY IN OUR RESTAURANTS. I WILL SAY THIS HAVING ATTENDED THE ETC, ETC. UM CONFERENCE OR THE WORKSHOP THAT WE DID. THAT THEY MENTIONED RIVER AROUND ROCK AND THE ASTRO TURF PROJECT, AND I TURNED TO RODEL AND I SAID, THANK GOD! IT'S NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THAT COMMUNITY. AND I WILL SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN AND LIVED IN AND GREW UP IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO DID A HUGE INVESTMENT IN THIS TYPE PROJECT , AND IT MADE A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THEIR AREA. SO THEN I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU FOR SAYING THAT BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT TOLD ME RIGHT NOW, NOBODY ELSE, UM, JUST TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT TURF FIELDS. UH, WE DID A ECONOMIC LIKE LIKE, RANDALL SAID. HEADS AND BEDS. WE WERE ALL TALKING
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ABOUT HOW TO WAKE UP EDINBURGH IN THE ON THE WEEKENDS AND AT NIGHT. ANY BIG BUILDING ANY BIG DEVELOPMENT WOULD TAKE. YEARS. TO JUDGE DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO BRING PEOPLE? YEAH WE HAVE OUR FESTIVALS AND THAT HAPPENS, BUT WE DON'T KEEP THEM IN TOWN, RIGHT? BECAUSE FESTIVALS THEY COME AND THEY LEAVE. BUT TOURNAMENTS BRING PEOPLE EVEN FROM THE VALLEY TO COME STAY BECAUSE IT'S A 12 DAY TOURNAMENT. YOU PLAY IT ALL HOURS IF IT'S LARGE ENOUGH, BUT IT BRINGS IN A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. THE IMPACT STUDY. THAT WE DID. IT'S JUST TREMENDOUS, UM AND HAVING TURF. A TURF COMPLEX BECAUSE WITH THIS BUT THE E D. C S INVOLVEMENT, THIS WILL MAKE THE MAJORITY OF MUNICIPAL PARK ALTER FIELDS. THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE VALLEY.IT HAS ALL TURF FIELDS. SO THIS WILL BE IT WON'T BE LIKE WELL, WILL THERE BE TOURNAMENTS? IT'LL BE WHAT TOURNAMENTS ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW? WHAT TOURNAMENTS WILL HAVE THE BEST BENEFIT FOR OUR CITY. IN AND AGREEING TO SUPPORT THE CITY ON THIS AND I THINK SABRINA FOR SAYING THAT THE STATE WHO HAD A CONFERENCE HERE, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS EXACTLY TURF FIELDS. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I'VE JUST BEEN ADVOCATING ABOUT THIS CRAP CRYING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE AND THANKS, GUYS LIKE YOU HAD, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR DOING THIS, AND WITH THE STATE BRINGING IT UP. I'M LIKE, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THAT'S A REAL PLUS BECAUSE ONE OF THE I MEAN, WE LOOKED AT IT FIRST AS A QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECT IN THAT YOU KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BRING FAMILIES OUT TO THE FIELDS AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS STILL HAVE SOME ON THE BOOKS. SO WE WERE ALWAYS LOOKING TO EXPAND MORE INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREATION OF YOU KNOW MORE SALES TAX, MORE BEDS, BEDS OR WHAT, REALLY CALLED HEADS IN BEDS. UM. AND SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT THERE'S SOME HISTORY THERE THAT SHOWS THAT IT DOES HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK GOING FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE R O. I ON IT. IT'S YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOW MUCH DID WE ACTUALLY WAS? SALES IMPROVED ALL THAT STUFF BECAUSE I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO SAY, UM SO IN, UH IN TALKING TO RONNIE AT THE CHAMBER. I'M TRYING TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN THERE WAS ALREADY SOMEBODY PLANNING A LARGE ADULT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. AND WITH THAT, WITH THAT, THINKING IN MIND THERE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALONG WITH THE FLYER. FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A CITY OF OUR EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FLYER WITH HOST HOTELS. HOST RESTAURANTS, MAYBE SPECIALS. AND THE IDEA RIGHT NOW IS TO PASS OUT AND I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE MAIRA CITY MANAGERS MP IN ATTENDANCE HERE, BUT THE IDEA I'VE SHARED WITH RONNIE WAS WE HAD THE EXPLORER EDINBURGH INITIATIVE AND WEBSITE. FOR EDINBURGH ARMBANDS FOR EVERY PERSON THAT SHOWS UP AT THE TOURNAMENT AND THAT ARM BEND. WHEN YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT WOULD GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT OR FREE APPETIZER, BUT THAT'S AN INSTANT WAY FOR RESTAURANTS. HOTEL OWNERS, ANYONE THAT GOES ANYWHERE. CAN SEE A WHOLE TABLE FULL OF THOSE EXPLORING AND REGRET. RED. HARM BANDS ON THE WEEKEND AND KNOW WHERE THERE'S NO IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE NEED FOR HOTELS. MORE RESTAURANTS ALONG DAY. THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE MUNICIPAL IS RIGHT THERE OFF OF 107, BUT WITH THAT ARMBAND THING WE VISUALLY CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. GREAT POINT I THINK THIS ALSO FROM MR T. GIC COMPONENT OF WHAT WE HAVE HAS, AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY IS IMAGINE THE FOOD TRUCK PARK. BEING ACTIVE DURING THAT TIME, CORRECT, YOU KNOW SO THAT PEOPLE DURING IN BETWEEN GAMES NOT TOO FAR TO COME. RIGHT WE GOT TO DO MORE OF THAT STRATEGIC THINKING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST. IN TERMS OF UTILIZING OUR ASSETS. THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AND THAT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW. IT DOES NOTHING TO HAPPEN. CITY TRUCKS PARKED THERE. DURING THE WEEKEND WHEN WE CAN HAVE A CELEBRATION OF TO JOIN IN WITH THE GAINS AND TURNING RIGHT? OR EVEN, UH. THE CITY CAN CAN COME UP WITH A PROGRAM WHERE WE ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO SHOWCASE TRUCKS AT MUNICIPAL PARK MUNICIPAL PARKING GREAT MHM. ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE IN SURELY HAVE RUSTED AND THE ROSTER AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS ONE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT THIS OFFICE UTILITY VISA OFFICE THAT WE JUST APPROVED THE CONTRACT. UM CAN DO THEY DO IT. I KNOW LIKE FOR THE MCCALLUM PARADE AND OTHERS THEY MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE PARADE. THEY LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT A PARTICULAR EVENT. WHAT WAS THE SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CAN DO AN
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ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT ON THE TOURNAMENTS THAT COME HERE INITIAL REPORT AS WELL RIGHT AND SO JUST ALSO FOR INFORMATION TO CLOSEST ALL TURF. FIELD FOR TOURNAMENTS. I THINK IT'S CORPUS AND SO ANY VALUE TEAM THAT'S IN THE TRAVEL BALL, THEY HAVE TO GO PLAY OUT OF TOWN. IT'S MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. UM AND IT'S JUST JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT HERE AND BRING THEM DOWN TO US. AND THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD POINT THAT IF YOU IF YOU SEE WHEN OUR KIDS HERE FROM EDINBURGH GO AND PLAY OUTSIDE AND NOT USED TO PLAYING INTO HER FEELINGS, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PLACE, YOU KNOW, SO HERE THEY'LL BE THEY'LL AND STRANGE TO THEM. I THINK THAT'S A BIGFOOT AND INVITE THE BOARD AND ANYONE WHO HEARS THIS OR WATCHES IT LATER. GO GO TO MUNICIPAL PARK. THERE'S ALREADY ONE FIELD THERE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL IN THERE TODAY AND DEEPAK THEY ACTUALLY GIVE US A RENDITIONS. THERE'S ONE HERE AND JUST SO YOU KNOW RONNIE LEE, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT E D. C ON THE FIELD. I BROUGHT IT UP TODAY EARLIER. THE PRETTY TOWN TOWARDS THE FIRST BASE LINE. YEAH THE HOME SIDE. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT FOR THE HOME RUN RIGHT THERE. SO, DAN, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO PROVE REGULARLY. FUNDING FOR THE TURF FIELDS. SECOND BY RONNIE ALLEN FAVOR SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. NO SHIP FRUIT. WE'LL EXPECT YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND THROW THE FIRST PITCH ALL OF US THE ENTIRE BOARD. MAYBE THAT WAY. WE'LL GET IT ACROSS THE PLATE, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, UM OKAY , ITEM I M LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE E. D. C EIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER LINE.NOT AS EXCITED HERE THE SEWER LINE EXPANSION FOR EAST AWASSA ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME SEWER SERVICE. THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ONE BEFORE, AS WELL. SO, UM . MR WATSON, EAST OF THE INTERSTATE IS LACKING INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE. UH THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY AND OFF OF WATCH THE ROAD THAT ARE STILL IN SEPTIC SYSTEMS, A LOT OF TAX BASE A LETTER FUTURE TAX BASE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME EMPTY LAND THAT THAT'S STILL GOING TO BE DEVOLVED. AND SO, UM, THE CITY HAD ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT WHICH EXPANDS AND EXTENDS THOSE SANITARY SEWER LINES TO ALL OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE NOT SERVICED RIGHT NOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. UH OUR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY THEY ASKED US FOR 1.75. I KNOW THAT IN 1.75 MILLION. I KNOW THAT IN YOUR PACKET. IT HAD 2 MILLION.
