[ Special Economic Development Corporation Board on April 13, 2026.]
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          CAREFUL. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING. AND WE WILL CALL TO ORDER WITH ROLL CALL. OKAY. TOM DAWSON HERE, MARK HERE. JONATHAN WEBB HERE. 
          HARRY KEATON. HARRY PRITCHARD HERE. SHERI BRYANT HERE. WILLIAM CLEMENS HERE. WONDERFUL. 
          ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU STAND WITH ME AS WE OPEN UP WITH A WORD OF PRAYER? WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME? FATHER, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT. AND FATHER GOD TO DISCUSS THE BUSINESS FOR ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. I PRAY GOD THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE OUR STEPS, GIVE US WISDOM IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, LORD, THAT WE COULD BETTER OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, GOD, FOR ALL THESE THAT ARE WILLING TO SERVE AND GOD AGAIN THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM. IN THE NAME OF JESUS I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. TOM, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, 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. CITIZEN AND PUBLIC INPUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS US. SO. JAMIE JONES, I BASICALLY JUST WANTED TO REMIND HER THAT IN THE BACK ALLEY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND THEY'LL BE SELLING FOOD OUT OF THEIR KITCHEN. SO IF Y'ALL HAVE EVER EATEN JINX FOOD, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD. SO COME AND SEE US AND YOU CAN HEAR ME. COME AND SEE US AT AUNTIE'S ALLEY THIS WEEKEND. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, APRIL SKIP A SATURDAY, APRIL THE 25TH IS THE HEART FOR HEART QUARTER AUCTION FOR THE ALVARADO ANIMAL SHELTER, AND THAT WILL BE AT NEW LIFE MINISTRIES. SO COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR SHELTER. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU JAMIE. ALRIGHT. BOARD COMMENTS. 
          ANY BOARD COMMENTS THIS EVENING? OKAY. AND THEN WE WANT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE WANT TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OR WE NEED TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING. WE NEED TO TAKE OFF. GO AHEAD. 
          ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I. ALRIGHT. NEW BUSINESS. THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. CITY OF ALVARADO AND INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS. IT'S FOR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO TEX DOT AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. 
          THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO HAVE JOHN POLSTER COME UP AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HE DOES. AS MOST OF YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER, THIS WAS A BOARD REQUEST FOR US TO HIRE SOMEONE WHO COULD HELP US GET THROUGH SPECIFICALLY, MOST SPECIFICALLY OUR 60 I, 67, 35 COMPLICATIONS, BUT THEN ALSO WITH OTHER PROJECTS. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE JOHN POLSTER TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HE DOES. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. MY NAME IS JOHN POLSTER. I WORK FOR A COMPANY CALLED INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS. WE'RE A ENGINEERING BOUTIQUE FIRM, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, THAT ONLY WORKS WITH PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS ON MOVING STATE PROJECTS AHEAD OF THROUGH THE REGULATORY PROCESS. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE HILLARY OR ANYBODY KNEW TO LOOK FOR US, BUT WE DON'T DO ANY MARKETING. MOST OF THE TIMES, PEOPLE JUST KNOW THAT WHAT WE DO AND THEY LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW. THEY ASK US TO COME TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO, AND WE COME AND DO THAT. WE'VE WORKED FOR RIGHT NOW ABOUT SEVEN COUNTIES AND ABOUT 15 CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALL ON TEX DOT RELATED ISSUES. AND WHAT THIS IS Y'ALL ARE LOOKING AT IS TAKING YOUR BUSINESS 67 ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE CALL OFF SYSTEM, WHERE YOU REMOVE IT FROM THE STATE SYSTEM AND THEN YOU CAN BASICALLY REDO IT, WHAT WE CALL COMPLETE STREETS, WHERE YOU REIMAGINE IT AS TO HOW YOU WANT THE ROAD TO BE, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE STATE IS. AND, AND IN DOING THAT, THERE ARE SOME REGULATORY PROCESSES YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT ANYBODY HIRES US. THEY HIRE US BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO FUNDING AVAILABLE. IF YOU DO IT IN THE RIGHT MANNER, IN THE RIGHT ORDER, THE RIGHT PROCESS TO GET CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE ROAD FOR. SO WHEN WE FIRST MET WITH HILLARY, THE ONE THING WE SAID WAS, YOU'VE GOT THIS OPEN SPACE RIGHT ON YOUR COURTHOUSE WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE 
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JUST ONE GIANT PARKING LOT, THAT IF YOU HAVE A IMAGINATION OR VISIONING OF WHAT YOU WANT FOR THAT AREA TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU TAKE THE ROAD OFF SYSTEM IS THE STATE WILL COME IN AND REDO THE PROJECT TO ADD SIDEWALKS, CURBS, IN SOME CASES CAPACITY. AND THEN IF YOU DO IT IN THE RIGHT ORDER, THEN YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE RIGHT BEFORE THE PROJECT COMES OFF SYSTEM, WHAT WE CALL A GREEN RIBBON PROGRAM, WHERE YOU TAKE CERTAIN AREAS OF THE ROAD AND YOU APPLY FOR STATE FUNDS FOR GREEN RIBBON, WHICH IS TO BEAUTIFY IT, ADD LANDSCAPING, AND IF YOU DO IT IN THE RIGHT ORDER. I WORK WITH THE STATE AND LET AND IT'S A PERFECT ROAD. I MEAN, IT'S GOT TWO PERFECT TERMINI FOR FOR TAKING IT OFF SYSTEM THE STATE. 
          WE'VE ALREADY CHECKED FOR THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT. THEY ARE OF A MIND TO DO IT AND WE WHAT WE DO IS THEN WE WORK BACK WITH WITH THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, WHICH HAS FUNDING IN THE REGION. THE. THE DOTS AND THE MPO HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER, AND THE MPO HAS FUNDING FOR TAKING THESE FACILITIES THAT USED TO BE STATE ROADS THAT ARE BEING FLIPPED TO A LOCAL STREET AND CONVERTING THEM WHAT THEY CALL COMPLETE STREETS. AND IF YOU DO THAT BEFORE YOU TAKE IT OFF SYSTEM, THOSE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO HAVE A 20% LOCAL MATCH. IF YOU TAKE THAT, IF YOU DO THIS PROCESS BEFORE YOU TAKE IT OFF SYSTEM, THEN THE STATE'S THE LOCAL MATCH OF 20%. WE HAD A CLIENT IN CLEBURNE THAT WAS A VERY GUNG HO ABOUT A PROJECT, AND THEY PASSED A RESOLUTION TO TAKE THE ROAD 1187 OFF SYSTEM BEFORE WE GOT OUR DEAL CUT. AND THAT TOOK THE STATE OUT OF THE MIX FOR THE LOCAL MATCH. SO THAT MADE IT HARD JOB A LITTLE BIT HARDER. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE HERE IF WE GO FORWARD. SO YOU DO THE YOU NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS YOU MAKE. AND THE REASON WHY THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT. AND I KNOW MAYBE TALK IT TOO MUCH. OH, IS THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS FOREVER, RIGHT? SO IF THEY CAN TAKE IT OFF THEIR SYSTEM IN THE LONG TERM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON IT. SO THAT'S KIND OF IN A NUTSHELL. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. IT'S MORE LIKE APPLIED PHYSICS. OKAY. AND IF I MAY ADD HERE. SO JOHN POLSTER'S FIRM, THEY ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE TECHS DOT RELATED PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW. SO THE ONE THAT HE'S SPEAKING ABOUT, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, IS TAKING BACK THIS ROAD RIGHT OUT HERE, WHICH IS 67 BUSINESS. 
          THAT WAY IT DOESN'T HAVE THE TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THAT THE THE 18 WHEELERS, THE LARGE TRUCKS, IT COULD BE MUCH SAFER FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING ON IS THE TRAFFIC ISSUES AT 67 AND 35. AND JONATHAN, I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU'RE MOST INTERESTED IN AND WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT. ANOTHER ONE IS CUMMINGS. SO NORTH CUMMINGS ROAD, THE EXPANSION HAS BEEN COMPLICATED TO SAY THE LEAST. AND AT THIS POINT, WE WE DO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH TECH STOCKS. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF ECONOMY OF SCALE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DO. SO BASICALLY, ONCE YOU RETAIN OUR SERVICES, YOU CAN WORK US AS HARD AS YOU WANT. I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO THERE'S NO THERE'S NO CAP ON OUR HOURS. 
          THERE'S NO THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE YOU'VE DRIVEN AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO WORK. WE GET IT. WE GET IT. SO WE'RE WE'LL IF IT'S LEGAL, MORAL AND ETHICAL AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION, WE'LL DO IT FOR YOU. YEAH. AND WE'RE WE HAVE TWO CURRENTLY TO WE GOT MORE THAN TWO ENGINEERS ON OUR STAFF, BUT TWO OF THEM ARE FORMER TEXTILE AREA ENGINEERS. SO THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS WE'RE DOING. AND WE'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS. I'VE BEEN I'VE OWNED THIS COMPANY SINCE 96. SO IN JUNE WE'RE 30 YEARS OLD. I KNOW I DON'T LOOK THAT WHATEVER MATERIAL OLDER, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND THEY'RE ALL X DOTS, WE CALL THEM. AND SO THERE'S NOT ANYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO COME ACROSS THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE OR HAVEN'T EXPERIENCES. WELL, WE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS IN TALKING ABOUT BRINGING A CONSULTANT IN. AND SO YEAH, THIS IS EXCITING FOR US FOR SURE. SO IF I'M ALLOWED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL JUST DOING LOCAL PROJECTS THAN YOU ARE. 
          THOSE ARE MAJOR PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY'RE SO FAR BEHIND ON ALL OF THOSE THAT THEY'LL NEVER CATCH UP. WELL, SO I CAN ANSWER THAT IF YOU WANT. PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU EITHER. 
