Oct 28, 2024 Community and Economic Development Corporation

[*A Portion of this meeting is without video*]

[CALL TO ORDER]

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO START THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 605. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. AUSTIN. THERE'S NO ONE. HERE WE GO. I'M SO SORRY. 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. AND I'D LIKE TO DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE TO HONOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PUBLIC EDUCATION.

[1. CITIZEN’S PUBLIC FORUM]

UNFORTUNATELY, TONIGHT, AS IN PREVIOUS AGENDAS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FLAWS IN THE AGENDA ITEMS AND I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, THE TWO AGENDAS, THE PIP OTHER ITEMS Y'ALL HAVE ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT IT WAS CORRECTED AND THAT THE LAW WAS FOLLOWED. SO I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING TO GO THAT EXTRA MILE AND THEN I SEE ON THE AGENDA WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. I SUPPORT LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THIS BOARD. I THINK THAT'S A NECESSITY, A NECESSITY AT THIS POINT. I JUST QUESTION WHY FROM SHERMAN. WHY NOT? RICKY FAIN. I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I OWN THE PROPERTY BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND TOWN STREET. FROM THE BACK OF THIS HOME, WITHIN THE FRONT ZONE. ACTUALLY, GUS GARCIA CONTACTED ME IN 23 ABOUT DOING A PROJECT TOGETHER WITH THE CITY AND THE EDC. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED FUNDS TO HIRE THE ARCHITECTS TO DO THOSE STUDIES AND GET THE RENDERINGS. 24 CAME ALONG. WE FINALLY GOT A CITY MANAGER. THAT WAS GREAT.

GUS LEFT SHORTLY AFTERWARD, SUPPOSEDLY THE CONTRACTS WERE AT THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ANYWAY, THE ARCHITECTS WHO DREW UP THE SKETCHES AND I DID NOT BRING THOSE BECAUSE VICTOR PEREZ HAS ALL OF THAT. HE CAN. I'M GUESSING YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO CITY COUNCIL. I AM AT A FUTURE MEETING. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN THE EDC BOARD. ANYWAY, I'M STILL HERE AND I'M STILL INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. KENNETH GALVAN. OH, THAT WOULD BE ME. I'M AT THE TOP DURING THAT. THAT SECTION, THAT ITEM. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THE CITIZEN'S PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING? ANYONE ELSE? ALL

[2. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT]

UNFORTUNATELY, MR. REED WILL NOT BE IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. HE HAD A FAMILY

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[3. APPOINTMENT OF BYLAWS COMMITTEE MEMBERS]

HE'S NOT HERE. SO YOU COULD APPOINT. CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT. OKAY. HOW ABOUT WE'LL RUN WITH

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[4. RECEIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORTS]

[5.a. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW - VICTOR BARRERA]

OKAY. ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PERRY OR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. YEAH. JUST MINUTES.

PRESENTATION, I THINK. NOT NECESSARILY A. YEAH. OKAY. THE NEXT NEXT ITEM. FIVE B. OKAY. I

[5.b. SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE – LOLECIA DAY]

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OKAY. WE'LL DO IT. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WENT ON WITH THE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, AND WE HAD OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE THERE IN FORCE. WE HAD A NICE TURNOUT OF ALMOST ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE. WE HAD VEHICLES DONATED BY CLAY COOLEY, AND WE HAD SOME OF OUR OUR CITIZENS COME OUT AND ALLOW OUR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE A PART OF IN THEIR IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR THE PARADE. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY CAME OUT AND DID BALLET FOLKLORIC. AND THAT WAS JUST AN AWESOME, AWESOME TURNOUT FOR THAT. THEY ALSO THEY DANCED AND THEY WERE IN THE PARADE. WE HAD THE MEXICAN CONSULATE FROM DALLAS COME OUT AND PERFORM EL GRITO. IT WAS A GREAT SIGHT TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR SIGNAGE AND JUST PAYING HOMAGE TO THEIR COUNTRY. SO MOST DUNCANVILLE IS A GROUP THAT'S IN DUNCANVILLE AND HELPS TO EDUCATE AND TO HEL. THEY CAME OUT TO DECORATE, TO VOLUNTEER, TO BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION, AND THEY WERE ALSO IN THE PARADE. WE HAD A GROUP FROM DUNCANVILLE, THREE AMIGOS ENTERTAINMENT IS MADE UP OF THREE GENTLEMEN, ONE OF WHICH IS A RESIDENT HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, AND THEY OWN THIS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WANTING TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE FOR MANY, FOR MANY YEARS. AND THEN THEY GOT THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND ONE OF THESE, ALL THESE BANDS ARE INTERNATIONAL BANDS AND ONE OF THEM FROM MALAYSIA, DEL RANCHO. HE IS ACTUALLY HE ACTUALLY WENT TO DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. SO AGAIN, VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM FOR THE CITY. AND THEY AND HE STILL LIVES HERE.

AND THERE'S JUST SOME PICTURES FROM THE BANDS PLAYING CITIZENS HAVING A GREAT TIME. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT NIGHT. THIS WAS AN EVENT THAT STARTED AT 4:00 AND WENT TILL ABOUT NINE. AS YOU SEE, WE HAD LOTS OF VENDORS, WE HAD A DANCE FLOOR. THE NEXT DAY I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH EMAILS. SO WAS OUR FACEBOOK AND OUR INSTAGRAM WAS OVERWHELMED WITH POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM EVERYONE JUST SAYING HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED US. CELEBRATING OUR CITIZENS, OUR CITIZENS. SO THEY FELT SEEN. THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. SO PLACE YOUR I PUTS ABOUT 3.46 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE PARK ON THAT MONDAY EVENING FROM 4 TO 9 P.M. IN PLACE AREA IS AN ANALYST. DATA IS ANALYST DATA COLLECTION SOFTWARE THAT WE USE TO HELP GAUGE PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF OUR CITY. AND IT JUST KIND OF PINGS YOUR YOUR CELL PHONES, BASICALLY, AND GIVES US THAT DATA. SO WE USE THAT TO SEE WHO COMES IN AND OUT OF THE CITY. AND THIS JUST SHOWS WHERE PEOPLE WERE COMING FROM AND WHERE PEOPLE WENT TO. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST PEOPLE CAME FROM HOME, WHICH WAS RIGHT HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, AND MOST PEOPLE WENT RIGHT BACK HOME AFTERWARDS AFTER THE EVENT, WHICH MEANS THEY CAME HERE SPECIFICALLY, THEY CAME TO ARMSTRONG PARK, SPECIFICALLY TO BE A PART OF THAT CELEBRATION. I DO ASK IT THIS WAY. OKAY, SO THE BUDGET FOR THIS, MY TOTAL EXPENSES WERE 33,204. I SAY ROUGHLY BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF ITEMS. THIS INCLUDES STAFFING AND EVERYTHING, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS MY PRETTY MUCH THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE TOTAL THAT WAS SPENT. AND THEN WE RAISED ABOUT 16,000 THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS AND THE VENDORS WHO PAID TO BE OUT HERE, THE PARADE GOERS, THE 16,000. BY THE WAY, THIS WAS THE 15,000 OR 14 750 WAS RAISED IN A MATTER OF THREE WEEKS. ONCE PEOPLE FOUND OUT THIS WAS HAPPENING, THEY JUST WANTED TO GIVE MONEY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, FOR CHRISTMAS, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOMEBODY CALL AND SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO BE A PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR CELEBRATIONS.

SO THIS JUST KIND OF SHOWS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF OUR CELEBRATIONS AND PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND HELP CELEBRATE. ANY QUESTIONS?

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THAT'S NOT CHRISTMAS. WE HAVE SOME VERY WELL-KNOWN BANDS COMING IN, AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE ALREADY GOT TWO. ONE PERSON HAS ALREADY SENT MONEY FOR TO BE A SPONSOR. WE'VE GOT THE OTHER ONE WHO WAS CALLED OUT AND SAID THEY WANT TO BE A SPONSOR. WE'VE SENT OUT SPONSORSHIP PACKETS, SPIN OUT, SENT OUT INVITATIONS FOR VENDORS. I'VE BEEN FIELDING CALLS ALL DAY TODAY JUST FOR VENDORS. SO WE'VE GOT LOTS OF VENDORS COMING IN FROM GRAND PRAIRIE AND MESQUITE RIGHT HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. THEY WANT TO BE PART OF OUR CELEBRATION. SO CHRISTMAS IS DECEMBER 6TH, 2024 IS GOING TO BEGIN RIGHT ABOUT 630. WELL, THE PARADE WILL BEGIN RIGHT ABOUT 630. BUT THE EVENT, YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET CLOSER TO IT. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT THE KINKS TO IT, BUT YEAH, WE ARE IN THE IN THE RUNNING FOR A SANTA. SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER TO BE A SANTA FOR THE PARK, LET ME KNOW. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO HAVE A PARADE WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE ENCOURAGING TO DO LIGHTS? YES, BECAUSE THE OH, THE THEME IS HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN THE PARK. SO THE DRONE SHOW FROM LAST YEAR HAS BEEN, AS YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED TO DO THAT. I WAS GOING TO BE EVEN BIGGER. LOTS OF LIGHTS IN THE PARK. YES, LIGHTS ON THE PARADES. YES. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LONGER PARADE ROUTE. SO I KNOW ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS FROM OUR AFTER REPORT OR AFTER EVENT MEETING WAS THAT THEY WANTED THE PARADES TO GO THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA, SO THE BUSINESSES COULD PARTICIPATE IN THAT. SO I KNOW THE PARADE ROUTE WILL WILL GO THROUGH DOWNTOWN AREA. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LONGER PARADE FOR MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIGHTS, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE DARKER. SO YES, GREAT. AND JUST FYI, WE HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWING FOR A SPECIAL EVENTS PERSON. SO HOPEFULLY THAT PERSON WILL BE ON BOARD VERY SOON. SO I'M JUST FILLING IN FOR NOW. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. OUR NEXT OKAY. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE FIVE.

[5.c. RETAIL LIVE AUSTIN – LOLECIA DAY]

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HE'S EVERYWHERE. BUT YEAH, HE'S HE'S STILL WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH US AND HELP US IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. OF COURSE, I SEE INITIATED LIKE I KNOW THAT THEY WORK WITH CITIES, BUT THEY WORK WITH CITIES UNDER FORMAL AGREEMENTS. YES. SO IS THAT SOMETHING YOU GUYS ARE ENTERTAINED OR STARTING TO ENGAGE HIM ON? NOT AT THIS TIME. WE HAVEN'T. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO. OKAY, I GUESS THE LAST QUESTION IS MAYBE IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY THE LAST TWO WERE MAYBE LOOKING FOR BUILD TO SUIT SITES, BUT THE FIRST GROUP OF END USERS, WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO CONSIDER IT? MAYBE EXISTING VACANT PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING FOR TENANTS? YES. LIKE HIBBETT, HIBBETT CITY, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VARIOUS LOCATION TYPES, SPORTING GOODS. THEY ARE TOO. THIS ONE AS WELL, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A LARGER FOOTPRINT.

BUT WE DO HAVE A SPACE AVAILABLE IN ONE OF THE CENTERS. SAME THING FOR THIS ONE. WE HAVE A SITE AVAILABLE, SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. AND WE DO HAVE SOMETHING AVAILABLE FOR THAT ONE. SMALLS. WE'VE GOT THOSE I WAS SPECIFICALLY THINKING OF A VERY SPECIFIC PLACE FOR THAT ONE. I CAN SIT IN MY HEAD, BUT I WON'T SAY ANYTHING. BUT THEY WANT TO BUILD OUT AND THEY USE THE CONTAINER KIND OF LOOK TO IT. BUT AS YOU SEE, 0.3 0.7 ACRES, ALL THEY NEED, NOT EVEN A FULL ACRE. YEAH, BUT YEAH. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY OF THOSE, JUST. KNOW IF I'M, IF I MAY TYPICALLY AT THESE, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT AT THESE CONFERENCES THE ATTENDEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A LIST OF RETAILERS AND USERS. AND THEIR SITE REQUIREMENTS. THE THOSE THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING ARE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED, WE THINK MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR SOME OF THE SPACES AND SOME OF THE SIZES THAT WE HAVE, BUT THERE'S JUST OFTENTIMES IT'S A BOOK. IT'S A BOOK OF END USERS WITH THEIR SITE REQUIREMENTS, TRAFFIC COUNT REQUIREMENTS, DISPOSABLE INCOME, ALL OF THAT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? OFTENTIMES EITHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS AND OR BROKERS LOOK AT THE SITE AND TRY TO MATCH UP THE RIGHT SITE, THE RIGHT PROPERTY WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS. SO THESE THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU WERE JUST IDENTIFIED THAT THEY MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR SOME OF THE SITES AND LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM ITEM SIX.

[Items 6.a. - 6.d.]

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THANK YOU. OVER ON THE TABLE STAFF, ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS EFFECT TO DIRECTOR'S REPORT RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, I SAW A COPY TWO COPIES OF THE MAIN STREET FINANCIALS WHEN I PRINTED IT OUT. IT REGISTERED ON MY PERSON BETWEEN PAGES 25 AND 41, AND THEN. THEY PRINTED IT AGAIN FURTHER IN THE DOCUMENT BETWEEN PAGES 98 AND 111. SO CASH BACK ONLINE. IT HAPPENED. AND I LOOKED AT IT. THE SAME REPORT.

SO. WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND REPORT REPORT BACK LATER THIS WEEK VIA EMAIL. IF THAT'S OKAY.