WE CORRECTED THAT THE INTER LOCAL REFLECTS THE 1.75 MILLION OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO BRING SANITARY SEWER LINES INTO THAT AREA. QUESTION AFTER BECAUSE WE JUST APPROVED TWO OTHERS THAT ARE PRICEY, RIGHT? UM IF WE APPROVE THIS, ARE WE? HOW ARE WE BUDGET WISE IN TERMS OF AGAIN? THIS IS AN A ITEM THAT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT. BUT I MEAN IN OUR RESERVE FUNDS ARE OPERATING ACCOUNT. UM AFTER WE'VE DONE ALL OF THIS, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $12 MILLION. WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER $12 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. AND THEN WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY. THAT'S 12 12 24, APPROXIMATELY, UM $18 MILLION IN BOND MONIES THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE. SO, UM, THE BONDS ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS EQUATION BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AND OUT SPECIFIC TO THOSE PROJECTS, SO WE WILL STILL HAVE A FUN BALANCE OF ABOUT $24 MILLION AND UNRESTRICTED AFTER THIS LET'S GET TO KNOW HEALTHY GUN BALANCE. OKAY, UM. THEY DISCUSSION OR NOT MOTION. ON THIS PROJECT. MUCH OF THE PROOF. OKAY? OKAY, LUCIEN IN SECOND ON FAVOR SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION IS APPROVED. ALRIGHT YOUR ITEM J IS THE MARKETING, CALENDAR AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES. I'M GONNA STAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS ONE. I'M AN ADVISORY REPORT MEMBER FOR RG. R G VISION. ACTUALLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPECIFIC VOTE FOR THAT CONTRACT. THE CAMP STAYING FROM THAT ONE. OKAY? I THINK THAT THAT'S UNDER K, RIGHT? YES WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT JUST A MARKETING ACTIVITY ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL AND SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE CONTRACTS. UM BECAUSE ONE OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN
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COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO OUR EXPENDITURES. UM ONE OF THE RULES IS THAT IF YOU'RE SPENDING MORE THAN $10,000 ON A SPECIFIC VENDOR THAN THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THAT, AND SO, UM WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT, AND ITEM K. J IS JUST A PRESENTATION. IF I CAN GET THIS GOING. OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON. THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR PROGRAM OF WORK. THE PROGRAM OF WORK PRIORITIES WERE FINALIZING OUR BOND PROJECTS WORKING ON MIDTOWN AND DOWNTOWN, IMPROVEMENTS, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, PURSUING ENTERTAINMENT AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP OUR WORKFORCE. IDENTIFYING KEY BACK OFFICE DEVELOPMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES, ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH A VARIETY OF TOOLS AND THEN SOLIDIFYING THIS ORGANIZATION. PROPER PLANNING AND STAFFING FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. HAVING WE WORKED THROUGH THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON, AND KIND OF GETTING BACK TO WHAT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE REFERRING TO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD IN MEXICO AND SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. UM WE'RE PRIMARILY TAIPEI CORPORATION. OUR JOB IS TO CREATE, HELP CREATE AND POSTURE THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE PRIMARY JOBS OR FOCUS. UM SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TARGETS PROSPECTS LEADS. GENERATE LEADS AND THEN FOLLOW UP ON THOSE LEADS. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOWS. ROAD SHOWS SITE SELECTION CONSULTANT GATHERINGS. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRIPS. AND THE ADVERTISING AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS. ALL OF THAT LEADS TO LEAD GENERATION. UM ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BELONG TO IS TEAM TEXAS AND TEAM. TEXAS DOES A LOT OF THAT. AND SO WE'RE GONNA LEVERAGE TEAM TEXAS BY BEING ABLE TO ATTEND SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AT REDUCED COSTS AND EXPANDING STRETCHING OUR OUR ADVERTISING DOLLARS. UM THEY SET UP THE MEETINGS. UM TEAM TEXAS USES A GROUP THAT IDENTIFIES TARGETS ON ROAD SHOWS AND THOSE TARGET COMPANIES ARE THEN VISITED BY GROUPIE SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND YOU KNOW, CARLOS OR MYSELF OR OTHERS WOULD BE IN THAT SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PROMOTING TEXAS BUT IDENTIFYING EDINBURGH AS ONE OF THOSE SPOTS, AND SO THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.ASIDE FROM TEAM TEXAS THB ACT, WHICH IS TEXAS HEALTHCARE AND BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE. WE NEED TO BE MEMBERS OF THAT. I KNOW THAT VERONICA WON SEVERAL YEARS AGO WENT TO A VILE CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. THOSE ARE VERY PRODUCTIVE IN TERMS OF GATHERING LEADS AND GENERATING LEADS FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY. WE HAVE ALL THE FOUNDATIONAL ASSETS HERE TO HELP YOU CREATE SOME OF THAT ABOUT HERE IN EDINBURGH. ANOTHER ONE IS THE INDUSTRIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WERE NOT MEMBERS YET. IT'S VERY TOUGH TO GET TO BE A MEMBER IN THAT, UM THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BECOME MEMBERS. BUT MOST OF THE REAL ESTATE DIRECTORS AND SOME OF THE LARGER INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE I AM SEE. AND SO THEY HAVE GATHERINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GET IN FRONT OF THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR WORLD AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS. AND THEN YOU'RE BASICALLY EXPOSING THAT IN VIRTUE TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SITE SELECTORS GUILD IS ANOTHER GROUP THAT, UM BASE. PEOPLE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF WORKING WITH CORPORATIONS, LARGE MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO EXPAND AND SEEKING TO RELOCATE. UM AND THEY'RE WORKING GLOBALLY, NOT JUST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND SO YOU GET TO MEET THESE PEOPLE IN SOME OF THE FORMS THAT THEY HELD. THEY HOLD FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE A COMMENT ON THE WHEN I ATTENDED THE THB I ONE YEARS BACK. IT WAS WHEN OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL HAD JUST STARTED AND IT WAS PROBABLY PREMATURE FOR US TO ATTEND IT.
BUT THEY WERE URGING ME TO GO AHEAD AND GO. UM I THINK NOW IT WOULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. AND I THINK IF THE GOES TO THAT CONFERENCE, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. GO WITH YOU. UM BECAUSE THERE'S PHARMACEUTICALS THERE. THERE'S EQUIPMENT. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU LOOK AT THAT ARE GOING TO, UM, BRING INDUSTRY RIGHT. BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FIELD, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO BE ABLE TO TALK THEIR LINGO. AND SO I THINK ON ALL OF THESE, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A PARTNER THAT IS IN THAT INDUSTRY ATTENDING THE LONG WITH
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OUR STAFF. WHEN POSSIBLE THAT MAKES THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. UM. SO SOME OF THE EVENTS LIKE I SAID, INCLUDE THE TRADE SHOWS TEAM. TEXAS ROADSHOWS SITES, ELECTRIC VISITS. UM ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EDINBURGH ROADSHOWS. AND SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO US. UM DAN DIAZ WAS TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY BEING ABLE TO SET UP SOME MEETINGS IN DALLAS. WELL WHEN I TALK ABOUT EDINBURGH ROADSHOWS AND I'VE DONE ROADSHOWS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SET UP ONE OR TWO DAY EVENTS WHERE WE'RE VISITING WITH SITE SELECTIONS WERE VISITING WITH DEVELOPERS WERE WORKING WERE VISITING WITH, UM REAL ESTATE BROKERS, LARGE FIRMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF BRINGING AND POTENTIALLY BRINGING LEADS, AND, UH, COMPANIES DOWN INTO OUR REGION.AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE SET UP THOSE THOSE MEETINGS WHERE WE CAN PRESENT OUR CASE TO THEM AND AS I SAID, WE CAN GO TO SAN ANTONIO AND VISIT A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE DIFFERENT REAL ESTATE BROKERS WHO ARE WORKING SOUTH TEXAS IN GENERAL, WE CAN GO TO DALLAS, AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF FOLKS THAT ARE NOT ONLY CORPORATE SITE SELECTORS BUT ALSO SOME OF THE CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS ARE IN DALLAS AND HOUSTON. AND LATER ON , WE CAN SET UP SOME MEETINGS IN CHICAGO AND ATLANTA AND NEW YORK AND L. A. THOSE ARE THE BIGGER CONFIGURE AREAS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY TARGET THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE. IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF WORK, BUT MY INTENT IS THAT WE DO IT AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER. BEN AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AND ARE TARGETS WOULD INCLUDE BOTH RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL PROSPECTS. SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING. RIGHT WOULD THAT RAJEL? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE GET THE BOARD'S CONSENSUS ON WHAT WE WANT TO GO TARGET AND THEN I LIKE TO, I LIKE THE PHRASE LIKE THE EDINBURGH ROADSHOW, AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALL PLAN IT OUT. AND AGREE WHO OR WHAT WE WANT TO HIT EACH QUARTER. I THINK DAN TO FEEDBACK ON THAT. SO THESE ARE WE ARE WE SAYING? ARE WE VOTING ON THIS? THE REASON THIS IS THE PRESENTATION AND THE REASON WHY I ASKED, IS THERE THERE? VERY DEEP. EACH ORGANIZATION IS DIFFERENT THINGS. PRESIDENT THEY DO VERY SPECIFIC THINGS TARGET A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY OR WHAT HAVE YOU WOULD BE NICE IF WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION FROM YOU. RECORDED EACH ONE EACH. ONE OF THESE SEVEN DOES. BIRD VERSUS JUST LUMPING UP IN A BAG AND SAY WE GOTTA BOOK WE'VE GOT TO DISCUSS IT. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO? YEAH. ABSOLUTELY AFTER THAT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DISSECT. AND ALSO GOING ON WITH I SAID EARLIER THAT THERE'S CERTAIN CERTAIN REPORT THAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE OFF OF EACH OF THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH REGARDS TO BEING IN CERTAIN FUNCTIONS THAT WE GET CERTAIN REPORTS BACK THAT WE'RE GETTING. WE'RE GETTING BACK WITH WHAT WE'RE INVESTING. IN OTHER WORDS, IF REALLY GOES, WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN FROM IT? IF NOT, LET'S FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT MIGHT GIVE US A BETTER HAVE MORE IMPACT. WELL I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THIS IS WELL, THIS IS THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SO WE CAN DISSECT THIS AND BE MORE CLEAR AS THE YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING YOU'RE PRESENTING TO. I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION IS THAT IF WE GO ON THIS ROAD SHOW, OKAY. WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHAT HAVE WE DONE BEFORE IT'S SIMILAR ? THERE WAS I THINK I'D LIKE TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH THE MAN WAS SPENDING WITH WITH THEIR MARKETING HERE. I'VE GOT AN AMOUNT OF GOT EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU MORE QUESTIONS IN DETAIL AND AN EXECUTIVE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MOVIE. SECOND YEAH, BUT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS AS AN EXECUTIVE OKAY, SO THE ITEMS J AND K. J IS THE PRESENTATION IN K IS THE DIFFERENT ENTITY OR THE MARKET. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE J AND CANTER EXECUTIVE. WE'VE GOT A SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. LITTLE MOVE J AND K, INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, ACTUALLY, THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO, UM CAN I GET A MOTION TO EXIT THE OPEN SESSION AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND ON FAVOR SAY AYE. OKAY IT IS 6 35, AND WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU'RE ECSTATIC. ABOUT WHAT?
