[Economic Development Corporation Board on December 16, 2025.]
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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CALL TO ORDER FOR THE ROLL CALL. TOM DORRINGTON HERE. MARTIN DOUGLAS HERE. JONATHAN WEBB HERE. CAREY. KEATON HERE. JARED PRITCHARD, ABSENT. JERRY BRYANT HERE.
GREAT. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU STAND WITH ME AS WE OPEN UP OUR MEETING WITH PRAYER? TOM, WOULD YOU OPEN US IN PRAYER? THIS. THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU GIVE US. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND ADVICE AND JUST NOT JUST ISSUES. WE PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM. WE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. YEAH, WE WILL NOT FORGET THE DECISION THAT'S BEEN STRIVING TO GET THIS DONE THIS MORNING, I PRAY. AMEN. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT. LET'S SEE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. ANY BOARD COMMENTS? BEFORE WE BEGIN, I HAVE ONE. OKAY. PREVIOUSLY, OUR PREVIOUS DIRECTOR, WE WOULD MEET EVERYBODY EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR NO REASON EXCEPT TO DO THE BUDGET. SO I'M ALMOST GETTING TIRED OF ALL THESE MEETINGS. BUT IT'S A GOOD REASON BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY SWEET. THANK YOU. I LIKE IT. SEEMS LIKE WE JUST HAD ONE. I KNOW, LIKE, WHAT, TWO WEEKS AGO. FEELS LIKE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. YES. WE'RE BUSY. BUSY? ALL RIGHT. ON THE NEW BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND SO WE'LL START OUT WITH NUMBER TWO DISCUSSION REGARDING ATTENDANCE AT THE ICSC RED RIVER CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO FEBRUARY 17TH TO 19TH, INCLUDING REASSIGNMENT OF AN AVAILABLE REGISTRATION AND LODGING RESERVATION. ALL RIGHT. AND THE ONLY REASON I BRING THIS TONIGHT IS BECAUSE IT IS VERY HARD TO GET A ROOM AT FOR THIS EVENT, SO I DON'T WANT TO WE CAN EASILY CANCEL IT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO LET IT GO IF SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. SO I BELIEVE MARTY, YOU'RE GOING AND JERRY, YOU'RE GOING. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO TAKE THAT AVAILABILITY? I CAN EASILY CANCEL THE REGISTRATION AND THE ROOM WITH NO PENALTIES. I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE. AND IT'S MY FAULT BECAUSE I SAID YES. AND THEN I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE DATES AND SHE BOOKED IT FOR ME. AND THEN, LIKE, THE NEXT DAY, I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T GO. SO NO WORRIES.
I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY PENALTIES. I JUST DON'T WANT TO LET IT GET THE ROOM GO. IF CAN I MAYBE GET BACK TO YOU? YES. JUST TO CHECK MY SCHEDULE. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. BECAUSE I'D BE INTERESTED. I JUST NEED TO VERIFY MY SCHEDULE FIRST. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING REVIEW AND SELECTION OF THE DCS 2026 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE. WONDERFUL. OKAY, SO WE JUST HAVE TWO OPTIONS HERE. I THINK I PUT THEM UP HERE ONE MOMENT. OKAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR OUR REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETINGS. HERE ARE A COUPLE. I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS JUST EVERY DECEMBER, COME UP WITH A SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT YEAR TO TRY TO AVOID AS MANY HOLIDAYS, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WHAT LANDS ON WHAT DAY. SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO WITH OPTION TWO, BUT I'M OPEN TO YOUR THOUGHTS. SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND THOSE ARE USUALLY OUR LONGER MEETINGS WHERE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, GOING OVER WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET AND SO ON, AND I ADD AS MANY ITEMS TO THAT ONE AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT OUR LONGER MEETING. SO IT WOULD BE THE SECOND MONDAY OF JANUARY, APRIL, JULY AND OCTOBER. THE ONLY DAY, THE ONLY TIME IT WOULD NOT BE ON A MONDAY. IT WOULD BE ON A TUESDAY. SO OCTOBER 13TH, 2026, WE COULD DO THE OTHER THE FIRST SCHEDULE AS WELL. IT MIGHT JUST BE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT. BECAUSE JANUARY 5TH IS COMING UP QUICKLY. I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. THAT SAID, WE CAN CHANGE UP THE SCHEDULE ALTOGETHER. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHICH DIRECTION WE SHOULD GO, I WILL MOST LIKELY BE OUT OF TOWN ON THE 13TH. OKAY. AND SO I WOULD. FOR ME, OPTION ONE WOULD BE BEST. OKAY. BUT THE 13TH OF APRIL I MEAN 13TH OF APRIL OKAY. AND SO