AND ALSO PROVIDE A RECORDING AT THE NEXT, NEXT MEETING. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION. YES. THE OUR COMMITMENTS TO OUR GRANTS. ARE YOU GUYS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A SPREADSHEET FOR OUR RUNNING TOTAL OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE AWARDED TO VARIOUS GRANTEES AND ONCE THEY GET AWARDED AND ARE PAID THAT THEY TRANSFER FROM THE ONE COLUMN TO ANOTHER. YES, THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. SO THAT IS A QUESTION THAT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, ASKED BY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. AND THERE ARE A SERIES OF SPREADSHEETS THAT WE HAVE, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, IS PUTTING ALL THAT INFORMATION INTO ONE SPREADSHEET, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW. THAT IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF FINANCES OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. PO NUMBER, ETCETERA. BUT THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION THERE THAT I THINK WOULD BE OF VALUE TO, TO THE BOARD. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT NOT MAKING THINGS DIFFICULT FOR, FOR EITHER THE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO MAKE IT USEFUL FOR THE BOARD. AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE AT WITH THE GRANT APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM THAT THAT HAVE EXPIRED THAT REALLY NEED TO COME TO THE BOARD FOR AN EXTENSION, IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, IS THAT IS THAT THE CASE AND OTHERS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT JUST HAPPENED IN THEIR LIFE AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING BACK TO THE PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS GRANT, GRANT APPROVAL FOR THE PLAZA JUST UP NORTH HERE ON MAIN STREET PLAZA, VILLARREAL. I HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THEM TOMORROW. HE HAD TO HIRE A NEW DESIGN TEAM, AND SO NOW HE'S KIND OF WORKED THROUGH THAT AND HE'S READY TO PICK UP WHERE HE'S LEFT OFF AND IS READY TO APPLY FOR THE BUILDING PERMITS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME, HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS. BUT OUR HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE TYPE OF REPORTS TO THE BOARD ON A REGULAR BASIS, ALONG WITH

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BUT THE THING ABOUT IT IS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS DATA, THIS DATA IS DISSIMILAR FROM THIS DATA BECAUSE THIS DATA IS NINE MONTHS AND THIS IS THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR. SO JUST TAKE OFF. THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS WAS NOT RELEVANT. ANYWAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. FOR THOSE WHO GOOD IT WOULD HAVE MADE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH CLEARER, MUCH EASIER TO WERE ABLE TO PROTECT IT.

ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE I'M SO SORRY. GO AHEAD. NO, I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. I WILL WORK WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THAT REPORTS ARE CLEAR AND EASIER, EASIER TO READ AND UNDERSTAND FOR. THANK YOU. OKAY, IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM SIX

[7.a. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS – LAS VEGAS CONFERENCE – MR. GREG ZYLKA]

SO THAT'S JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT, THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IF YOU CONTINUE THAT COURSE OF ACTION, I THINK YOU PROBABLY NEED FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AS TO WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED SO WE CAN CONTINUE THAT. I HAD SOME DIRECT CONTACT WITH MR. HARVEY WHEN I DID THIS, SO I WAS ABLE TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BUT FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE DESCRIPTION AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED AND WHAT ACTION THE BOARD MEMBERS WANT THE BOARD TO CONSIDER. THAT MEETING. OKAY, I'M DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, THE REASON I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE ON THERE IS BECAUSE SEVERAL OF US GOT TO GO TO IKE'S BACK IN MAY. MISS DAY WENT MR. KEYS WENT MYSELF. MR. GOVAN, PAST PRESIDENT WENT. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GOOD TRIP. AND I KIND OF WANT TO GIVE A REPORT BACK TO YOU ALL OF THE TRIP FOR OURSELVES. AND I'VE BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THIS PRESENTATION, A PRESENTATION, WAS GOING TO BE DONE BY STAFF TO THE COUNCIL ON THE TRIP. SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAD PLANS TO PUT TOGETHER ANYTHING. WE HAD PLANS TO DO A AS PART OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY. SUMMARY OF THIS, THIS CONFERENCE, THE AUSTIN CONFERENCE AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS. SO THAT WAS THAT PLANNED TO HAVE BEEN DONE AND TAKEN PLACE AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT THAT WAS PLANNED FOR THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE, NOVEMBER 15TH. OKAY. SO WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THE BOARD, SEVERAL FOLKS HAD GONE AND I WAS REALLY CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE WHOLE TRIP. BUT I THOUGHT THE ICS IS A HUGE DEVELOPERS FINANCIAL. CONFERENCE THAT IS SO LARGE IN TWO DAYS, THERE'S NO WAY ANYONE CAN WALK EVERY BOOTH AND SEE EVERYTHING. SO IT IS HUGE. THERE ARE SO MANY

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WHEATLAND PLAZA. WE WERE TRYING TO LOOK AT TRYING TO GET EITHER FRANCHISEES OR COMPANIES THAT WANTED TO MOVE INTO WHEATLAND PLAZA AND TO JUST PROMOTE WHEATLAND PLAZA. IN REGARDS TO OTHER COMPANIES THAT WERE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE FOOTPRIN. WE HAVE A JUST LIKE JUST LIKE AUSTIN AUSTIN LIVE RETAIL LIVE. THERE ARE THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPERS THAT ARE HERE THAT BECAUSE OF THE DAY TO DAY HECTIC STUFF THAT WE DO, WE DON'T WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO ALWAYS HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK WITH THEM, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE SETTING UP TIMES THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT'S GOING ON HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, JUST LIKE ZILKER, MR. ZILKER SAID. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE DO VERY WELL AS A, AS A GROUP IS WHEN WE PARTNER AN ENTITY AND INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO THE REGION, SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE IN EL PASO OR SOUTH TEXAS MAY NOT KNOW WHO DUNCANVILLE IS. BUT WHEN YOU PUT US TOGETHER AS A AS A GROUP, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DUNCANVILLE, CEDAR HILL, RED OAK, ALL THE WAY OVER TO BOX SPRINGS, THAT'S A WHOLE REGION. AND WE GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THIS REGION. IN REGARDS TO THAT. SO WE PARTNER WITH THEM AND WE TAKE THOSE RESOURCES AND WE DEVELOP. ONE CITY MIGHT BE LOOKING AT RESIDENTIAL, ONE CITY MAY BE LOOKING AT RETAIL, ONE CITY MAY BE LOOKING AT LARGE, LARGE INDUSTRIAL. AND THE WAY OUR REGION IS SET UP, WE PIGGYBACK OFF THOSE THINGS. AND SO WE PARTNER AND HAVE NETWORKING THINGS THERE. NOW THE CITY NOT A LOT OF THE CITIES THAT WE DO THAT WITH ARE HERE LOCALLY. BUT WHEN WE'RE THERE WE'RE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THOSE DEVELOPERS IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE. A LOT OF THE CITIES, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN DUNCANVILLE ARE REDEVELOPED PROPERTIES. WE DON'T. WE'RE LANDLOCKED, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE. SO WE WANT THE COMPANIES TO MOVE INTO THOSE PROPERTIES. WE'VE HAD SOME WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS AT THOSE AT THOSE EVENTS. IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN CHICK FIL A WAS TRYING TO MOVE INTO WE'RE TRYING TO COME INTO DUNCANVILLE, WE HAPPENED TO RUN INTO THE LADY AT CHICK FIL A WHO WAS DOING THAT AND WAS HAVING SOME CHALLENGES IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE STUFF SHE WAS TRYING TO DO HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED SHE RAN INTO ME AND DAVID, AND ONE OF THE THINGS SHE HAD A PROBLEM WITH WAS SHE HADN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY ABOUT GETTING ELECTRICITY TO IT, AND WE JUST KIND OF LAUGHED ABOUT IT. BUT THOSE ARE RELATIONSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN

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SO WE WERE JUST DIRECTLY WE WERE VERY DIRECT IN WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND INTENTIONAL IN WHAT WE WANTED TO DO. OKAY, SO ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? NO, I MEAN, LIKE YOU'VE GONE SEVERAL YEARS WITH DIFFERENT CITIES AND MR. GOVAN'S RIGHT. VERY RARELY CAN YOU JUST SHOW UP AT ANOTHER VENDOR'S BOOTH AND THEY USUALLY BOOK APPOINTMENTS IN ADVANCE. SO IT WOULD BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO PUT TOGETHER AN AGENDA, IDENTIFY WHATEVER STRATEGIC CATALYTIC SITES WE WANT TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, FLY A LARGER BANNER FOR. AND YEAH, GET THOSE APPOINTMENTS ON THE BOOK WHEN WE SEND OUR DELEGATION OUT THERE, SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN RETAIL LIVE, I THINK THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING. I KNOW THAT TO BE A DEAL MAKING CONVENTION MORE THAN ANYTHING, AND YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU COME IN. IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A BOOTH AGAIN, I WOULD JUST SAY WE WANT TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO THAT AND SEE WHAT WHAT WOULD BE THE COST OR BENEFIT. AND I THINK WE HAD TALKED ABOUT DUNCANVILLE, DESOTO, CEDAR HILL AND LANCASTER GOING IN TOGETHER TO PROMOTE BEST SOUTHWEST AS A REGION AS NOT DUNCANVILLE BY ITSELF. YEAH, YEAH, I WAS GOING TO ASK INTO THAT. DO WE HAVE DATA TO SHOW WHAT BEST SOUTHWEST DOES? BECAUSE WHAT I'M THINKING IS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE JUST CANVASING DUNCANVILLE AND NOT REALIZING THE PROXIMITY ORDER, IT'S A RELATIONSHIP WITH BEST SOUTHWESTERN, YOU DON'T REALIZE THE TRAFFIC THAT COULD COME. RIGHT? CORRECT. BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED LIKE OUR DEMOGRAPHIC, LIKE TARGET, PROBABLY CANVASED. OH, PEOPLE FROM DUNCANVILLE WILL GO TO CEDAR HILL TO GO TO TARGET. BUT EACH ONE OF THOSE, EACH ONE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND OUR BEST SOURC, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP IS WHAT THEY WORK WITH. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT PUTS TOGETHER INCOME, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION, CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EDUCATION, LAND MAPS, LAND USE MAPS. WE HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT PUTS THAT TOGETHER. WE HAVE WE HAVE USED THAT IN REGARDS TO GOING INTO DIFFERENT CONFERENCES. CEDAR HILL USES IT. I KNOW DESOTO HAS USED IT. I THINK WE CAN BENEFIT BY PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. AND TAKING THAT WITH US AS A REGION. RIGHT. OKA. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. THAT'S ALL I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT. I'M SORRY. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT. YEAH, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. THE CLASSES AND THE WORKSHOPS THAT THEY HAVE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. AND SO I THINK THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE FOR US JUST TO. IT'S JUST A WAY FOR US TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY. SO I LIKE THAT NO ACTION ITEM, JUST JUST TALK ABOUT IT AND SHARE WITH EVERYBODY FOR TRANSPARENCY THAT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I, IN MY OPINION, HOPEFULLY WE CONTINUE WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE. OKAY.

GOTCHA. VOICE WARMED UP. GREG, COMING BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. STILL ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ITEM

[7.b. DUNCANVILLE FIELDHOUSE – STRATEGIC PLAN – MR. GREG ZYLKA]

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AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BOARD DOES WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO STRATEGICALLY ALIGN THAT FACILITY FOR A FIVE, TEN, 15 YEAR DOWN, DOWN THE ROAD PLAN. AND THE CITY MANAGER THINKS AND WHAT YOU GUYS THINK. AND SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I JUST WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THAT IS THAT WE HAD A WORKSHOP MAYBE AT SOME POINT IN TIME. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR DISCUSSION BEFORE OR AFTER YOU, VICTOR? SO TO ADD TO THAT, MR. ZOOK HAS SHARED WITH ME HIS DESIRE AND IDEA OF HAVING A TOUR FOR THE BOARD TO BE PROVIDED A TOUR OF THE FIELDHOUSE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT OBTAINED THE TOUR, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE NEW THINGS AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE FIELDHOUSE, BUT ALSO THERE'S A AN IDEA TOSSED OUT THERE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FACILITIES MANAGER COMING TO A FUTURE MEETING AND TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE NEW EVENTS, NEW ACTIVITIES, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON PROGRAMING WISE AT THE FIELDHOUSE AND THEN POSSIBLY HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN. DID I MISS ANYTHING? NO. THAT'S SOMETHING OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE COMMENT A COUPLE MONTHS BACK, WE AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE TO DO THE ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS TO BOTH REPAIR AND IMPROVE THE CURRENT HVAC SYSTEM. RIGHT. THE FIELDHOUSE. BUT PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS AROUND AN OVERALL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THAT ASSET, GIVEN ITS HISTORY AND THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AND THE PLANNED USE AND THE CONVERSION, WHICH MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE LIMITED CAPACITY OF THAT HVAC SYSTEM. SO IT SEEMS LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY TYPE OF STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WOULD ALSO NEED A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, USABLE LIFE OF ALL THOSE MAJOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. AND THEN WHAT'S REALISTIC AS WE THEN ADVANCE FORWARD ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR THIS FACILITY. WE START WITH WHAT'S NEEDED. AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING SOME REQUESTS BECAUSE THOSE THAT LIST OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF PRIORITIZATION, IS JUST RIFE WITH CONCERNS. SO WE DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THINGS ARE WITH THAT, WITH THAT FACILITY, AS WE START TO PLAN AND FORECAST FOR THE NEXT, LIKE YOU SAY, 10 TO 15 YEARS, CAN I ADD SOMETHING, SIR? YES, SIR. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE EDC, AFTER THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE ARE IN, IS NO LONGER BOUND BY DEBT COVENANTS TO PROVIDE 650 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE FIELDHOUSE AND THAT COULD BE AN ONGOING SOURCE OF REVENUE TO FUND A FACILITY, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT RESERVE IN THE FIELDHOUSE. THERE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING THE DECISION. THE ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT ISSUE IS MONEY. THEY SAY MONEY CAN'T SOLVE EVERYTHING. MONEY CAN SOLVE THAT. THERE IS SO. RIGHT.