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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S 5 32, AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH[02:58:19]
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO ORDER MR GARCIA, WERE YOU HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR US, PLEASE?[02:58:26]
BECAUSE THIS MISS WALKER AND MONDAYS. VERONICA GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT. ROLAND GOMEZ. JUST[02:58:36]
LET US KNOW THAT HE'S ON HIS WAY, OKAY? ERIN, RONNIE TO BETTER THEN THERE'S STILL HERE?[02:58:46]
SABRINA WALKER HERNANDEZ. RESIDENCE. EDDIE GARZA, PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM.[02:58:57]
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN IN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG? THE UNITED STATES OF[02:59:05]
AMERICA. THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. NATION. VISIBLE. WHAT'S LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR[02:59:13]
ALL. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU CERTIFY FIRST? MR GUYS SAID THAT WE GAVE THE ADEQUATE NOTICE. YES MA'AM. THE NOTICE OF OUR MEETING WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE. THANK YOU. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND I KNOW I THINK WE HAVE, UM OMAR BASTOGNE, DO WE NOT? YES WE DID. I'M HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, GREAT. OKAY SO WE'RE REGARDING THAT AGENDA ITEM A UNDER STATE LAW. CONFIDENT INTEREST EXISTS IF BOARD MEMBERS OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN AN AGENDA ITEM. THE MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT OR INTERESTING AGENDA ITEM. REMEMBER CAN'T[03:00:01]
PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICT TO DISCLOSE? I HAVE ONE THAT I'M NOT SURE IT'S ACTUALLY A CONFLICT, BUT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE ON IT, AND IT IS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. UH IT IS THE RENEWAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH U T R G V. OKAY AND I LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY PERSONAL INTEREST. BUT I KNOW THAT THAT DEPARTMENT THAT DOES THAT WORK DOES REPORT TO ME , SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAINED FROM THAT VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DIRECTORS REPORT. OH, WAIT.PUBLIC COMMENTS. JACKIE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY? ALL RIGHT. DIRECTORS REPORT.
I'LL JUST DEBRIEF ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WEEK, SEE OVER THE LAST MONTH. UM IN YOUR PACKAGE. YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LABOR MARKET. THE LATEST LABOR MARKET REPORT IS FOR AUGUST 2023. EDINBURGH HAD EXPERIENCED A 5.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUGUST, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT COMPARED TO LAST MONTH, WE WERE ACTUALLY 1/10 OF A PERCENT DOWN. UM, SO THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR LABOR FORCE OR CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE VERSUS LAST YEAR, ACTUALLY GREW BY OVER ALMOST 2000 PEOPLE, SO OUR LABOR FORCE IS CONTINUING TO GROW AND OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUES TO STAY STEADY, IF NOT DROPPED A LITTLE BIT, SO THOSE ARE BOTH GOOD INDICATORS OF A STRONG LABOR MARKET. UH OTHER INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET INCLUDES AN UPDATE FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR I 69, TEXAS ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. I'M IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, UM ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST AND MOST HEAVILY WATCHED MEDIUM IF YOU WILL, IN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS FACEBOOK. WE GOT WELL OVER 13,000 PAGE FOLLOWERS AND WELL OVER 34,000 AND FACEBOOK PAGE REACH, WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. COMMERCIAL PERMIT VALUES. CONSTRUCTION VALUES IN AUGUST FOR THE CITY FOR NEW COMMERCIAL PERMITS, THERE WAS ALMOST $3 MILLION IN NEW PERMITS. UH WE HAD SOME ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS AND THE COMMERCIAL WORLD OF REPORT 0.6 MILLION. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MULTI FAMILY ALSO ABOUT ALMOST $3 MILLION. SO SOME VERY GOOD NUMBERS, UM, YEAR TO DATE IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS MONTH. WE HAD WELL OVER $27 MILLION IN VALUATION OF PERMITS.
TO DATE THIS YEAR. WHERE OVER 305. MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS ABOUT $65 MILLION ABOVE LAST YEAR. SO WE HAVE A STRONG YEAR LAST YEAR, EVEN STRONGER SO FAR THIS YEAR. UM IN TERMS OF SUBDIVISIONS, RESIDENTIAL GROWTH CONTINUES TO REALLY BOOM AND EDINBURGH. WE'VE GOT 63 SUBDIVISIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION . RIGHT NOW. THERE'S 30 FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION REVIEW AND 67 PRELIMINARY REVIEW IF YOU ADD UP ALL THE NUMBER OF LOTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, EITHER IN REVIEW OR IN CONSTRUCTION, OR OR IN A PROCESSING. IT'S WELL OVER 7700 LOTS, SO A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL GROWTH COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAD A QUESTION. DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW THAT COMPARES TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES? UH NO, I DON'T OFFHAND, BUT WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION, BUT IT'S A VERY STRONG NUMBER. YEAH, NO, I KNOW. AND EVERY EVERY MONTH, I THINK WE SEE CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND SUBDIVISIONS ROOFTOPS HERE. I JUST WONDERED HOW WE COMPARED TO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, COMPARABLE CITIES OF MCALLEN MISSION ARE I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION NEXT NEXT MEETING, BUT BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM THEIR NUMBERS WERE EXCEEDING, MOST OF THEM MOST OF THE NUMBERS FROM ALL THE CITIES IN THE VALLEY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD BETWEEN SOMETIMES WHEN WHO ARE OUT THERE TALKING TO BUSINESS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND BE. ACTUALLY I KNOW THAT FOR THE LAST HERE. I THINK THAT WE'VE NEVER HAS BEEN HAVING MORE PERFECT OR MORE SUBDIVISIONS.
EXTRACTION, AND I THINK THAT'S AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE A LIST. WE CAN GATHER THAT DATA. YEAH.
TO TOUCH ON THAT. LAST TIME WE HAD. ALMOST HALF OF THIS EXPANSION AND LOTS UM, THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE WERE RANKED AS THE FIFTH FASTEST GROWING IN THE STATE AND 12 OF THE NATION. I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY WITH THOSE NUMBERS. AND FOR THE CITY SIDE. WAIT. LET'S MAKE SURE AND KEEP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT UP TO DATE WITH OUR GROWTH. THAT'S A LOT OF HOMES. THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES A LOT OF NEED. THE CITY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE AWARE OF. IN PLANNING FOR THEIR SCHOOLS AND ALL THE EXPANSION. THANK YOU. UM
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SOME OF THE UPCOMING CONFERENCES THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO US WHY TEXAS SUMMIT COMING UP IN OCTOBER. ALSO THE TDC ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THERE'S A TEAM TEXAS ROAD SHOW IN OCTOBER THAT CARLOS WILL BE ATTENDING AND THEN WEST DECK IS A ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOW THAT IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER THAT CARLOS WILL BE ATTENDING AS WELL. UM WE DO HAVE A. CHAMBER EVENT COMING UP. IT'S CALLED PROSPERITY OUTLOOK. SO JUDGE RICHARD CORTEZ IS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT, UH, HIS EFFORTS IN THE COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT SOME CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE PROSPERITY TASK FORCE THAT THEY HAVE. SO YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. WE DO HAVE A TABLE SET UP FOR US. AND THEN THE EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A FIVE K RUN AND WALK IN OCTOBER. 7TH, UM AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY REAL ESTATE FORUM THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP THAT'S SPONSORED BY THE REAL GRAND VALLEY PARTNERSHIP. AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR OWN LIBRARY IS HAVING LOST MORTISE VIOLENT EVENT ON OCTOBER 21ST, WHICH IS UH, PRETTY CLOSE TO THE OTHER LOVE MYRTLE, SO VERY APPROPRIATE AND REALLY EXCITING EVENT MOST OF THE TIME. SO THERE'S ALSO A UM THERE'S A WALK AND WALK AND RUN THIS SATURDAY AT MUNICIPAL PARK. UH IT'S FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. I I'M AWARE OF IT BECAUSE OUR HOUSEKEEPER IS DEAF. AND SO WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE HER OUT THERE. BUT IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, OR IF YOUR RUNNER AND YOU WANT TO GO DO A SMALL FIVE K OR SOMETHING, BUT IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE. VERY GOOD. UM SOME OF THE UPDATES ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD RETAIL LIFE CARLOS WAS ABLE TO ATTEND. IT WAS HELD IN AUSTIN. SOME OF THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR PACKET, BUT HE DID, UM A LOT OF WORK IN IDENTIFIED OVER 20 LEADS AND PROSPECTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS REGION. AND OF COURSE, IT'S A VERY QUICK SHOW. IT'S LIKE A FOUR OR FIVE HOURS SHOW. UM SO LET'S MEET AND GREET AND THEN JUST MOVE ON. UM BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE THERE BECAUSE THEY SEE THAT EDINBURGH IS, UM, PRESIDENT, UM AND COMMITTED TO TRYING TO GROW OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. UM AND THEN HE ALSO WENT TO MONTEREY FOR CAFE ON USA, WHICH WAS GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF THE MEXICAN INVESTORS AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN UM, BRINGING SOME OF THEIR INVESTMENTS INTO THE UNITED STATES. AND UM WE ARE RESOURCE FOR THEM AS WELL. THIS WAS PUT ON BY THE U. S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND I BELIEVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES THERE AT THE MONTEREY GOOD EVENT AS WELL. HOW WAS THE WAS THE EVENT? STEP UP CARLOS INTO THE MIC. THANK YOU BOARD. UM THE EVENT WAS GREAT. I WAS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO. WE WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY. UH CREATE BY A YES. SO IT WAS DELICIOUS. BUT THE EVENT WE HAD IT AT THE UNIVERSITY AUTONOMA IN MONTEREY. SO WE WERE IN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY , THE AMERICAN CHAMBER AMONGST OTHER UNIVERSITIES THAT NEED DDOS. SO WITH THEIR I JUST WANNA I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS AMONGST WITH TWO PEOPLE WITH OUR MEMORY D C. THERE WAS OTHER NBCS AND EVERYBODY WAS COMING TO EDINBURGH. EVERYBODY WAS INTERESTED IN AND WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EDINBURGH, AND THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT A REGION. IT WAS GREAT BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT WE CAN DO. ESPANOL MACHO. CARMEN AND HELP THEM TO CONVERSE WITH EVERYBODY. SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT. WE I FOUND ABOUT 60 PROSPECTS SPECIFICALLY KNOW ABOUT EDINBURGH AND THAT WANTED TO COME AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO TO GROW IN CITY FROM LOGISTICS MANUFACTURING, PRODUCE AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN MOVING. CARLOS IS THAT THE ONE THAT LINDA FLYNN AND, UM JULIO QUIROGA WENT FROM U UT RGB . MR CHAIRMAN. YES CORRECT TV ATTENDED THAT EVENT, AND THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED. AND I THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AND I'VE MENTIONED IT'S A DANCE. WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED SOFT GLOBAL LANDING, AND IT'S A IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HELPS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES WHEN THEY WANT TO LAND IN THE UNITED STATES SET UP A BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES, SO THIS HELPS THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO LAND THEIR BUSINESS. UH THEY HAD A LINE OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO ASKING FOR THAT PROGRAM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN COMING HERE, SO I THINK IT'S A VERY I WOULD RECOMMEND. YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO TALK BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMPANIES. SOME OF THEM ARE[03:10:04]
GOING TO GO WANT TO GO TO THE BROWNSVILLE NEAR THE PORTS. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE WITH THE LNG AND ALL THAT. BUT THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME REALLY ALL THROUGHOUT WHEREVER THEY'RE NEAR A BRIDGE. UM SO WE DO OFFER THAT SERVICE AND WE WILL WORK WITH ANY COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CARLOS WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO SEE IF WE CAN GET WE EVENTS LIKE THIS IN MEXICO AS WELL HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. REPORT WHEN YOU GO OUT ON ON, YOU KNOW, FUN POTENTIAL. PEOPLE WE CAN SPEAK. WE KNOW YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS. IN A WAY. IF WE WANT TO DO SOME FOLLOW UP. WE CAN ALSO SEE WHAT THE FOLLOW UP IS. AND WE KNOW UH YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD ME IT WAS 60 POTENTIAL. I'D LIKE TO REPORT IT TO WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE. AND THAT WAY WE CAN. UH, YOU KNOW, TO FOLLOW UP. AND WE ARE ACTUALLY GENERATING THAT REPORT.WE HAVE A LIST OF PROSPECTS WITH ALL THE NAMES AND WHAT THEY MAKES. SO THAT WAY WE CAN GO IN AND TARGET THEM AND WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OURSELVES . WE'RE GOING TO ALSO SHOW THEM TO YOU. UM IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT BESIDES HAVING THE MORNING CONFERENCE THE DAY BEFORE I SCHEDULED THREE MEETINGS WITH PROSPECTS THAT WERE OVER THERE ALREADY THAT WANTED TO MEET TO TALK ABOUT GROWTH IN EDINBURGH. GREAT JOB. YEAH CARLOS RED. I'M GLAD WE'VE ENROLLED. L GLAD WE SAID SOMEBODY OVER THERE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTING OUR NAME OUT THERE AND JUST TO PICK BACK UP WITH WHAT ROMNEY WAS SAYING. I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD THE CIA REPORT. SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CATCHES OUR EYES THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON WE COULD DO FOLLOW UP. MAYBE YOU KNOW AND INVITE HIM OVER HERE OR MEET HIM HALFWAY. UM SO THAT WE CAN PURSUE SOME OF THOSE, UM, IN YOUR IN YOUR EXPERIENCE THERE.