          SO THE STATE RIGHT NOW HAS A TEN YEAR PLAN. IT'S CALLED THE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 
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IT'S $100 BILLION. THEY'RE SPENDING ABOUT $10 BILLION A YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE TO SPEND IT EVERY MONTH. AND SO WHAT I DO TO MAKE MY CLIENTS SUCCESSFUL IS WE I CALL IT FAITH BASED ENGINEERING. YOU GET THE ENVIRONMENTAL DONE, YOU GET THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUIRED, YOU GET THE UTILITIES RELOCATED. AND HOUSTON, AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, BEAUMONT, PORT ARTHUR, THEY WILL HAVE PROJECTS THAT DON'T HIT THEIR LET DATES FOR THAT MONTH. AND THE STATE STILL HAS TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS. WHEN WE GET OUR PROJECTS, WHAT WE CALL READY TO LET. THEY'LL COME LOOKING FOR A PROJECT AND I'VE GOT I'VE GOT SIX PROJECTS RIGHT NOW ON THE THE SEVEN COUNTIES THAT I HAVE THAT ARE READY TO GO. AND WE'VE, WE'VE JUST LET TWO OF THEM IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THAT SIX MONTHS AGO, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY WAS GOING TO COME FROM, BUT SOMEBODY DROPPED THE BALL. AND WHEN I SAY APPLIED PHYSICS, IF YOU'RE NOT PUSHING YOUR PROJECTS FORWARD, THERE'S A THOUSAND WAYS TO KILL A PROJECT AND ONLY ONE WAY TO GET IT DONE RIGHT. WE JUST MAKE SURE AND STAY PRESSURED. SO OUR, OUR PROJECTS, WHETHER THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, 100 MILLION OR 2 MILLION, IF WE KEEP THEM MOVING, THERE'S ALWAYS PROJECTS FALLING OUT OF THE SYSTEM THAT WE FILL OUR FILL THE GAP WITH. AND THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW. YES. TOM. 
          HISTORICALLY, THE TRANSPORTATION AREA FOR THE NORTH TEXAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT STICKS WITH THE BIG CITIES. ARE THEY GOING TO BE MORE LENIENT TO HELP PEOPLE? SO WE I CAN SEND YOU THE CITY MANAGER OF CLEBURNE'S ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. YOU CAN TALK TO HIM. WE JUST DID A HUGE 1187 WHERE WE TOOK 11 CITY OFF SYSTEM AND REIMAGINED IT IN THEIR OWN IMAGE. WE'RE OUT IN ENNIS RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE TAKING SH 34 OFF SYSTEM. THAT WOULD BE HARD ENOUGH, BUT THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD GOES RIGHT THROUGH IN IT. SO. SO WE'RE TAKING ENNIS AVENUE UNDER THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, AND IT'S ONLY TAKEN US SEVEN YEARS TO GET THE AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILROAD COMPANY, BUT THAT'S A $54 MILLION PROJECT. AND IT LETS IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. THIS ISN'T REAL WOOD OR. SO WE GET. WE GET COMMUNITIES FAR AND WIDE. I MEAN, WE JUST WE'RE WORKING OUT IN HOOD COUNTY ON A BUNCH OF PROJECTS IN GRANBURY. SO FOR THE MPO KNOWS THAT THEY GOT TO TREAT THE PERIPHERAL JUST AS. AND IT TAKES LESS MONEY TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS THAN IT DOES THE BIG ONES. AND THE REALITY IS, AND I KNOW I'M TALKING TOO MUCH, I APOLOGIZE. DALLAS COUNTY AND TARRANT COUNTY HARDLY EVER DO ANYTHING TO LIFT A HAND TO HELP TECH STOCKS OR THE MPO. SO WHEN THE MPO AND TECH SIDE HAS WILLING PARTNERS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND HELP THEM HELP YOU, THEY THEY'RE GOOD PARTNERS. WELL, WE'LL BE A WILLING PARTNER. SO WHAT WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED TO TAKE? YEAH, I'VE GOT QUESTIONS. OH, SO I WAS RAISED BY THREE OLDER SISTERS. SO THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I'M AFRAID OF. SO YOU SAID THE STREET OUT HERE, COLLEGE. DOES THAT INCLUDE WALL STREET? DOES IT GO FROM 67 TO PARKWAY? YES, IT WOULD GO FROM 67. YEAH. ALL THE WAY TO PARKWAY IS DESIGNATED BUSINESS IS WHAT WE WOULD IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD WORK TO TAKE OFF SYSTEM. THEY DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE DANGLING PARCELS. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO TAKE IT OFF SYSTEM. I KNOW THAT'S A HARD ONE. IT DEPENDS WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT. THEY'LL GIVE IT TO YOU TOMORROW IF YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING. BUT WE DON'T WANT YOU NOT TO GET WHAT YOU NEED OUT OF THE ROAD. SO THERE'S SOME NEGOTIATIONS THAT GOES THROUGH THAT. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, SAN ANTONIO, THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE, WAS GOING DOWN SOME ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO, AND IT WAS BEING REDUCED FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE SAN ANTONIO TOOK IT OFF SYSTEM. SO THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION DID A NEW BILL, A NEW STATUTE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE CAPACITY THAT WHEN THEY GIVE IT TO YOU, SINCE IT'S A TWO LANE ROAD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GET MUCH SMALLER THAN THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TURN BACK MEMO THAT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO DO JUST TO GET STARTED. SO I WOULD GIVE YOU A SCHEDULE. I DO A REPORT FOR YOU ON ALL THE PROJECTS WE DO. YOU'LL DECIDE, YOU DECIDE WHAT THE WORK LOAD IS, AND THEN WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A PROJECT REPORT FOR YOU AND TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. AND WE'LL DO THAT MONTHLY. BUT THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, I DON'T KNOW. WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE DETAILS. SO IT ALSO SAYS THAT THIS CONTRACT AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS. SO IT'S A ONE YEAR TERM AND THEN IT'S AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION. IT'S NOT NOT I'M NOT THROWING ANYBODY ON THE BUS. I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO DO. IT SHOULD HAVE A 30 DAY TERMINATION IN THERE SOMEWHERE. MY NEXT QUESTION. WHAT IF WE WANT TO TERMINATE? YOU DON'T LIKE ME? YOU CAN GET RID OF ME. I DON'T STAY WHERE I'M NOT WANTED. BUT THESE PROJECTS TAKE LONGER. AND THAT'S WHY I TRY TO DO FLAT FEE. HOWEVER MUCH TIME IT TAKES PER MONTH TO DO WILL DO. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS ANYWAY. THAT'S WHY WE 
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CAN DO IT FOR, YOU KNOW, REASONABLE. I CONSIDER REASONABLE FEE. AND THEN FOR YOU, HILLARY, IS THIS OUR COST EDC COST OR IS THE CITY GOING TO HELP US OR EDC PAY AT 100%? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? THIS WOULD BE EDC PAYING FOR THIS. SO MY UNDERSTANDING TALKING WITH SOME BOARD MEMBERS WAS THAT THE INTEREST IS SPECIFICALLY IN FINDING A WAY THAT THE EDC CAN ASSIST WITH THESE PROJECTS, BECAUSE THE CITY IS ALREADY WORKING ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THESE PROJECTS COMING NORTH. CUMMINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST, BUT IT'S HIGH PRICED. SO WE ARE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE ITEMS DURING OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION THAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS SITE READINESS. AND HOW CAN THE EDC BOARD REASONABLY ASSIST WITH SITE READINESS WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE? AND THIS IS ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE WE KNOW HOW GOVERNMENTS WORK. IF WE COME TO ALONGSIDE YOU GUYS TO HELP YOU, WHATEVER ALVARADO NEEDS AS WELL, WE'LL STEP UP AND HELP THEM AS WELL. WITH THE SEVEN COUNTIES WE WORK FOR, ALL THE CITIES WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES, WE CARRY ALL THE WATER FOR THEM ON ON THEIR ISSUES AS WELL. OKAY. AND TO BE CLEAR, WE WOULD MAKE THIS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN EDC CITY AND YOUR FIRM. YEAH, I'LL WORK FOR ANYBODY. THEN WHEN WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, YOU'RE NOT DOING ONE PROJECT AT A TIME. YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE WE GROUP THEM TOGETHER AND PRIORITIZE. SO WHAT I PUSH PEOPLE IS THEY GO, HOW DO YOU WHICH DO WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE? YOU DON'T PRIORITIZE. YOU GO TO THE TRACK, YOU LAY YOUR MONEY ON ALL SEVEN HORSES, RIGHT? AND THE HORSES ARE GOING TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE, BUT THEY ALL START WHEN THE BELL RINGS. SO YOU JUST START THEM ALL AND THEY'LL GET THROUGH THE REGULATORY PROCESS AS QUICKLY AS THEY DO. SO I DON'T PRIORITIZE WE YOU GIVE ME A LIST AND WE'LL JUST START PUSHING THEM, OKAY? AND THEN WE'LL GO, OKAY. AND JUST IT'S KIND OF A GAMBLE ONCE IT'S UP THERE TO SEE. THEY USED TO SAY, I'M NOT A GAMBLING MAN, BUT THEN I GOT MARRIED, SO I CAN'T. YEAH, I'M MARRIED TOO. I UNDERSTAND THAT PORTION. 30, 33 YEARS THOUGH, SO I, I HIT THE LOTTERY. YOU'RE NOT GETTING BROWNIE POINTS. YOU BET ON THE WINNING HORSE THERE. I'LL BET ON ALL THE HORSES. BUT DON'T TELL MY WIFE. SO. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE. SO WHAT WOULD BE OUR. OKAY. YES. HERE ON THIS PAGE I DO HAVE THE RECOMMEND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN IN YOUR PACKET I HAVE EXAMPLE. WE'LL SEE A SHEET THAT HAS AN EXAMPLE. WHAT DID THEY CALL IT? MOTION SCRIPT TO ASSIST. SO. SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF ALVARADO, AND INITIATIVE AND INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED FOR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO TXDOT AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD. OH, I KNOW YOU WILL. I KNOW YOU WILL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WOW. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SIX. IS THIS GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL. YES. YOU GUYS WE'LL GET THAT. WE'LL GET THAT APPROVED RIGHT. WE CAN'T ANSWER THAT. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. THE ATTORNEY SAYS NO. THE ATTORNEY IS LIKE GOING GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. NO, WE CAN'T THROW THE FLAG. THROW THE FLAG, THE FLAG. ALRIGHT. YEAH. YOU NEED A FLAG? YEAH. THE YELLOW FLAG. THAT'S A PENALTY RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRESENTATIONS BY THE FINALIST FOR THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S FOOD TRUCK INCUBATOR PROGRAM. SELECTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS. BASED ON THIS PRESENTATION. WE JUST HAVE ONE PRESENTATION TODAY. SO YES. SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE UPDATE. WE HAD FIVE APPLICATIONS TOTAL. WE HAD AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE REVIEW, ALL FIVE APPLICATIONS. WE FOUND THAT TWO WERE PREPARED FOR THIS. THIS THE FOOD TRUCK INCUBATOR PROGRAM. WE WERE BRINGING BOTH OF THEM TO SPEAK TONIGHT. AND ONE OF THEM DROPPED OUT. NOT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO WORK WITH US POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE. HE HAS A BISCUIT BRUNCH CONCEPT, BUT ANOTHER 
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OPPORTUNITY HAS ARISEN. SO HE HE CAN ONLY DO ONE OF THEM AT A TIME. AND IT HAPPENED TO START JUST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THIS ONE. SO HE'S OPENING A RESTAURANT OVER IN THE AREA THAT SAID WE MIGHT WORK WITH HIM IN THE FUTURE FOR THE BRUNCH CONCEPT. SO NEXT I'M GOING TO GO OUT HERE AND FIND OUR ENTREPRENEUR. HE'S OUT THERE WAITING. HE HAS SOME THINGS HE WANTS TO BRING IN. OH, HE'S RIGHT HERE. OKAY, THIS WE SAW HIM. WE SAW HIM WALK IN AND WE WERE LIKE, OKAY, FOOD. WE WALKED HIM IMMEDIATELY. YEAH. SO THEY SAID SAMPLES, NICE BASKETS BECAUSE MY WHOLE THING WAS THAT I NEED TO BRING FRESH PRODUCTS. I COULD, YOU KNOW, I SWEAR, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S NOT CRUNCHY OR NO. YEAH, IT'S NOT AS CRUNCHY, BUT ALRIGHT, I AM BRINGING HENDERSON'S CHICKEN TO ALFREDO AND I WANT TO BE SURE. OH, AND REAL QUICK, I'M SO SORRY, BUT IF YOU WOULD GO TO THE MIC WE HAVE. THANK YOU. YES. DO YOU WANT TO PASS THOSE OUT FIRST OR THAT FOOD RIGHT HERE. OKAY. YOU GO AHEAD AND PASS THAT OUT TO EVERYONE. THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU GO UP TO THE MIC. WE HAVE A RECORDING SYSTEM. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE CAPTURES EVERYTHING. OKAY. JUST. HENDERSON'S ALRIGHT. YEAH. IT'S FINE. ON, OFF. YEAH. I'LL LET YOU PASS ALL THAT OUT FIRST. YEAH. HERE'S SOME INFORMATION. OKAY. ABOUT HENDERSON'S OFFICE, 1948. WHO'S REALLY WHO WANTS TO BE PARTNERS HERE? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE? THIS A DOUBLE SIDED. THERE YOU GO. THAT LOOKS LIKE. YEAH. OKAY. YOU SEE REAL QUICK, DON'T DON'T TRIP ON THE WIRE. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO, HENDERSON CHICKEN ESTABLISHED IN 1948, THERE HAS BEEN SOME SPIN OFF COMPANIES HAULS CHICKEN RUDY'S CHICKEN. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD. 
