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REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THIS IS MONDAY, MAY THE 18TH, AND THE MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED TO ORDER AT 603.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY OUR MR. MARLON GOUGH. SO IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND. YES, YES, YES, REST ON YOUR FEET. BUT ACTUALLY ASK US TO JOIN TOGETHER IN THIS INVOCATION AND PRAYER BY RECITING THE LORD'S PRAYER AS FOUND IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW. I'LL START US OFF OUR. WHO ART IN HEAVEN. I'LL BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE. ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS. YES, LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION. DELIVER US FROM EVIL. MY KINGDOM, THE POWER AND GLORY FOREVER. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. SO I WILL LEAD THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE FIRST TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. 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. THIS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE NEXT ITEM ON
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THE AGENDA, WHICH IS CITIZENS PUBLIC FORUM. AND SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE OUT THERE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THAT HAS REACHED OUT TO US? WE HAVE NOT, MISTER PRESIDENT, THAT BEING CONCLUDED,[2. APPROVAL OF DCEDC MEETING MINUTES]
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM TWO A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 27TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES OF THAT MEETING, AND UNLESS THERE ARE ANY CHANGES, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED.ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE. UNANIMOUS 4 TO 0. THANK YOU. WE THIS. THIS IS A BOARD AREA BORROWED FOR TONIGHT ONLY THE REGULAR. THE REGULAR TENANTS STILL HAVE EVERYTHING LABELED FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'LL BE HERE TOMORROW. YOU KNOW, I CHANGED SEATS. I WAS COMING UP AS WE ARE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE CLEAR. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. ALRIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NUMBER THREE. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. WITH NONE. THEN WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
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FOUR, DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MR. GOLF. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS. MARLON. GOLF. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. JUST A COUPLE QUICK HIGH LEVEL UPDATES. I'M GOING TO START WITH AN UPCOMING EVENT NEXT MONTH. DUNCANVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GOLF[00:05:04]
CLASSIC. JUNE ASKED US TO AGAIN BE A SPONSOR GOLF CART. SO WITH THAT COMES THE OPPORTUNITY. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THE DATE ON THAT FLIER IS JUNE THE 12TH. RIGHT CALENDAR REFERENCE AND THEN OPEN AWARD. RIGHT. THE SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN STILL ONGOING. HOPEFULLY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE APP AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF YOUR NORMAL PATTERN OF SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND WHILE DOING SO, EARNING 10% CASH BACK. I'D LIKE TO INCREASE OUR NUMBER. THIS IS JUST A SCREENSHOT OF LIKE OUR OUR DASHBOARD FOR OUR ACCOUNT.SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO GROW THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. SO AGAIN, IF YOU HAPPEN TO WATCH THIS LATER OR IN REAL TIME, PULL OUT YOUR PHONE, SCAN IT EITHER THE ANDROID, GOOGLE PLAY STORE OR THE APP AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE TO LINK YOU BACK TO OUR DEPARTMENT PAGE. BUT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS. ANOTHER QUICK UPDATE. THIS IS A SCREENSHOT OF A DELEGATION PLAN THAT OUR LOCAL TEAM IS PLANNING. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TOMORROW.
ALL DAY TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY. AND I'LL BE COMING BACK ON THURSDAY TO MEET WITH OUR FRIENDS OVER THE BOARD. BUT WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY IMPORTANT MEETINGS SCHEDULED WITH JUST THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF A HANDFUL OF THE BRANDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING TO ABOUT TWO STRATEGIC PROPERTIES ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 67. SO ENCOURAGED ABOUT THAT, AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING FRUITFUL WILL COME IN RETURN. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THE QUICK UP HIGH LEVEL UPDATE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DO WANT TO, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, CONGRATULATE YOU, MR. GOLF, ON BEING APPOINTED TO BE THE CHAIR.
AND WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL STEER THE SHIP. WELL, YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT, AND WE WANT TO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE AT THE. I SEE THAT IS UPCOMING. YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS SAID. UNLESS YOU'RE AT THE AT THE TABLE, YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T EAT. SO WELL PLACED. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. MUCH APPRECIATED. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'M GOING TO ASSUME WE HAVE NOTHING ON CONSENT. OR AM I WRONG? WE DO.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. PUBLIC HEARING. AND PUBLIC HEARING, A CONDUCT A
[6.A. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH RED BIRD BOWLING LANES, INC. IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAVEMENT GRANTS AT 1114 S. MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137.]
PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH RED BIRD BOWLING LANES, INC. AND AN AMOUNT UP TO $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAVEMENT GRANTS AT 1114 SOUTH MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137 STAFF. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HARVEY. WE'D WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES. LET US LET US OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. A SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'VE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 611. PERFECT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HARVEY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MARCEL PEREZ, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. AND I'LL BE COMING BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS TONIGHT.FIRST UP, WE HAVE ITEM SIX A FOR RED BIRD BOWLING LANES. AND BEFORE I PRESENT THEIR ITEM, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW THE APPLICANTS WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT. THEY HAVE A BUSY NIGHT FINISHING OFF THEIR LEAGUES TONIGHT, SO THEY HAVE BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO AT THEIR LOCATION. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. THIS IS A SITE MAP OF THEIR LOCATION AT 114 SOUTH MAIN, JUST OFF MAIN STREET AND JUST SOUTH OF COX FARMS MARKET. RED BIRD LANES IS A LONG STANDING, FAMILY OWNED BOWLING CENTER ESTABLISHED HERE IN DUNCANVILLE IN 1972. THEY ARE ONE OF DUNCANVILLE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING
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BUSINESSES, HOSTING YOUTH AND ADULT LEAGUES, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS AND GROUP EVENTS, AND THEY MAINTAIN ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VARIOUS CIVIC GROUPS. THE APPLICANT AND MAIN CONTACT FOR THIS ITEM IS LAUREN CATHEY, OWNER AND MANAGER. SO HERE ARE A FEW PROJECT PHOTOS TO SUPPORT THE APPLICANT'S GRANT REQUEST. ONE WAS FOR THE PAVEMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S IN NEED OF REPAIR FOR SURE. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THEIR GREASE TRAP. SO THEIR OVERVIEW IS THEY ARE REQUESTING DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE. THE FIRST PORTION IS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GREASE TRAP REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT. AS YOU SEE THERE, THE CURRENT GREASE TRAP IS OUTDATED AND NEARING END OF LIFE AND REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PREVENTION OF OF ADDITIONAL ISSUES. THE SECONDARY REQUEST IS FOR PAVEMENT TO REPAIR THEIR PARKING LOT, RESURFACE AND ALSO STRIPING. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. YES. RESTRIPING FOR ADA COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW. SO IN TOTAL, THE REQUESTS THAT THEY PRESENTED TO US ARE THEIR APPLICATIONS TOTALED $60,000. THE GRANT REQUEST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WAS 25,000, AND THE GRANT REQUEST FOR PAVEMENT WAS 35,000. AND THE APPLICANT DOES UNDERSTAND THAT THE DC, EDC GRANTS OR ANY DC DC GRANTS FOR THE DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM ARE A 50% MATCHING AWARD, AND FULL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT MUST BE SECURED FOR THE APPLICANT AND THAT, OF COURSE, IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT BASED GRANT AND FUNDING. SO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. RED BIRD RED BIRD LANES REPORTED CURRENT ANNUAL REVENUE OF 1.1 MILLION, AND THE BUSINESS PROJECTS A 10% ANNUAL SALES GROWTH FOR EACH OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS. FOLLOWING THE PROJECT COMPLETION, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR FULL TIME STAFF AND 23 PART TIME, AND 75% OF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE DUNCANVILLE RESIDENTS. SO THE STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROJECT DOES MEET THE GENERAL PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR DC DC FUNDING POLICY, AND WE PROVIDED TWO OPTIONS FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT. ONE, THE FIRST IS APPROVING AT THE DESIGNATED 50% MATCHING AMOUNT, WHICH WOULD TOTAL $30,000, AND THIS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE STANDARD DC, DC INCENTIVE GRANT REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN THE SECOND OPTION IS, OF COURSE TO APPROVE A GRANT REQUEST AND ANY OTHER AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS PEREZ, FOR THAT OVERVIEW. JUST ONE GENERAL CLARIFYING QUESTION IS THESE FOUR ITEMS THAT WE'RE REVIEWING THIS EVENING ARE ALL A PART OF THE OVERALL GRANTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED HERE THIS PAST QUARTER. SO THEY'LL BE MORE FORTHCOMING THAT WE'LL BE REVIEWING. IN ADDITION TO THESE FOUR. THERE MIGHT BE ONE. SO AND MY APOLOGIES JUST TO ENSURE PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS. WE HAD LAST MEETING, WE HAD PRESENTED THE OVERALL SUMMARY OF ALL THE APPLICATIONS. AFTER MEETING WITH ALL THE APPLICANTS, THERE WERE A FEW THAT WERE DETERMINED TO BE INELIGIBLE, EITHER BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PROJECT OR THEY JUST DIDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE FOUR COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WERE ALL ELIGIBLE AND HAD SUBMITTED ALL OF THEIR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL APPLICANT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT HAS A UNIQUE SITUATION. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED IN A PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE KIND OF UNIQUE AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP THEM. BUT THESE ARE THE FOUR THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU FOR THIS THIS YEAR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD. SO THE PROJECT THAT WAS PRESENTED WAS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUESTED 25,000 AND PAVEMENT OF 35. YES. OKAY. BUT THEN. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS JUST WAS 30 FOR THE BOTH.
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IT WAS THE. YES. SO 30 IS 50% OF THE TOTAL ORIGINAL REQUEST. AND THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANTS. SO THAT THIS ONE GRANT PROGRAM UNDER THE DC, DC UMBRELLA. IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST YEAR IN OUR POLICY, WE CHANGED THE DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANTS, THE SIX CATEGORIES TO BE MATCHING. SO THOSE ARE A 50%. HOWEVER, THE BOARD, YOU ALL DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AWARD AN ADDITIONAL OR A OTHER AMOUNT AS YOU DEEM FIT. OKAY. SO THE, THE AMOUNT THAT THEY WERE, THE AMOUNT THAT'S HERE AMOUNT REQUESTED. THAT IS THE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT THE 50%. IS THAT WHAT THIS THE THERE WE GO. THE ORIGINAL PROJECT REQUEST WAS 60,000. AND SO THEY SUBMITTED TWO DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS, ONE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ONE FOR PAVEMENT, WHICH TOTALED 60. AND THEN SO THE RECOMMENDATION OR ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS FOR THE 50% MATCHING RATE PER OUR POLICY. OKAY. AND SO FOR THE PAVEMENT GRANTS, AND MAYBE I MIGHT HAVE AN OUTSTANDING AN OUTDATED DOCUMENT. SO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT WE CAN GIVE IS WE CAN GIVE. 25 NO. YES. FOR THE THE GUIDELINES. YES. LET ME CHECK THAT THOUGH. SO THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUSIVE OF AND MY APOLOGIES, I DON'T HAVE THE INCENTIVE. GRANT PULLED UP IN THE INCENTIVE GRANT, WHICH WAS UNDER THE ACTION ITEMS AND YOUR STAFF REPORT, IT WAS BROKEN OUT PER GRANT TYPE AND THE AMOUNT. AND YES, WE DID MAKE SURE THAT IT DID NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ALLOTTED FOR THAT GRANT TYPE. OKAY, SO SO WHERE IT SAYS, AND AGAIN, I'M JUST MAKING SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT APPLICATION FOR THE PAVEMENT GRANTS. THE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT IS 25,000. AND THEY ONLY ASKED FOR OH, FOR THE PAVEMENT, THEY ASKED FOR 35.YES. OKAY. AND SO BUT WE CAN GIVE UP TO 25 FOR THAT CATEGORY, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND THEN THE SAME FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE CAN GIVE UP TO 20.