WHAT WAS THE OVERALL THEME OF EDINBURGH? WHAT WAS THE QUESTIONS? WHAT? WHAT DO THEY KNOW? WHAT DO THEY NOT KNOW WHAT? WHAT'S THE OVERALL FUEL? OF COURSE. MR COUNCIL MEMBER.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN THINGS THAT THEY ASKED ABOUT? WAS LOGISTICS? A LOT OF THE COMPANIES THAT WERE COMING OVER HERE. THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN COME OVER HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF THEIR STUFF IS IN THE NORTH. COMPANIES THAT SAID I SHIPPED OVER TO NEBRASKA. I JUST WANT TO GO FROM YOUR AREA TO THE NORTH DIRECTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH CUSTOMS AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE BORDER THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SO A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WERE WE KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LAND AND WE WANT TO WE GET THERE. GET THERE. AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE GROWTH AND THE ANOTHER IT UNDER CONVERSATION EARLIER WITH RODEL AND VERONICA, UM THE FIELD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THAT OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH WANT TO BE CLOSE TO THE BORDER? BUT WITH THE. IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT'S COMING THE LOOT COMING FROM THE BORDER. LINING STREET IN EDINBURGH. I THINK THAT POINT IS MUTE. WE NEED TO HIT ALL THOSE CORPORATIONS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO COME STRAIGHT FROM THE BORDER TO INTERSTATE. IT'S GONNA BE A NORTH WHERE THERE'S PLENTY OF LAND, HOPEFULLY, DEVELOPMENT WITH THE AIRPORT. AND IT WILL MAKE US A MAJOR PLAYER AND ALL THAT.
THAT WAS THERE, BOOM. YEAH, WE'RE ALREADY IN A BOOM. SO IMAGINE WHEN, WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
WELL AND I KNOW BRAZIL AND I ATTENDED THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL HAD A THEY'RE LIKE A THINK TANK . THEY HAD A MEETING ONE MORNING THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER OF MINUTES BUT CERTAIN NUMBER OF MINUTES THAT YOU SAVE AT THE BRIDGE IS GOING TO EQUAL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE ECONOMY. RIGHT UM AND THEN THEY WERE LOOKING AT NEXT STEPS. THE PROBLEM. I THINK IS GETTING CONGRESS TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT FASTER. BUILDING MORE LANES.
MILLION YOU KNOW, EXPANDING THE BRIDGES, UH, HAVING THE IMAGE OF THE BORDER IMPROVED. ALL OF THAT IS IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS RIGHT? AND WE TALKED ABOUT GOVERNMENT LOBBYING ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR IT TO, BUT I DO THINK THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THESE THESE DIRECT ROUTES UH AND IF WE IMPROVE HEALTH FAST WE CAN GET THAT WE'RE GOING TO.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE BUSINESS COMING HERE TO THE U. S SIDE EVENT WAS ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR BUDGET, AND THAT'S WHY SOME OF US WANTED TO BE DOWN THERE COULDN'T ATTEND. SO NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU, CARLOS. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO DO AS FAR AS MENTIONING UNDER THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT IS THAT SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. NOW I GUESS TWO WEEKENDS AGO, UM, VERY WELL ATTENDED. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS YET FROM OUR CITY STAFF, BUT ONCE WE DO,
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WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL. YEAH I KNOW HE WAS GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE. I THINK A REPORT LADY LADY RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE CONTRIBUTION AND WHAT'S THE R O I ON IT, I THINK, BUT THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. SABRINA YOU LOOK REAL SHARP. THERE NEXT TO VALENTE AND DAN, TOO. BUT. HERE.CAPTAIN LOVE THEM. YEAH UM, NO, BUT I DIDN'T MEET RICHIE. UM I REALLY WANTED TO BE BOB, THOUGH, BOB, I'D LOVE TO SEE BOB. UM I HAVE I THE MAYOR WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND. HE GOT SICK THAT DAY, SOLD A COUPLE POINTERS ON ON THE BULLET POINTS THAT I THAT I SAID THERE THIS WAS THE NINTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL, RIGHT BROUGHT ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY. UM. VESSEL RECEIVED A RECORD BREAKING 206 SUBMISSIONS. REPRESENTING 19 COUNTRIES. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED OVER 65 FILMS. I WAS TWITTERING MARK WAS OVERWHELMING, OVERWHELMING PARTICIPATION FROM STUDENTS AND YOUNG FILMMAKERS. THERE WAS OVER 20 FILMS SHOWCASED AT THE FESTIVAL. OUR HOTELS WERE KILLED OVER 50 FILMMAKERS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE TRAVELED FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES. MEXICO, CANADA TO BE HERE WITH US. JUST SOME OF THE NUMBERS SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SUPPORTING THAT EVENT. IT DOES BRING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO OUR AREA. JUST BEING THERE SO MANY PEOPLE SAID. THEY'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL FILM FESTIVALS. AND THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THIS ONE IMPRESSED WITH THE COLLABORATION . A LOT OF PEOPLE MET FOLKS THERE THAT CAME BACK AND PRESENTED THEIR FILMS THIS YEAR.
UM, NEXT YEAR, JUST GET EVERYBODY IN GEAR IS OUR IT'S GOING TO BE 1/10 ANNUAL, SO WE HAD OUR ACTUALLY EARLIER WHEN I SAID I'M STILL HERE, I MEANT BECAUSE I HAD A PROJECT UPDATE TODAY. SO I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 11 30 WENT RUN AROUND AND CAME BACK, BUT A CENTER PROJECTED DATE IS MAY 2024 SO HOPEFULLY, OUR 10TH ANNUAL WILL BE THE ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE IN THE CENTER SO GEAR UP AND MAKE IT GOOD. TOM BRADY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO GO ON WITH THAT I DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE GOOD NEWS TODAY. BUT RE PREDICTING TO BE 4 TO 5 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
YOU KNOW EQUIPMENT. OUTLOOK LOOKS GOOD TO BE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. YES. WELL AND THANK YOU, BY THE WAY THE IS, UM OPENING WAS VERY NICE, VERY HEARTFELT FOR THE FAMILY. ALSO THAT WILL BLOW YOUR FAMILY AND BETTER FIRST EVENT YESTERDAY WE HAD THE OPENING OF VOLLEYBALL AT IT WAS IF YOU PASSED BY THERE IF YOU GOT TO GO BY THE PARKING LOT WAS FOR THE VACCINE WAS GOOD. I STOPPED BY FOR A LITTLE BIT AFTER HOURS OF EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE GOING WELL. SO I'LL BE BACK WITH THE UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE CONTRACT. JUST TO GET OUT OF THE TOOL BORN ON WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED. YEAH I WAS GONNA MENTION THEM UNDULATING STEEL TOOL IN THE REPORT, AND I WISH WE HAD SOME PICTURES. IT WAS ALSO REALLY NICE. THERE. IT'S VERY NICE EVENT WELL, INCLUDING THE NEXT ONE. UM AND THE OTHER THING ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT WITHOUT MENTIONING THE BUSINESSES, BUT ANY CONFIRMATION ON POSSIBLE MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. AND. THIS AREA CONFIRMATION YET, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON JUST FOR THE BOARD KNOWS THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROSPECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL BE IN DALLAS FOR TML AND YES, RIDDLE DUE TO REACH OUT SO WE CAN YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW AND EXPRESSED THE INTEREST WE HAVE IN HAVING THEM IN OUR CITIES. AND THEN THAT THE RECORD REFLECT A BOARD MEMBER OF ROLAND GOMEZ HAS JOINED US. OKAY SAID IT FOR THE REPORT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. UM WE ARE ON ITEMS SIX REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN. SIX. A ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THIS IS A ONE YEAR TERM, RIGHT? YES ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, UM, SEPTEMBER. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING. SO EVERY SEPTEMBER THERE ARE OFFICER ELECTIONS, SO IT'S FOUR POSITIONS ARE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. UM THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON HOW MANY TIMES A PERSON MAY SERVE. ANY SINGLE POSITION. SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE STILL A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, YOU CAN SERVE IN THAT SAME POSITION OR IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. IT'S UP TO THE WILL OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY MOTIONS? UM SAID, LIKE TO MAKE THE FIRST MOST INDIANS LIKE TO IT. MOTION TO HAVE OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT FROM HERE. SECOND APPRECIATE
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THAT GUYS. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND I WILL AGREE TO SERVE ONE MORE TERM. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE CHANGE AND TO LET PEOPLE KIND OF CIRCULATE AROUND. I'M HAPPY TO DO IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. THANK YOU. DO ANY TO VOTE OUT THERE.OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES. VICE PRESIDENT MR GOMEZ IS THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT. DO WE HAVE ANY EMOTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT POSITION I'D LIKE TO AT THE MOMENT, MAKE A MOTION. TWO. HAVE MR OLDER SEND THIS SERVE AS OUR VICE PRESIDENT, SECOND THAT EMOTION IN A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ROLL THE SEND. THIS IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT. SECRETARY CURRENTLY WE HAVE MR RONNIE RIVERA AS OUR SECRETARY. UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT KEEP MR REEVES SAYS SECRETARY. ACTUALLY, ACTUALLY, RAHUL IS THE CURRENT SECRETARY SECRETARY, CURRENT SECRETARY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MR RIVERA IS SECRETARY. SECOND. KATE AND WE GOT A SECOND MOTION OF SECOND ON THURSDAY. I OKAY? AND TREASURER. AS OF TODAY, RONNIE IS THE TREASURER. THEY'RE BOTH. OKAY WE HAVE ANY EMOTION LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION. MR EDDIE GOT SOME SECONDED. EMOTIONAL SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. JOHN OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT A NEW SLATE. I GUESS I WILL BE PRESIDENT VALLADARES AND HIS VICE PRESIDENT, RONNIE TAVARES, SECRETARY AND EDDIE GARCIA TREASURE.
CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS GONNA RUN? EVERYBODY SPEAK INTO THE MIC FOR THE FURTHER RECORDINGS LIKE TO THANK BROADENED FOR HIS TERM AS VICE PRESIDENT. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND REPRESENT US. AND I KNOW THAT HE INDICATED TO ME THAT HE WAS ALL FOR THERE BEING OTHER PEOPLE SERVE IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. AND I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS. RELATED TO SURE THAT IS TRUE. IT'S ALWAYS I WOULD SAY THANK YOU AS VICE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT. FOR A WHILE, UM PAST 5% YEAH, YEAH. SO YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS, BUT YOU KNOW, I DO FEEL THAT THAT WE NEED TO PUT THIS POOR TO SUCCEED AND TO MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND GOOD LUCK WOULD. THANKS YEAH , WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE AROUND THE SAME TIME. YOU WERE LUCKY THAT VERONICA DIDN'T MISS HIM ANY MEETINGS. SO YOU RE LUCKY IN THAT SENSE? YEAH THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE REMAINING ON THE SPORTS. SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY UM, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE FOR AUGUST. 9 2023 AND 28 2023. IF EVERYBODY'S HAD AN OPPORTUNITY REVIEW THEM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? MOTION TO PROVE 2ND 2ND. OKAY SECOND BY MS WALKER. NOT THIS ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS APPROVED. OKAY ITEMS SEE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY. SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THIS INVESTMENT POLICY IS, UM WE I MEAN, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. THE INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IS THE ONE THAT THE CITY HAD SINCE WE USED THE CITY SERVICES, UH, THEIR POLICY WAS OUR POLICY WHEN WE WERE ALL ONE. SINCE WE'VE SEPARATED. NOW WE HAVE TO GET OUR OWN POLICY. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT POLICY HERE AND WE ARE USING THE TEMPLATE OF THE CITY'S. IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION . YOU'LL NOTICE IN THERE BECAUSE I HAVE THIS QUESTION FOR MR GARZA WAS. IT MENTIONED THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THAT WILL BE THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, BECAUSE THEY WE STILL CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. CORRECT.
SO THE POLICY IS A MIRROR OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IS WHERE THE INVESTMENT OFFICERS IT DOES REFER TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY'S POLICY. SO INSTEAD OF THE CITY MEASURE, ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THAT IS THE OTHER INVESTMENT OFFICER. UM BUT THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE IS STILL THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. ON THE CITY SIDE AND MYSELF. WHICH IS TO HAVE HOW DOES IT WORK WITH? LET'S JUST SAY THE CITY'S
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UPGRADER DOWNGRADED IS THAT MEANS WE WILL BE MIRRORED. A QUARTER. DOWNWARD MOBILITY. IN TERMS OF OUR BOND RATING. TYPICALLY, THEY'RE LOOKING AT OUR FINANCIALS. INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE WE ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY, CHURCH THE SAME. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE THE SAME INVESTMENT FOR POLIO. RIGHT BUT BUT IT'S THE SAME. DOES THAT DOES THAT CHANGE ANYTHING? NO IT DOESN'T. MOST OF MOST OF OUR INVESTMENTS ARE IN TEXT ARE SO IT'S A PUBLIC INVESTMENT. RECALL IF YOU WILL OTHER THAN TEXT ARE WE DO HAVE, UM SOME MONEY AND BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ARE OPERATING FUNDS ARE WITH TEXAS NATIONAL BANK. AND WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT FOR BIDS IF WE WANTED TO. LOOK AT INVESTING IN A BANK SEPARATE FROM WHAT THE CITY HAS IS THAT CORRECT? WE DO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE MANGLE OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE PRINCIPLE. SURE SO UM. FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM IS A CONSERVATIVE POLICIES. DID EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CONTENT OF THE POLICY. I LOOKED THROUGH. IT LOOKED FINE. I SAID THAT ONE PARTICULAR QUESTION ON THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND HE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. VERY WELL, YES, MOTION TO APPROVE THE CORPORATE CORPORATIONS INVESTMENT POLICY HAS PRESENTED . OKAY, IT'S GOT A MOTION TO GET SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE.RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. THE INVESTMENT POLICIES APPROVED. NOW THE. THE STAFFING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EDINBURGH IS ITEM D. SO UM, THIS IS THE SAME AGREEMENT AS WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATION. THE STAFFING SERVICES AGREEMENT BASICALLY ALLOWS THIS ONE ALLOWS FOR YOUR PERIOD IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE AND THE CITY, UM IN TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITY. UM THERE WAS A TYPO HERE. JUST. TO IN THE BLUE LINE, IF YOU WILL, BUT WE HAVE CORRECTED THAT TYPE OF AS WELL. REMEMBER WHERE IT'S AT? IT'S ON. IT'S ON PAGE TWO OF IT ON THE SECOND LINE OF IT. MHM RESPONSIBILITY. CONFLICTS CONTINUE PAST THE CURE, PERIOD AND RESULT IN MATERIAL LOSS OR HARDSHIP TO THE TERMINATE SERVICES. IT SHOULD BE, IF REASONABLE CONFLICTS. RIGHT CONTINUED PAST THIS CURE, PERIOD. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THE CITY. WE HAVE 30 DAYS TO TRY TO RESOLVE IT. AND IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE IN THAT TIME WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. AND I WILL NOTE THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY KIND OF COMPLEX. NOT THAT THERE ARE MANY. AND THIS IS A, UM IT'S TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE YEAR. 2024 SO IT'S A IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT, RIGHT? YES YES, IT'S RENEWED EVERY YEAR. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
WITH THE WITH THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE OF CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STUFFING SERVICES AGREEMENT? BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY, PROMOTION SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT THE RENEWAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH U T R G. V. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT, UM I DON'T KNOW THAT TECHNICALLY , THERE'S A REAL CONFLICT, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE. ROLAND, SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OVER OH, I'M SORRY. WE GOT A NEW VICE PRESIDENT. WHAT AM I SAYING? YEAH ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS RENEW. THE U. T R G V TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024. SO THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE U. T. R G B DATA CENTER AND THE MILITARY IS BASICALLY, UM, ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. UM THEY DO SOME MARKET ANALYSIS AS WELL. THEY DO SOME REVIEW OF PROSPECTS IF WE WANT THEM TO GET INTO THE PROSPECTS THEMSELVES.
THEY EVEN HELP US WITH LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF DATA MINING AND DATA DATA GATHERING, UM AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT TIMES THAT WE USE THEM TO PROVIDE US WITH LABOR MARKET
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INFORMATION, DIFFERENT TIMES THAT THEY ANALYZE OUR PROJECTS AND GIVE US BACK TO THOSE STUDIES THAT WE LOOK AT AND LEAN TOWARDS WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS. UM THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. IT ALLOWS US 120 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THAT IF WE HAVE TO FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUT $15,000 A YEAR IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE BEEN BUDGETING. IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED ITEM. UM IT'S A GOOD SERVICE FOR US. I THINK AS WE GET MORE AND MORE PROSPECTS AND MORE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, UM WILL BE USING THEM MORE OFTEN. WE DO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE LIKE BUXTON TO DO SOME OF THAT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY DUPLICATING EFFORTS AND I'LL TALK ABOUT BOOKS THEN LATER, BUT I DON'T I I'M NOT RECOMMENDING BUXTON TO CONTINUE. IT'S A MORE EXPENSIVE SOFTWARE AND ACTUALLY . UM, SIZE GROUP AND ACTUALLY PROVIDE US THAT SAME INFORMATION. FOR A LOT LESS. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE APPROVE THE $15,000 A YEAR CONTRACT. THIS IS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CONTRACTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO START TAKING A LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. UH IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE WITH REGARDS TO THAT SAYS, IS THAT WE HAVE WITH AGREEMENTS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC SUCCESSES. YOU KNOW WHAT? BECAUSE OF THIS CONTRACT, WE WERE ABLE OR HELPED US GET THIS PARTICULAR PROSPECT. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE START LOOKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WITH REGARDS TO TYPE OF AGREEMENTS THAT WE GET IT. WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WE DID WE GO ABOVE THE 15,000 THIS YEAR, BUT NOT. I MAKE A MOTION. UM TO APPROVE THE U. T B UT RGB TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 SECOND. OH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR. I'M SORRY. BY SURPRISE. I'M NOT USED TO THE ROPE THAT JOB, GOOD JOB ROLE.THIS MONEY GOING LIKE YEAH. OKAY SO WE HAD THE NEXT ONE ALREADY. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. WE HAD SIX IN FAVOR OF ONE ABSTENTION THAT THAT ONE PASSES, OKAY? SO, UM ITEM. G WHICH IS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE . SORRY. I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OH, YES, OF COURSE.