          YOU MAY HAVE NOT. RUDY'S RECENTLY CLOSED. IT WAS. DALLAS BASED LEGENDARY COMPANY, BUT IT ALSO WAS A SPIN OFF TO HENDERSON CHICKEN THAT STARTED IN 1948. WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS IT'S NOT JUST OUR BONE IN CHICKEN. IT'S. IT'S NOT JUST WHAT WE HAVE. IT'S THE WAY WE PREPARE OUR BASKETS WITH THE BOLD FLAVOR OF OUR SEASONING THAT NOBODY HAS. I WANT Y'ALL LIKE, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME IS I WANT YOU TO TASTE THE PRODUCT AS QUICK AS YOU CAN BECAUSE I WANT THE. I DON'T WANT THE FRESHNESS TO GO AWAY FROM WHAT IT, WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS AND WHAT IT, YOU CAN PASS IT OUT ANYTIME YOU'RE READY. YEAH, YEAH. SHE CAME HUNGRY SO WE CAN LISTEN AND EAT AT THE SAME. YEAH. IT'S A, IT'S A BOAT, A 3 POUND BOAT. AND THEN IT HAS A GREASE TRAP LINER. THEN IT COMES WITH WHITE BREAD. AND ABOVE THAT IS EITHER THE CHICKEN THAT YOU PREFER OR YOUR FRIES, PICKLED PEPPERS OR CARROTS. OKAY, I USUALLY DON'T HAVE GLOVES ON RIGHT NOW. I'LL LET YOU. CURRENTLY AGAIN, I HAVE FIVE VOTES RIGHT NOW INSIDE OF THEM. THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD, BUT THERE'S ONLY FIVE VOTES. HOW ABOUT YOU AND ME? YEAH, WE CAN SHARE OVER HERE. YEAH, THERE'S QUITE A BIT, I THINK. YEAH, ANYBODY CAN SHARE. 
          YEAH. I CURRENTLY AM THE COO OF HENDERSON CHICKEN. WE HAVE NINE STORES IN DALLAS, TEXAS. WE DID HAVE MORE, BUT AS WE REBRANDED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FRANCHISES, THEY JUST FULLY THEY JUST COULDN'T GET ALONG WITH WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THE REBRAND. THEY COULDN'T UPHOLD THE PRODUCT AND WHAT IT WAS AND WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO TAKE THE COMPANY. SO WE WENT FROM 12 TO 9. WE'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. WHAT STANDS OUT THE MOST AND WHY I WANT TO DO IT IS BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK WITH ALVARADO COMMUNITY. 
          I LIVE PERSONALLY HERE OFF OF LAKEVIEW, OFF OF CUMMINGS. MY DAUGHTER GOES TO THE NEW ELEMENTARY AND I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DOING THE PROGRAM AT SIX MONTHS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT FOR A FULL YEAR AND THEN GO BRICK AND MORTAR WITH Y'ALL. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH ALVARADO. I HAVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. I'VE WORKED WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I'VE WORKED WITH JASMINE CROCKETT AND DID AN EVENT FOR HER. I'VE DONE TWO EVENTS WITH COLIN ALLRED. I'VE DONE I'VE WORKED WITH QUITE A BIT OF SCHOOLS, LIKE I SAID, AND AND JUST GAVE BACK AND JUST 
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BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY A LOT. AND THAT'S KIND OF KIND OF WHEN I STEPPED INTO THE STORES AND WHERE THEY WERE, WE HAD A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. BUT TURN IT AROUND. WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING OFF OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DRIVING THE BEST PRODUCT THAT WE CAN. SO WHAT YOU TASTE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET IT WITH THE FLAVOR, THE SEASONING, YOU CAN GET IT PLAIN. SO THAT'S THEIR, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S CURRENTLY WHERE WE'RE AT. WE HAVE A NEW LOCATION WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND INTO BURLESON, PLANO AND RED OAK. AND ALVARADO AND ALVARADO. YES, SIR. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. SO. OKAY. HAVE YOU DONE DO YOU COMMONLY DO CATERING ALREADY? YES SIR. WE DO. SO. SO YOU'VE GOT THE BACKGROUND FOR DOING THAT. YES, SIR. WE. YEAH. SO AND YOU'RE TALKING HERE WITH THE TRUCK, YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE MAINLY THE ALVARADO AREA. 
          ARE YOU LOOKING AT DOING TRUCKS IN THE FUTURE OR. YEAH WE'VE WE'VE SPOKE ABOUT THAT. BUT PERSONALLY MY GOAL AND WORKING WITH ALVARADO COMMUNITY IS TO. IS TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND USE THE FOOD TRUCK PROGRAM TO ULTIMATELY HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESS HERE IN ALVARADO. I WANT TO INTRODUCE IT TO TO Y'ALL AND WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS. 
          AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TEAM'S BE THERE FOR THE TEAMS AND WHEN THEY NEED FOOD AND THE STAFF AND WHATEVER IT IS, THAT'S, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME IS BEING THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO DO THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HITTING ALL THE EVENTS HERE. YES, SIR. AND THAT'S PART OF THE AGREEMENT. SO IN OUR AGREEMENT IS AND HE WOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO GO TO OTHER PLACES, THAT WE WOULD JUST REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME IN. ALVARADO. AND SO, OKAY, SO THAT'S PART OF THE PROGRAM. AND SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU READ THROUGH THAT AND UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE ASK OF YOU IS TO BE WHENEVER THE CITY HAS AN EVENT TO BE AT THOSE EVENTS AND THEN TO HAVE SOME TIME HERE. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO BETTER IN ANOTHER LOCATION. BUT WE WERE, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. SO YEAH, ULTIMATELY, I WANT TO, I, I WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO EXPERIENCE THE PRODUCT FIRST. ABSOLUTELY. WHATEVER OCCURS. YOU KNOW, I WAS A SMALL STORY REAL QUICK. I WAS DOWN IN CLEVELAND, WE WERE BUYING A VEHICLE OVER THERE AND, AND THE GUY WAS LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA PUT YOUR BACKGROUND, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU, YOUR CURRENT WORK HISTORY AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND WHERE DO YOU WORK? AND I PUT IT DOWN. I GAVE IT TO HIM. 
          HENDERSON CHICKEN. I HAVEN'T ATE THAT IN YEARS. AND I WAS LIKE, HE WAS LIKE, I WOULD LOVE FOR ONE TO BE OUT HERE. AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, REALLY? WHY IS THAT? HE WAS LIKE, BECAUSE ALL WE HAVE IS LIKE CHICKEN EXPRESS. AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WELL, I'M TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO BRING IT HERE. AND HE WAS JUST HE WAS JUST EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT WAS JUST. IT WAS NICE TO HEAR THAT OUTSIDE OF DALLAS, PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT HENDERSON CHICKEN SO WELL. THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES. I KNOW WE JUST HAD THE ARTISAN MARKET THIS LAST WEEKEND. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU THERE, YOU KNOW? YEAH, IT WOULD HAVE. AND SO HOW HOW DO YOU ENVISION YOUR OPERATIONS OUT OF THE FOOD TRUCK BEING LIKE, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR LIKE SOMEBODY ORDERS HOW QUICK OF QUICK ARE YOU FULFILLING THAT ORDER? IT'S PRETTY. AND LIKE I SAID, THE, THE MENU IS PRETTY SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT. JUST IF YOU WERE A CUSTOMER AND COME UP. MY WHOLE THING IS TO. I'M LOOKING TO PROBABLY GET THE NUMBERS TO WHERE YOU CAN. WE CAN WRITE DOWN YOUR ORDER WHAT YOU WANT. WE GIVE YOU A NUMBER. MOST OF THE PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE IS COOKED FROM 12 TO 8, YOU KNOW, 8 TO 12 MINUTES. FRIES CAN BE COOKED IN FOUR MINUTES. RIGHT. 
