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[ Economic Development Corporation Board on January 5, 2026.]
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CALL TO ORDER. WE'LL CALL TO. WE'LL. ALVARADO EDC IS WE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. CALL TO ORDER. SO WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. OKAY. TOM DORRINGTON HERE.MARTY DOUGLAS HERE. JONATHAN WEBB HERE. HARRY KEATON HERE. JERRY PRITCHARD, HARRY BRYANT HERE. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU STAND WITH US AS WE OPEN UP A WORD OF PRAYER? TOM, WOULD YOU OPEN US UP IN PRAYER TODAY? WE DO. THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT HELP WITH THIS SEASON. THANK YOU, JEFF, AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE POLICE COMMISSIONER. ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME, 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. YOU MAY BE SEATED. ALRIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. SO AND THEN BOARD COMMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBERS MAY MAKE A REPORT ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST DURING A MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY WITHOUT HAVING GIVEN NOTICE OF THE REPORT.
ITEMS IN THE COMMUNITY INTEREST INCLUDE A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THERE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, I WENT BY LEAP OF FAITH AND CHECKED OUT THEIR LITTLE STORE. IT'S NOT LITTLE.
I CHECKED OUT THEIR STORE AND JUDY HAS DONE AN AWESOME JOB. IT'S JUST IF Y'ALL HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, Y'ALL NEED TO GO BY THERE AND CHECK IT OUT. IT DOESN'T LOOK SECOND HAND. IT DOESN'T LOOK THRIFTY. SHE HAS AN IMMACULATE STORE HAPPENING, SO I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB BY HELPING HER OUT. YEAH, WE DID A RIBBON CUTTING THERE WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THEN.
YEAH, SHE HAD A REALLY NICE. THEY HAD GREAT FOOD TOO. SO I MEAN AT THAT RIBBON CUTTING. SO THEY NEED TO DO THAT EVERY DAY. THEY'RE OPEN. BUT I'M JUST HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING RIGHT. ALWAYS THERE. ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR DONATIONS TOO. RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. AND SO YEAH. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALRIGHT. THE CONSENT AGENDA. CAN WE DO IT ALL INCLUSIVE. I'LL MOVE THAT.
WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO CONSENT AGENDA APPROVE ALL ITEMS THERE.
ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ALL RIGHT. NEW BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE OF NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER WILLIAM CLEMENTS TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF PLACE NUMBER SEVEN. SO WE'LL TAKE THAT. AND THAT JESSICA WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US. AND.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. DOCTOR. DO I WILL I WILL DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THAT I HAVE NOT. I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. PAY.
OFFER. PROMISE TO PAY, PAY OFFER OR PROMISE TO PAY. EACH CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE. MONEY OR FAME OR PROMISE. ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISE WITH OFFICE OR. EMPLOYMENT OR THE QUALIFICATION FOR THE TOURNAMENT TO BE GIVEN, WILL HAVE THE OPTION AND WILL THROW IT BACK AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. THANK YOU. I WAS ELECTED OR AS A REWARD FOR ANSWERING, TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION FOR MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE IS. SO. FOR YOUR OWN OFFICE. OKAY. DID YOU ASK ME? I MEAN, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE OFFICE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. FOR FOR LESS THAN 37, AS THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. AND STATES OF THE CHILD. CONGRATULATIONS. WILLIAM. WELCOME ABOARD.
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WELCOME TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU A PART OF A PART OF THIS TEAM. AND SO AND THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THE NEXT ITEM. AND BY THE WAY, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY. I HOPE THAT YOU HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS. AND I HOPE THAT NEW YEAR'S WAS GREAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A 2026, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS TEAM. AND WE GOT A LOT HAPPENING. RIGHT? YEAH. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.THIS IS A WE WANTED TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE BOARD GUIDANCE REGARDING A SECOND DOWNTOWN MURAL PROJECT. JESSICA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I GET THE PRIVILEGE TO BRING A SECOND EXCITING AND FUN PROJECT TO YOU GUYS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING OUR SECOND DOWNTOWN MURAL, JUST LIKE IT STATES AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. OH. COMMENT TO THE. OH, PERFECT. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS TO CONTINUE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND PUBLIC ART EFFORTS, IDENTIFY PREFERRED MURAL LOCATION, RECEIVE GUIDANCE ON THE CONCEPT AND ARTIST ARTIST SELECTION, AND THEN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE AN RFP FOR THE ARTIST, OR IF WE WANT TO WAIT FOR WHATEVER REASON. SO THIS IS OPTION A, AND THIS IS THE ALVARADO DENTAL OFFICE. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO OH MY GOODNESS, ACE G AND L CROSS STREET. THANK YOU CARRIE. SO IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET THERE. AND LONG STORY SHORT. SO I'M GIVING YOU TWO OPTIONS.