THIS IS THE FEDERAL COMPETE GRANTS. SO THIS IS A GRANT AND I AND THIS ONE, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS IS A ACTUALLY VERY GREAT GRAB BECAUSE ALL FOUR COUNTIES HAVE SIGNED ON TO IT. IT IS A VERY LARGE FEDERAL GRANT THAT COULD BE UP TO $50 MILLION. UM THAT WOULD HELP TO PUT PEOPLE INTO JOBS. THE IDEA OF THE RE COMPETE GRANT IS TO TAKE FIRST TO ASSESS AGAINST THE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OUT THERE THAT ARE HIGH PAYING JOBS. THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST $16.47. I THINK PER JOB AND TO GET, UM AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS PLACED INTO THOSE JOBS AND THEN LOOKING AT FUTURE JOBS AND, UM, TRYING TO GET THE ALL OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ED, WHICH ARE ALL ON BOARD ON THIS GRANT, UM TO USE TO, UM, I GUESS EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS TO FILL THE JOBS THAT ARE THAT WE THINK ARE GOING TO COME INTO THIS AREA. UH AND SO IT MIGHT BE A TECHNICAL, UM, YOU KNOW DEGREE MIGHT BE A TWO YEAR DEGREE OR FOUR YEAR DEGREE. UH AND SO THE GRANT IS ONE THAT I THINK IT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS A REGION JOINING IN ON, YOU KNOW, THE L. RGB DC SIGNED OFF ON IT. RESOLUTION CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN DOING IT. AND SO THE REQUEST IS FOR A RESOLUTION BY OUR BOARD ALSO TO JOIN IN ON THAT GRAPH TO SHOW THAT AS A REGION WHERE UNITED ON THIS GROUND YES. SO THIS ALSO INCLUDES A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT. IT ALSO HAS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS ALL INCLUDED IN THERE, SO IT IS AND IN THE LAST 25 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS KIND OF BUSINESS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE SEEN THAT LARGE AND GRANT AND THAT LARGER GROUP ACTUALLY JOINED TO TRY TO GET THIS THIS AWARD. SO UM, IT'S A IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. UM AND WE HOPE THAT WE DO WELL, BUT WE NEED EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT. AND SO RAN GARZA. IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY SIGNS IN THEIR RESOLUTIONS AND SENTENCE ARE SUPPORTING LETTERS OF SUPPORT. SO THEY ARE ASKING THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AS WELL AS THE EDINBURGH GDC TO SEND IN EITHER LETTER OF SUPPORT OR SIGN OFF ON THIS RESOLUTION. AND I'M RECOMMENDING SIGNING OFF ON THIS RESOLUTION IMPROVING THAT PROMOTION OF THE SECOND,
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APPROVING THE SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, ORIGINAL RIGHT HAND. OKAY WE WILL SOME RESOLUTION PASSES AND THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD AND SECRETARY ALRIGHT NOW ITEM G. SO THIS IS THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE EDINBURGH, GDC TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUSINESS TO 81 1 MILLION GALLONS OF CAUSE IT ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE. QUITE A BIT. UM AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE GROWTH AND THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN IS EXPERIENCING SOME TREMENDOUS GROWTH. AND OF COURSE, NORTH INDUSTRIAL PARK AS PART OF THAT , AS WELL IN ORDER FOR US TO BE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING INDUSTRY AND ALSO KEEPING UP WITH THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THERE. UM WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. AND SO THE CITY HAS ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TOWER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN RIGHT OFF OF MONTE CRISTO AND POSNER. SO, UM. EVERYBODY'S DISCUSSED THIS IN THE PAST AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT. SO IT'S ABOUT 5 MILLION, RIGHT? BUT IT'S 2.9 BY THE CITY AND 2.1 BY THE ABC CORRECT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT. I'LL SECOND THAT THE BUDGET NOTE. UM THIS IS NOT ON THE BUDGET, BUT I WILL BRING IN A BUDGET AMENDMENT ALONG WITH BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN RECENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES REFLECT IN OUR BUDGET. UH BUT WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THAT? WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. BUT SHE APPROVED OKAY. ALSO JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD. THIS ALSO ADDRESSES THAT POTENTIAL. UH UM. WHAT PROJECT? WHAT WAS THE PROJECT CALLED WATER MONSTER PROJECT, WATER MONSTER AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT TO HAVE OUR NAME UP THERE SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE THAT DONE. BUT YOU KNOW IF WE'RE HELPING THE CITY WITH THIS PROJECT, I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A D C ON. I AGREE, I THINK WE'RE JUST JUST THERE ON THE ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO AND I HAD KIND OF TONGUE IN CHEEK MENTIONED IT, BUT BUT SERIOUSLY ASADA IN I THINK IT WAS AT COUCH . ALSO THEY HAVE A WATER TOWER THAT HAS LIKE A DIGITAL BOARD OR DID IT HAS A DIGITAL TOP TO IT RIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE IT FROM REALLY FAR AWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE EVER LOOKED INTO THAT TO SEE IF BECAUSE I MEAN IT STOOD OUT AT NIGHTTIME WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING BY THERE AND YOU SEE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS. BUT IT SURE DOES. GET YOUR ATTENTION AND BUT YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT, SO MAYBE IT'S A BIT OF LOOK INTO PETE. PROBABLY CHEAPER, RIGHT, TOM. BE NICE, THOUGH, SAYS THAT WOULD BE AN EXTRA WE'RE GOOD WITH PAIN. 100,000 YEAH. THEY DON'T HAVE LIGHTS. WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE IT A I CATCH YOU WHEN YOU'RE COMING INTO THE TOWN, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MONUMENT SCIENCE. TYPE. SO YES, YOU'LL HAVE LIGHTS AND WE'RE SHOOTING FOR HIM TO BE DIFFERENT COLORS THAT WE CAN CHANGE IT DIFFERENT COLORS AND CONCERN. OKAY? DISCO WATER TOWER? YES. YOU LOOK AT THE RENDITION. THERE'S A RENDITION TOO ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, AND IT SHOULD THAT WILL SHOW YOU ACTUALLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY. THAT'S WHERE WE SAW. IT'S A CITY OF EDINBURGH . HMM. GOT IT. THE HOUSING. ASK YOU FOR US FOR BEING THE EXPRESSIVE INSIDE AFRICAN TOO MUCH. YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE OKAY BECAUSE THERE'LL BE A LOT OF HOUSES IN THIS SAID I WILL CONSIDER IT THANK YOU, TOM. OKAY ITEM AGES. THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF EDINBURGH AND THE EDINBURGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ASTRO TURF BASEBALL FIELDS THAT MUNICIPAL PARK AGAIN ON THIS ONE. AND THERE'S A THERE'S A FAN FAVORITE ON ON THE BOARD. YEAH I REMEMBER MY KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL AND IF THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THOSE KIND OF FEELS THEY PROBABLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE DONE THAT. BUT THEY'RE OLDER NOW, SO THEY DON'T DO THAT, UM SO WHAT THIS IS A REQUEST FROM THE CITY FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN, UM ADDING A QUALITY OF LIFE COMPONENT TO THE BASEBALL FIELDS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THIS PART, UM THIS WOULD TARGET FIVE. DIFFERENT FIELDS THAT WOULD HAVE ASTRO TURF ON THE INSIDE. IT'S IN YOUR PACKET AS TO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK[03:40:01]
LIKE, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. THAT SHOULD BRING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN PLAY AND INCREASE IN WEEKEND ACTIVITY AND INCREASE IN TOURNAMENTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEADS AND BEDS AND PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY IN OUR RESTAURANTS. I WILL SAY THIS HAVING ATTENDED THE TEA, ETC.ETC UM, CONFERENCE OR THE WORKSHOP THAT WE DID THAT THEY MENTIONED RIVER ROUND ROCK AND THE ASTRO TURF PROJECT, AND I TURNED TO RODEL AND I SAID, THANK GOD! IT'S NOT HERE.
BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT. ON THAT COMMUNITY, AND I WILL SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN AND LIVED IN AND GREW UP IN NORTH CAROLINA ALSO DID A HUGE INVESTMENT IN THIS TYPE PROJECT, AND IT MADE A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THEIR AREA. AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU FOR SAYING THAT BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT TOLD ME THAT NOBODY ELSE, UM JUST TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT. TURF FIELDS. UH, WE DID A ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. UH TOURNAMENTS THAT WOULD BRING THE LIKE, RANDALL SAID. HEADS IN BEDS. WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT HOW TO WAKE UP EDINBURGH. IN THE ON THE WEEKENDS AND AT NIGHT. ANY BIG BUILDING ANY BIG DEVELOPMENT WITH TAPE. YEARS. TRUE. DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO BRING PEOPLE? YEAH WE HAVE OUR FESTIVALS AND THAT HAPPENS, BUT WE DON'T KEEP THEM IN TOWN, RIGHT? BECAUSE FESTIVALS THEY COME AND THEY LEAVE. BUT TOURNAMENTS BRING PEOPLE EVEN FROM THE VALLEY TO COME STAY BECAUSE IT'S A 12 DAY TOURNAMENT. YOU PLAY IT ALL HOURS IF IT'S LARGE ENOUGH, BUT IT BRINGS IN A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. THE IMPACT STUDY. THAT WE DID. IT'S JUST TREMENDOUS, UM AND HAVING TURF. TURF COMPLEX BECAUSE WITH THIS, BUT THERE CDCS INVOLVEMENT. THIS WILL MAKE THE MAJORITY OF MUNICIPAL PARK ALTER FIELDS THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE VALLEY. HAS ON TURF FIELDS. SO THIS WILL BE IT WON'T BE LIKE WELL, WILL THERE BE TOURNAMENTS? IT WILL BE WHAT TOURNAMENTS ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW? WHAT TOURNAMENTS WILL HAVE THE BEST BENEFIT FOR OUR CITY. SO I THINK THE BOARD FOR SEEING DIVISION AND AGREEING TO SUPPORT THE CITY ON THIS AND I THINK SABRINA FOR SAYING THAT THE STATE WHO HAD A CONFERENCE HERE, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS EXACTLY TURF FIELDS. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I'VE JUST BEEN ADVOCATING ABOUT THIS CRAP CRYING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. THANKS GUYS. TIMES LIKE YOU HAVE, BUT, YEAH, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR DOING THIS, AND WITH THE STATE BRINGING IT UP.
I'M LIKE, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THAT'S A REAL PLUS BECAUSE ONE OF THE I MEAN, WE LOOKED AT IT FIRST AS A QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECT IN THAT YOU KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BRING FAMILIES OUT TO THE FIELDS AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS STILL HAVE SOME ON THE BOOKS. SO WE WERE ALWAYS LOOKING TO EXPAND MORE INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREATION OF YOU KNOW MORE SALES TAX, MORE BEDS, BEDS OR WHAT, REALLY CALLED HEADS AND BEDS. UM. AND SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THERE'S SOME HISTORY THERE THAT SHOWS THAT IT DOES HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK GOING FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE R O. I ON IT.