[7.c. BUDGET TRAINING – MR. GREG ZYLKA]

[7.d. CERTIFIED APPRAISED VALUATIONS (MAIN STATION, WHEATLAND PLAZA, TOTAL PROPERTY VALUATION CITY-WIDE) – MR. PATRICK HARVEY]

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QUITE FRANKLY. AND SO WE LOOK AT OUR EXISTENCE AS A BOARD AND WHAT WE'RE EXPECTED TO DO. AND IF YOU WOULD ASK ME THAT QUESTION, WHAT DO WE EXPECT IT TO DO? MY RESPONSE WOULD BE TO STRENGTHEN, TO ENHANCE, TO MAKE GREATER THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THIS REGION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT DUNCANVILLE. DUNCANVILLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BEDROOM COMMUNITY.

AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN TRANSFORM IT IN A YEAR. BUT IF WE WANT TO KNOW. MY OPINION, IF WE WANT TO KNOW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, THEN IT'S MORE THAN JUST GIVING OUT GRANTS. OKAY? IT'S GOT TO AS OTHERS WOULD HAVE SAI, GOT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I AM OF THE OPINION THAT THE DIFFERENCE CAN BE MEASURED QUANTITATIVELY. THE RIGHT NUMBERS WILL INDICATE HOW EFFECTIVE WE ARE AT BECOMING LESS OF A BEDROOM COMMUNITY. AND MORE OF A DIVERSIFIED. REVENUE COMMUNITY. AND SO I WASN'T PICKING ON MONTY. I KNOW MONTY FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE POINT THAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE WAS WHEN WE GIVE AN ENTITY A GRANT, THEN WE SHOULD KNOW AND FOLLOW UP AND TELL THE COMMUNITY, HEY, WE GAVE. I'M GOING TO USE MONTY AGAIN. I'M NOT PICKING ON MONTY X NUMBER OF DOLLARS TO GIVE MONTY X NUMBER OF DOLLARS, AND MONTY WAS ABLE TO PARLAY THAT INTO THE TAX BASE. GROWING BY BOOM AND SO I SAY THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU COMMUNICATE THE STORY LIKE THAT TO PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, THEY GET. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO EMBARK ON A SEARCH OF THE RIGHT KIND OF NUMBERS THAT WILL TELL THE STORY OF HOW EFFECTIVE WE ARE. I MEAN, THE BEST BUDGETS I'VE SEEN TELL A STORY OF A COMMUNITY, THE CHALLENGES IT FACES AND HOW IT IS ASSEMBLING THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THOSE CHALLENGES AND. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE AND SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I WAS TRYING ATTEMPTING TO DO WITH THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, MONTY HAS I REMEMBER MONTY SAYING THIS BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE STORY OF MAIN STREET WAS YOU HAD THIS PROPERTY AND THIS WAS THE ASSESSED VALUATION WASN'T A WHOLE LOT. BUT THEN AFTER EVERYBODY KIND OF PITCHED IN AND DID WHAT IT WAS THAT THEY COULD DO, LOW AND BEHOLD, IT MADE STATION. AND SO WE NEED TO, I THINK, MAKE IT A PRACTICE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND WHEN

[01:05:02]

WE LOOK AT WHAT THAT PROPERTY CURRENTLY GENERATES AND AD VALOREM TAXES. AND THEN WE LOOK AT MAYBE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE FOR US TO RECAPTURE OUR INVESTMENT. BUT ALMOST LIKE YOU SAY, A SUCCESS FOR AFTER THE GRANT HAS BEEN FUNDED, THE PROJECT'S BEEN COMPLETED.

LOOKING BACK LIKE, HEY, THIS ACTUALLY WAS A SUCCESS. WE ACTUALLY DID INCREASE THE ASSESSED VALUE. WE PROBABLY CAN'T SHARE OUR SALES TAX DATA, BUT THERE ARE SOME. YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE ARE SOME INDICATORS THAT WE COULD EASILY SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW THAT WE'RE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF TAX REVENUE. I GUESS I HAVE A MORE PRACTICAL QUESTION HOW AND WHO IS SHARING THE SUCCESS STORY WITH THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THE MOST WE'VE DONE AS A BOARD IS WE'VE REQUESTED SIGNAGE OR RECOGNITION ON MARKETING. SO HOW ARE WE ACTIVELY DOING THAT? I THINK WE ALL AGREE ON WHAT OUR GOAL AND OBJECTIVE IS, BUT HOW ARE WE ACTIVELY DOING THAT? WHOSE ROLE IS THAT? AND THAT MAYBE IS THAT QUESTION WHOSE JOB IS IT TO COMMUNICATE THAT EFFECTIVELY TO THE COMMUNITY? WHY, IF I COULD INTERJECT, I WOULD SAY THAT WE AS A BOARD SET EXPECTATIONS AND THE PAID STAFF LISTENS TO WHAT IT IS WE WANT AND THEN PUT THEIR COLLECTIVE MINDS TOGETHER AND SAY, HERE ARE THE OPTIONS, STRATEGIES OR WHATEVER THAT WILL GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT. AND CERTAINLY I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU COULD DO IS VERY SIMPLE THING. WHEN YOU MAKE A GRANT AND SOMEONE PUTS A NEW SIGN UP, PUT YOUR SIGN UPS. AS THIS SIGN WAS COURTESY OF THE. BOARD. OH YEAH, YEAH YEAH. THAT'S THE RECOGNITION THAT WE DO THAT WITH BONDS AND BOND PROJECTS. THAT'S THAT'S SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE DO THAT. WE DO THAT. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT THE ME. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WHERE YOU HAVE TO PEEL THE ONION BACK A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, WE DO THAT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR GRANT DOLLARS AT WORK. BUT IF YOU SAY THE POST DEVELOPMENT POURED OUT, YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT NEWS LINE IS FADED, RIGHT. IT'S MORE OF A PERFORMANCE, RIGHT? DEVELOPER ACTUALLY PERFORMED. RIGHT. WE ACTUALLY DID YOU KNOW. SO I MEAN, I GUESS IF WE DO I MEAN, YOU GUYS MENTIONED YOU'RE GETTING READY TO DO AN UPDATE WITH COUNCIL. I MEAN, THERE THERE SHOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO REPORT OUT. BUT I AGREE, LIKE YOU SAID, THE FORMAT IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW, WE NECESSARILY NEED TO DICTATE, BUT PROGRAMMATICALLY, WHETHER IT'S QUARTERLY OR ANNUALLY, THOSE THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE WHERE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THE CITY AS A WHOLE TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, ACTUALLY, YEAH, THESE ARE SUCCESS STORIES.

WE DID THIS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 OR FIRST QUARTER, ETC. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HIT THEM WITH THE RELEVANT DATA POINTS. THAT'S VALUE NUMBER OF JOBS. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. AND ALSO TOO IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET THE INFORMATION FROM YOU KNOW, I WOULD GUESS THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL BUILDING INSPECTIONS, WHATEVER THEY DO, THE PERMITS. AND SO THE PERMIT COMES IN FOR, YOU KNOW, THAT AMOUNT. AND THEN WHEN YOU GET THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AT SOME POINT, THAT INFORMATION GOES TO DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. AND IT GOES AND IT NOW BECOMES A PART OF OUR OUR RECORDS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE AS SIMPLE AS SAYING, OKA, BUILDING OFFICIAL, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE NUMBER OF THE VALUE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AN.

[01:10:13]

[7.e. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF GRANTS AWARDED IN THE PRIOR 18 MONTHS– MR. PATRICK HARVEY]

THAT'S A GRANT AWARDED OVER THE FY 18 MONTHS. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, MR. BARELA, BECAUSE I THINK HE MAY HAVE HEARD HIM MENTIONED, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME GRANTS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, NEED TO ADDRESS AT SOME POINT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE. LET'S FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT'S ON HIM. SO I WOULD I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE THAT AS PART OF THE MATERIAL THAT HE GIVES US. YOU KNOW, THE STAFF DOES THAT SCHEDULE AND OUT ON THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN THERE'S LIKE NOTES.

AND SO, YOU KNOW USE THAT COLUMN IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH THEN JUST ASTERISK AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS A AND THEN A SAY IS YADA YADA YADA YADA YADA. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KNOW. WE CAN KNOW AS A, AS A BOARD THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE MOVING. OKAY. MR. HARVEY, ANY ANY QUESTIONS, ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. OKAY. ONE OF THE THINGS ALSO THAT WE'VE DONE IS WHEN WE DO THE GRANT AGREEMENTS, THERE FOR A YEAR. SO IF THE MONEY'S NOT SPENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, TECHNICALLY THE AGREEMENT EXPIRES. SO THEY EITHER HAVE TO COME BACK OR THAT MONEY IS NOT SPENT. AND IF THEY DON'T COME BACK, THEN THE MONEY GOES BACK AVAILABLE TO YOU TO SPEND WITH ANOTHER CLIENT OR CUSTOMER. AND THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN WE'VE EXTENDED IT BECAUSE OF STORM DAMAGE. YOU KNOW, DURING THE SNOWMAGEDDON AND COVID AND STEMMED IT A BUNCH OF GRANTS BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET ANY BUILDING SUPPLIES AND YOU COULDN'T GET THE THINGS TO KEEP THE WATER ON. SO THOSE WERE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE EXTENDED. GRANT PERIODS. BUT THE END GAME IN THE GRANT AGREEMENTS THEMSELVES AND THE SITUATION THAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID. CONSULTATION IS IF THAT INFORMATION ON THAT SHEET GOES STALE AND NOBODY'S FOLLOWING UP ON IT. AND SOME CLIENT COMES IN AND WANTS THE GRANT, AND WE LOOK AT THE SHEET AND WE SAY, OH, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY, MONEY.

BUT IF WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT SHEET, YOU KNOW, ON A REGULAR BASIS, YOU KNOW, WE PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHAT WE HAVE AND WE KNOW AND HISTORICALLY YOU DO REIMBURSEMENT GRANTS ONLY. SO THE MONEY'S ACCOUNTED FOR. YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S NOT SPENT OKAY. SO IT'S ENCUMBER BUT IT IS ENCUMBERED. THAT'S THE WORD. SO YEAH. MR. IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SPENT, THEN GIVE IT BACK TO US AND WE'LL SPEND IT ON SOMEONE ELSE. YEAH. OKAY, OKAY. ITEM SEVEN F RIGHT. THIS IS TO REVIEW

[7.f. TO REVIEW THE SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS ON AUGUST 2024 MONTHLY REPORTS – MR. PATRICK HARVEY]

[01:15:16]

[7.g. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW UPDATE – MR. PATRICK HARVEY]

THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS TRAINING OR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE PROBABLY HOLDS TRUE. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO IS ALWAYS GIVE, WHETHER IT'S ME OR MR. STANLEY, AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE TO WRITE THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU WANT WRITTEN SO THAT IT'S ENFORCEABLE AND WE'VE HAD OCCASIONS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NOT DONE WHAT THEY SAY THEY HAVE DONE. SO NOW WE GAVE THEM THE MONEY UP FRONT AND WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE. BUT IT'S STILL IMPORTANT. SO IF WHEN I IF YOU GIVE A SIGNED GRANT TO SOMEBODY AND YOU SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A SIGNED GRANT AND YOU HAVE A PICTURE AS THE PICTURE, WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS, WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS MADE OUT OF SO THAT YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR? AND YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN SOMEONE ASKS FOR MONEY, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL. YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WANT TO REPAVE THE PARKING LOT. HOW MANY SQUARE FEET? IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE OUT. YOU'RE ASKING.

PEOPLE ARE ASKING. YOU. THEY SHOULD BRING YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE TO WRITE THE GRANT AGREEMENT APPROPRIATELY. SO THAT VICTOR AND WHOMEVER. AND SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GET. AND THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN WE'VE NOT HAD THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL.

AND IT MAKES, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD TO SUE PEOPLE OVER GRANT AGREEMENTS OVER THE YEARS, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAD THE LEVEL OF DETAIL. WE WERE ABLE TO PREVAIL AND GET THE MONEY BACK.

OR, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T GIVE US WHAT WE ASKED YOU TO GIVE US. I JUST WANT YOU TO BE EYES WIDE OPEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. YOU HAD SALES TAX MONEY. AND YES, NOT ONLY DO OUR CITIZENS ADD TO THAT, BUT PEOPLE OUTSIDE. BUT IT'S STILL TAX MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE GRANTEE FOR. AND THE GRANTOR HAS THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR THAT. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU. YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO GIVE IT TO YOU, OR STAFF NEEDS TO GIVE IT TO YOU. AND IF THEY DON'T GIVE IT TO YOU, THEN HAVE THEM GO GET IT. WELL, I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE US FLOURISH. I'M ALSO ANXIOUS TO HOLD PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY WE HAD TO GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TAX MONEY. SO THAT'S IT. BUT EITHER HIM OR I OR SOMEONE, WHEN THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES ON THAT COLD DAY IN JANUARY, WE WILL KNOW WHAT THE BILLS THAT ARE BEING INTRODUCED ARE. AND WE'LL MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ALL. EITHER MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO BRANDON OR BRANDON TO FIND THAT IF YOU SELECT THEM TO BE A LAWYER AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND KEEP YOU UP TO SPEED AT THE END OF THE LEGISLATIVE

[01:20:05]

YOU CAN'T DO THAT IN ANY OTHER PLACE EXCEPT FOR HERE. SO. THAT'S ALL I. THANK YOU SIR.