          AND WHAT I KNOW THERE'S TWO WINDOWS ON THE TRUCK CURRENTLY, RIGHT? YES. SO, SO, SO WE COULD TAKE ORDERS AND THEN THE OTHER, THE OTHER WINDOW BE FOR SENDING OUT ORDERS AND JUST HAVING THAT SEPARATE. BUT IT'S, IT'S EXTREMELY EFFICIENT. THERE'S NOT REALLY A LOT BEHIND THE PRODUCT ITSELF. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL FOR A FOOD TRUCK FOR ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 12 MINUTES TO WAIT FOR. YEAH, YEAH. AND THEN FRIES FOR MINUTES, YOU KNOW, AT 350 DEGREES. SO, BUT IT'S, IT'S GREAT PRODUCT. I THINK IT WOULD DO EXTREMELY WELL HERE. I MEAN, ME VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PRODUCT. JUST SAYING I AM IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PRODUCT. OH THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. AND LIKE I SAID AND WHAT I'VE TOLD MY WHO I CURRENTLY WORK FOR MY CEO IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN WE FIRST TALKED ABOUT THIS, HE TALKED ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS AND I WAS LIKE, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU, YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYBODY LOVES FRIED CHICKEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE. I GREW UP EATING FRIED CHICKEN. AND I WILL TELL YOU, WHEN I WAS A KID GROWING UP, I GREW UP IN A DIVERSE HOME. MY SISTERS, MY SIBLINGS ARE MIXED. 
          I GREW UP IN A MIXED HOUSEHOLD. AND IT WASN'T IT DIDN'T MATTER ABOUT THIS OR THAT. WE ALL ATE FRIED CHICKEN. AND SO THERE'S THAT. LIKE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE PERSON OR ANOTHER PERSON THAT EVERYONE LOVES, LOVES FRIED CHICKEN. AND IT'LL DO EXTREMELY WELL HERE. AND 
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IT'LL, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY, THE CHICKEN EXPRESS, BUT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY LIKE, THEY'RE DOING AS GOOD AS THEY ARE. YEAH. BUT I MEAN, IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR OPERATIONS EFFICIENT AND YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE. HI, THIS THIS PRODUCT WILL, WILL DO WELL. OKAY. AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT I SACRIFICED MYSELF AND DROVE OUT TO A HENDERSON'S CHICKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS GOOD AND THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS CLEAN. AND IT WAS IT WAS VERY, VERY CLEAN. I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU ALL OF THIS, EVEN THE RESTROOMS. I CHECKED IT ALL. VERY CLEAN ESTABLISHMENT, GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY DIDN'T KNOW I WAS COMING TO VISIT AND THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD. GOOD. 
          AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE OTHER ITEM ON THIS BEFORE WE APPROVE THIS. OR WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO KNOW? WELL, THIS ONE FIRST. SO YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HERE. YES, MA'AM. OH, OKAY. GREAT. HENDERSON. CHICKEN. SO WHAT WOULD BE FRIED CHICKEN? YEAH. YOU ALL HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE AND SEE AND NO PUN INTENDED THERE, BUT THAT'S TRADEMARKED. THAT'S TRADEMARKED? NOT REALLY. NOT YET. WE'LL PUT SOURDOUGH BREAD WITH THIS AND NO, JUST KIDDING. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, WHATEVER BREAD YOU WANT. I KNOW A GOOD BREAD SUPPLIER. HE'S GOT A BREAD COMPANY CALLED TASTE AND SEE. OH. SO ANYWAY, OKAY, OKAY, DOING A SHAMELESS PLUG. A LITTLE SHAMELESS PLUG. SO THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE AS A CONDITION. OH YES MA'AM. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T REALLY PUT I DIDN'T REALLY DIAL IN SOME TYPE OF HOURS BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND I WANT TO KNOW YOUR EXPECTATION ON WHAT, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE AS WELL. AND SEEING THAT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT HOURS WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOR US TO RUN? YOU KNOW, SO THAT WAS A BIG THING FOR ME. I KNOW MY CORE CUSTOMER AND WHAT TIMES THEY SHOP, RIGHT? AND THAT WOULD BE THE CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR ALVARADO, YOU KNOW, THOSE AND IT'D BE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A TEST A LITTLE BIT AND SEE WHAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          OKAY. AND SO, BUT WE ALSO WANT THE ABILITY FOR YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED. AND SO WE DON'T WANT YOU TO HANDCUFF YOU AND JUST SAY, OH, YOU HAVE TO BE HERE. AND YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, THERE'S NOBODY THERE AT THIS TIME. BUT, BUT, BUT ALSO GIVE THE ABILITY TO FOR YOU TO HAVE SUCCESS BECAUSE THAT'S OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE SIX MONTHS AFTER SIX MONTHS, THEN WE WOULD JUST REAPPLY. OR HOW WOULD WE DO THAT IF HE, IF WE COULD, WE CAN WE APPROVE A YEAR? I DON'T KNOW, THAT WOULD BE UP TO YOU. YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, DO IT AFTER SIX MONTHS OR MAKE THE DECISION NOW TO NOW WE DO HAVE A 90 DAY LIKE BASICALLY A 90 DAY. WE HAVE A 90 DAY TRIAL PERIOD TO MAKE SURE IT'S A GOOD FIT. IT WORKS FOR YOU, IT WORKS FOR US. 
          AND THEN IT'S SIX MONTHS IS HOW IT'S CURRENTLY STRUCTURED. BUT THE BOARD COULD COULD OPT TO DO A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME OR WAIT UNTIL THAT 90 DAYS TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO DO. EITHER WAIT FOR THE 90 DAYS OR WE WOULD LOOK AT THE SIX MONTH MARK AND THEN POSSIBLY RENEW AT THE SIX MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD THINK WOULD BE, I THINK, JUST TO SEE WHERE HE'S AT, WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT WOULDN'T, IT WOULD NECESSARILY WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T MAKE YOU GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, BUT WE WOULD COME BACK AND REEVALUATE THAT AFTER SIX MONTHS. AND THEN IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN HOPEFULLY IT WOULD BE A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. OKAY, AWESOME. 
          YEAH. THERE ARE NO OTHER CANDIDATES TONIGHT AND THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. BUT I JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR ALL'S DESIRE? WE CAN MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD OR WE CAN. CAN I TELL YOU WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS ARE? YES. MY MICROPHONE DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL. MY EXPECTATIONS ARE PREPAREDNESS THAT I RUN THE MARKET. AND SO I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE PREPARED WHEN YOU'RE THERE AND READY TO GO. AND MAYBE JUST TRANSPARENCY WITH THE EDC IS THOSE ARE THE OTHER THINGS. DOESN'T MATTER. WHEN I SAY TRANSPARENCY, IT MEANS ANYTHING FROM, OH YEAH, WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHAT YOU'RE SERVING AND THE TRUCK. OKAY, WHAT'S UP WITH THE TRUCK? THINGS LIKE THAT. TRANSPARENCY. 
          I LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF IMAGES OF IT. AND, AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, Y'ALL HAVE A GRILL IN THERE, LIKE A TOP UNDER THE VENT HOOD. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO STORE. ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THAT OUT AND ACTUALLY PUT PROBABLY 40 POUND FRYERS IN THERE, RIGHT? 240 POUND AND PROBABLY THREE ONE FOR FRIES AND THEN ONE FOR JUST CHICKEN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T I MEAN, WE SHOULD PROBABLY TOUR THE FOOD TRUCK BECAUSE WE HAVE I'VE NOT SEEN THE INSIDE, BUT YEAH, I'VE SEEN IT BECAUSE JUST FROM DAY ONE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE ADAPTATIONS. THAT'S PART OF OUR PROGRAM, RIGHT? KIND OF BASED ON WHAT WE CHOOSE, THAT THAT CHANGE CAN BE MADE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR TO ADD THE FRYERS OURSELVES. THAT BUDGET HAS BEEN SPENT, BUT HE IS 
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WELCOME TO SWAP OUT THE GEAR. OKAY. IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT. YEAH, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL, YEAH. I'LL BOTHER. THEY WOULD BE OWNED BY HIM IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW. RIGHT? YEAH. 