IT'S YOU KNOW HOW MANY OUTSIDE PEOPLE DID WE BRING INTO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH? HOW MANY? HOW MUCH DID WE ACTUALLY WAS? SALES IMPROVED ALL THAT STUFF BECAUSE I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT. UM, SO IN, UH IN TALKING TO RONNIE AT THE CHAMBER. I'M TRYING TO GET THEM INVOLVED AND THERE WAS ALREADY SOMEBODY PLANNING A LARGE ADULT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. AND WITH THAT, WITH THAT, THINKING IN MIND THERE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALONG WITH THE FLYER. FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A CITY OF OUR EDINBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FLYER WITH HOST HOTELS. HOST RESTAURANTS, MAYBE SPECIALS. AND THE IDEA RIGHT NOW IS TO PASS OUT AND I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE MAIRA CITY MANAGERS IN ATTENDANCE HERE. BUT THE IDEA I'VE SHARED WITH RONNIE WAS WE HAVE THE EXPLORER EDINBURGH INITIATIVE AND WEBSITE. BEFORE EDINBURGH ARMBANDS FOR EVERY PERSON THAT SHOWS UP AT THE TOURNAMENT AND THAT ARM BEND WHEN YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT WOULD GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT OR FREE APPETIZER, BUT THAT'S AN INSTANT WAY FOR RESTAURANTS, HOTEL OWNERS ANYONE THAT GOES ANYWHERE. YOU CAN SEE A WHOLE TABLE FULL OF THOSE EXPLORE EDINBURGH BRICK RED. ARMBANDS ON THE WEEKEND AND KNOW WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN TOWN BUYING FOOD, AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO, YOU KNOW. IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE NEED FOR HOTELS.
MORE RESTAURANTS ALONG DAY. THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE MUNICIPAL IS RIGHT THERE OFF OF 107. BOTH THAT ARE MEN THINK VISUALLY CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. GREAT POINT. I THINK THAT THIS ALSO FROM A STRATEGIC COMPONENT OF WHAT WE HAVE HAS AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY IS IMAGINE THE FOOD TRUCK PARKED. BEING ACTIVE DURING THAT TIME, CORRECT, YOU KNOW SO THAT PEOPLE
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DURING IN BETWEEN GAMES, IT'S NOT TOO FAR TO COME. RIGHT WE HAVE MORE OF THAT STRATEGIC THINKING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST. IN TERMS OF UTILIZING OUR ASSETS. THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AND THAT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT DOES NOTHING TO HAPPEN. CITY TRUCKS PARKED THERE. DURING THE WEEKEND WHEN WE CAN HAVE A CELEBRATION OF TO JOIN IN WITH THE GAMES IN TOURNAMENT. OR EVEN, UH, THE CITY CAN CAN COME UP WITH A PROGRAM WHERE WE ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR ABSOLUTELY THEIR FOOD, THEIR LITTLE ITEMS. IN FOOD TRUCKS AT MUNICIPAL PARK MUNICIPAL PARKING GREAT, ABSOLUTELY. PEOPLE IN SPORTS AND THE REST LAST, AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS ONE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT THIS OFFICE YOU CHARGE THESE OFFICE THAT WE JUST APPROVED THE CONTRACT. CAN DO THEY DO IT. I KNOW LIKE FOR THE MCCALLUM PARADE AND OTHERS THEY MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE PARADE . THEY LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT A PARTICULAR EVENT . WHAT WAS THE SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CAN DO AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT ON THE TOURNAMENTS THAT COME HERE. THE INITIAL REPORT AS WELL RIGHT AND SO JUST ALSO FOR INFORMATION TO THE CLOSEST ALL TURF FIELD FOR TOURNAMENTS. I THINK IT'S CORPUS AND SO ANY VALLEY TEAM THAT'S IN THE TRAVEL BALL, THEY HAVE TO GO PLAY OUT OF TOWN. MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. UM AND IT'S JUST JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT HERE AND BRING THEM DOWN TO US. AND THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD POINT THAT IF YOU IF YOU SEE WHEN OUR KIDS HERE FROM EDINBURGH GO AND PLAY OUTSIDE, THEY'RE NOT USED TO PLAYING INTO YOUR FEELINGS. A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SAYING, YOU KNOW, SO HERE THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE USING THAT CHAIR FIELD WHEN THEY GO OUTSIDE. IT WILL NOT BE SOMETHING STRANGE TO THEM. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A BIGFOOT AND INVITE THE BOARD IN ANYONE. IT APPEARS THIS OR WATCHES IT LATER GOLD MUNICIPAL PARK.THERE'S ALREADY ONE FIELD THERE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL IN THE END TODAY AND GET BACK, THEY ACTUALLY GAVE US THE RENDITIONS. THERE'S ONE HERE AND JUST SO YOU KNOW RONNIE LEE, THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE D C ON THE FIELD. I BROUGHT IT UP TODAY EARLIER. PLEASE OUT TOWARD THE FIRST BASE LINE. YEAH, THE WHOLE TIME. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT FOR THE HOME RUN RIGHT. THERE WILL BE SO, DAN, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. NEGATIVE. FUNDING FOR THE TURF FIELDS. SECOND BY RONNIE ALLEN FAVOR SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION APPROVED. WE'LL EXPECT YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND THROW THE FIRST PITCH AND ALL OF US THE ENTIRE BOARD. MAYBE THAT WAY. WE'LL GET IT ACROSS THE PLATE, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, UM. OKAY ITEM I M LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH AND IN THE E. D. C TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER LINE. NOT AS EXCITING HERE THE SEWER LINE EXPANSION FOR EAST AWASSA ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME SEWER SERVICE. I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ONE BEFORE, AS WELL. SO, UM. EAST OF WARSAW, EAST OF THE INTERSTATE IS LACKING INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY AND OFFER WATCH THE ROAD THAT ARE STILL IN SEPTIC SYSTEMS. A LOT OF TAX BASE A LOT OF FUTURE TAX, PLEASE, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME EMPTY LAND THAT THAT'S STILL GOING TO BE DEVOLVED. AND SO THE CITY HAD ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT WHICH EXPANDS AND EXTENDS THOSE SANITARY SEWER LINES TO ALL OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE NOT SERVICED RIGHT NOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. UH OUR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY THEY ASKED US FOR 1.75. I KNOW THAT IN 1.75 MILLION. I KNOW THAT IN YOUR PACKET. IT HAD 2 MILLION. UH WE CORRECTED THAT THE INTER LOCAL REFLECTS THE 1.75 MILLION OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO BRING SANITARY SEWER LINES INTO THAT AREA. QUESTION AFTER BECAUSE WE JUST APPROVED TWO OTHERS THAT ARE PRICEY, RIGHT? UM IF WE APPROVE THIS, ARE WE? HOW ARE WE BUDGET WISE IN TERMS OF AGAIN? THIS IS A NIGHT. UM THAT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT. BUT I MEAN IN OUR RESERVE FUNDS ARE OPERATING ACCOUNT. AFTER WE'VE DONE ALL OF THIS. WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $12 MILLION. WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER $12 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. AND THEN WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY. THAT'S 12 12 24, APPROXIMATELY, UM $18 MILLION IN BOND LADIES THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE. SO UM, THE BONDS ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS EQUATION BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AND OUT SPECIFIC TO THOSE PROJECTS, SO WE WILL STILL HAVE A FUN BALANCE OF ABOUT $24 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED AFTER THIS DID YOU KNOW? HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.