YOU ARE CORRECT. WE CAN GIVE UP TO 20,000 IN THAT CATEGORY. OKAY.
BUT SO AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS. BUT THEIR REQUEST ISN'T 50%. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE IS THAT WHAT IT IS? RIGHT. SO WE HAD ALL THE JUST LIKE BEFORE, WE HAVE THE APPLICANTS LET US KNOW WHAT THEIR ORIGINAL REQUEST IS. BUT PER THE GUIDELINES, YOU KNOW, WE DO INFORM THEM THAT THE STANDARD WHAT WE SAID IS MATCHING. SO IT'S 50% OF THE AWARD AMOUNT COULD BE THE MAXIMUM. AND THEN DEPENDING ON THE CATEGORY, IT WOULD HAVE THOSE CAPS, THE MAXIMUM AWARD CAPS, UNLESS AGAIN THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO AWARD DIFFERENTLY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE WITH THE NEW APPLICATION AND THIS KIND OF THE FIRST TIME. THANK YOU. YES. NO PROBLEM. YEAH. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEM AS WELL. SO THE WAY I CALCULATED THIS IS THERE'S $12,500 COMING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, WHICH IS 50% OF THAT AND 17,500 FOR THE PAVEMENT GRANT, WHICH GRAND TOTAL OF $30,000. RIGHT. OKAY. YES, SIR. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION? ALL RIGHT. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT BOWLING LANES IS A SECOND GENERATION BUSINESS, IF I'M CORRECT. AND SO WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE FACT THAT SO MANY BUSINESSES THAT START UP IN AMERICA DON'T MAKE IT PAST FIVE YEARS, AND THIS PARTICULAR ENTITY IS GOING INTO ITS SECOND GENERATION. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOTEWORTHY. AND. I DON'T
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KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'VE BEEN TO RED BIRD LANE SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS A GENUINELY FUN PLACE, EVEN FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO ARE BOWLED, CHALLENGED. SO BUT I HAD FUN. MATTER OF FACT, ONCE I EVEN KNOCKED ALL THE PINS DOWN AND YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT I'D WON THE LOTTERY. I WAS VERY EXCITED. OKAY. AND FINALLY, I AM PERSONALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE RED BIRD LANE PARKING LOT POTHOLE. I WENT THERE AND IT WAS TOUGH. AND SO THERE IS A. I CAN PERSONALLY WITNESS THAT THERE IS A GENUINE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOOD. OKAY, SO THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE. AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEY BECAUSE I NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD MY HAND AS I PROCEED IN THIS MEETING. YES, SIR. AND MY QUESTION IS, SO CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. AND THEN WE COME BACK AT THE END. AND THE WAY THE AGENDA IS SET UP IS TO HOLD ALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ALL THE REQUESTS. AND ONCE THOSE ARE DONE, THEN YOU GO BACK AND DISCUSS AWARDING THE GRANTS AND THE AMOUNT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.WELL, I CAN ASSUME THAT, BUT IT'S JUST TICKLES MY EARS TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO PUBLIC HEARING BE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH A TO Z TRADING LLC, DBAJZ EMBROIDERY IN THE AMOUNT UP TO 30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING, PAVEMENT, SIGNAGE AND PAINT GRANTS AT 910 SOUTH CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS. 75137. AND I GUESS WE'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 625.
MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THE RECORD, I ASSUME THAT YOU AND THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REDBIRD APPLICATION, THEN OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING, AND YOU CAN JUST DECLARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED UNLESS YOU'RE CHALLENGED. SO YOU CAN NOT HAVE TO NEEDLESSLY TAKE VOTES IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SO. I THINK I THINK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS
[6.B. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH A2Z TRADING LLC DBA JZ EMBROIDERY IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING, PAVEMENT, SIGNAGE AND PAINT GRANTS AT 910 S. CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137.]