          YES, MA'AM. 1 MILLION IN THE SQUARE. OKAY. AND WE CAN TALK THROUGH. AND THAT'S MY THING TOO, IS LIKE, WHAT IS THE FLEXIBILITY IN THE SQUARE I GOT YOU SAID IN THE SQUARE, THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO BE, I THINK. I THINK THE FLEXIBILITY KIND OF WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH WHEN WE PUT THE CONTRACT TOGETHER AS WELL, IS WE DON'T WANT TO HANDCUFF YOU, BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS PART OF THE EDC, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS AND HAVE A PRESENCE IN OUR TOWN, BUT THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE, HEY, I CAN GO TO CLEBURNE TODAY OR I CAN GO, YOU KNOW, ON OFF TIMES. JUST AGAIN, WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED. AND WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME TIMES THAT THAT IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL FOR YOU TO SET UP HERE FOR THAT PARTICULAR TIME. AND SO THAT WOULD BE OUR REQUEST. IS THAT KIND OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT? YES, YES. AND AND HERE YOU HAVE AN OPERATING SCHEDULE TO START WITH. IT LOOKS LIKE SO FRIDAY FROM FOUR TO A SATURDAY FROM 5 TO 9. SUNDAY FROM 12 TO 5. AND YOU, YOU DO PUT IN HERE THE LOCATIONS IN THE AREA. WE DO HAVE ALL OF OUR CITY SPONSORED EVENTS, INCLUDING THE FARMER'S MARKET. WE DO REQUIRE THAT THE FOOD TRUCK ENTREPRENEUR BE THERE. WE INCLUDE. WHEN WE PUT THE AGREEMENT TOGETHER, WE WILL INCLUDE THAT IN THE AGREEMENT AS AN EXHIBIT AND. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF THIS. IF YOU'RE STARTING WITH THIS OPERATING SCHEDULE, GREAT. BUT YOU MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE IT. IF IT'S JUST NOT WORKING AT A SPECIFIC SITE OR THE TIMES THAT. AND THAT WAS MORE OR LESS FOR. IT'S LIKE I SAID ABOUT THE CORE CUSTOMER OF HENDERSON, HOW THEY SHOP TOO. BUT I ALSO KNOW BRINGING IT HERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE CHANGES. YEAH. LIKE OUR GOAL IS YOUR SUCCESS. THAT'S OUR GOAL. AND THE ONE THING FOR ME WAS THAT NOT NECESSARILY OUT OF ALVARADO, BUT MAYBE IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT'S DIRECTLY LIKE ATTACHED OR BY 67 ONE DAY AND THEN OVER HERE ONE DAY? AND THAT'S THE THING FOR ME, NOT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO LEAVE ALVARADO. RIGHT. BUT I WANT THE EXPOSURE OF PEOPLE COMING HOME FROM DALLAS THAT'S MAKING A LONG DRIVE. AND THEY'RE COMING DOWN 67 AND THEY'RE LIKE, GREAT, I'M COMING THROUGH VENUS. WE KNOW I GOT TWO MORE LONG LIGHTS, LIKE TEN MINUTES, 15 MINUTES EACH. AND THEN THEY SEE A FOOD TRUCK RIGHT THERE ON THE TEX DOT THAT'S ALREADY LEFT. OKAY. SO SORRY, I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT. SO YEAH, WE'LL TALK WITH THAT GUY. WE'LL TALK. OKAY. SO THEN IF WE DO THIS AND WE TALK ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'RE WANTING THE YEAR, IF WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THAT, I DON'T WANT TO BE A LAST MINUTE DISCUSSION THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE NOTICE. SO AFTER THE 90 DAYS, I WOULD THINK SOMEWHERE WITHIN THERE WE NEED TO HAVE AN EVALUATION. IS ANYBODY ELSE APPROACHING YOU FOR THE TRUCK? AND WE NEED TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WANT TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE BOARD STATING THAT THEY WANT THE TRUCK, THERE WOULD BE LIKE THAT 60 DAY TIME FRAME TO GET THAT IN. BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TILL THE SIX MONTH TO SAY, YES, WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT. WE NEED TO GIVE THESE GUYS HENDERSON'S 30 DAYS NOTICE AT LEAST. SO WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S BACKED UP. SO AT LEAST 30 DAYS THAT WE'RE GIVING NOTICE TO SAY, YES, WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT OR NO, WE'RE NOT. OKAY. SO I LIKE THE 30 DAY NOTICE. YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT. 
          I THINK THAT'S THAT'S WISDOM. THAT'S FAIR. THAT'S WISDOM. YEAH. YES, MA'AM. AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE PUTTING FLIERS IN, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SWITCHING THINGS BACK OUT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT TIME TO DO THAT ALSO. YEAH. AND I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE IT TOO. I HAVE A TEAM THAT LOOKS AT BEN WHO DOES ALL THESE THINGS, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE A SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, VENDOR BUSINESS THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH TOO. YES, YES. SO THAT'S FINE. JUST BECAUSE OF SAFETY, YOU KNOW, REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. HOWEVER, THE FRIARS ARE THE VENDOR HAS TO. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE THING. AND THAT'S SOMETHING IF WE HAVE TO PAY FOR. I CAN DO THAT AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FRIARS ARE COVERED, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FOOD, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT SAFETY AND MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY IS FINE. YOU KNOW, GREAT TOO WITH THE WITH THE TRUCK. SO YES. YEAH, NO, WE DEFINITELY WANT IT. SO WE DON'T WANT TO BURN DOWN THE TRUCKS. YEAH. OR ANYBODY. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. YEAH. YOU KNOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND SIGNAGE IF YOU, IF, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SET UP OVER HERE, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT ANY SIGNS AT 67 THAT WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DO THAT AT 67 AT THE END OF BALL OR EVEN OVER HERE TOWARDS CUMMINS. THAT WOULD SAY HENDERSON'S CHICKEN IN THE CIRCLE, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. WOULD HE BE ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP THERE? THERE'S LIKELY AN OPTION. I I'M GOING TO HAVE TO EXPLORE WHAT THEY ARE. OKAY. YES, THERE'S LIKELY AN OPTION. YOU KNOW, MARKETING AND. YEAH. RIGHT. IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU ADVERTISING, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE. I MEAN, I'M SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE CONTRACT, BUT DO YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE? DO YOU. YEAH, YEAH. WE HAVE. THAT WAS THE THING I WAS SPEAKING TO THEM ABOUT TOO, JUST ON PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL AS A COMMUNITY ON OUR WEBSITE. I WAS GOING TO PUT THAT WE HAVE A FOOD TRUCK IN ALVARADO, SO IT WORKS BOTH WAYS. 
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YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXPOSURE TO ALVARADO WITH THE FOOD TRUCK AND THEN HAVING THE FOOD TRUCK ACTUALLY HERE. SO IT'S JUST OVERALL. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND IF YOU COULD PUT IT OVER ON 67, I'M WITH YOU THERE TOO. I WOULD LET YOU PARK OUT THERE. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. YOU'D HAVE TO APPROACH THEM IN THE BUSINESSES AROUND THERE. OKAY. TO SEE IF ANYTHING COMES UP. 
          THE WESTERN SHOP OVER THERE. I KNOW THEY USED TO HAVE A TACO TRUCK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 35, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WAS SET UP. THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROPERTY OR I MEAN, WE THOUGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT SPEAKING TO I KNOW THE OWNER OF LIQUOR DEPOT, SO I THOUGHT ABOUT SPEAKING TO HIM. OKAY. BUT I WASN'T FOR SURE. I WANTED TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW YOUR EXPECTATIONS. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS LET'S GO THROUGH. SO WE IF WE CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS, THEN WE CAN MAKE THE MOTION TO DO THAT. AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS TERMS, ESPECIALLY GO THROUGH THE CONTRACT AND THOSE THINGS, ESPECIALLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THAT TIME TONIGHT TO DO ALL THAT. PERFECT. YEAH. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE AGAIN, THAT THAT EVERYTHING IN THAT YOU RECOGNIZE EVERYTHING IN THE AGREEMENT, RIGHT. AND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH AND WORKED THROUGH. AND THEN WE CAN LINE OUT EXPECTATIONS WITH YOU AS WELL. SOUNDS GREAT. OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD. IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, THEN I NEED A MOTION AND WE'LL VOTE ON THIS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SELECT HENDERSON CHICKEN AS THE NEXT PARTICIPANT IN THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOOD TRUCK INCUBATOR PROGRAM. BASED ON THE PRESENTATION RECEIVED AND TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO FINALIZE PARTICIPATION DETAILS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE EXECUTION OF A FORMAL AGREEMENT. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL. OKAY. TOM DORRINGTON SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT. IT IS PASSED UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, GUYS. THANK YOU. EXCITED. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. WELCOME TO ALVARADO. NOT JUST THE SQUARE. YEAH. WE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR, SO I'M GLAD WE'RE. YOU KNOW, MY WIFE'S COMING ACROSS THE PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO. WE'LL TALK TOMORROW, OKAY? IF YOU'RE FREE. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DOWNTOWN REFRESH INITIATIVE. AS AN ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000. OH, WE. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN THE BACKGROUND CALLED THE DOWNTOWN REFRESH INITIATIVE. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND IT WILL, WHILE WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS INITIATIVE TO THAT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE LOOK AND FEEL OF DOWNTOWN THROUGH SHORT TERM, HIGHLY VISIBLE ENHANCEMENTS THAT MAKE POSITIVE FIRST IMPRESSIONS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE TEMPORARY, MOVABLE, OR REUSABLE, ENSURING THEY CAN BE ADAPTED OR REPURPOSED AS LONG TERM PLANNING EFFORTS PROGRESS. SO I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ITEMS ARE AND HOW TO BUDGET FOR IT, WHICH I CAME UP WITH A CREATIVE PLAN TO NOT ASK FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY IN THE BUDGET. OKAY. SO ONE OF THE ITEMS WE ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT WAS POWER IN THE SQUARE. SO POWER IN THE SQUARE FOR EVENTS AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. THIS ITEM, WE HAD A WHOLE GROUP THAT TALKED ABOUT THIS STUFF. 
          STAFF MEMBERS WHO TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE'VE DECIDED THIS SHOULD LIKELY BE PART OF THE MAJOR OVERHAUL SO THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DIG THINGS UP LATER. SO I'M GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING THE NUMBER OUT THERE. THAT'S 50,000. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO WAIT ON THAT BECAUSE IN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT AN RFQ FOR THE DESIGN OF DOWNTOWN. SO I'M PUTTING THAT TOGETHER TOO, SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN HIRE SOMEONE TO COME UP WITH A FRESH DESIGN FOR DOWNTOWN BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR, WHICH IS A HISTORIC FARMHOUSE CHIC LOOK, THE NEXT ITEM IS FENCING THIS BOX HERE. SO THIS BOX IS ONE EASY TO EASY FOR SOMEONE TO COME UP WITH AND AND MESS WITH, AND ALSO JUST NOT THE MOST VISUALLY APPEALING THING IN THIS ITEM. IN THIS WAY, ANOTHER ITEM WE ALREADY HAVE, WE ALREADY HAVE BUDGETED IS THE THE GATEWAY MONUMENT SIGN IN LANDSCAPING. SO HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ALVARADO. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING YOU DESIGNS FOR THE SIGN THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US GUIDANCE FOR ANOTHER ITEM ON THE HIGHER. ON THE HIGHER END WOULD BE THESE PLANTERS. SO IT'S FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. THESE. THESE ARE 
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$1,800. I'M GOING TO LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME LESS EXPENSIVE ONES. BUT THEY ARE CONCRETE, CAN BE MOVED. AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE PLAN IS TO DO HERE. SO ALL OF THESE ITEMS AGAIN CAN BE MOVED IN THE FUTURE INTO OUR PERMANENT PLAN. SO ONE THING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STRUGGLES WITH IS HOW PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH THE SQUARE. OH HOLD ON, LET ME FIND MY MOUSE. WHERE'D IT GO? OKAY, I'LL SEE THAT. RIGHT. OKAY. OH, WOW. OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE IDEAS IS TO BLOCK OFF THIS ENTRANCE HERE, PUT PLANTERS ACROSS HERE. ONE MAJOR REASON BEING SAFETY DURING EVENTS AND HELPING PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE SQUARE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE FOR US TO CLOSE OFF THIS SIDE TOO. SO THIS SIDE AND THIS SIDE IS CLOSED OFF, AND THEN IT NAVIGATES PEOPLE THROUGH THE SQUARE SO THEY CAN, IF YOU FOLLOW MY MOUSE, THEY CAN GO ONLY THIS DIRECTION IN OUR. AND FOR PARKING PURPOSES AND FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. SO THEY WOULD LOOK MORE THIS COLOR HERE. AND I HAD CHATGPT MAKE THIS. SO OF COURSE IT DIDN'T LAY THEM OUT EXACTLY HOW I WANTED, BUT IT GIVES AN IDEA OF WHERE THEY WOULD BE LOCATED ALONG THE ROAD OUT HERE. COLLEGE TO BE SPECIFIC. ANOTHER ITEM WOULD BE PUTTING BENCHES THROUGHOUT THE SQUARE. ANOTHER ITEM THAT COULD BE USED THROUGH ANOTHER ITEM THAT COULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE AND MOVED. BISTRO TABLES. ANOTHER ITEM THAT COULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE COULD SPREAD THEM OUT THROUGH THE SQUARE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE A PLACE YOU WANT TO WANDER AND SIT AND ENJOY. WE WOULD PUT THESE IN FRONT OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE STARTING TO OPEN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE THESE SOLAR LIGHTS, LIGHT FIXTURES. SO THEY'RE VERY NICE, BUT THEY AND THEY ARE HIGH PRICED AND THEY CAN BE MOVED. SO THEY ARE NOT AN ITEM THAT HAS TO BE PLACED IN ONE LOCATION FOREVER AND EVER. WE CAN INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE PERMANENT DESIGN IN THE FUTURE. 