THIS FIRST OPTION, THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING WITH THE WAY THAT THE SIDING IS, IS GOING TO BE BEST SUITED FOR A MORE SIMPLE MURAL. WE CAN STILL DO SOMETHING BOLD, BUT THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF KIND OF WHAT I MEAN BY MORE SIMPLE AND BUILD. I MEAN A BOLD. AND THEN THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US STRONG EXPOSURE TO THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC. OOPS. AND THEN THIS IS OUR SECOND OPTION. THIS IS INDIANS AND OUTLAWS. SO THIS IS A BRICK FACADE. IT'S A LOT LIKE WHAT WE HAVE YOU KNOW WITH OUR FIRST MURAL. AND THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW MORE OF A DETAILED MURAL.
SO. FORGIVE THE AI. AI DID ME WRONG WITH THE TWO TRAINS, BUT. BUT. SO THERE YOU GO. THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GIVE US A STRONGER PEDESTRIAN INTERACTION. RIGHT THERE ACROSS THE STREET IS WHERE THE OLD SENIOR CENTER WAS. AND SO HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET SOME SEATING THERE FOR JUST TEMPORARY USE. BUT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IT'D BE REALLY GOOD TO LOOK AT THAT AS YOU SIT AND EAT YOUR FOOD. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. ACTUALLY THAT MIGHT BE IT. OKAY. SO THE PROJECT WAS BUDGETED $20,000. IT'S THE SAME BUDGET THAT WE HAD FOR OUR PREVIOUS PREVIOUS MURAL, AND NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AGAIN. WE'RE LOOKING AT GUIDANCE FOR LOCATION AND MAYBE POSSIBLY THE CONCEPT. I DID RAILROAD JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT WAS PREVALENT HERE. AT A CERTAIN POINT PLACES JUST ONE. SO YOU'LL SELECT ONE OF THE TWO OR GIVE GUIDANCE ON THAT BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE IT COMING INTO TOWN. SO MY QUESTION ON THAT, ON THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING THOUGH, IS THAT BUILDING HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. WILL THAT BUILDING, I MEAN, IF THEY GET A TENANT IN THERE OR SOMEBODY PURCHASES THAT BUILDING, THERE'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE THE SAME FATE OF THE SENIOR CENTER. I MEAN, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY WITH THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING? I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY OF THE BUILDINGS. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS ONE'S GOT SOME, SOME PROBLEMS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS BUILDING HAS MAJOR STRUCTURAL, STRUCTURAL ISSUES. OKAY. AND.