[7.h. AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS – MR. PATRICK HARVEY]

ANY OTHER ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD? MR. HARVEY ITEM OKAY. THANK YOU.

[8. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DCEDC MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2024]

OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM, WE'RE AT ITEM NUMBER NINE ON THE

[9. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A COMMERCIAL CONTRACT OF SALE AND ADDENDUM FOR REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS 727 COCKRELL HILL STREET BETWEEN BROWNFED PROPCO, LLC AND THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION]

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AND WHEN YOU WALK INSIDE THE STORE, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING'S SELF-SERVE. YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE SAMPLE CUPS. YOU HAVE LIKE YETI PRODUCTS. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE STORE IS GRAB AND GO SNACKS, HEALTHY OPTIONS. WE HAVE FROM LIKE BEEF JERKY TO PROTEIN BARS TO LIKE HEALTHY CHIPS. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, COFFEE. WE SELL FREE RANGE COFFEE. THE DRIVE THRU WE DO. YES. SO DRIVE THROUGH SO YOU ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE. WELL, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU ALL ARE IN STIFF COMPETITION FOR COFFEE BECAUSE WE ARE JUST ABOUT THE COFFEE CAPITAL OF NORTH TEXAS. LOVE IT. SO YOU YOU'RE COMING AT A GOOD TIME. NO DOUBT. SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU ALL BEEN DOING THIS? SO H2O WAS FOUNDED IN 2008. IT STARTED OUT OF A BURGER RESTAURANT IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. REALLY? HOW IT STARTED WAS A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED AT THE BURGER RESTAURANT WOULD GO TO SONIC, WOULD GO TO CHICKEN EXPRESS TO, YOU KNOW, GRAB TEA DURING LUNCH. AND SO OUR FOUNDER PUT A BUNCH OF FLAVORED TEA BUBBLERS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SODA MACHINE, AND IT WAS A HIT. AND THEN THEY THEY DID LIKE A

[01:30:02]

IT'S CALLED TEXAS TEA IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. AND IT IT WAS A HIT. AND NOW I MEAN, 2018, WE SIGNED OUR FIRST FRANCHISE. AND I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 600 FRANCHISE PARTNERS RIGHT NOW. SO OKAY. AND WE ARE WE ARE FROM ARIZONA TO FLORIDA UP TO KANSAS, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE RIGHT NOW.

OH OKAY. VERY NICE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE. BUYER. SO WE GOT THE OPERATOR HTA DEVELOPER. MY NAME IS JEFF. I WORK WITH VISION COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS REPRESENTING THE BUYERS OF THE PROPERTY. OKA. AND THE FRANCHISEE OKAY. THANK YOU. MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE FOR THE STAFF. YES. AND ACTUALLY, WITH RESPECT TO VISION COMMERCIAL, THEY'RE REPRESENTING THE CITY OR THE EDC. THEY'RE REPRESENTING THE BUYER. THE BUYER OKAY. THE BUYER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

YOU KNOW, TRUTH BE TOLD, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT MISS DAY AND I INHERITED AND IT GOT WE QUICKLY LEARNED THAT THERE WERE THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF COMPLEXITIES TO THE PROJECT, BUT WE HAVE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST WEEK, KIND OF STRAIGHTENED ALL THAT OUT AND GET TO WHERE WE AR, AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT THIS IS MOVING FORWARD. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH IT SOONER, BUT WE ARE WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WE WANT TO MOVE FULL SPEED AHEAD. THIS WILL PROPOSE.

USE WILL REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO AT ONE POINT, AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THEIR SPECIAL USE FOR THEIR DRIVE THROUGH, AND WAS BECOMING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. I GUESS IS MY QUESTION. A FOLLOW UP QUESTION WOULD BE FOR YOU AND MR. HAGAR. WE VIEW THIS AS A TYPICAL ARM'S LENGTH PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT. OR IS THIS A PURCHASE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHERE WE HAVE THOSE, WHETHER WE HAVE ANY CLAWBACK OR REVERSIONARY AGREEMENTS, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SO THAT THE DEVELOPMENT ACTUALLY PERFORMS? THERE IS SOME REQUIRED NOW FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THIS DEAL DOES HAVE A CLAWBACK PROVISION THAT IS EXTINGUISHED UPON THEM PULLING THE BUILDING PERMIT. I BELIEVE, TO BUILD THE FACILITY. OKAY. THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF THAT PROCESS, OKAY. AND IT WILL BE A DOUBLE CLOSING. WE'LL CLOSE THE CITY TO YOU AND THEN TO THE END USER ALL AT THE SAME TIME. OKAY. AND I GUESS I COULD READ THROUGH THAT AND SEE DO WE GOT LIKE AN EXTENDED DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD. DO WE ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES THAT WOULD. NO, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE OLD SHAMMI VILLE PROPERTY FOR ANYONE THAT MAY NOT KNOW THAT. AND SO WE'VE HAD A LONG, STORIED HISTORY WITH THIS. WHEN WE ENDED UP WITH THE FIRST PLACE, AND WE'VE DONE ALL THAT AHEAD OF TIME, WHAT WE DID FIND IS THERE'S SOME OLD TAX LIENS ON THE PROPERTY, AND THEY HAD TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR. SO WE THAT'S WHAT'S KIND OF HELD US UP A LITTLE BIT IS TO GET MAKE SURE ALL THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. VICTOR AND HIS STAFF MET WITH THE LIEN HOLDERS. WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO SHELBYVILLE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND GOT WHAT THEY CALL TAX LOANS TO PAY OFF TAXES AND SO THEN THE PEOPLE RAN OFF WITH THE MONEY AND DIDN'T PAY THE TAXES. SO THEY OWNED THOSE TAX LIENS. AND SO WE HAD TO EXTINGUISH THOSE IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS END USER. AND SO WE'VE GOT ALL THAT TAKEN CARE OF, ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE HAS BEEN DONE AS FAR AS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON SITE, BECAUSE THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THE CAR BUSINESS AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCHARGE OF OIL AND ALL THOSE THINGS WHEN THEY'RE WASHING CARS AND ALL THAT. SO IT'S COME BACK CLEAN. SO WE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A TANK ON THE SITE. WE MADE SURE THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL THOSE THINGS OVER THE YEARS.

RIGHT. SO OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. HAGER? YES. THE APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY, WE GOT THE APPRAISED VALUE, FAIR MARKET VALUE THAT WAS COMPLETED. AND THEN DOES THE PROPERTY NEED TO BE RESURVEYED OR REPLANTED? I DON'T BELIEVE S. OKAY. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR

[01:35:10]

OKAY. VERY PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SHOW BY SAYING I, I AND THOSE OPPOSED BY THAT SAME SIGN. OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER TEN. DISCUSS AND

[10. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SHELBY LAW, PLLC, AND THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES]

HE'S VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORLD, HAS DONE QUITE A BIT OF AGREEMENTS AND HAS JUST VAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKINGS OF CORPORATIONS, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS THAT WE HAD SPOKEN TO. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD DONE ACTUALLY SOME COLLABORATED WITH MR. HAGER ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS. SO BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT TO HIRE SHELBY LAW LLC AND TO SERVE AS THE BOARD'S SPECIAL COUNSEL MOVING FORWARD THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MR. SHELBY HERE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE REGARDING ANY OF HIS EXPERIENCE IN SERVING BOARDS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, INITIATIVES, AGREEMENTS, ETC. I, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, THERE WAS A QUESTION ASKED DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS WHY SHERMAN AND ONE IS IN THIS DAY AND AGE, I WORK ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS. MOST LAWYERS DO HAVE A SPECIALTY. I AM THE EDC LAWYER AND A NUMBER OF CITIES THAT I DO NOT REPRESENT, AND THOSE CITIES ARE A WAY, A LONG WAY. IN DALLAS, TEXAS. AND I MAKE THOSE DRIVES AND I DO MOST OF MY WORK NOWADAYS BY FAX, BY EMAIL, BY ZOOM. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT IS YOUR ED LAWYER, OF WHICH I HAVE SOME CITIES I DO NOT, I DO PILOT POINT. THEY'RE MILES FROM HERE. AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE THERE'S CONFLICT AND THE CONFLICT IS I DON'T WANT THERE ARE OTHER LAWYERS IN THE AREA THAT DO THIS KIND OF WORK, BUT THEY REPRESENT YOUR NEIGHBORS. THEY REPRESENT OTHER CITIES AND THAT PUTS THAT LAWYER, I THINK, IN AN ETHICAL BODY. AND I KNOWN SHELBY FOR A LONG TIME, WORKED WITH HIM. HE TRAVELS ALL OVER AS WELL. HE GOES TO FORT WORTH AND YOU'RE TELLING ME AS FAR AS WACO, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE CONFLICTS THAT I DON'T HAVE WHEN I DO WORK FOR ENNIS, I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CONFLICT WITH PARMER OR FERRIS OR ANY OF THOSE CITIES THAT BORDERED THAT.

I DO PILOT POINT BECAUSE THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH PROSPER AND CELINA. SO THEY WANT A LAWYER.

THAT'S NOT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER LAWYER THAT DOES THE WORK FOR THE EDC, IT OUGHT TO BE SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE CONFLICT. AND YOU CAN TRUST THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT CONFLICT. AND I THINK MR. SHELBY FILLS THAT BILL FOR US. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY I

[01:40:08]

CURRENTLY, CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE VILLAGE OF NORWOOD, WHICH IS A SMALL COMMUNITY IN NORTH TEXAS.

I'M CURRENTLY THE ATTORNEY FOR THE TEXAS COUNCIL, TEXOMA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TCOG.

THEY HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS LIKE THIS. I'M THEIR I'M NOT THEIR PARLIAMENTARIAN, BUT I DO HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATING IN MEETINGS. I'VE PARTICIPATED IN MUNICIPAL TYPE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE STATE LEVEL AS A PART OF BEING THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF SHERMAN. I WAS THE EDC ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF SHERMAN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND DID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH I MIGHT BE AWARE THAT THAT CITY IS GROWING PRETTY FAST, AND WE HAVE BEEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THOSE. I'VE DONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF ITALY, CITY OF GUNNAR. SO I'VE DONE THIS TYPE OF WORK FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS OR SO. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. MR. HAGER IS CORRECT. WE WORK TOGETHER AT I WAS AT A FIRM IN DALLAS THAT DID LITIGATION DEFENSE FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE FOR HTML AND MR. HAGER WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR A FEW CITIES THAT WE DID LITIGATION FOR. THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW WE KNOW ONE ANOTHER. THE DISTANCE THING LIKE LIKE YOU SAID THAT THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. I HAVE CLIENTS THAT I SEE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I DRIVE FROM SHERMAN TO NORTH RICHLAND HILLS FOR A CLIENT EVERY TUESDAY MORNING. I'M GOING TO DRIVE BACK TO SHERMAN TONIGHT, GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND GO VISIT THEM TOMORROW. BUT THEY'RE A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND THEY HAVE BUSINESSES IN OR DEVELOPMENTS IN TYLER AND WACO AND ALL OVER THE STATE. SO THIS THIS TYPE OF LAW IS THE PRIMARY LAW THAT I'VE PRACTICED SINCE I, I ACTUALLY DID TOXIC TORT FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS OUT OF LAW SCHOOL. BUT OTHER THAN THOSE THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING MUNICIPAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY WORK, EDC WORK FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER, AND I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THAT, OR, YOU KNOW, ONCE THIS IS ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, MAYBE I'LL BE ON THE CLOCK. YOU CAN ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OTHER STUFF THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA. WELL, MY, MY, MY CONCERN. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT JUST REAL QUICK. MY CONCERN IS THAT NOT ONLY THAT, WE DO THINGS, BUT THAT WE DO THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY. SO I, I WOULD FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE IF SOMEHOW EITHER PHYSICAL PRESENCE OR BY ZOOM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE AN ATTORNEY HERE SO THAT WE DON'T RUN AFOUL OF OPEN MEETINGS. AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. THAT'S MY CONCERN. SO AND, YOU KNOW, I WILL PLEDGE THIS TO YOU IF YOU KNOW, IF FOR SOME REASON HE CAN'T BE HERE, I WILL. OKAY, OKAY. AND I'VE HAD A VERY GOOD COOPERATIVE, COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH BRANDON. AND WE HAVE MUTUAL FRIENDS AND IN THIS BUSINESS, AND I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND HIM TO YOU IF I DIDN'T BELIEVE HE COULD SERVE US. YOU APPROPRIATELY. HE WILL BE. HE WILL WORK WITH ME TO FROM THE CITY SIDE. SO THAT GIVE YOU SOME ASSURANCE THAT IT'S NOT. YOU

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RIGHT. AND SOME OF THOSE VIEWED AS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THE PROJECT DEVELOPED, GET THE PRO FORMA STABILIZED WITH THE PLAN TO, AT SOME POINT LIQUIDATE THOSE, DIVEST FROM THAT INVESTMENT AND REPURPOSE THOSE FUNDING. ANY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CITIES, WHATEVER THE SIZE THEY ARE. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR DEVELOPERS HERE WHO JUST WALKED BACK IN, BUT AGAIN, AS AN EXAMPLE, RIGHT WHERE THE EDC IS TAKING AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST, RIGHT? BOTH, YOU KNOW, TO ADVANCE THOSE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE COMPLEX.