          THEY HAVE A 50 YEAR LIFESPAN. WE'RE LOOKING AT EIGHT UNITS, WHICH WOULD BE $8,500. SO LET ME MAKE SURE THAT NUMBER IS RIGHT. ONE MOMENT. OKAY, 68,000. YES. ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE POTENTIALLY LEASING THIS SPACE THAT'S NEXT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING DOWN A LITTLE BIT EAST ON COLLEGE. IT WOULD BE TO MAKE IT A SPACE THAT PEOPLE CAN SIT AND ENJOY. 
          WE'VE TALKED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. THEY SAID THIS IS AN OPTION, A VERY INEXPENSIVE LEASE IN WHICH WE CAN PUT ALL OF THIS HERE TO GIVE A SENSE OF PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND ENJOY SOMETHING. WE'RE THINKING MAYBE NOT CHESS, BUT SOME OTHER GAME, YOU KNOW, LIFE, YOU KNOW, LARGE GAME THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN ENJOY, TAKE THEIR LUNCH, HAVE FUN. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS WE WOULD LIKELY PUT THERE INSTEAD OF THESE HERE IT WOULD LOOK MORE LOOK MORE LIKE THIS, BUT STAINED. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THESE CEDAR BOXES AND THEN SOME SORT OF GAME THAT PEOPLE CAN ENJOY OVER THERE. THE TOTAL PROJECT MINUS THE POWER ENHANCEMENTS. BECAUSE UNLESS UNLESS ANY OF YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT, LET ME KNOW. I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO HOLD OFF ON. IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $250,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TO BE CONSIDERED A PROJECT FOR THE DOWNTOWN REFRESH TO MAKE IT LOOK NICER WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON A PERMANENT DESIGN, WHICH COULD TAKE QUITE SOME TIME, AT LEAST LIKELY A YEAR TO TWO. ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS THERE? IT WOULD JUST BE. HAPPEN. THIS COULD HAPPEN AFTER COUNCIL. 
          AFTER TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE COULD WORK ON IT IMMEDIATELY. YES, WE'LL SEE IT BEFORE I LEAVE THIS GIRL. YES. WELL, YOU WERE NOT LEAVING US ANYTIME SOON, SIR. OKAY, SO I, IN MY OPINION, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN BENCHES, BISTRO TABLES AND CHAIRS, SEATING OF ANY KIND 
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JUST FOR THE FACT THAT. AND I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO SAY IT, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT. OUR TOWN, OUR SQUARE IS NOT SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO SIT. AND I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO BRING IT UP BY DOING THESE THINGS, BUT WE'RE NOT READY FOR THAT. I, IN MY OPINION, WE'RE NOT READY FOR IT. NOW WITH THE LEASE AREA, I'M ALL FOR THAT. BUT EDC ALREADY OWNS THE PROPERTY THAT WE TORE DOWN THE SENIOR CENTER. WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THAT AREA? THAT WAY WE'RE NOT PAYING TO LEASE ANYTHING. WE ALREADY HAVE THE PROPERTY AND THERE'S PARKING FOR THEM TO JUST GO THERE AND ENJOY AND MAYBE EVEN OFFER, IF IT'S IN BUDGET, TO PAINT THAT SIDE WALL OF THAT BUILDING, JUST ONE COLOR WHITE OR SOMETHING TO GIVE AN ILLUSION OF CLEANLINESS BESIDE THE AREA. THE I'M TRYING TO THINK SO WHAT ELSE DID YOU PRESENT? I, I LIKE THE SO I LIKE THE LITTLE BARRIER FOR THE SQUARE WITH THE BOXES FOR THE BOXES. THAT'S. I MEAN, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I SEE PEOPLE JUST ABOUT HAVE RECS THERE ALL THE TIME TRYING TO GET OUT OF THAT PARKING SPACE OR WHATEVER, SO I'M OKAY WITH THAT. BUT BISTRO CHAIRS, TABLES, THE LIGHTING, I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY READY FOR THOSE JUST YET. THAT'S MY OPINION. YOU NEED SOME SEATING AREA BECAUSE IF MASSES TO THE HAMBURGER PLACE OR SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HAVE TO BE WAITING. YEAH, WE GOT THE PICNIC TABLES. YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE SQUARE ITSELF STARTS DEVELOPING. ALSO WHERE WE GO SPENDING MONEY ON IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SHAME TO HAVE IT THERE FOR WASTING NOBODY TO ENJOY. 
          RIGHT. AND MY SITE IS, YOU KNOW, HAS A LOT OF ISSUES. YEAH. BUT YOU SAID NOBODY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO. AND THE MUSIC PLAYS THAT THERE IS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. 
          YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO PUT SOME KIND OF SEED. AND SEBASTIAN IS COMING IN, THE SHIPMENT IS COMING. AND BUT THE THING IS, LET PEOPLE KNOW IT'S GOING TO WALK OVER OUR AREA, A WALK THROUGH GOING THROUGH MY LOT, I SEE PEOPLE GOING THROUGH A LOT. AND I THINK IT'S JUST THAT WE NEED SOME SEATING. WE HAVE 100 PICNIC TABLES, PUT THEM OUT THERE BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DEFER THE PROJECT UNTIL A LATER DATE. ARE WE AT A MOTION POINT YET? I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT MOTION THAT HE CAN MAKE A MOTION AT ANY POINT WITH WITH PARTIAL LIST, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT NOT EVERYTHING, BUT IT'S PARTIAL. I THINK IF WE COULD PICK AND CHOOSE, YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE FROM ANY OF THESE. YES. SO DO WE WANT TO TABLE THIS OR WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE LIST OF THINGS NOW AND THEN COME BACK, COME BACK AT A LATER MEETING OR WHAT WOULD YOU BE YOUR PLEASURE ON THIS? WELL, I DON'T THINK I'LL JUST THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW, BUT I THINK IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE GAME TO DO IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO DEFER IT TILL LATER DATE WHEN WE FEEL LIKE IT'LL FIT INTO THE. DO WE WANT TO WAIT FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN WHEN MASSIE COMES IN AND THEN THE OTHER RESTAURANT COMES IN AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, WOULD THAT BE BETTER FOR Y'ALL? LET ME ASK THIS. WHAT IF YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT WE HAVE, WHAT IF YOU HAD A LIST IN THE AGENDA? HEY, HERE'S WHAT I PRESENTED AND LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO START WITH FIRST PICK AND CHOOSE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE VOTE ON THAT INSTEAD OF ALL THIS AT ONCE. I SEE A PROBLEM DOING SOME OF IT. NOW. I DON'T WANT TO DO ALL OF IT. IT'S LIKE, LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THE PLANTERS AND MAYBE THE ELECTRICAL, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S NOT BENCHES AND, AND ESTHETIC THINGS. THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S PRACTICAL NOW FOR TRAFFIC FLOW. YOU KNOW, WE COULD AT LEAST PASS THAT PART NOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE. I'M OKAY. YEAH, WE COULD, WE COULD MAKE A MOTION WITH JUST THE, THE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE POLICE, YOU KNOW, HELP TRAFFIC AROUND THERE. THAT'S NOT LIKE THAT, THAT CAN HAPPEN WHETHER THERE'S, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS IN THE SQUARE OR NOT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST, THE, THE PLANTER. THE PLANTER BOXES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP TRAFFIC AROUND THE SQUARE. THAT'S THAT'S OKAY. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? BUT YOU SEE, LIKE THAT CHAIR THERE, THAT BENCH IS THAT BENCH ATTACHED. IT WOULD BE WISE TO HAVE IT. YEAH IT COULD BE I'M SURE. YEAH. BUT LIKE THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS LIKE THESE PLANTER BOXES AROUND THE SQUARE FOR, FOR TRAFFIC FLOW I THINK. WOULD YOU SAY NOW HAVE WE APPROVED WE HAVEN'T APPROVED THE MONUMENT SIGN JUST YET. RIGHT. WE'RE 
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STILL WAITING ON FINAL DESIGN ON THAT TO APPROVE. IS THAT WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT MONUMENT? YES. IT HAS NOT BEEN FINALLY APPROVED YET. SO WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR AT THIS MEETING IS I WILL SHOW YOU. LET ME GET THERE. YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM YOU GOT WITH HADN'T BEEN STRAPPED IN FOREVER. NOBODY KNOWS WHICH WAY TO GO. YEAH, RIGHT. WHAT? I AGREE, CAN WE GET PRICES ON STRIPING? WELL LET'S YEAH, LET'S LET'S STICK TO THE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. OKAY. I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND. OKAY. I DO AGREE WITH THAT. TO THE MOTION OR TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ELECTRICAL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT ELECTRICAL AND WE'RE GOING TO TRENCH AND PLACE THEM. SO WE'D HAVE ELECTRICITY. WELL, WHERE'S THE VENDOR ACTUALLY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE DON'T DO ELECTRICAL RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE SEE THE MASTER PLAN. BUT IF WE COME TO THE MASTER PLAN AND WE DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE IT BETTER IF WE DID HAVE THE LIGHT FIXTURE TIED TO THAT ELECTRICAL. SO WE'D HAVE THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND THE ELECTRICAL, AND WE'RE NOT REALLY GOING INTO THE SOLAR AS PART OF THE PERMANENT TEMPORARY RIGHT, RIGHT PLAN THAT AS KIND OF THE PERMANENT THE PERMANENT. 
          OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT I YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT RECOMMENDATION THAT WAY BECAUSE YOU PULLED THAT OFF, YOU BASICALLY NOT RECOMMENDING WE DO THAT ANYWAY UNTIL WE HAVE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. YES. AND NOW HE WHAT YOU'RE MENTIONING IS WAIT ON THE LIGHTING AS WELL AS PART OF THE PERMANENT. SO I'M GOING TO WRITE THAT DOWN. WE'RE JUST APPROVING THE PLANTERS RIGHT NOW. I WOULD LOOK AT THE PLANTERS, THE BOX, THE PROTECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL BOX, THE FENCING AROUND THE ELECTRICAL BOX. YEAH. THE PLANTERS. SO WHAT THE MAYBE WORKING ON THE THE SENIOR CENTER LOT WOULD THAT BE. I MEAN, WOULD THAT BE. YES. I THINK I THINK THE SENIOR CENTER LOT IS A GREAT IDEA. WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT ON THE LIST. 
          ONE OF THE REASONS WE REMOVED IT AS AN OPTION IS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW QUICKLY EDC IS GOING TO MOVE ON DEVELOPING THAT SITE, WHICH I STILL NEED TO BRING TO YOU AS AN ITEM. SO, SO THAT YOU CAN DECIDE. YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, ESPECIALLY IF THAT STUFF IS BETWEEN THE TWO RESTAURANTS. YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. YEAH. SO OKAY. OLD SENIOR, OLD SENIOR CENTER AS PART OF, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF LEASING PLACE A LITTLE SEATING AREA, PLANTERS AND THEN WE'RE ALREADY DOING THE MONUMENT SIGN LANDSCAPING. WHAT I NEED TONIGHT IS FOR AT THE VERY MINIMAL THE DOWNTOWN REFRESH INITIATIVE WITH WHAT YOU SPECIFICALLY WANT TO WORK ON. NOW TO BE APPROVED AS A PROJECT. AND THAT COULD BE ONLY WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BUDGETED FOR, WHICH IS THE MONUMENT SIGN. I WAS INFORMED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED AS A PROJECT, EVEN THOUGH WE ALREADY HAVE THE ITEM FOR THE DOWNTOWN MONUMENT SIGN AND LANDSCAPING IN OUR BUDGET. SO I. AT THE VERY MINIMAL, I WOULD NEED TO. I REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS ITEM AS THE DOWNTOWN INITIATIVE PROJECT. THE ONE ITEM WE APPROVE. IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT, FEEL FREE. SO WE COULD. WE COULD CRAFT IT IN A WAY TO SAY WE APPROVE THE MONUMENT PROJECT, AS WELL AS ADDING THE PLANTERS, THE FENCE AROUND THE ELECTRICAL BOX, AND THE SENIOR CENTER LOT. CORRECT. TO ME. DO WE HAVE TO CRAFT THAT INTO MOTION OR ARE WE GOING TO JUST WHAT HE SAID, LET ME GET TO THE SLIDE AND THEN YOU CAN. OH, AND I BELIEVE ON YOUR PAPER YOU HAVE LET ME SEE HOW IT'S WRITTEN. YEAH. WE NEED TO PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT. YEAH. SO YOU CAN PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT HERE AND THEN. YEAH, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. NOW YOU JUST NEED TO ADD THE SPECIFIC ITEMS TO THIS. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT I'VE ADDED IN HERE AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO SEEK GUIDANCE FROM COUNCIL. IF YOU DON'T HAVE, IF, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE THEY AGREE WITH THE ESTHETICS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH. IN OTHER WORDS, TO GET THE THE LOOK TO ME, COUNCIL WOULD SAY, HEY, YES, THIS IS THE RIGHT LOOK FOR THIS ONE, RIGHT? BASICALLY, THIS IS A TEMPORARY. THE LOOK OF IT, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO. BUT I. THAT IS AN OPTION TO ADD TO THE. OKAY TO THE ITEM I SAY EDC HAS AGREED. HEY, YEAH, YEAH RIGHT. 
          SO WHAT AMOUNT. SO WE NEED TO ADD A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO THIS. SO DO WE NEED TO ADD UP THOSE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT? YES. LOOK AT THE PLANTERS. LET'S WALK THROUGH THEM QUICKLY REAL QUICKLY. OKAY. POWER BOX FENCING. OKAY. WE HAVE GATEWAY MONUMENT LANDSCAPING. OH HOLD 
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ON. AND WAS THERE ANY EXPENSE WITH THE SENIOR CENTER GOING TO COST 77,000? IF WE GET 36 OF THEM AND WITH ALL THE PLANTS, ALONG WITH ALL THE PLANTS, IS IT JUST GOING TO BE GREENERY OR IT'S I'M NOT THINKING THIS. I WAS THINKING SOMETHING AT FIRST. I WAS THINKING SOMETHING TALLER. 
          BUT THEN SOMEBODY MENTIONED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED THAT THAT COULD ACTUALLY INHIBIT SOMEONE'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. SO I'M THINKING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A SEASONAL FLOWERS, BUT I'M OPEN TO OPTIONS. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THE BARBECUE GUYS FLAG IS IN THE WAY. OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW. YES, DRIVE DOWN THERE. SO WE DON'T WANT TO BLOCK ANYONE'S VIEW. WE JUST WANT TO ADD THAT SAFETY MEASURE, NOT TAKE AWAY ANOTHER SAFETY MEASURE. BUT I ALSO WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT AND NOT RUN INTO IT. SO I LIKE SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHT, A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHT, BUT NOT TOO MUCH. OKAY. YEAH. SO I'M FINE WITH THAT. 
          ANY, ANY SPECIFIC PLANS? SOME GET CLOSE TO IT. I'LL START SCREAMING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CARE FOR THAT. ALL OF THESE WILL HAVE TO BE WATERED, RIGHT? YES. CITY STAFF, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT. SO THERE'S A REGULAR WATERING SCHEDULE AND EVERYTHING'S GOT TO BE SET UP. AND THEY DO THAT ANYWAY. THEY. YEAH, THEY'RE. YEAH. FOR ALL THESE PLANNERS THOUGH, THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE. IT WILL. OKAY. I NEED YOU TO KEEP GOING. SO FIVE 8070 THAT OKAY. AND TEN OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SENIORS. SO SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR SENIOR. OKAY. YEAH, SOMETHING SIMILAR DOING THAT, BUT OVER AT THE SENIOR SITE INSTEAD. SO THAT TOTAL COMES TO 165. OKAY. YEAH. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S HAVE A MOTION. AND THAT THAT YOU SAID 165 YES, I MAKE A MOTION. WE DO THE 155 PROJECT, WHICH IS. 165 YES. FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE PLANTER BOXES AND THE SIGN POWER, THE MONUMENTS, THE POWER BOX FENCE, SENIOR LOT IMPROVEMENT AND PLANTERS. YES, YES. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. IS THAT A VIABLE MOTION? ARE WE GOOD? YES. SECOND CARRY A SECOND. SO ALL RIGHT, SO THAT MOTION FOR THAT 165 WITH WHAT WE'VE LISTED, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. SURE. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? YOU MADE THE MOTION. SO. 