YEAH, OKAY. I WOULD HATE FOR US TO SPEND THE MONEY AND THEN HAVE TO TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN, HAVE TO TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN. OH, NO. I LOVE THE BUILDING. BUT FOR TEN YEARS I'VE HEARD HOW THIS BUILDING HAS MAJOR ISSUES. OKAY. YEAH, I HAVE NOT BEEN INSIDE. I KNOW THE OUTSIDE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD, BUT AGAIN, I HAVEN'T BEEN INSIDE. I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S SOMETHING
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TO CONSIDER. SPENDING $20,000. IT'S BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE WITH THAT BUILDING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS SOMEBODY THAT WAS LOOKING, EVEN PURCHASING IT, AND THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. I JUST THAT WOULD JUST BE HARD TO HEAR IT, I KNOW OKAY. SO IT IS A GREAT PLACE. IT IS A GREAT LOCATION. BUT I WOULD LIKE I'M WITH YOU. I WOULD HATE TO PUT THE MONEY IN THE ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S LIKE, OH MAN, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.NOW TEAR IT DOWN. YEAH. NO, THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE. OKAY. SO THEN WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE DENTAL OFFICE? DID THEY JUST REPAINT THAT DENTAL OFFICE THE OUTSIDE OF IT? THEY DID.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SO WE ALREADY HAVE FRESH PAINT ON IT THEN. AND FAIRLY NEW. YEAH I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THEY PAINTED IT. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS. VERY LONG TIME. LESS THAN I KNOW. THEY WERE DOING SOME PAINTING WHEN THEY PUT THE SIGN UP, THE ALVARADO DENTAL SIGN UP. I CAN'T REMEMBER IN THERE NOW. NO, THEY ARE NOT, THEY ARE NOT. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SELLING IT TO A POTENTIAL DENTIST OFFICE. SO SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY ORIGINALLY THE OWNER WAS GOING TO OPEN WITH A DENTAL OFFICE WITH HIS BUSINESS PARTNER, THAT DID NOT WORK. AND SO THEN HE LOOKED INTO SELLING IT TO SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE A DENTAL OFFICE, BECAUSE HE HAS ALL THE EQUIPMENT IN THERE. SO DOWNTOWN PLAN AFFECT THE VISIBILITY OF THIS OR. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL THE GAME PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE SQUARE, IS THAT GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, IN THE MASTER PLAN, IS THERE WOULD THAT AFFECT THAT BUILDING? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE DRAFT SO FAR, THERE'S NO PLANS FOR THIS BUILDING TO GO AWAY, FOR INSTANCE. RIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE TWO STORIES OR SOMETHING OR. YEAH. OH, LET ME THINK. FROM THAT ANGLE.
LIKELY. NO. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WITH PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING OWNED ALL BY THE CITY, IT'S POSSIBLE. IT'S POSSIBLE. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION TO THE OVERALL MASTER PLAN? I GUESS THAT BEING SAID, BECAUSE THE MASTER PLAN WOULD AFFECT THE ONE WE JUST DID TOO. SO THAT BEING SAID, SO THAT PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE A WHILE BEFORE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS. BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THE MASTER PLAN, THIS ONE, THERE'S GOING TO BE BUILT UP AROUND THAT TOO, SO THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE THE VISIBILITY. BUT IT'LL BE SEVERAL YEARS. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, PART OF IT IS, ARE YOU WANTING IT TO BE MOST VISIBLE TO PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN OR DRIVERS BY THE ONE CURRENTLY REALLY SERVES BOTH PURPOSES? SO THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT IF THEY, THE DENTIST SELLS THIS BUILDING AND THE PEOPLE THAT BUY IT DON'T WANT THE MURAL? WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT? OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN PUT IN A CONTRACT THAT YOU CANNOT PAINT OVER THIS MURAL? YES. YEAH. WE WOULD. IT WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT. SO AND I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT THEY WOULD INCLUDE A CLAUSE IN THEIR CONTRACT FOR THEIR AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD MAINTAIN THAT FOR X PERIOD X AMOUNT OF TIME, DO WE HAVE A TIME FRAME THAT WE WANT TO KEEP OUR MURAL UP? WELL, AT LEAST FOREVER. YEAH, EXACTLY. I GUESS THAT'S ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS AS WELL. A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS IS STANDARD. WELL, I THINK YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S STILL VERY SHORT IN MY VIEW. LIKE FOREVER.
WELL, NO, 20, TEN YEARS, OH, YEARS LIKE 20 WAS FOREVER. YEAH I AGREE, I AGREE A MINIMUM OF 20 YEARS WOULD BE MORE REALISTIC TO SPEND. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S $20,000. YOU KNOW, YES, IT'S BUDGETED, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE IT EITHER ON SOMETHING THAT'S ONLY TEN YEARS OLD. YEAH. I WOULD IMAGINE ANYBODY THAT MOVES INTO THAT, THAT SPACE WOULD WANT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE SAYING, I WOULD I WOULD LOVE A MURAL ON MY WALL. I HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DON'T.