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OKAY, UM ANY DISCUSSION OR NOT MOTION. ON THIS PROJECT. UNLESS YOU TWO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY.MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION IS PROOF. ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE ITEM J IS THE MARKETING CALENDAR MARKETING ACTIVITY. HMM. I'M GONNA STAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS ONE. I'M AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER FOR RG. ARCHIE VISION. UM. ACTUALLY THERE'S GONNA BE A SPECIFIC VOTE FOR THAT CONTRACT. OKAY, SO YOU GET UPSTATE FROM THAT ONE. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S UNDER K, RIGHT? YES. BUT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT JUST A MARKETING TITTY ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL, AND SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE CONTRACTS. UM BECAUSE ONE OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO OUR EXPENDITURES. UM ONE OF THE RULES IS THAT IF YOU'RE SPENDING MORE THAN $10,000 ON A SPECIFIC VENDOR THAN THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THAT AND SO, UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT, AND ITEM K. J IS JUST A PRESENTATION OF AND I CAN GET THIS GOING. HERE IT IS.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON. THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR PROGRAM OF WORK. THE PROGRAM OF WORK PRIORITIES WERE FINALIZING OUR BOND PROJECTS WORKING ON MIDTOWN AND DOWNTOWN, IMPROVEMENTS, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT , PURSUING ENTERTAINMENT AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP OUR WORKFORCE, IDENTIFYING KEY BACK OFF HIS DEVELOPMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES. ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH A VARIETY OF TOOLS. AND THEN SOLIDIFYING THIS ORGANIZATION. PROPER PLANNING AND STAFFING FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. HAVING WORKED THROUGH THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK ON AND KIND OF GETTING BACK TO WHAT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE REFERRING TO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD IN MEXICO AND SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. UM WE'RE PRIMARILY TAIPEI CORPORATION. OUR JOB IS TO CREATE HELP CREATE AND FOSTER THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE PRIMARY JOBS OR FOCUS. UM, SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TARGETS PROSPECTS LEADS. GENERATE LEADS AND THEN FOLLOW UP ON THOSE LEADS. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. UH WE'RE GONNA PARTICIPATE IN INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOWS. ROAD SHOWS SITE SELECTION CONSULTANT GATHERINGS. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRIPS. AND ADVERTISING AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS. ALL OF THAT LEADS TO LEAD GENERATION. ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BELONG TO IS TEAM TEXAS AND TEAM. TEXAS DOES A LOT OF THAT. AND SO WE'RE GONNA LEVERAGE TEAM TEXAS BY BEING ABLE TO ATTEND SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AND REDUCED COSTS AND EXPANDING, STRETCHING OUR OUR ADVERTISING DOLLARS. UM. THEY SET UP THE MEETINGS. UM TEXAS USES A GROUP THAT IDENTIFIES TARGETS ON ROAD SHOWS AND THOSE TARGET COMPANIES ARE THEN VISITED BY GROUP A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND YOU KNOW, CARLOS OR MYSELF OR OTHERS WOULD BE IN THAT SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PROMOTING TEXAS BUT IDENTIFYING EDINBURGH AS ONE OF THOSE SPOTS, AND SO THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING. UH ASIDE FROM TEAM TEXAS THB I, WHICH IS TEXAS HEALTHCARE AND BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE. WE NEED TO BE MEMBERS OF THAT. I KNOW THAT VERONICA WON SEVERAL YEARS AGO WENT TO THE BIBLE CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. THOSE ARE VERY PRODUCTIVE IN TERMS OF GATHERING LEADS AND GENERATING LEADS FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY. UM WE HAVE ALL THE FOUNDATIONAL ASSETS HERE TO HELP BRING SOME OF THAT ABOUT HERE IN EDINBURGH. ANOTHER ONE IS THE INDUSTRIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WERE NOT MEMBERS YET. IT'S VERY TOUGH TO GET TO BE A MEMBER IN THAT, UM THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BECOME MEMBERS. BUT MOST OF THE REAL ESTATE DIRECTORS AND SOME OF THE LARGER INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE AMC. AND SO THEY HAVE GATHERINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GET IN FRONT OF THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR WORLD AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS. AND THEN YOU'RE BASICALLY EXPOSING EDINBURGH TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SITE SELECTORS GUILD IS ANOTHER GROUP THAT, UM THESE PEOPLE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF WORKING WITH CORPORATIONS. LARGE
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MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO EXPAND AND SEEKING TO RELOCATE. UM AND THEY'RE WORKING GLOBALLY, NOT JUST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND SO YOU GET TO MEET THESE PEOPLE IN SOME OF THE FORMS THAT THEY HELD. THEY HOLD FROM TIME TO TIME. I DON'T HAVE A COMMENT RODAL ON THE WHEN I ATTENDED THE THB I ONE YEARS BACK. IT WAS WHEN OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL HAD JUST STARTED AND IT WAS PROBABLY PREMATURE FOR US TO ATTEND IT. BUT THEY WERE URGING ME TO GO AHEAD AND GO. UM I THINK NOW IT WOULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. AND I THINK IF THE E D C GOES TO THAT CONFERENCE, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. GO WITH YOU. UM BECAUSE THERE'S PHARMACEUTICALS THERE. THERE'S EQUIPMENT. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU LOOK AT THAT ARE GOING TO BRING INDUSTRY RIGHT. BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FIELD, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO BE ABLE TO TALK THEIR LINGO. AND SO I THINK ON ALL OF THESE, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A PARTNER THAT IS IN THAT INDUSTRY ATTENDING THE LONG WITH OUR STAFF. WHEN POSSIBLE. THAT MAKES MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. UM. SO SOME OF THE EVENTS LIKE I SAID, INCLUDED TRADE SHOWS. TEAM TEXAS ROADSHOWS SITES, ELECTRIC VISITS. UM ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EDINBURGH ROADSHOWS. AND SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO US, UM DAN DIAZ WAS TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY BEING ABLE TO SET UP SOME MEETINGS IN DALLAS. WELL WHEN I TALK ABOUT EDINBURGH ROADSHOWS AND I'VE DONE ROADSHOWS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SET UP ONE OR TWO DAY EVENTS WHERE WE'RE VISITING WITH SITE SELECTIONS WERE VISITING WITH DEVELOPERS WERE WORKING WERE VISITING WITH, UM REAL ESTATE BROKERS, LARGE FIRMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF BRINGING AND POTENTIALLY BRINGING LEADS, AND, UH, COMPANIES DOWN INTO INTO THE OUR REGION. AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE SET UP THOSE THOSE MEETINGS WHERE WE CAN PRESENT OUR CASE TO THEM AND AS I SAID, WE CAN GO TO SAN ANTONIO AND VISIT A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE DIFFERENT REAL ESTATE BROKERS WHO ARE WORKING SOUTH TEXAS IN GENERAL, WE CAN GO TO DALLAS, AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF FOLKS THAT ARE NOT ONLY CORPORATE SITE SELECTORS BUT ALSO SOME OF THE CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS ARE IN DALLAS AND IN HOUSTON. AND LATER ON, WE CAN SET UP SOME MEETINGS, AND CHICAGO AND ATLANTA AND NEW YORK AND L. A. THOSE ARE THE BIGGER BIGGER AREAS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY TARGET THOSE THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE. IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF WORK. UM BUT MY INTENT IS THAT WE DO IT AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER. AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AND ARE TARGETS WOULD INCLUDE BOTH RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL PROSPECT. SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING.RIGHT WOULD THAT RADIAL? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE GET THE BOARD'S CONSENSUS ON WHAT WE WANT TO GO TARGET AND THEN I LIKE THE LIKE THE PHRASE LIKE THE EDINBURGH ROADSHOW, AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALL PLAN IT OUT AND AGREE WITH WHO OR WHAT WE WANT TO HIT EACH QUARTER. I THINK DAN TO BE BACK ON THAT. SO THESE ARE WE ARE WE SAYING? ARE WE VOTING ON THIS? THE REASON THE PRESENTATION OK, SO AND THE REASON WHY I ASK, IS THERE THERE? VERY GOOD. EACH ORGANIZATION IS DIFFERENT THINGS. PRIVATE AND THEY DO VERY SPECIFIC THINGS TARGET. SPECIFIC INDUSTRY OR WHAT HAVE YOU IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION FROM YOU. RECORDING EACH ONE EACH. ONE OF THESE SEVENTH DOES. WORK VERSUS JUST LUMPING UP IN A BAG AND SAY WE GOTTA BOOK WE GOTTA DISCUSS IT IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO? YEAH ABSOLUTELY SO THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DISSECT. AND ALSO GOING ON WITH I SAID EARLIER IS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN FOR CERTAIN REPORTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE UP EACH OF THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH REGARDS TO BEING IN CERTAIN FUNCTIONS THAT WE GET CERTAIN REPORTS BACK THAT WE'RE GETTING.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING BACK. WHAT BUT WE'RE INVESTING. IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE'RE GONNA GO WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN FROM IT? IF NOT, LET'S FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT MIGHT GIVE US A BETTER HAVE MORE IMPACT. WHAT? I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE. THIS IS WELL, THIS IS THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO MOVE IT INTO EXECUTIVE SO WE CAN DISSECT THIS AND BE MORE CLEAR. AS YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING YOU'RE PRESENTING TO IT. I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION. IF WE GO ON THIS ROAD SHOW. OKAY. WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHAT HAVE WE DONE BEFORE IT'S SIMILAR ? THERE WAS. I THINK I'D LIKE TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH THE MONEY HE WAS SPENDING WITH WITH THEIR MARKETING HERE. I'VE GOT AN AMOUNT OF ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU MORE QUESTIONS, UH, IN DETAIL AND AN EXECUTIVE, SO I'D
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LIKE TO HAVE THIS MOVIE. SECOND YEAH, THAT MOTION, BUT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS EXECUTIVE. OKAY SO THE ITEMS J AND K. J IS THE PRESENTATION IN K IS THE DIFFERENT ENTITY OR THE MARKET.OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE J AND CANTU EXECUTIVE. WE'VE GOT A SECOND. OKAY ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOVE J AND K INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, ACTUALLY, THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO, UM CAN I GET A MOTION TO EXIT THE OPEN SESSION AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SECOND ON FAVOR SAY AYE. OKAY IT IS 6 35, AND WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU'RE ECSTATIC. ABOUT WHAT?
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WE'RE NOW COMING BACK TO ORDER AT UH HUH. OH,[7. EXECUTIVESESSION]
HOW ARE YOU BACK ON? YES, I'M HERE. YOU MIGHT. OKAY CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY, GREAT. WE'RE BACK ON. WE'RE GOOD. MM HMM. I DON'T. I DON'T SEE THIS THE IF YOU COULD SEE YOURSELVES ON THE SCREEN, THEN YOU'RE READY TO GO . DON'T SEE OURSELVES. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT. BUT THANK YOU, OKAY? I WANT TO BRING BACK OUR REGULAR MEETING BACK INTO SESSION. JUST FOR THE RECORD, VERONICA GONZALEZ. AND ROLAND GOMEZ LEFT EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE STILL HAVE CORN. THE EMOTION. I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION MOTION. EXECUTIVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY? OKAY WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH EXECUTIVE SESSION. PROJECTS THAT WE DISCUSSED. WE WERE NUMBER ONE.MAKE THE MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WHAT WAS IN FAVOR. IN THE MOTION . IS THERE A MOTION 2ND 2ND? HOW DOES IN FAVOR OF YOUR RIGHT HAND? EXCUSE ME. THIS IS MY FIRST ONE THING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING IT. I GOT THE HELP OF THE BOARD GROUP, WHICH IS AWESOME TEAM HERE. ABSOLUTELY. PROJECT NUMBER. TWO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OF. THEIR EMOTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION TO PROCEED? PROCEED DISCUSSION DISCUSSING HIS EX OBSESSION. SECOND THAT FATHER WAS IN FAVOR. HE'S RAISED RIGHT IN MOTION PASSES. PROJECT NUMBER. THREE PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR A SECOND. SECOND IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES. NUMBER OF PROJECT NUMBER FOUR. LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION TO MOTION TO PROCEED. EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MAKE THE MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED
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IN RECESSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. YOU READY? READY MAN MOTION PASSES. PROJECT NUMBER FOUR. PROJECT FRESH. I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED AND DISCUSSING THAT CONFESSION.THOSE IN FAVOR. MOTION MOTION. SECOND MOTION PASSES. PROJECT NUMBER SIX. WHO DID THE SECOND I DO. OKAY PROJECT NUMBER SIX. WE TOOK NO ACTION. PROJECT NUMBER SEVEN. GO AHEAD. NO ACTION AS WELL. PROJECT NUMBER EIGHT. NO ACTION, NO ACTION AS WELL. PROJECT NUMBER NINE. I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSING NEXT SESSION DO HAVE EMOTION. I MAKE THE MOTION TO PROCEED. SECOND BARANI FAVOR RIGHT HAND MOTION PASSES. NUMBER 10. MOTION OF PROCEED AS DISCUSSING NEXT SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND OTHERS IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES. AH AND FINAL MOTION 11 MOTION TO PROCEED AND DISCUSSES EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MAKE A MOTION. THE SECOND. SECOND FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. I WANT TO HAVE EMOTIONS THAT IS. ANYTHING ELSE LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO END. COLOR MEDIATION MOTION. MOTION TO ADJOURN 2ND 2ND. I WAS IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES RIGHT? THE MOVE THAT. VERY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU ALL. I THINK WE GOT A VICE PRESIDENT MILL. YEAH.
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