WILL BE NICE TO ME, AND I WILL JUST GO ON AND CLOSE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AT 625 AND THEN MOVE INTO THIS PUBLIC HEARING, BE AT 625. GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU STAFF. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO YES, WE HAVE A TO Z TRADING LLC DOING BUSINESS AS J Z EMBROIDERY. AND BEFORE I GET STARTED THE TWO CO-OWNERS ARE PRESENT TONIGHT, WHICH I'LL INVITE THEM UP AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION TO ASK TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF THEM DIRECTLY. SO THE NEW JAY Z EMBROIDERY LOCATION IS AT 910 SOUTH CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUTLET THRIFT STORE. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE AWARDED THEM A SIGNAGE GRANT LAST YEAR, SO THERE'S SOME GREAT FELLOWSHIP GOING ON THERE. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. JAY Z EMBROIDERY, ESTABLISHED IN 2009, IS CO-OWNED BY ALI. KATHURIA KATHURIA AND JOSEPH MASON, A DISABLED US NAVY VETERAN AND LONGTIME DUNCANVILLE RESIDENT. THIS ESTABLISHED DUNCANVILLE BUSINESS OFFERS CUSTOM EMBROIDERY, PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS, TEAM AND SCHOOL APPAREL AND RELATED BRANDING SERVICES. THE BUSINESS BEGAN IN THE CEDAR PARK SHOPPING CENTER, JUST NOT TOO FAR DOWN ON CEDAR RIDGE, AT THE CORNER WHERE THE ALDI IS LOCATED. FURTHER DOWN IN ONE OF THE THE OTHER, AND THEY ACTUALLY EXPANDED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE PURCHASING THEIR CURRENT COMMERCIAL BUILDING. 6000FT■!S TO BE EXACT. SO THE APPLICANT AND THE MAIN CONTACT IS ALI, OWNER AND MANAGER. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECT PHOTOS OF THE CURRENT EXTERIOR. THE SIGNAGE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WAS ACTUALLY THE SIGNAGE THAT WAS AT THEIR LAST LOCATION AND THEY BROUGHT OVER WITH THEM, AND IT'S KIND OF A TEMPORARY PLACEHOLDER UNTIL THEY CAN GET[00:25:04]
NEW SIGNAGE UP, BUT JUST SOME VISUALS OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. IT OBVIOUSLY COULD USE SOME LOVE AND ATTENTION. AND THAT IS WHY ALI WAS PRESENTING THESE REQUESTS TO US TONIGHT. THERE'S THE LEFT IS ANOTHER ADDITIONAL PHOTO OF THE EXTERIOR. THE RIGHT PHOTO THAT YOU SEE. THERE IS A CURRENTLY UNUSED WAREHOUSE SPACE IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO REMODEL AND ADD HVAC SO THAT THEY CAN EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. SO THE PROJECT OVERVIEW, THEY ARE REQUESTING DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE. THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS IN THIS PROJECT. SO THE FIRST IS PARKING LOT RESURFACING REPAIRS AND NEW STRIPING. THE SECOND IS FOR PAINT FOR FULL EXTERIOR REPAINTING AND FACADE MODERNIZATION. THE THIRD IS FOR SIGNAGE GRANT FOR UPDATED COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE AND EXTERIOR BRANDING ELEMENTS. THE FOURTH IS LANDSCAPING, WHICH WILL COME WITH IRRIGATION PLANTERS AND FRONTAGE ENHANCEMENTS, AND THE FIFTH IS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH, AS I MENTIONED, INCLUDES INCLUDING HVAC IMPROVEMENTS FOR USABILITY OF THAT WAREHOUSE SPACE THAT THEY HAVE IN THE BACK. SO TOTAL, THEIR GRANT REQUEST WAS $60,000. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BROKEN OUT THERE BY THE FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF REQUESTS MADE 15,000, 7500, 7500, 5020 5000. SO THEIR CURRENT REPORTED ANNUAL REVENUE IS AT 650,000. THE BUSINESS IS PROJECTING A 12% ANNUAL SALES GROWTH FOR EACH OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS. FOLLOWING PROJECT COMPLETION, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND HVAC UPGRADES WILL ENABLE FUTURE EXPANSION OF IN-HOUSE SERVICES SUCH AS VEHICLE WRAPS AND FLEET GRAPHICS, AND WITH THAT, WITH THE EXPANSION WITH OF THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES, THEY'RE LOOKING TO ADD NEW POSITIONS FOR DIFFERENT NEW POSITIONS. GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MARKETING AND SALES REPRESENTATIVE, WRAP TECHNICIAN AND SHOPPER PRODUCTION MANAGER. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.T THE PROJECT MEETS TE GENERAL PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. AND AS BEFORE, WE PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS. RECOMMENDATION FOR BOARD APPROVAL OF. FIRST IS THE 50% MATCHING OF EACH OF THE CATEGORIES, WHICH WILL TOTAL $30,000. AND THE SECOND IS A GRANT REQUEST IN THE AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. AND NOW I WILL INVITE THE OWNERS UP FOR QUESTIONS. WOULD YOU ALL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? MY NAME IS JOSEPH MASON. I'M SORRY. 1340 MOSS LAKE IN DESOTO. MINNESOTA, BUT I.DUNCANVILLE SCHOOL TAXES. I'M IN DUNCANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. CURRENTLY RESIDING IN MANSFIELD AND OWNER OF JAY'S EMBROIDERY SINCE 2009. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD FOR THESE TWO GENTLEMEN? NO QUESTIONS. I'M TRYING TO BE PATIENT. HE HAD. I'D HATE TO SIT YOU DOWN. AND SOMEBODY SAYS, OH, I GOT A QUESTION. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE FINALLY HAVE A QUESTION. SO THIS GRANT INCLUDES REQUESTS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE HVAC UPGRADES TO THE REAR BUILDING. SO ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, DOES THAT ALLOW YOU TO BECOME FULLY OPERATIONAL. DO THE EXTENDED WORK WITH THE VEHICLE WRAPS AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'VE LISTED IN THE APPLICATION? OKAY. YES, I HAD A QUESTION. SO WITH THE VEHICLE WRAPS, DOES IT REQUIRE ANY KIND OF EXTRA LIKE VENTILATION OR. I DON'T KNOW, SEEMS LIKE YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE WITH PAINT SHOPS. IT DOESN'T INVOLVE ANY, ANY KIND OF PAINT OR ANYTHING TOXIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST IT'S SIMILAR TO GETTING TINT PUT ON YOUR CAR, EXCEPT THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IT ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE RATHER THAN ON THE WINDOW. WELL, IT COULD ALSO GO ON THE WINDOWS DEPENDING ON YOUR DESIGN CHOICE,