BUT YOU RUN, YOU RUN THE RISK OF IT GOING AWAY EVENTUALLY ANYWAYS, NO MATTER WHAT BUILDING WE PUT IT ON, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE MASTER PLAN. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT COULD LOSE VISIBILITY. SO I, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST PART OF IT'S JUST PART OF IT. BUT WE WE WOULD PUT A CLAUSE IN, IN THE AGREEMENT ASKING FOR, I MEAN, A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS, WE COULD DO 20. IT'S JUST I GUESS WHAT WHAT THE ATTORNEY PROBABLY. WELL, THAT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO YOU. OKAY. TIME FRAME REQUIREMENT. OKAY. OKAY.
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AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PLACE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF IT, SUCH AS PLACING ANY KIND OF AWNING OR ADVERTISING THAT WOULD COVER ANY OF THE MURAL. SO WE'D WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING OURSELVES ON THAT. YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD POINT. AGREED. SO WHAT ARE WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? I MEAN, IS THERE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE A BETTER SPACE? LIKE SOMETHING YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN THAT THAT IS ALSO THAT IS A GOOD THING TO THINK ABOUT AS WELL. I DON'T HAVE A ANOTHER BUILDING IN MY MIND YET, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING. YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THIS IS THE BUILDING WE CHOOSE, THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S ENFORCEABLE, THAT. THE ATTORNEY IS IT LEGAL TO HAVE SOMETHING TO CONTRACT. SOMEBODY BUYS A BUILDING THAT THEY EITHER PAY US BACK OR LEAVE IT THERE? YES. AND WE HAD THAT IN OUR PREVIOUS AGREEMENT. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT LANGUAGE, BUT IF IT WASN'T THERE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, IT HAD TO BE. IT HAS TO BE PAID BACK. OKAY. OKAY. AND WHAT KIND OF TRAFFIC YOU'RE SAYING WE YOU'RE TALKING TRAFFIC HERE? DO WE KNOW THE COUNT OF VEHICLES THAT COME BY THIS LOCATION? ABOUT 6000 A DAY. SO A DAY, 3000 PER DIRECTION. OKAY, OKAY. THEY DO. WE'RE OKAY.OH. RIGHT THERE. NO, NO, THAT'S PARKWAY. PARKWAY 6000. COLLEGE IS 3000, SO ABOUT 1500 PER DIRECTION ON COLLEGE. OH, AS FAR AS THE WHAT GOES DIRECTLY PAST THIS BUILDING, I, I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME, BUT WE CAN LOOK IT UP. IT'S THE IT'S THE ONE YOU CAN SEE FROM.
SPOTLIGHT WHICH SIDE OF THIS. YOU CAN'T SEE THIS. YOU CAN'T SEE THIS ONE FROM SPARKS. IT'S.
THIS IS THE ONE FOR FACING FOR YOU, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. IT'S NEXT ALMOST NEXT TO THE FIRE STATION. RIGHT. YEAH. THIS BUILDING, IT'S ON THE SAME ROAD AS THE FIRE STATION. YEAH.
OKAY. SO YOU'LL SEE IT. YEAH. THE. SEE, I'M STRUGGLING TO SEE HOW THIS IS VISIBLE FROM THE SQUARE ITSELF. UNLESS SOMEBODY IS WALKING INTO THE SQUARE FROM PARKING WE DON'T HAVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE. YEAH. IF YOU'RE IN, IF YOU'RE IN THE SQUARE, YOU CAN SEE IT. YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE IT FROM MY WINDOW HERE. YEAH. YOU. YEAH. YEAH. THAT SAID, NO DECISION HAS TO BE MADE TONIGHT. THESE ARE JUST THE TWO BUILDINGS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN VERBAL PERMISSION TO PLACE ON HERE. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT IN A FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH ANY OF THE BUILDING OWNERS UNTIL WE MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP. OKAY. OKAY. SO WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? ARE YOU LOOKING DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AN RFP TONIGHT, OR DO WE WANT TO PAUSE UNTIL WE FIND THE BUILDING. WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO DECIDE? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IT. SO TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST. WE WOULD LIKE TO FIND A FIND A BUILDING. OKAY. AND IF YOU CAN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING, WE CAN BRING IT BACK. OKAY? I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER AREAS, BUT I DIDN'T FIND THEM TO BE CONDUCIVE TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO TO DO. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS. SO IF WE PRESS THE PAUSE BUTTON RIGHT NOW AND JUST SAY, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TABLING IT OR JUST NO ACTION UNTIL WE CAN FIND A SUITABLE LOCATION, THERE'S NO VOTE YET. WE'LL WAIT.