ANY ANY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES YOU WORK WITH ON THOSE KIND OF PROJECTS? AGAIN IT WOULD BE SHERMAN OKAY. IT WOULD BE THE MOST MOST SIMILAR. YOU GOT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING TO DO. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP IN TONIGHT'S MEETING, SUCH AS THE ACCOUNTING OF THE PROJECTS AND THE POST-PROJECT REPORTING THAT WE DID THAT WITH SHERMAN'S EDC, WE KEPT TRACK OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY WERE ALONG IN THE GRANT. YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE A PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE OUTSTANDING GRANTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP EVERYONE YOU KNOW, INFORMED AND ALSO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE YOU GRANT SOMEBODY A GRANT, THEY NEVER TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT'S OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND. AND I THINK WHAT YOU GUYS ARE WANTING AS FAR AS ACCOUNT, IT'S NOT THE WORD ACCOUNTING WAS USED. AND MAYBE ACCOUNTABILITY WAS A PART OF WHAT YOU WERE THINKING. BUT JUST KEEPING INFORMATION FRESH, I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE EDC. LET ME ASK YOU THIS THIS WAY. WOULD THERE BE AN INSTANCE WHERE YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE LEGAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE AND HAVE THE NEED TO THEN OUTSOURCE A PARTICULAR COMPONENT OF A NEGOTIATION, SAY IF WE HAD A PROJECT OR OPPORTUNITY, LIKE THE SANDERSON WERE, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT, WE LIKE THE

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YEAH, SURE. OKAY. OKAY. THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE SHOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO MOVE TO TABLE THIS DISCUSSION UNTIL CLOSED SESSION. IS THAT CORRECT MOTION? YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION NOT LISTED. YES WE DO. THAT'S TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE ATTORNEY ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH WOULD BE ME. RIGHT UNTIL SECTION. JUST LIKE IT SAYS NUMBER 12 AS AUTHORIZED UNDER FIVE FIVE, 171 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM AND OR DURING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE. YOU PARDON? I'M NOT SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE. YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ONE POSTED. WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS ITEM 12 UNLESS I'M LOOKING AT IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT IT IS. IT'S JUST A PLACE ON IT DOESN'T IDENTIFY THE SUBJECT MATTER. SO THEN THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING TO YOU CAN'T TAKE SESSION BY YOUR INTERPRETATION. YES. NOT MY INTERPRETATION. I'M SAYING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. YEAH. YES.

THANK YOU. I THINK WHAT HE'S SAYING IS YOU CAN TAKE ANY OF THESE ITEMS TO EXECUTIVE. IF IT'S TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ASK ME LEGAL ADVICE AND YOU CAN'T DELIBERATE ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO OR NOT DO SOMETHING. OKAY. SO I'LL BRING IT FORWARD HERE. SO PUBLICLY, I WANT TO KNOW, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING, HOW MANY OTHER ATTORNEYS OR FIRMS WERE VETTED AND COST COMPARES. OH, WE VETTED ONE, TWO, THREE FIRMS. THEY'RE ALL FROM MY RECOLLECTION. THEY'RE ALL AROUND THE SAME PRICE POINTS. THERE WAS ONE. THERE WAS ONE FIRM THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY MEMORY. SERVES ME CORRECTLY ON A HIRE I THINK THE HOURLY RATE WAS GOING IN AT $500 AN HOUR. BUT PRETTY MUCH THIS IS THIS IS NOWADAYS THE GOING RATE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK. AND BASED ON STAFF'S IDENTIFICATION OF SHELBY LAW, SPECIFICALLY, WHAT SAID SHELBY LAW AGAINST WHOMEVER ELSE'S PACKET YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE CONFLICTS, THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUSLY WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MR. SHELBY AND MR. HAGER THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY COLLABORATED. THAT'S THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE. BUT AGAIN, THE BIGGEST ONE IS THE CONFLICT THAT THERE WASN'T ANY CONFLICT. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE CAPACITY. WE RAN ACROSS FIRMS THAT THERE WASN'T A ANY CONFLICT WITH THE HOURLY RATE WAS FINE, BUT THERE WAS A CAPACITY ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE THERE'S ONE FIRM THAT JUST SAID THEY JUST WHILE THEY WANTED TO REPRESENT IT, THEY JUST HONESTLY COULD NOT REPRESENT US BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE MANPOWER AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FAIL THE BOARD AND SAID,

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WELL, I STILL WITHDRAW. YOU STILL HAVE WITHDRAWN. OKAY. BUT IT'S STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION.

SO WE STILL SHOULD CONSIDER A MOTION. IF IT'S THE BOARD'S PLEASURE ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, I MOVE TO HIRE THE SHELBY FIRM. TO SERVE AS ATTORNEY. OKAY, SO LET'S SAY WE'LL MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT. OKAY. MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE CIVIL CDC AND THE SHELBY LAW FIRM. OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE SECOND WITH A LITTLE ADDITION THAT MR. SHELBY IS BROUGHT UP TO SPEED ON THE VOLUME OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN THE PIPELINE TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR TOWN. AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S COMING FORWARD AND WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SHARE WITH THOSE THINGS AND POTENTIALLY ATTEND SOME OF OUR TRAINING SESSIONS THAT I MENTIONED. THAT COMES UP TO SPEED DEFINITELY ARE IN NEED OF REPRESENTATION. IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD IN TOWN. I SECOND THE MOTION, OKAY. I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, AND FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ALMOST LIKE TURNING YOUR EX-WIFE'S I'M MARRIED. YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YES. AND SO BY SAYING I, I AND THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. OKAY. THAT MOTION DOES CARRY. THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, SI.

[11.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH TEXAS CARE CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $231,000 LOCATED AT 727 S. COCKRELL HILL ROAD, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 1 of 2)]

ITEM A SAYS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH NORTH TEXAS CARE CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $231,000. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 727 SOUTH COPPER HILL ROAD HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS. 7726 TWO OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AGENDA 2726 AS OPPOSED TO 727 SOUTH COPPER HILL ROAD. SO WE'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE OR THAT NOTATION IN THE AGENDA AND THEN AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. MR. SO NORTH TEXAS CARE CLINIC, THEY ARE ACTUALLY HERE AS WELL. SO I'LL JUST READ THIS BRIEFLY. AND THEN IF YOU GUYS HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PRESENT AS WELL, SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN DUNCANVILLE FOR OVER TEN YEARS. I'M SO SORRY TO SAY. THEY'VE BEEN IN DUNCANVILLE FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND THEY NEED A LARGER FACILITY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CARE FOR OUR DUNCANVILLE RESIDENTS. THE PROPERTY IS 726 SOUTH COPPER HILL ROAD. THEY'RE ASKING FOR A BUSINESS RETENTION GRANT FOR PAINT LANDSCAPE SIGNAGE. THE FACADE, ARCHITECTURAL PAVEMENT

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AND SO, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, WE HAPPENED TO ONE DAY JUST BE LOOKING ACTUALLY FOR A DIFFERENT PROPERTY, AND THIS POPPED UP OUT OF NOWHERE. SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. WE ARE PATIENT CENTERED. WE CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS ON THEIR TERMS. WE BELIEVE IN PARTNERING WITH OUR PATIENTS AND LIKE I SAID, HAVE BEEN IN THE DUNCANVILLE AREA. WE'RE LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES AWAY CURRENTLY. NOW AT 529 WHEATLAND. SO WE'RE LITERALLY GOING FIVE MINUTES AND PLAN TO TAKE ALL OF OUR PATIENTS WITH US. SO THIS IS OUR GLAMOR SHOT. THIS IS MYSELF AND DOCTOR TAYLOR, AND WE ARE, LIKE I SAID, ESTABLISHED HERE IN 2014, IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PANEL PATIENT, A PATIENT PANEL OF OVER 7000 PATIENTS. WE HAVE A LARGE PAYER MIX. WE SEE A LOT OF MEDICAID PATIENTS, WHICH DUNCANVILLE HAS A LOT OF. AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDSCAPE OF HEALTHCARE AND WHERE HEALTHCARE IS GOING, MORE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME ARE NOT TAKING MEDICAID. THEY'RE REALLY GOING TOWARDS CONCIERGE MEDICINE AND NOT TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS THAT HAVE INSURANCE, PERIOD, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT LUCRATIVE. WE DON'T GET PAID OR COMPENSATED VERY WELL FOR THE TIME THAT WE SPEND WITH OUR PATIENTS. SO TO BE IN AN AREA THAT IS VERY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, HEAVY AND SELF-PAY HEAVY, WE NEED PROVIDERS LIKE MYSELF AND DOCTOR TAYLOR WHO ARE ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PATIENTS THAT LIVE HERE. SO WE HAVE A MIX OF PAYER MIX. WE SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE MEDICAID, MEDICARE, EXCUSE

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AND SO THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE SEE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE CLOSE PROXIMITY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE LITTLE POINTER IS. THERE WE GO. I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT. BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS IS OUR SIDE. THE SIDE OF OUR BUILDING IS HERE AND THIS IS THE CLUB. AND SO THIS IS WHAT OUR PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE ON ANY RANDOM DAY. THEY USE OUR TRASH RECEPTACLE. THEY WILL COME FROM THE CLUB AND TOSS IT OVER THE WALL. AND SO WE ARE NOT OCCUPIED. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER A MAJOR RENOVATION FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND SO WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN THE SPACE. SO WE HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE TRASH REMOVAL. WE GET CITATION BY THE CITY BECAUSE, WELL, OUR OWNER, OUR CURRENT OWNER GETS A CITATION BY THE CITY BECAUSE THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT THEY DO. THEY DON'T EVEN THE PARKING LOT HAS BEER CANS, YOU NAME IT. WE ARE A CLUB SPOT.

THEY USE OUR PARKING LOT ON THE WEEKENDS, AND SO WE ARE TASKED WITH HAVING TO CLEAN ALL THIS UP. THEY ALSO THINK IT IS A MOTOR SPEEDWAY, SO THEY'VE KNOCKED DOWN OUR STOP SIGN.

THERE ARE SKID MARKS THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ON OUR CURB. THEY'VE BROKEN AREAS OF OUR CURB. HERE'S ONE OF THOSE LETTERS I MENTIONED THAT GOES INTO DETAIL ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE FINED FOR THE TRASH THAT IS, YOU KNOW, ACCUMULATING AROUND OUR PROPERTY. HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE SPEED BUMPS THAT THEY DART OVER. SO WE HAVE AREAS OF OUR CURB AND OUR PARKING LOT THAT ARE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT PEOPLE ARE USING WHEN THEY MOVE THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. SO WE HAVE TO REPAIR CONCRETE. WE ALSO HAVE TO REPAIR OUR CURBS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

AND SO AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE ARE CURRENTLY RENTING OUR SPACE WITH THE END GOAL OF PURCHASING IN THE NEXT YEAR. BUT BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE THAT THE BUILDING WAS IN, WE'RE DUMPING SO MUCH OF OUR CAPITAL INTO THE RENOVATION. SO THERE WAS A PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC THERE. IT HAD BEEN ABANDONED FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. SO THESE ARE THE METAL SCENES THAT ACTUALLY ARE ON THE ROOF. AND WE HAD SOME DISREPAIR THERE, AND WATER WAS GETTING IN. HE ALSO HAD HAIL DAMAGE. AND THIS WAS AGAIN PRIOR TO US ACTUALLY PROCURING THE PROPERTY. AND SO WE WERE COMING IN TO KIND OF JUST DO A LITTLE TOUCH UP AND MAKE IT REAL NICE AND PRETTY. AND SO WE FIND OUT THERE'S MOLD BEHIND THE WALLS. SO WE'VE HAD TO COMPLETELY GUT. AND THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR. BUT THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE. SO THERE'S SOME PICTURES COMING UP OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. SO THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF OUR PROPERTY. THERE'S AN AUTO PARTS A NAPA AUTO PARTS TO OUR RIGHT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH WHERE WE'RE LOCATED, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE WINCO, BUT WE'RE ON THE COCKRELL HILL SIDE. SO THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE, THAT COPPER ROOF HAS TO BE REPLACED. AND SO LONG STORY SHORT, A LOT

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AND SO THEY'RE COMING TO US FOR THAT. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE AND CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS, WE NEED MORE SPACE. AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE SERVICE LINES THAT WE PROVIDE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROVIDING WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO BECOME A FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTH CARE CENTER, WHICH DUNCANVILLE DOES NOT HAVE. DALLAS HAS SEVERAL, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO START THAT PROCESS HERE IN DUNCANVILLE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. SO WE ALL SEE THOSE WONDERFUL COMMERCIALS ABOUT JARDIANCE, BUT THEY DON'T TELL YOU THAT IT'S $1,000 A MONTH. AND OUR MEDICARE PATIENTS CAN'T AFFORD IT. SO WE NEED A PARTNER AND FEDERAL BACKING TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ENVISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO WE NEED NURSING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE WILL NEED OUR TRIAGING STAFF TO INCREASE IN NUMBER BECAUSE

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SO IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE USED FOR ANY FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT IT'S APPROVED, BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THINGS WERE TAKEN OUT, BUT OUR ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS CLOSER TO 300,000.

BUT AFTER SITTING AND TALKING WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WORKERS, WE DID TALK ABOUT SCALING IT BACK SOME, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO SEE HOW SOME OF THE NEGLECT OF THE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO BEAR. SO I DO THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT, AND I'M SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE THING ABOUT FUTURE. I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS. AND THIS IS DOCTOR TAYLOR'S BABY IS THAT THERE'S REALLY NO URGENT CARE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER SERVICE LINE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PROVID. IT TAKES SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF TARLETON FROM HAVING TO.