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BUT THERE'S NO BESIDES WATER AND THE THE SHEETS THAT ARE ALREADY PRINTED OUT, THERE'S NOTHING OTHER THAN THAT. IT'S JUST HOT BACK THERE. YES, VERY MUCH SO. IT'S HOT EVERYWHERE IN TEXAS. IT'S HOT BACK THERE IN THAT SPACE. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. WHEN YOU. FROM REMODELING, BUYING PRINTERS, GETTING SHOP SET UP SHELVING AND EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY ABOUT EASY THREE MONTHS FOR ME TO GET THE EMPLOYEES READY AND ALL THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MARKET. SO TO THE NEW PEOPLE AND MY EXISTING CUSTOMERS WHO'VE BEEN WHO I'VE BUILT FOR 17 YEARS BEING IN DUNCANVILLE. JUST ABOUT THE AC, DO YOU HAVE TO DO ANY OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AS FAR AS LIKE DROPPING THE CEILING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, OR JUST GOING TO AS FAR AS INSULATION? NO, MA'AM. THERE'S ACTUALLY ALREADY A PLATFORM ON THE ROOF FOR THE HVAC. IT'S JUST THEY NEVER HAD IT INSTALLED. I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE BEFORE US WAS JUST USING IT AS A STORAGE SPACE, SO THERE WAS NO NEED FOR IT. BUT WE WANT TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE OUR SPACE AND, AND GET FULL USE OUT OF IT. IT APPEARS AS IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US.THANK YOU SIR. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. WELL I SEE THANK YOU. SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE
[6.C. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH LIN AND JEN'S HATS ON, LLC IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $2,500 FOR A SIGNAGE GRANT AT 204 N. MAIN STREET, SUITE 101 DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75116.]
GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARING C. AND IT READS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH LYNN AND JEN'S HATS ON LLC IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $2,500 FOR A SIGNAGE GRANT AT 204 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 101, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS. 75116. AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. PRESIDENT HARVEY, I HAVE LYNN AND JENS HATS ON. THEY. THIS IS A MAP LOCATION OF THEIR LOCATION AT 204 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 101, LOCATED NOT THAT FAR FROM PET VILLAGE AND IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. LEININGEN HATS ON IS AN EXPERIENTIAL CUSTOM HAT BAR WHERE CUSTOMERS SELECT FROM HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS, ACCESSORIES, AND CUSTOM BRANDING TOOLS. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL STYLISTS. THE BUSINESS OPENED ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025, AND AIMS TO BECOME A LEADING EXPERIENTIAL HAT MAKING BRAND IN TEXAS WITH A NATIONAL REACH. THE APPLICANT AND MAIN CONTACT IS JENNIFER LOTTE HAGLER, OWNER AND MANAGER, AND BOTH OWNERS ARE PRESENT TONIGHT FOR QUESTIONS. AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. SO PROJECT OVERVIEW LINEN HATS ON IS REQUESTING DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT FUNDING TO COMPLETE NEW EXTERIOR SIGNAGE TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY OF THEIR BUSINESS IN THE DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE AT THEIR DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE LOCATION. THE APPLICANT STATES THAT THE SIGNAGE INVESTMENT IS EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE CUSTOMER AWARENESS AND IMPROVE WALK IN AND APPOINTMENT BASED TRAFFIC, AND THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF THE CITY'S SIGNAGE DIMENSION GUIDELINES AND WILL ADHERE TO ANY CODE REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED FOR PERMITTING HER SIGN THERE SIGN. THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE PROPOSED SIGN. CHANNEL LETTERING AND THE DIMENSIONS ARE LISTED THERE. THEY ARE REQUESTING $5,000. THE APPLICANT DID SUBMIT THREE BIDS FOR FABRICATION OF INSTALLATION, ALONG WITH THE PHOTO OF THE CURRENT SIGNAGE SIGNAGE AREA WHICH WAS PRESENTED, AND THE APPLICANT DOES UNDERSTAND THE DC DC GRANT REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS. ECONOMIC IMPACT. THIS AGAIN, THIS BUSINESS HAS ONLY BEEN OPEN SINCE NOVEMBER 1ST OF 2025. SO IN 2025, THEY REPORTED REVENUE OF $25,000.[00:35:08]
AND BASED ON THE APPLICATION, THE BUSINESS PROJECTS REVENUE GROWTH TO $75,000 IN 2026 AND 150 ZERO ZERO 0 IN 2027. THE APPLICANTS HAVE INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $20,000 IN BUILDING UPDATES ALREADY, WHICH INCLUDES AWNINGS, REPAINTING, AND INTERIOR UPGRADES. THEY ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY VALUED AT $800,000, INDICATING LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO DUNCANVILLE. SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE GENERAL PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. WITH ONE EXCEPTION THIS LOCATION HAS.THERE'S IN THE SIGNAGE GRANT GUIDELINES, THERE'S THAT FINE PRINT, IF YOU WILL, OF THE BUSINESS BEING AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR OR NEW BUSINESSES FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE. HOWEVER, THE BOARD DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY EXCEPTIONS, AND WE STILL WANTED TO BRING THE APPLICATION FORWARD, AS THIS BUSINESS IS LOOKING TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. SO THE FIRST OF THE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS IS APPROVAL AT THE 50%, WHICH WOULD TOTAL AN AMOUNT OF $2,500. AND THE SECOND IS A GRANT REQUEST IN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. AND I WILL INVITE THE OWNERS TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. IN OWNER'S. THANK YOU ALL FOR SELECTING DUNCANVILLE TO DO BUSINESS, AND SO WOULD YOU. PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YOU BETCHA. JENNIFER LOT HAGLER, 627 MERCURY AVENUE, DUNCANVILLE, 75137. LINDA WOOD 202 NORTH HORN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS 75116. ALL RIGHT. SO DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS? I HAVE A QUESTION. I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT. OKAY. SO DO YOU ALL SELL MEN'S HATS IN ADDITION TO WOMEN'S? YOU BETCHA. MEN'S HATS. WOMEN'S HATS. SO WE HAVE THEM SIZED ALL THE WAY FROM LIKE AN EXTRA SMALL. WE ALSO DO DOGS, BY THE WAY, EXTRA SMALL ALL THE WAY UP TO EXTRA LARGE. SO LITERALLY WE CAN FIT ALMOST EVERY HEAD. WE'VE GOT THE SHAPER, THE STEAMER. WE WILL MAKE YOUR HAT COME TO FRUITION. THANK YOU. WE'RE OBSESSED, BY THE WAY. GOING, GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
IT APPEARS AS IF THE BOARD HAS NO QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANY THOUGHTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE US WITH BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT? IF YOU DON'T MIND? I WOULD GO AHEAD. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL. SO PRESIDENT HARVEY, RIGHT IN THE BOARD AND ALSO TO MARCELLA.
MARCELLA, AND WE APPRECIATE VERY MUCH BEING HONORED TO EVEN COME UP HERE AND STAND BEFORE YOU TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE REQUEST. WE'RE NOT TYPICALLY PEOPLE WHO WOULD ASK FOR MONEY.
WE ARE SELF-FUNDED THUS FAR. WE JUST GOT OUR TRAILER WRAPPED LIKE OUR TRAILERS GOT THE CHANDELIER, YOU NAME IT, FULLY WRAPPED ON THE OUTSIDE. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS THAT WE'RE DOING BUSINESS, AND WE WILL BRING TRAFFIC TO MAIN STREET. SO IT'D BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE THE SIGN SO THAT WE ARE MORE VISIBLE AND IDENTIFIABLE. PEOPLE DON'T GET LOST. TYPICALLY YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE DOOR UNLESS THERE'S CARS PARKED OUT FRONT. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WANT TO VISIT THE HAT BAR, LET US KNOW. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO LET'S SEE.
WE'LL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 642. YES. AND WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH
[6.D. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE FOLKS LLC IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $22,742 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIGNAGE GRANTS AT 202 W. CENTER STREET, SUITE 103, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75116.]
IS D, AND IT SAYS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE FOLKS, LLC IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $22,742 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIGNAGE GRANTS AT 202 WEST CENTER STREET, SUITE 103, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS. 75116. STAFF, THANK YOU[00:40:04]
FOR OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS LOCATED AT 202 WEST CENTER STREET IN. OH MY APOLOGIES, THAT MAP DID NOT CHANGE OUT. 202 WEST CENTER STREET, SUITE 103. PEOPLE FOLKS IS A NEW MULTI USE COMMUNITY CENTERED CONCEPT LED BY MANAGING PARTNER TIM MADAN, AN 18 YEAR DUNCANVILLE RESIDENT WITH OVER 25 YEARS IN COMMERCIAL BANKING AND EXTENSIVE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND CULINARY AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR GABRIELLE MCBAY, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOOD AND CULTURE INNOVATOR. PEOPLE FOLKS WILL SERVE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHOR THAT BLENDS FOOD, RECREATION, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMING. IT IS INTENTIONALLY BEING DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS A QUOTE UNQUOTE THIRD PLACE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN GATHER AND BUILD MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THESE ARE PROJECT PHOTOS OF THE FACILITY AS IT IS TODAY. THE CORNER LOT WITH THE OLD RAIL STATION SIGNAGE IS WHERE THE PROPOSED CONCEPT WILL GO. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ON THE LOWER RIGHT ARE THE EXISTING PICKLEBALL COURTS. THESE ARE RENDERINGS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. THE LEFT IS THE PROPOSED NEW BUSINESS SIGNAGE, AND THE RIGHT IS THE RENDERING OF WHAT THE. THEY HOPE THE INTERIOR WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER THE BUILD OUT. SO THE OVERVIEW PEOPLE FOLKS IS REQUESTING DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT FUNDING FOR THE NEW 3374FT■!S, SQUARE FOOT COFFEE SLASH CAFE CONCEPT. THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCLUDED. ONE. THE FIRST IS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR A NEW GREASE TRAP. THE CURRENT SPACE DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ONE, WHICH. A GREASE TRAP WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE. THE SECOND IS FOR SIGNAGE FOR NEW BUSINESS SIGNAGE AS PROPOSED THERE AND THE THE PREVIOUS PHOTO. AND IT'S NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AND OF COURSE PROMOTE THEIR NEW CONCEPT. RESERVATIONS AND PROGRAMING FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED ON. THE PROPERTY WILL BE AN EXTENSION OF THE NEW CAFE'S OPERATIONS. THE BREAKDOWN OF THEIR FINANCIAL REQUEST. SO IN TOTAL IT EQUALS $45,484 AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT CONSISTS OF $39,000 OF THAT REQUEST FOR, AGAIN, INSTALLATION OF A NEW GREASE TRAP. AND THE SIGNAGE REQUEST WAS AT 6484. AND THE APPLICANT DOES UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE DC, DC GRANT REQUIREMENTS. AS FAR AS ECONOMIC IMPACT, THE FOLLOWING PROJECTIONS WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. IN YEAR ONE, JUST OVER 300,000 AT ANNUAL REVENUE. YEAR TWO 393,461 FOR YEAR THREE AND THEN UPWARDS THERE FOR 547, 547,000 AND 615,000. THIS PROJECT WOULD CREATE 15 NEW JOBS, AND 50% OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILLED BY DUNCANVILLE RESIDENTS. SO THE STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDATION. THE STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE GENERAL PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION AGAIN, OF THE MINIMUM LOCATION REQUIREMENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME IN EITHER IN BUSINESS OR AT THE CURRENT LOCATION. AGAIN, HOWEVER, SINCE THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT AT THIS PROPERTY, AND WITH ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW PROJECT COMING IN, THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT MADE THE.THE STAFF DID MOVE TO ADVANCE THIS TO THE BOARD. SO THE RECOMMENDATION OPTIONS FIRST IS APPROVAL OF THE 50% MATCHING GRANT SIGNAGE REQUESTS IN A TOTAL OF $22,742, OR STAFF RECOMMENDED OPTION TWO ALSO, WHICH IS APPROVING A GRANT REQUEST IN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. AND HERE TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE THE MANAGING PARTNERS, MR. TIM MADAN AND GABRIELLE. GABRIELLE MCVEIGH. I'M GABRIELLE MCVEIGH, I'M A RESIDENT OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS. EVEN THOUGH I SPENT MY ELEMENTARY YEARS IN DUNCANVILLE. TIM, AN 18 YEAR RESIDENT OF DUNCANVILLE, 1519 SOUTH GREENSTONE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS FROM THE BOARD?
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CAN I JUST SQUEEZE A COMMENT IN WHILE YOU GUYS ARE OKAY? SO SOCIAL SCIENTISTS IN AMERICA HAVE BEEN SAYING LATELY THAT AMERICA IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE ISOLATED. AND SO I LOVE THIS CONCEPT BECAUSE. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN MAINTAIN COHESIVENESS AS A PEOPLE UNLESS WE'RE WILLING TO ENGAGE. AND SPACES LIKE THIS, WHICH ARE DEDICATED FOR US TO ENGAGE.THIS JUST HELPS. I THINK THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE AMBIANCE OF LIVING IN DUNCANVILLE. SO I'M, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS. AND SO I THINK BY NOW I'VE, AS THEY SAY IN LOUISIANA LONG ENOUGH THAT THE BOARD PROBABLY HAS QUESTIONS. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? CAN I RESPOND TO THAT COMMENT? OR IS THERE LIKE, OKAY, I'M LIKE, DO I HAVE THE FLOOR? DO I NEED. OKAY, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT WITH TIM.
WE'VE BEEN KNOWING EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME FROM TCU. BOTH OF US HAVE JOURNEYED THROUGHOUT.
I FEEL LIKE THE US, I'VE SPENT TIME IN CHICAGO, MOST RECENTLY LA, AND I'M MOVING BACK TO DALLAS AND I GREW UP IN DUNCANVILLE. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN DUNCANVILLE DURING THE WEEK. I'M ALWAYS AT BODEGA PROVISIONS. I LOVE LOWE'S HEIFETS BIRRIA TACOS. I'VE GOTTEN MY UNIFORMS ACTUALLY EMBROIDERED BY J. Z EMBROIDERY, WHICH I LOVE. THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL. I STILL WEAR THEM TO THIS DAY, SO WE'RE BOTH EXCITED TO JUST BRING SOMETHING FUN TO DUNCANVILLE. I LOVE GOING TO KINGSMAN COFFEE DURING THE WEEK, BUT WE BASICALLY WANT TO BE LIKE THE VIBE OF DUNCANVILLE. BUT YOU CAN BRING YOUR KIDS OR, YOU KNOW, PLAY PICKLEBALL, BUT ALSO HAVE THAT CREATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN DIFFERENT CITIES.
AND AS A KID, I ALWAYS WAS CURIOUS ABOUT LIKE WHAT THE CREATIVE PROCESS WAS, HOW WE CONNECT, AND HOW WE BASICALLY BECOME A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FIND THEIR FOLKS. SO WE'RE EXCITED AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO HOST Y'ALL. I WANT TO ECHO TO WHAT THE BOARD, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SAID. WE'RE EXCITED FOR YOU ALL TO BE HERE AND BRING THE NEW IDEAS. AND ALSO TAKING AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO REACH OUT AND WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO ACCESS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE AS A BOARD TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY. SO WE ENCOURAGE IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY ELSE SAY, HEY, THEY CAN FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AS WELL, BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES, LIKE YOU SAID, TO COME TO DUNCANVILLE TO DO, TO EXPLORE AND DO THEIR THING RIGHT HERE. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE JUST NEED MORE MONEY TO DO SO. SO THANKS SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. I'LL JUST ADD ONE THING. SINCE WE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY, WE WERE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO YOUR RESEARCH ON GABRIELLE. EXTREMELY TALENT. SHE GOT A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO TCU, A RENOWNED CHEF CULINARY EXPERT THAT'S BEEN FEATURED ON ALL KIND OF NETWORKS, TRAVEL THE WORLD. SO TO HAVE THIS LEVEL OF TALENT COMING TO DUNCANVILLE TO HELP ACTIVATE THE SPACE IS VERY STRATEGIC AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE EDC AND THE CITY FOR THIS PROJECT. SO. AND YOU ALL TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MARCELLA FOR ANSWERING OUR CALLS AND MEETINGS. OKAY, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE ADMIRATION IS MUTUAL ON BOTH OUR PARTS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR COMING HERE. AND, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOU ALL. AND YOU GUYS CAN TAKE A SEAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE BUSINESS.