          I MADE THE MOTION. YEAH. OKAY. MOVING ON TO NUMBER EIGHT. MOTION IS PASSED. MOVING ON TO NUMBER EIGHT, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO AMENDING THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOOD TRUCK ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE STRUCTURE. OKAY. SO AS YOU KNOW, OR MAYBE YOU DON'T FOR THE NEW. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE RELATIVELY NEW, WE HAVE A $500 MONTHLY FEE AND NO ENTRANCE FEE FOR OUR FOOD TRUCK ENTREPRENEURS TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAM. I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT OTHER FOOD TRUCKS, WHAT THEY'RE MAKING IN THIS AREA, THAT WE REDUCE IT TO $300 A MONTH, BUT WE REQUIRE A 1000 UPFRONT REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT TO GET THE KEYS. THAT WAY THEY'RE SHOWING US THEY THEY HAVE CASH TO PUT INTO THIS. AND THEN THEY, AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE A WRECK OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO USE THAT $1,000 FOR. AND WE WOULD ADD THAT IN THE AGREEMENT, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE SOME CASH AT THE END TO GO INTO THEIR NEXT PROJECT. SO THIS WOULD BE LIKE MORE OF A ESCROW ACCOUNT, CORRECT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT UP $1,000, BUT WE WOULD KEEP THE 300. WHAT IS OUR DEDUCTIBLE INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. I WOULD HAVE TO ASK OUR HR DEPARTMENT. I DO NOT KNOW. WE NEED TO DECIDE ALSO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT GUY THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THOSE COOKERS OUT AND PUT NEW COOKERS IN. IF THEY STAY ATTACHED, OR IF HE QUITS ON HIS COOKERS BACK. OH YES, WE WOULD KEEP THE COOKERS, WE WOULD KEEP THEM HERE. NO, NO, THE ONES HE TAKES OUT. RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. HE'LL TAKE HIS BACK OUT AND REINSTALL OURS AND WE CAN TALK THROUGH THAT AGREEMENT WHEN WE MEET WITH HIM AND STAFF CAN WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, IT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED, YOU KNOW. IS HE GOING OR THOSE HIS AFTER HE PUTS THEM IN THE TRUCK OR ARE THEY OURS? SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT THE 
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FEE SCHEDULE HERE, THAT THE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'RE TALKING THROUGH IS DO WE WANT TO REDUCE THE FEE SCHEDULE FROM 500 TO 300 AND REQUIRE $1,000 UPFRONT REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT? I MEAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOOD TRUCK ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE STRUCTURE AS PRESENTED. I AGREE. OKAY, SECOND. SO JONATHAN MOTION SECOND CARRY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED. OKAY. ADAM MOVES. CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN NUMBER NINE, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO AUTHORIZING THE PECAN ORCHARD IMPROVEMENTS AS AN ADC ADC PROJECT AND APPROVING EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000. THIS ITEM IS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR. IT WAS APPROVED IN OUR BUDGET. BUT AGAIN, THE ATTORNEY REMINDED ME THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT APPROVED AS A PROJECT, AN EDC PROJECT, AND NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO COME BACK AND HAVE THAT DONE. BECAUSE THE CITY WAS AWARDED THIS GRANT. SO TO GIVE ALL OF YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKSTORY FOR THIS PROJECT, WE BACKGROUND FOR THIS PROJECT, WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT MAYBE A YEAR AGO FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PECAN ORCHARD, AND IT WAS AGREED ON THAT THE EDC WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE MATCH. THE MATCHING GRANT AND THE CITY PAY A PORTION OF THE MATCHING GRANT. SO WE, THE EDC IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS AGREED TO $250,000, MATCHING $250,000. THE GRANT ITSELF IS $1 MILLION. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. MAKE SURE I DO NOT SAY THAT INCORRECTLY BECAUSE THERE ARE LOTS OF VARIOUS GRANTS IN MY MIND RIGHT NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN APPLYING FOR. AND I DO NOT WANT TO TELL YOU INCORRECTLY. OKAY? IT IS A $1 MILLION GRANT AND THEN WE HAVE TO MATCH IT. SO THESE ARE ALL THE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, WATER AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SITE DEVELOPMENT AND GRADING, PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS FOR WALKING RESTROOM FACILITIES, LIGHTING AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, IRRIGATION, OTHERS AND OTHER SUPPORTING IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S A PRETTY INTERESTING PROJECT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF YOU WOULD APPROVE THIS AS A PROJECT. IS THIS A MATCHING PART? PARDON? ARE WE APPROVING OUR MATCHING PART? YES. WELL, ACTUALLY APPROVING THIS AS A PROJECT. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. IN THE EDC BUDGET, IT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR, BUT WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT AS A PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SPEND THE FUNDS. SO IT'S JUST ACTUALLY A IT'S JUST A FORMALITY BASICALLY. IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT. WE JUST NEED TO APPROVE IT AS A PROJECT. YEAH, THAT ONE'S STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING INTO THE PROJECT. YES. SO IT'LL BE LET ME SEE THE $1 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVE. AND THEN THE EDC AND CITY ARE BOTH PUTTING IN $250,000 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO IT'S A 50% GRANT MATCH. 
          SO CITY'S PARTICIPATING 250,000 ALSO. YES. OKAY. SO OVERALL IT'S GOING TO BE 1.5 MILLION. 
          YES. THANK YOU. SO DO WE GET TO 250,000. DO WE GET TO SEE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE BEFORE THEY'RE DONE? OR ARE WE JUST APPROVING TO SPEND 250,000 AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS OF RIGHT NOW? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. IT WOULD BE JUST APPROVING THESE ITEMS WITHOUT SEEING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE. BUT. UNDER OTHER SUPPORTING IMPROVEMENTS, DO YOU DO YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER SUPPORTING IMPROVEMENTS WOULD ENTAIL? IT'S MOSTLY CONTINGENCIES, BUT IT COULD BE OTHER THINGS. IT COULD BE LIGHTING, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING BETWEEN THE TREES. IT COULD BE SOME TALK ABOUT UMBRELLAS ON THE TABLES IN SOME LOCATIONS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY OTHER ITEMS I'VE HEARD. OKAY, SO FAR. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO WE'RE APPROVING A BLANK PICTURE AND WE DON'T GET TO SAY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. YOU. WELL, IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN REQUEST THAT. WELL, I'M SURE THAT WELL, I'M SURE THAT ESPECIALLY BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL, I'M SURE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME RENDERINGS OF SOMETHING OF WHAT 
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IT WILL LOOK LIKE. YES. COUNCIL SOME TIME. WELL, WE'VE ALREADY BUDGETED IT AND IMPROVED IT, SO WE JUST NEED TO GO ALONG WITH IT. I MEAN, WE JUST NEED TO APPROVE. YEAH, THIS IS JUST A FORMALITY JUST TO APPROVE THE PROJECT BECAUSE THE MONEY'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. WE JUST HAVE TO APPROVE IT AS A PROJECT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE WHAT OUR MONEY IS PAYING FOR. YEAH, LIKE I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, A, A MOCK UP OF WHAT THEY'RE ENVISIONING AS SOON AS, AS SOON AS THAT'S AVAILABLE. YES, IT'S VERY HELPFUL. IT'S NOT AVAILABLE YET, BUT I CAN BRING THAT TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO OFFER SOME GUIDANCE THERE. OKAY, OKAY. WHO HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY? ULTIMATELY, COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY FOR ANY ITEM THAT IS APPROVED BY EDC BOARD. SO EVERY TIME I YOU APPROVE AN ITEM, I TAKE IT TO THE COUNCIL. SO TO PROJECT APPROVE APPROVAL IS BASICALLY GOING TO BE COUNCIL IS GOING TO DO THAT. YES. BUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, WE'VE GOT TO APPROVE THE PROJECT TO MOVE IT OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE INTO COUNCIL. AND THAT'S FINE. YEAH, WE CAN GIVE GUIDANCE AS EDC IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT. YES, YES. 
          OKAY. SO I NEED A MOTION. SO ITEM NUMBER NINE, IT'S WRITTEN OUT THERE. IF WE WANT TO ADD WITH GUIDANCE WE CAN ADD THAT TO THAT MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PECAN ORCHARD IMPROVEMENTS AS AN ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT AND APPROVE EXPENDITURES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 250,000, ALONG WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE EDC BOARD, I SECOND. OKAY, SO TOM SECONDED. HE SAID IT FIRST. A MOTION FROM CARRIE, A SECOND BY TOM. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT. IMPOSED. ALRIGHT. SO MOVED AND CARRIED. 
          I WANT A REAL QUICK RUN BACK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. I SKIPPED OVER THIS. THIS IS DISCUSS UPCOMING ALVARADO JOB FAIR SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH, 2026. I APOLOGIZE THAT I JUMPED THAT AND SO. OH YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT BACK. YEAH, IT'S JUST A QUICK PLUG ABOUT OUR JOB FAIR. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE A JOB FAIR COMING UP ON MAY 6TH. THAT IS A WEDNESDAY. I DO APOLOGIZE, I'M GETTING BACK THERE. ONE MOMENT. THAT WAS MY BAD. TOM REMINDED ME. OKAY, SO IT'S HAPPENING ON MAY 6TH. TOM IS HELPING WITH REGISTRATION. 
          IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND OR ASSIST IN ANY WAY, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE THERE. WE HAVE SOME WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT JOBS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AT THIS EVENT. LOUIS VUITTON IS ANY CHAMBER MEMBER OR SO BACKING UP ANY CHAMBER MEMBER OR BUSINESS WITHIN THE ALVARADO CITY LIMITS IS WELCOME TO BE PART OF THIS EVENT. AS A BUSINESS, WE HAVE LOUIS VUITTON, WE HAVE TEXAS HUGHLEY, WE HAVE SABER, WE HAVE PRAIRIELAND DETENTION CENTER. SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR LARGER BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN THIS. AND I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE LAST YEAR IT WE HAD WE HAD A GREAT ATTENDANCE. WE HAD AROUND 200 PEOPLE ATTEND THE EVENT LOOKING FOR JOBS AND MANY JOBS WERE FILLED FROM THE EVENT, ACCORDING TO. I HAVEN'T I DON'T HAVE EXACT NUMBERS, BUT ACCORDING TO PRAIRIELAND DETENTION CENTER AND A COUPLE OTHERS, THEY SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO FILL MANY JOBS BECAUSE OF THE EVENT. IT IS A GREAT EVENT AND IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAST YEAR, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO. IT'S REALLY IT'S PRETTY INSPIRING ACTUALLY, TO GO AND TO SEE ALL THE VENDORS THAT ARE, ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SET UP AND THE PEOPLE COMING IN THAT ARE EXCITED. WE DID MOCK INTERVIEWS. YEAH. I MEAN, I DID SOME OF THOSE AND I JUST SAID, YOU'RE HIRED. BUT IT WAS A MOCK. SO ANYWAY, I FELT BAD. BUT ANYWAY, ALL RIGHT, LET'S PURSUANT TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE BOARD MAY CONTINUE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DELIBERATE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. 
          SO. 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY. THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CONDUCT PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY, AND THE BOARD SEEKS ADVICE FROM THE ATTORNEY ON. ITEM ON THE AGENDA ABOUT PENDING AND CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT. OFFER ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA EXECUTIVE, ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AND THEN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TRAINING, FOOD TRUCK INCUBATOR, INCUBATOR PROGRAM. UNLESS I PUT THAT ON THERE, JUST IN CASE YOU NEEDED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE APPROVING TALKED ABOUT IT. OKAY. YES. AND THEN ALSO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TRAINING IS BEING PUSHED TO ANOTHER MEETING. OKAY. GOTCHA. SO OKAY, THEN LET'S LOOK. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT 551.087 PROJECT EMBER PROJECT MEATBALL PROJECT PURPLE ORCHARD AND THEN 551.072 PROJECT ALIGN AND PROJECT RED SEA DASH EIGHT. SO WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MAY I SAY SOMETHING FOR NEXT MEETING? WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE 
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US A FINANCIAL REPORT AND HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE ACTUALLY OBLIGATED FOR? YES, I THE FINANCIAL REPORT HAS NOT BEEN DONE BY OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT YET. IT WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE CITY COUNCIL IS HAVING THEIR FIRST FINANCIAL REPORT DONE AT THE APRIL 20TH MEETING. THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED FINANCIAL REPORTS PREVIOUSLY, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING A FINAN OKAY. . ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE. OKAY. WE ARE RECONVENING INTO BACK INTO GENERAL SESSION AT 832. OKAY. AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE ON PROJECT EMBER AND PROJECT MEATBALL. NOW. THIS. SO I MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE ACTION AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PROJECT EMBER AND PROJECT MEATBALL, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. DID YOU DO BOTH TOGETHER? YES. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED AND PASSED,
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