IT IS A LEVEL A LEVEL TWO TRAUMA CENTER. SO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF CAR ACCIDENTS SLIP AND FALL, ALL OF THAT GOES THERE. SO IT WOULD ALSO KIND OF DECOMPRESS THEIR WAIT TIMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE CAN PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE SERVICES. WE ARE ADULT MEDICINE, BUT WE CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS IN THE OFFICE. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WANTING TO MOVE TOWARDS IS EXPANDING OUR HOURS. WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING PEOPLE. SO IF THEY'RE AT WORK, WHEN WE'RE AT WORK, THEN THEY GET OFF AT FIVE AND WE GET OFF AT FIVE, THEN WHO? HOW DO THEY GET CARE? SO WE HAVE SATURDAY HOURS THAT WE OFFER. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, AS WE EXPAND INTO A BIGGER SPACE AND HAVE A BIGGER STAFF, WE'RE PLANNING TO OFFER EXTENDED HOURS SO THAT FOLKS CAN COME AFTER WORK. SO AGAIN, KEEPING THE CARE HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS AREA AND YOU HAVE A VERY COMPELLING STORY AND SO I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE AND YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL VISION BECAUSE I'M KIND OF ONE OF THOSE MEDICARE IS SO I MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT, BUT I AM. SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I GUESS MY CONCERN IS WE CAN ADDRESS IT HERE, BUT THE NEIGHBOR, WELL, THAT'S NOT THIS IS SO SAD. I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO OTHER THAN WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO TO DO THAT, BUT IT

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WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS BIG FOR US. THIS IS A LEGACY THING FOR DOCTOR TAYLOR AND MYSELF, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR US AND FOR ALL THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE BACKED US THIS FAR. SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT OPEN. AND SO HOPEFULLY ONCE THEY SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF YOUR MOM, WE'RE TAKING CARE OF YOUR GRANDMOTHER. STOP THROWING YOUR TRASH OVER HERE. YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THAT THAT WILL HELP, BUT TIME WILL TELL. UNTIL THEN, WE PAY FOR CLEANUP CREWS. AND THE OTHER THING IS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I USED TO TALK ABOUT, WHAT YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT MUCH IN DUNCANVILLE IS THAT. COMPARED TO OTHER AREAS IN THE METROPLEX, WE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH AND HIRING MORE PEOPLE TO STAFF YOUR FACILITY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME LIVE IN DUNCANVILLE AND BRING THAT HIGH SALARY WITH THEM. A COUPLE OF THEM ACTUALLY DO LIVE HERE. THEY'RE SO EXCITED BECAUSE THEY CAN WALK TO WORK HERE. YEAH, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DUNCANVILLE TIES WITH OUR STAFF.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAD. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT AND STAFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM IS D CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH PREMIUM MR. SHOULD WE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. SHOULD WE ALLOW ANYONE IN THE ROOM TO COMMENT? YES. ABSOLUTELY TRUE. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? FEEL FREE TO DO SO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. OKAY, HEARING NONE. CLOSE THE. HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS MATTER? OKAY, I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION TO TABLE THIS PARTICULAR PUBLIC HEARING ITEM OR DISCUSS IT IF YOU'RE DONE WITH IT. WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU CAN CLOSE IT. YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE. OKAY? BUT YOU CAN IF YOU'D LIKE. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT IN THE LAW THAT YOU DO THAT. ROBERT'S RULES A LOT OF TIMES DICTATE THAT. BUT IF YOU'RE MEETING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, YES, I THINK TECHNICALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE EACH REQUIRES A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH NORTH TEXAS CARE CLINIC. SO SECOND, OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR CLOSE AND PUBLIC HEARING CONTROL BY SAYING I THOSE OPPOSED BY THAT SAME SIGN. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

[11.b. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER PROPERTIES FOR A FAÇADE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $85,000 LOCATED AT 1215 SOUTH MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 1 of 2)]

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MR. GOLF, SINCE YOU'RE RUNNING THE MEETING. YEAH. YOU CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT. WITHOUT A MOTION. NO. WE'RE CLOSED. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED ON EACH OF THESE. YOU CAN. YOU CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OVER. YOU CAN CLOSE IT AND THEN ENTERTAIN ANY MOTION EITHER TO TABLE OR TO APPROVE OR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

[11.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH TEXAS CARE CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $231,000 LOCATED AT 727 S. COCKRELL HILL ROAD, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 2 of 2)]

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WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS TO AMEND THAT, TO ADD, LET ME CHANGE THAT OUT HERE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE OF THE SIGNAGE REQUEST. SO THAT. WHAT? BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO WRITE THE GRANT AGREEMENT. WHAT IS THAT FOR. WHAT WAS THE 90,000 REPRESENTED. WHAT IS THE 90,000 FOR? WHAT WAS THAT EQUAL TO WHAT FROM WHAT COLUMNS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PAGE TWO OF TWO HERE. YEAH, I THINK TWO.

YEAH I KNOW NO ONE SENT ME PAGE TWO. SO I HAVE NO IDEA. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THAT. OH THAT'S WHAT HE'S WORKING ON. JUST THE AGENDA. SO YOU JUST NEED SOME. CAN YOU GET ME A COPY OF THE PAGE? IT DOESN'T HAVE STAFF REPORT PAGE. WANT ME TO WORK ON IT OR. NO, NO. CAN YOU SHARE HIM? SURE. YOU'RE. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GIVE HIM THE BREAKDOWN? OKAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FOR A SIGNAGE. SIGNAGE, SIGNAGE. THOSE ARE WHAT THOSE KEY AMOUNTS ARE FOR. LANDSCAPING. SO THAT WHEN THE. SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE EXACT AMOUNT. OKAY. SO THE SIGNAGE IS THERE'S SOME SIGNAGE. YEAH. OKAY. SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. OH I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IS IT THE BREAKDOWN? YEAH. THAT'S WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR. SHE HAS IT OKAY. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE IF YOU GET I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GIVE. DO YOU WANT TO TRADITIONALLY HAVE NOT GIVEN JUST $90,000 AND SAY TO FIX SOME OF THAT STUFF. SURE. SO YOU NORMALLY SAY YOU GET $90,000. IT'S 15 IS GOING TO GO TO LANDSCAPING AND 17 GO TO SIGN AND 4500 IS GOING TO GO TO PAVING. SO THAT'S THE DETAIL THAT YOU NEED TO DO. YOU HAVE. SO. THIS NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE, DID YOU A TOTAL. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. DOES THAT INCLUDE EVERYTHING YOU NEED 9686 OKAY. SO MY RECOMMENDATION. YES OKAY.

YEAH. IT'S JUST $90,686. RIGHT. SIGNAGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SIGN THIS. BOTH SIGNS AND THE SIGNAGE BACK IN THERE. SO NOW IT'S ANOTHER SET THAT'S 1689. THE NUMBER WITH THE ADDED SIGN IS 98 FIVE 8567, 98, 998, 585 AND $0.67. YOU CAN WHAT ARE THE SUBCATEGORIES OF THE GRANT? SO HE WANTS THE LANDSCAPING SIGN. HE WANTS THE SUBCATEGORIES I WANT A BROKEN DOWN SO I CAN WRITE THE GRANT AGREEMENT. IT'S ON THE STAFF REPORT. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. CAN YOU GIVE ME. SHE KNOWS WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 76 FIGURES, SIGNAGE FOR 78, 30 FOR VISITORS. RETENTION. GRANT 87 8016 FOR 25 FOR LANDSCAPING SEVEN 8096 FOR SIGNAGE. NOT GIVEN A 90. WE ARE GIVING THEM. WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM THE WHOLE THING RIGHT. SO YOU KNOW THE BREAKDOWN OF HOW MUCH. 7090, 600. AND TODAY, CAN WE JUST SAY

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OKAY. SO 98, 98 585 .67. IT'S CLOSING DOWN 10,002 8686. LANDSCAPING 7681. SIGNAGE 68 493 FACADE AND ARCHITECTURE $4,500 FOR PAYMENT, REPAIR, SLASH REPLACEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING.

AND THEN THERE'S A RETENTION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 30,000. OR IS THAT TO BE SPENT ON THAT'S NOT INCLUDED. THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED. THAT'S MY MOTION. MOTION. I'LL SECOND MR. HARVEY'S MOTION WITH A CLARIFICATION THAT IF THE SIGNAGE AMOUNT DOES NOT EQUAL THE 98,005 85, THAT THAT IS THE CORRECTED AREA. TO MAKE SURE IT ALL ALL NUMBERS BALANCE. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DO THAT. OKAY. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE BY SAYING AYE AYE.

AND THOSE OPPOSED BY THAT SAME SIGN OKAY THEN VOTE NOT TO ABSTAIN TO VOTE. OKAY. THAT MOTION STILL CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WON'T MAKE YOU CHASE US DOWN. THIS TIME. YOU SHOULD RUN FASTER. NO. THE LORD HAD US ON PURPOSE. YOU KNOW, THE JUDGE TOLD ME ONE TIME, WHEN YOU WIN, WE. WE'RE OUT. BYE BYE. WE'RE TALKING. YOU'RE WINNING.

[11.b. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER PROPERTIES FOR A FAÇADE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $85,000 LOCATED AT 1215 SOUTH MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 2 of 2)]

THE PAVING. THEY ALSO WANT TO GET SOME PAVING DONE FROM THE FROM THE PARKING PLACE AND SOME STRIPING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN MANY YEARS. AND THEY WANTED TO UPDATE THAT AS WELL. AND THE SIGNAGE IS FADING AND OLD AS WELL. SO THAT WAS THEIR REQUEST. OKAY. DID WE SAY THE APPLICANT'S

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THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT SHE AND I HAD DISCUSSED AFTER SHE SUBMITTED HER APPLICATION. WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND THERE WERE SOME BIDS ALSO THAT NEED TO BE SENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ON HERE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE WITHDRAW THIS ITEM. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CAN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE NEXT TABLE? THAT'S NEXT? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE SO WE CAN AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE ACTION OKAY OKAY OKAY. BECAUSE I DO HAVE SOME SOME COMMENTS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD DOESN'T HAVE ANY USEFUL DISCUSSION, THAT YOU CAN ALSO TAKE WITH YOU WHEN YOU MEET WITH THE APPLICANT. OKAY. BEFORE I START, GO AROUND THE TABLE IN ANY ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS TO THE APPLICATION OR THE PROPOSAL AS SUBMITTED CURRENTLY, IT'S THIS MAY SOUND A LITTLE BIT PETTY, BUT IF YOU WANT $85,000, YOU SHOULD SHOW UP. AND THEIR DEFENSE I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS NOT THEIR ORIGINAL REQUEST. SO.

SO I HAD A COMMENT QUESTION FOR STAFF. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG, WE SAY THAT'S SOUTH STRETCH OF MAIN STREET. YOU KNOW NOT NOT THE NORTHERN PART OF MAIN STREET WHERE WE REALLY HAVE SEEN SOME INVESTMENT ALONG THAT CORRIDOR, WHETHER IT'S THE SIDE, WHETHER IT'S TRUE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE PROPERTY ALONG MAIN STREET ONE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EXISTING PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WE MIGHT HAVE ALONG, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME THE PROPERTIES ALONG THAT STRETCH OF MAIN STREET. THEY'RE NOT CONTIGUOUS IN TERMS OF LIKE THE SETBACKS, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE STREET RIGHT. AND SO IF WE WERE TO PULL UP DCAD MAP, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT. AND YOU LOOK AT THE PARCEL, OUTLINES IT, IT TOO IS NOT CONTIGUOUS. CONTIGUOUS IN TERMS OF WHAT'S THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WHETHER THE PARCEL AND I KNOW WE PROBABLY HAVE EASEMENTS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME WATER LINE.

YOU CAN SEE THE HYDRANTS, BUT YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST TO IMPROVE THE BUILDING FACADE, BUT THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT ALONG MAIN STREET. RIGHT. WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO INTO THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. RIGHT? I WOULD EXPECT THAT MAIN STREET WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FOCAL POINT. RIGHT. AND SO MAYBE THEN THIS PROPERTY ENDS UP BEING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, DO A CATALYST PROJECT WITH RESPECT TO WHAT MAYBE WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE WISE, WHETHER IT'S TO IMPROVE THE SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ENHANCED STORMWATER DRAINAGE OR LIGHTING. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BITE AT THIS APPLE AND WE HAVE AN EXISTING BUSINESS THAT'S WANTING TO MAKE SOME INVESTMENT IN PROPERTY, AND IT'S ALONG MAIN STREET, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR MONEY, I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE MAYBE IF NECESSARY, THE ACQUISITION OF SOME PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AS PART OF THAT, SO THAT THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED WHEN WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND OR ENHANCE MAIN STREET, BECAUSE THAT HAS TO BE DONE REGARDLESS IF WE DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT, THAT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE ARDUOUS PROCESS OF GETTING RIGHT AWAY FROM THOSE EXISTING OWNERS. WE GOT ONE AT THE TABLE THAT WANTS TO DO BUSINESS. OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT WE NEED. AND THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN OUR PUBLIC WORK STAFF. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK MAYBE LET'S INCLUDE THAT CONVERSATION COMES WITH THE APPLICATION AND NOT FEEL RUSHED. IF THEY AREN'T APPRECIATE IT OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM BEFORE WE DO THAT, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR IN OPPOSITION FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE CAN CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND. OKAY. MOTION PROPERLY MOVED IN. SECOND. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THANKS TO STAFF. QUESTION. DID WE GET CLARIFICATION ON HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS THAT WOULD BE? GENERALLY CREATED OR OUTLINED IN THIS THING? AND IS THERE ANY

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WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C, TO

[11.c. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH MATT BALKE FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $300,000 AT 220 NORTH MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND OPPOSED. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. SO THIS EVENING, WHAT YOU HAVE UP FOR CONSIDERATION IS FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000, 220 NORTH MAIN STREET IS THE PROPERTY ADDRESS. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OLD BEN FRANKLIN BUILDING ON THE SOUTH. ON THE SOUTH SIDE. MANY KNOW IT AS CURRENTLY THE TV REPAIR SHOP. WE HAVE THE OWNER HERE, THERESA BRYANT. BRYANT, THE OWNER LOOKING TO RETIRE AND AS PART OF THAT, LOOKING TO SELL THE TO SELL THE PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT AND THE INTENDED USE, AT LEAST FOR A PORTION. A GOOD PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS FOR A RESTAURANTS AND SENIOR RESTAURANT. SO IN YOUR PACKET I'VE PROVIDED YOU WITH WITH THE BUILD OUT PROPOSED BUILD OUT DRAWINGS FOR THE RESTAURANT SEATING AREA, SEATING AREA AND EXTERIOR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS. AS IF YOU WERE TO RECALL, THIS PROPERTY IS THE FORMER FIRE STATION. AND SO IN THESE DRAWINGS, WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THAT THE SOME OF THE CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN PRESERVED OR IS BEING PRESERVED AS PART OF THIS BUILD OUT OR EXCUSE ME. BATTERIES GOING A LITTLE LOW HERE. THERE WE GO. SORRY, I WENT TOO FAST. I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE AT THE CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING AND SOME OF THE HISTORY BEING PRESERVED HERE, IDENTIFYING AS THE FORMER FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ICONIC BUILDING. BUT AGAIN PROVIDING THE STREET WITH SOME WITH SOME FLAVOR, SOME FLAIR AND PROVIDING AN OPEN CONCEPT DINING EXPERIENCE. THIS WOULD BE A SECOND RESTAURANT.