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FOR ME OPTION ONE BETTER FITS MY SCHEDULE. SO THE FIRST MONDAYS WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU THEN. YES. THE THIRD MONDAY IS CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THESE IN BEFORE OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. YES. I DIDN'T MENTION THAT THE THE TIMING OF BOTH OF THESE IS VERY BENEFICIAL. IN FACT, OPTION ONE IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE TIMELINE HAS MOVED UP PER STATE LAW FOR US TO HAVE A CITY COUNCIL AGENDA POSTED. IF WE MEET ON THE FIRST MONDAY, THAT GIVES US TIME TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S WE HAVE. DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE BOARD AND CAN GET ON THE AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL IN A TIMELY MANNER, RIGHT. IT'S REALLY IDEAL TIMING, I WOULD SAY. DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THAT FIRST WEEK? I DON'T OKAY, OKAY. SO I WOULD SAY OPTION DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT OR. YES OKAY. SO GO AHEAD. WE CAN MAKE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE OPTION ONE SCHEDULE A MEETING FOR OPTION ONE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE BOARD MAY CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. AND THEN 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS ADVICE FROM ITS ATTORNEY CONCERNING THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA ABOUT PENDING AND COMPLETED LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR ON A MATTER WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, STATE BOARD OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551. ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA OF 551. 087A DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECT MASSEY'S BARBECUE PROJECT, YELLOW SUBMARINE PROJECT INSPIRE, AND PROJECT HEALTH.
AND IT'S A HIRTH. SORRY. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONVENIENT EXECUTIVE SESSION 637 OKAY. AT OKAY. RECONVENE BAN OPEN SESSION AT 745. AND THEN CONCERNING UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER ONE OF THE AGENDA, JUST AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION A SECOND. OH WAIT. WHICH WHICH I'M SORRY. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM ONE ON THE AGENDA FOR NEW BUSINESS AS MOVED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. JUST AS DISCUSSED OKAY. THAT WOULD BE ON. UPDATE ON DISCUSSION ON THE FOOD TRUCK INCUBATOR PROGRAM OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. SO DO WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT OR. IT'S JUST AS DISCUSSED. JUST AS DISCUSSED OKAY. JUST AS DISCUSSED. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE SECOND, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A MOTION FOR THAT OR NOT. SO THERE'S NO ACTION. THERE WAS NO ACTION. SO THERE'S NOTHING TO VOTE OKAY. SO YEAH. OH THAT'S RIGHT. JUST IDENTIFYING THAT IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT IT WAS DISCUSSING. YEAH OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE ONE FIRST ITEM ON PROJECT MASSEY'S. SO WE NEED A MOTION THERE JUST AS WRITTEN THERE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
LET'S SEE I MAKE A MOTION THAT EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED PROJECT MASSEY'S BARBECUE AND AUTHORIZE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT, CONSISTENT WITH THE UPDATED GUIDANCE RECEIVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS DISCUSSED, I SECOND, OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. MOTION PASSES. I'M SO SORRY I MISSED WHO IT WAS WHO WAS FIRST.
OKAY. SHE MADE A MOTION A SECOND. OKAY. JERRY MADE THE MOTION. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE OTHER ONES WE DIDN'T REALLY DO, WE JUST NEEDED ITEMS DISCUSSED. OR DO WE NEED TO MAKE THOSE MOTIONS? WELL, YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THE OTHER ONES BEFORE. THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT YOU JUST. YES. OKAY. SO WE NEED TO DO ON. OKAY. YEAH. SO I MOVE THAT THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT INSPIRE THROUGH A PERFORMANCE BASED REBATE FUNDED FROM THE CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUES IN AN AMOUNT AND STRUCTURE CONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD'S DIRECTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND AUTHORIZE THE
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY, SO WE GOT A MOTION A SECOND SECOND FROM TOM. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. ITEM PASSES.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND SO OTHER THAN THAT, THE OTHER DISCUSSION PROJECT DISCUSSED NO ACTION REQUIRED ON THOSE. SO WE DON'T NEED TO READ THROUGH THOSE. AND WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.
MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR. MERRY
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.