OKAY. SO WHAT WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DO YOU WANT? DO YOU WANT SOME MORE? DO YOU WANT MORE OPTIONS? I THINK MORE OPTIONS ON A BUILDING. OKAY. CAN I THROW. WELL, YES. IS THAT WHAT YOU ALL THINK? YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW THE CANVAS BEFORE WE START DISCUSSING WHAT WE WANT TO PLAY. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. SO THE I'LL POINT OUT THE FEW OTHER SPOTS THAT I'VE LOOKED AT. SO THE BAPTIST CHURCH RIGHT HERE OFF OF COLLEGE, THEY'VE GOT THAT BIG WHITE WALL. THAT WAS AN OPTION. BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT IT, IT IS DETERIORATING SEVERELY. I'VE GOT SOME PHOTOS IF Y'ALL WANT TO SEE. BUT THAT THAT KIND OF DETERRED ME FROM THAT ONE. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S REALLY FALLING APART. THE OTHER OPTION WAS MAYBE TO ASK IF THEY WOULD LIKE IT ON THEIR BUILDING. IT'S A GREAT A GREAT SPACE, BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD. YEAH. AND THEN ANOTHER, ANOTHER SPACE WOULD BE ON DAVID'S. BUT THERE'S SOME RESERVATION THERE AS WELL. SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE ELSE TO LOOK IN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. RIGHT, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO.
YEAH. SO THOSE ARE THE OTHER PLACES I LOOKED AT. I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ONE THAT I CAN SAY.
NO, NO, NO, THAT'S A THIRD OPTION. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO PUT IT. YEAH. AND IF
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Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON HERE. IF YOU SEE ANOTHER SITE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT, LET US KNOW AND WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE OWNERS AND SEE IF IT'S A POSSIBILITY. YEAH OKAY OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL. LOOK AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND SEE WHAT WOULD WORK OUT BEST FROM THERE. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND AND BRING IT TO YOU. AND THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO OUR BOARD. YEP. ALL RIGHT OKAY.SO NOW EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE BOARD MAY CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT PROJECT ORANGE IN DASH SIX, PROJECT YELLOW SUBMARINE PROJECT HIRTH. SO WE WILL EXIT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 650. AND WOULD YOU MENTION THE ONE OTHER SECTION DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, THAT PROJECT NAME. YES. PROJECT RED SEE EIGHT. OKAY. WE RECONVENE INTO GENERAL SESSION AT 747. SO ON NUMBER SEVEN, NO ACTION. ON NUMBER EIGHT. DO WE HAVE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON NUMBER EIGHT? DO WE NEED TO HAVE WE SAY THAT.
CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE PROJECT HEARTH UNAUTHORIZED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH GUIDANCE AND RECEIVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. AND THEN ON, CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY. APPROVE. THIS IS. WE'RE NO ACTION ON S6. IS THAT CORRECT? NO ACTION. AS DISCUSSED ON S6. DISCUSSED ON INSECTS ON JUNE 6TH. ALL RIGHT. SO CONSIDER POSSIBILITY APPROVED. PROJECT ORANGE IN DASH SIX AND AUTHORIZE THE EDC DIRECTOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDANCE RECEIVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE, YOU CAN JUST SAY, I MOVE. AND INSTEAD OF HAVING TO READ THE WHOLE THING OUT YOURSELF AGAIN. GOTCHA. AND THAT WAS THE LAST ONE. SO I MOVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. AND IT PASSES. OKAY. AND THEN ON RED C EIGHT. THERE IS NO ACTION ON THAT. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID,
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