THE FIRST ENCINO RESTAURANT IS LOCATED IN DALLAS. THIS EVENING YOU HAVE THE RESTAURANT OWNER THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROPOSED PROPOSED PROJECT. THIS PROPOSED ENDEAVOR. AGAIN, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD HAS REGARDING THIS GRANT REQUEST. S, MR. MATT, YES, THAT'S ME, MATT BORGHI. YES, THANK THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN DUNCANVILLE. THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING OUR CRAZY IDEA. OH, I I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. I THINK IT WILL WORK OUT QUITE WELL. I LOVE RESTAURANTS, BUT I NEVER WORKED IN ONE. SO YOU HAVE ONE? YES, YES. AND SO WHAT DO YOU ENVISION IT WOULD BE LIKE TO ACTUALLY MANAGE THESE TWO RESTAURANTS NOW? PART OF IT IS TRUSTING THE STAFF. SO FOR WE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE RESTAURANT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN AND WELL MATT WALK 614 WEST DAVIS DALLAS, TEXAS 75208. WE BOUGHT THE RESTAURANT IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. SO LIKE THAT. PERFECT TIMING RIGHT BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OPEN TO 25% CAPACITY. WE PUT ALL OF OUR PERSONAL MONEY INTO IT. NO INVESTORS. SO YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A BIG LEAP OBVIOUSLY IN A

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AND I THINK PEOPLE WERE READY TO GET OUT. AND WE KEPT GROWING AND GROWING. WE ADDED A SECOND BRUNCH SERVICE THAT PUT A LOT TO THE BOTTOM LINE. I WON BEST CHEF IN DALLAS IN 2022. WE CRACKED THE TOP 15 BEST RESTAURANTS IN DALLAS. BEST BRUNCH, BEST BURGER. SO IT WAS JUST LIKE THE AWARDS KEPT COMING, THE PEOPLE KEPT COMING AND YOU KNOW, AS OF LAST MONTH, WE'RE DEBT FREE. SO IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG FOUR YEARS. JUST CELEBRATED OUR FOUR YEAR OCTOBER 8TH. SO MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF, I THINK WE HAVE 22, 20 HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE WE OPENED. SO IT'S LIKE A GOOD RETENTION. WE HAVE A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD PRESENCE. WE YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT OUR STAFF. SO, YOU KNOW, TWO RESTAURANTS, IT'S OBVIOUSLY THEY ALWAYS SAY THE SECOND ONE'S THE HARDEST. I TRUST AND BELIEVE IN THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE RESTAURANT TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS, AS YOU KNOW, AS IF WE WERE THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A IT WOULD BE A FUN NEW PROJECT. IT'D BE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I WOULD BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EASILY, YOU KNOW, DO IT. WE WERE BOTH RESTAURANT PEOPLE. WE'VE MET MONTY AT SMOKE AT THE BELMONT HOTEL WHEN HE OWNED IT, AND HE ALWAYS LOVED THE WAY THAT WE OPERATED THAT RESTAURANT. AND SO NOW HE'S A VISITOR OF OURS IN OAK CLIFF. AND SO WHEN HE BROUGHT US THIS OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, A TRUSTED FRIEND. SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE HERE TO MAKE THE LEAP. THANK YOU. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE KNOWN MONTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR MONTY. AND I CAN REMEMBER MONTY ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU CAN BUILD WEALTH FROM WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY AND SO. AND TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING YOU OVER HERE, THAT I CONSIDER VERY SIGNIFICANT. SO YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT A GOOD CULINARY ATMOSPHERE, A GOOD EMPLOYEE ATMOSPHERE, 20 OUT OF 22 STILL WITH YOU. IT'S TOUGH IN THIS BUSINESS. YEAH. THAT IS THAT IS TOUGH IN ANY BUSINESS. BUT THE RESTAURANT, YOU KNOW, IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S HELPING TO KEEP TOWN. BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, I ATTAIN IT TO THE WAY WE TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF AND WE, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR GUESTS AND THE GUESTS TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. I MEAN, IT'S A VERY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRIC RESTAURANT. AND WE CURRENTLY OWN AND, YOU KNOW, WE ENVISION THE SAME FOR HERE. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING A SMALL PART OF YOUR STORY THAT'S OPENING UP THIS SECOND RESTAURANT HERE IN THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS. IT'D BE FUN TO MAKE IT A TREASURED STORY. SO WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED. THANK YOU. I SAW THAT. ALL RIGHT. HOW DOES OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LOOK AT THE MAIN STREET VISION? I MEAN, HAVE THEY GIVEN ANY GUIDANCE THAT YOU'VE HEARD SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE? I KNOW IT'S KIND OF A FRESH SUBJECT FOR YOU. YEAH. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE NOT THAT FAR ALONG IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE QUARTER, THAT WILL BE ONE OF A QUARTER THAT WE THAT WE LOOK AT AND RECOMMENDATIONS BEING BEING PROVIDED. BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT WE WANT OUR MAIN STREET TO, TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO BRING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO, TO THAT QUARTER, TO THAT AREA. AND HOPEFULLY IT ATTRACTS EVEN OTHER RESTAURANTS, OTHER INVESTMENTS, YOU KNOW, IN THE VICINITY. QUESTION FOR YOU, HOW DOES BEING IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS, HOW DO THE NEIGHBORING RESTAURANTS HELP AND HURT YOUR BUSINESS? YOU GOT ROME AS IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME. VERY DEDICATED STAFF. THERE'S BEEN THE ASIAN PLACE THAT'S HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TURNOVER. THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE THAT'S VACANT RIGHT NOW. I GUESS. HOW DOES THAT HELP OR HURT YOU GOING FORWARD? SO WHERE WE'RE LOCATED IS IN BISHOP ARTS. SO MOST EVERYBODY KNOWS BISHOP ARTS. IT IS A, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL RESTAURANTS, BARS, MUSIC VENUES. AND WHAT IT DOES IS, YOU KNOW, ONE, IT KEEPS US ON OUR TOES IS TRYING TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR RESTAURANT COMMUNITY. AND THEN IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT DRAWS PEOPLE IN. IF THERE'S JUST ONE RESTAURANT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

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AND YOU AS A PARTNER IS VITAL TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

HOPEFULLY YOU'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN I CAN I FOLLOW UP? YES. WE'RE STILL OKAY. SO I CAN REMEMBER THE TV REPAIR BUSINESS AND I WAS I WAS IN DISBELIEF. THE TV REPAIR WAS CLOSED. I KNOW I HAVE BEEN TO THAT TV REPAIR SHOP TEN TIMES, IF NOT MORE. AND SO I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE A QUALITY BUSINESS TO COME IN TO REPLACE THE QUALITY BUSINESS THAT WAS THERE. SO I JUST FEEL LUCKY. I OUGHT TO GO BUY A LOTTO TICKET SOMETIME. IT WILL BE AGAIN. IT WILL BE THE SHAPE. IT'S GOING TO BE THERE IN THE FORM. IN FACT, I HAVE THE OLD HISTORICAL BOOK

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BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY GUTTED. I MEAN, ALL THE SEWER LINES, EVERYTHING INSIDE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING. AND THEN IF YOU NOTICE, IT SETS BACK, YOU TALK ABOUT THE SETBACKS. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ON MAIN STREET. THE SETBACKS THAT WHERE IT'S RIGHT NOW WHERE THAT'S THE PATIO OUT FRONT THAT CAN BE AN ENCLOSED PATIO. SO THE OVERHEAD DOORS WILL RESEMBLE THE OLD FIRE DEPARTMENT DOORS. AND I MEAN, WE COULD EVEN PUT FIRE DEPARTMENT ONE, YOU KNOW, 1940, 1940 OUT THERE. SO YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT CAME FROM. SO WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD PHOTOS OF THE OLD ORIGINAL, BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE FOR A LARGE. THERE WILL BE SOME SOME FUNNY TIES TO THE MARKET AFTER THE OLD FIRE CHIEFS. I'M SORRY, WHAT DID YOU NAME IT AFTER THE OLD FIRE CHIEF? OH, YEAH. YEAH. WHAT IS. WHAT IS. OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CLOSE. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION. AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVO? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. OKAY.

NOW WE SHOULD CONSIDER A MOTION RIGHT TO APPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT AGREEMENT. RIGHT. WITH MATT BULKY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $300,000. 220 NORTH MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS. YEAH. I JUST BEFORE I JUST MAKE A MOTION JUST WANT TO SLOW MY ROLL SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH WITH THE BOARD THAT UNLIKE THE OTHER GRANT REQUESTS, THIS GRANT REQUEST THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS AN UP FRONT REQUEST. REQUEST IS NOT A REIMBURSEMENT. IT'S AN UPFRONT REQUEST. SO WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH COUNCIL TO WORK OUT A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS GRANT REQUEST AND MAKE SURE THAT THE ITEMS THAT ARE SET TO BE NEEDED, THE MONEY FOR THAT THEY'RE DONE. AND WE'RE HOLDING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK EARLIER ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, THAT MAKES SURE THAT THE MONEY GOES WHERE IT SAID IT'S GOING TO GO TO, OKAY, SO WE'RE GETTING OPINIONS ON HOW THEY'D LIKE TO DO THAT OR THE APPLICANT. I MEAN, YOU CAN DO IT AS A DRAW REQUEST. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. MAYBE LIKE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHERE WE ALLOW FOR HOW MUCH DRAW DOWN HOW MUCH DRAWN OUT CERTAIN PHASES, BOTH IN MECHANICAL. APPLICANT. YEAH, I'D SAY YEAH. SO I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DO THIS AND WE DID THIS MAIN STATION. THE MONEY WOULD GO INTO THE LENDER. HE'S GOT A LENDER. THE MONEY WOULD GO TO THE LENDER AND THE LENDER WOULD MAKE THE, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE DRAWS AS, AS HE AS HE DOES AND HELP FUND THE FUND, THE FUND THE DUCKS BECAUSE THE LENDER NEEDS THE MONEY AND YOU'D PUT THE MONEY IN THE BANK AND THEN THE DRAWS WOULD BE LOOKED AT WITH THE LENDER. WE HAVE A TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT ABOUT. YEAH, WELL, YOU GET THE BENEFIT OF THE OF THE BANKER DOING YOUR ADMINISTRATION. SO THAT'S RIGHT. DOES THAT HAVE TO BE STATED IN THE MOTION. DOES THAT HAVE TO BE STATED IN A MOTION. YEAH. JUST SAY APPROVED AS TO FORM TO THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY. AND I THINK THAT YOU CAN'T GIVE IT TOO MANY WORDS. I UNDERSTAND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION. AND THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO SIGN AFTER APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT AS TO FORM BY THE BOARD ATTORNEY EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID. OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION. SECOND. WE'VE GOT A SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

OKAY. THAT MOTION ALSO CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION BY. MYSELF. AND I'M IN ON A SOFT OPENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. GO ON AND ON AND ON. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ANOTHER

[11.d. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FERRANTE HAIR STUDIO LANDSCAPE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $10,500.00 LOCATED AT 807 S MAIN ST, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

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SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. OKAY, READY? HERE WE ARE. SORRY. I'M SORRY.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE BATTERY HERE. OKAY. NO ONE IS HERE FROM TORONTO. HAIR STUDIO.

THIS IS OUR OFF MAIN STREET AS WELL. THEY ACTUALLY ASKED FOR A LANDSCAPING REQUEST FOR 10,005.

IT'S RIGHT OFF MAIN STREET AGAIN. ORIGINALLY, WHEN THEY CAME BY, THEY WERE JUST GOING TO DO SOME MINOR LANDSCAPING. BUT AFTER STAFF DISCUSSED WITH HIM THEM THE IMPACT OF THEIR LANDSCAPING TO THE STREET, WE DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO DO A LOT MORE. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THESE PICTURES HERE IN WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY REQUESTED, BECAUSE WE WANT THAT IMPACT TO THE STREET. THIS IS GOING BY SO FAST. THIS IS KIND OF THIS IS ON THE THIS IS ON THE INNER PART OF IT. BY THE WAY. SO THAT'S NOT THAT'S JUST ON THE SIDEWALK GOING TO THE I'M SORRY. THIS IS ON THE SIDEWALK GOING TO THE DOOR. BUT THEY'RE REALLY WANTING TO PUT THE LARGER PIECES OUT HERE TOWARD THE FRONT BY THE, BY THE STREET AREA SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT. SO AND THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2002, AUGUST OF 2002. THEY'VE BEEN DUNCANVILLE.

THAT'S OVER 20 YEARS. AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. REQUEST NOT TO EXCEED 10,000 FOR LANDSCAPING. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD REGARDING THIS APPLICATION? WOULD YOU MUST THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE BUILDING, BUT SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PROPERTY, THIS IS THAT SAME CORRIDOR OF MAIN STREET, EVEN ON THAT SAME SIDE OF THE STREET. AND SO AGAIN, WOULD WANT TO HAVE SOME THOUGHT OR CONVERSATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR TENANT ABOUT. WELL, JUST JUST US AS A STAFF OR ORGANIZATION, HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING DO WE HAVE THE NECESSARY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE STREET BACK? WE'RE DOING AN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. YOU KNOW, SOME OF IT ENDS UP BEING LANDSCAPING AND FACADE, VERY LITTLE OF IT BEING ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EXCEPT MAYBE A FEW PAVING OR STRIPING. BUT AGAIN, THAT IMPROVEMENT CERTAINLY WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT TO THESE PROPERTIES. BUT I DON'T KNOW THEN IF WE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO IF WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, ACQUIRE ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE SIDEWALKS. AND IT'S PRETTY NARROW SIDEWALK ON THAT SIDE, REALLY BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS. AND THEN SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN SOME OF THE AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE PARKING RIGHT UP INTO THE SIDEWALK, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? I THINK SO, YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S THE WALK WITH THAT FOR A MINUTE. AND THEN AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE ADJACENT BUILDING AND THEN AND SO THERE MAY EXIST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO THE, TO THE SOUTH TO DO A MUTUAL ACCESS AGREEMENT, WHERE IF WE'RE, IF WE NEED RIGHT AWAY, THAT MAY TAKE OUT SOME OF THEIR PARKING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER TO CARVE OUT MUTUAL ACCESS AGREEMENTS SO THAT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY LOSE ANY NET PARKING? BUT WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE NEED LONG TERM IS, HEY, MAIN STREET RIGHT NOW IT'S DARK. IT'S HAZARDOUS TO PEDESTRIANS IF WE WANT TO WIDEN AND IMPROVE IT. WE GOT TO HAVE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FROM THESE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO MAYBE THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY NOW THAT THEY'RE AT THE TABLE TO START THOSE DISCUSSIONS. SINCE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING THE GRANT. THAT'S THE ONLY COMMENT I HAD ANY ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS. THIS ONE. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. SECOND. MOVE TO CLOSE SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL

[03:15:04]

IT'S AN AREA THAT IS IN DIRE NEED OF SOME BEAUTIFICATION. AND I THINK WITH THE LONG TENURE OF THIS BUSINESS IN THERE, IT'S AN AREA THAT DO WE APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST FOR THE RECORD, WHAT ARE WE PAYING FOR LANDSCAPING. YEAH. WELL, THAT'S KIND OF BROAD FOR THAT. JUST IN THE FRONT, THE LANDSCAPING ON THE SIDE, ON THE SIDE TO FOR LANDSCAPING. SEE A LANDSCAPE PLAN. SO. THERE'S LANDSCAPING PLAN. YEAH. THERE'S A LANDSCAPING PLAN IN YOUR PACKET.

YOU CAN AND IT DOES SHOW THE FRONT AND THE SIDES. EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING. YES.

EVERYTHING FOR THE PLANS. FOR THE PLANS, FOR THE PLANS FOR THE PLAN. SO IT'S THE GREEN AND IS THERE IRRIGATION HAS TO BE PUT IN THE TO OR IS THAT JUST PLANTS? YEAH. IT'S JUST PLANTS AND GROUND COVER. YES. IRRIGATION. YEAH. JUST JUST THE LANDSCAPING REIMBURSEMENT. YES.

REIMBURSEMENT. THAT MOTION UNTIL WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SHOW BY SAYING I, I, I OPPOSED THE NAY, NAY MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE. NO PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM E JUST CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO

[11.e. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A DCEDC SPONSORSHIP FOR THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONCERT WITH THE MASTER’S VOICE QUARTET BENEFITTING THE DUNCANVILLE OUTREACH MINISTRY FOR UP TO $2,700.00. LOCATED AT 203 S MAIN ST, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

EXCUSE ME. ADVERTISEMENTS AND THAT MAYBE WORK WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHO CAN GATHER THE MOST CANNED GOODS WITHIN THE CITY TO HELP PROMOTE THE OUTREACH AND WORK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES AS WELL. THANK YOU. IF THE APPLICANT HERE. THE APPLICANT IS HERE, MISS FAULKNER IS HERE. SO, MISS FAULKNER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, I'M. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT WE HAVE, AND IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. THIS GROUP IS NOT NATIONALLY KNOWN AND THEY JUST FRESH OFF OF THE NATIONAL QUARTET CONVENTION OUT OF TENNESSEE. THEY HAVE A NEW CHRISTMAS PROGRAM. SO WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPEN UP.

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, OFFER THE FREE CONCERT. WE DON'T CHARGE ANY TICKET PRICES, BUT WE DO ASK PEOPLE TO BRING NONPERISHABLE ITEMS THAT WE DONATE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DUNCANVILLE OUTREACH ON A WEEKLY BASIS ANYWAY, AND SO THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY IN DECEMBER TO KIND OF BOOST UP THEIR STOCK OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. MAY I ASK YOU A FOLLOW UP QUESTION? SURE. THE PEOPLE THAT ATTEND, WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? OH, OKAY. THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN

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THEY'LL SURELY BE HERE THIS YEA, EXCUSE ME, THIS YEAR. SO THEY'LL BE TRAVELING IN THE GROUP IS BASED OUT OF OKLAHOMA, CLOSE TO TULSA. I FORGET THE NAME OF THE PLACE RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE WILL BE PEOPLE FROM OKLAHOMA THAT ARE GOING TO COME DOWN AND GO TO THE CONCERT TOO. AND THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE THAT WILL TRAVEL IN JUST FOR THE CHANCE TO SEE THEM LOCALLY.

OKAY, SO THEY'LL COME FROM DEFINITELY OUTSIDE OF DUNCANVILLE, DEFINITELY OUTSIDE OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE OR EVEN THE COUNTRY. YEAH, THEIR POSSIBILITY WE DO. THEY DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW THEM WHEREVER THEY GO. I'M KIND OF I'M KIND OF PARTIAL TO QUARTET SINGING MYSELF. THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. YEAH, IT IS. SO IT IS. AND THEY HAVE A NEW THEY HAVE ONE NEW MEMBER OF THEIR GROUP AND THEY HAVE A NEW CHRISTMAS PROGRAM THIS YEAR. SO THIS WILL BE EXCITING TO HEAR THEM. AND WHEN IS IT AGAIN. IT'S DECEMBER THE 2ND, FIRST, FIRST MONDAY OF DECEMBER. SO JUST AS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IS STARTING THANK YOU, MR. GUERRERO. SURE. I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO REMIND YOU OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION, WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHALL MAKE NO LAW TO YOU, TO ESTABLISH OR PREVENT THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION. THIS IS AWFULLY CLOSE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE FOR GOVERNMENT MONEY BEING USED TO SUPPORT A CHRISTIAN EFFORT. THERE WILL BE NO, SAID MY PIECE, AND I SHALL REMAIN SO. THERE WON'T BE ANY. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY PREACHING. OUR PASTOR WILL PROBABLY NOT EVEN GET UP ON THE STAGE AT ALL. SO IT'S JUST THE GROUP'S GOING TO COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO SING THEIR SONGS. THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THEIR THEIR OWN MEMBERSHIP AND WHAT AND WHAT THEY DO, BUT THEY DON'T. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY CALL. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING RELIGIOUS IS. BUT DO THEY DO LIKE A VARIETY OF MUSIC? BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT BARBERSHOP QUARTETS. THAT COVERS A LOT OF TERRITORY. YEAH. THIS THIS IS MORE I THINK IT'S MORE BLUEGRASS. IT'S MORE COUNTRY, A COUNTRY. I ENJOY. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO, SO IT WON'T BE ALL JUST ONE TYPE OF MUSIC AFTER ANOTHER, AFTER ANOTHER, AFTER ANOTHER. THERE'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CHRISTMAS. AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF IT'S GOING TO BE POPULAR FAVORITE. YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS MUSIC. SOME OF IT WILL BE CHRISTIAN IN NATURE, BUT IT WON'T BE. IT'S NOT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DELIVER A BIG MESSAGE. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PROSELYTIZE ANYBODY. BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO FILL UP THE BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO FILL UP THE SANCTUARY. AND THE BENEFIT IS TO THE DUNCANVILLE OUTREACH MINISTRY. YES. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS WHAT TO HELP STOCK THE SHELVES AT DUNCANVILLE OUTREACH FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. FOOD BANK, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I JUST WANTED IT ON RECORD, ON WHAT? YES, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BENEFIT AND THAT SHOULD BE OUR FOCUS. YEAH, IT IS OUR FOCUS. AND WE HAVE WE HELP THEM EVERY WEEK. WE DO MILK AND EGG MINISTRY TO DUNCANVILLE OUTREACH. AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO DONATE SPECIFICALLY GOODS. WE ACTUALLY STARTED A NEW THING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. A FEW, WELL, A MONTH AGO MAYBE WE ACTUALLY COLLECT BAGS OF STUFF TO MAKE A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR KIDS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAMILIES ARE, YOU KNOW, HARD PRESSED TO GET GROCERIES.

SO WE MAKE LITTLE GIFT BAGS THAT HAVE CAKE MIX, ICING, BIRTHDAY CANDLES, A CARD, NAPKINS SO THEY CAN HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. AND THE PARENTS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. SO WE'RE WE'RE MAKING THESE BAGS AND WE'VE GIVEN THEM 30 BAGS ALREADY, THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND WE'RE CONTINUING THAT. WE HAVE PROBABLY ALMOST 20 OR 25 BAGS, ANOTHER 20 OR 25 BAGS READY TO TAKE OVER. THEIR DUNCANVILLE RESIDENTS. YES, YES, YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO THE

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OKAY. QUESTION FOR MR. HAGER. DO YOU KNOW IF WE'VE EVER THE CITY HAS EVER SUPPORTED OUTREACH MINISTRIES IN THE PAST? I DON'T PERSONALLY NO, I KNOW APPARENTLY THIS WAS FUNDED LAST YEAR NOT COMING TO YOU BY MR. BARRERA'S PREDECESSOR. DO WE STILL HAVE I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY DIRECT PAYMENT FROM EITHER THE CITY OR THE EDC OR THE USE OF ANY KIND OF FUNDS OR ANY OTHER FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THEM. THIS MINISTRY OUTREACH MINISTRY. YEAH. AND DOES THE 2700 FALL UNDER HIS THE DIRECTOR'S THE APPROVAL SPENDING LIMIT? IT'S UNDER 25. SPENDING LIMIT SIR.

3000. IS IT THREE NOW? OKAY. SO THE ANSWER WOULD BE YES. THANK YOU SIR. I WOULD JUST SAY THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW, YOU KNOW, WE SPEND 98% OF OUR TIME AND OUR APPLICATIONS THERE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN SOME WAY. BUT IT'S ALSO A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THOSE ENTITIES, THOSE COST TO BENEFIT, THOSE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OWNERS AREN'T ALWAYS AS VISIBLE. BUT I WOULD SAY THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE WHERE IT TRULY IS GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO AN OUTREACH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT'S PROVIDING PANTRY ITEMS TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE FEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO GET TO FUND AND CARRY OUT THAT MISSION OR COMPONENT OF OUR CORPORATION. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL RETURN A MOTION. WELL, FIRST LET ME SAY, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION OF THIS GRANT APPLICATION? PLEASE DO SO. PATRICIA EBERT 115 SOUTH GREENSTONE LINE, DUNCANVILLE 75116. IT'S A NOBLE VENTURE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE OVER 100

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NOT. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YOUR YOUR LOGO IS GOING TO BE DISPLAYED BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SPEND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS ON ADVERTISING. THAT'S RIGHT. AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO IT, THAT WOULD THAT MIGHT BE THE BUDGET LINE ITEM THAT IT COMES OUT OF. IS ADVERTISING. OKAY. AND WE DID DO THAT LAST YEAR ON ALL OF OUR FLIERS. WE DID PUT YOUR LOGO ON ALL OF OUR FLIERS. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE BOARD? IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO SECOND, OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. I THINK WE SHOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONCERT WITH THE MASTERS BOYS QUARTET BENEFITING THE DUNCANVILLE OUTREACH MINISTRY FOR AN AMOUNT UP TO $2,700. THAT EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE 203 SOUTH MAIN STREET HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS.

75137 AND THEN ALSO AUTHORIZED THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS ONE TO BE MADE. OKAY. SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION IN A LANGUAGE THAT YOU JUST STATED. WOULD THAT BE AS AN ADVERTISING AS SUGGESTED BY YOUR NEW LAWYER? YES. YES. TO ADVERTISE THE EVENT THROUGHOUT. I'M NOT GOING TO COLLABORATE TO ADVERTISE. YOU'RE AN ADVERTISING SPONSOR ADVERTISING SPONSORSHIP? YEAH. FOR THE CONCERT. OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR DO SO BY SAYING I. I THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. NOT ABSTAINING OKAY. WE GOT THREE AND ONE. 3 TO 1 EXTENSION COUNCIL BOTH IN FAVOR OF OKAY. THAT MOTION DOES CARRY OKAY I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED SECOND THIRD FOURTH. YEAH. ANY BODY OF THE SAY I, I. HI, I'

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