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SO PRESIDENT HARVEY, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENDA ITEM SEVEN D, I GUESS IT IS. AND THEN IF YOU NEED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF ANY OF THE APPLICANTS THAT ARE PRESENT, YOU MAY BRING THEM BACK UP AND ASK THEM A QUESTION. EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED, AS YOU DELIBERATE. ALL RIGHT. SO HERE'S WHAT I'LL DO.I WILL CALL I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING D AT 653. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A QUESTION HERE, OR AT LEAST A COMMENT. AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY DIRECTED AT STAFF, I THINK. AND SO I. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO WE'LL THANK THANK YOU, ATTORNEY HAGER. SO WE'RE GOING TO START THEN
[7.A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH RED BIRD BOWLING LANES, INC. IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAVEMENT GRANTS AT 1114 S. MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
WITH ITEM A. AND SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENT OR DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING THE MAXIMUM THAT WE CAN. AND SO I JUST WANT TO, IF I CAN, STAFF MISS MARCELLA, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING. SO WHEN THEY SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IS THE AMOUNT ON THERE THE 50% OR IS THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THEY'RE ASKING FOR? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AMOUNTS PROVIDED ON THE SLIDES IN THE STAFF REPORT WERE THE FULL REQUEST THAT THEY BROUGHT FORWARD THE RECOMMENDED. THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT IS 50%. OKAY.SO IT'S IT'S THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT, RIGHT? WELL, AND THEN, BUT WE ALSO I GO BY PER CATEGORY. SO WHATEVER THAT MAX CAP IS PER THE CATEGORY 50% AND THEN UP TO THE MAXIMUM. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT. THANK YOU. YES. ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON A. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION ON B I THINK WE COULD DO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO VOTE ON. OR WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I'LL MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL IN THE IN YOUR PACKET OR THE INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS FOR EACH APPLICANT WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT WELL, BASED ON THE 50%, UNLESS YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES, IT DOES HAVE THAT BROKEN OUT IN THE AGREEMENT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ITEM SEVEN A, IF YOU AWARD THE 50%, IT WOULD BE $12,500 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND 17,500 FOR PAVEMENT, WHICH TOTALS 30,000. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OR CONSIDER OR APPROVAL OF AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH REDBIRD BOWLING LANES INC IN AN AMOUNT UP TO OR IN THE AMOUNT 230 IN THE AMOUNT OF 30,000 READING AS IT WAS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAYMENT GRANTS AT 1114 SOUTH MAIN STREET, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137 AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. SO ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I MEAN, YEAH, YOU CAN PUT IT UP THERE. YEAH. GO AHEAD. THE WAY THE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. OKAY. IT PASSES 4 TO 0. THANK YOU. BOARD. OKAY. THAT
[7.B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH A2Z TRADING LLC DBA JZ EMBROIDERY IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING, PAVEMENT, SIGNAGE AND PAINT GRANTS AT 910 S. CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137; AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
TAKES US TO ACTION ON. B. SO AND BEFORE WE TAKE THAT ACTION, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTION FROM THE BOARD ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. WELL I GOOGLED IT. IT SAYS THAT THIS[00:55:01]
IS. THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT WE MAY NEED TO REVISIT LIKE OUR APPLICATION, JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE H, B, A C LIKE ON FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT IT'S WE'VE KIND OF GOT LIKE ITEMIZED THINGS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE ELSE MAY LOOK AT IT AND NEED THAT HELP, BUT NOT THINK THAT IT QUALIFIES. SO THAT MAY JUST BE A FLAG FOR THE FUTURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY, OH, I NEED HVAC, BUT THEY DON'T SEE THAT AS A BECAUSE WE HAVE IT SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS. ELIGIBLE. COSTS INCLUDE EXTERIOR WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, GREASE TRAPS AND STREET AND DRAINAGE RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. YES, I THINK IT'S YEAH, THE WORDING, IT'S NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. ALL INCLUSIVE. YES.THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A GOOD FLAG FOR US TO ABSOLUTELY CONSIDER BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A BIG, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU, WHEN BUSINESSES DO APPROACH US, WE DO VISIT THEIR PROJECT IN TOTALITY. AND I KNOW WHEN I PERSONALLY MET WITH BUSINESSES, I ASKED THEM FIRST WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. AND WE GO OVER THAT. BUT YES, MOST DEFINITELY, YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE IT EXPLICITLY SPELLED OUT IN THE GUIDELINES OR IN THE POLICY. ACTUALLY, THE THE SNIPPET THAT'S IN THE GUIDELINES WAS TAKEN FROM THE POLICY. SO WE MIGHT NEED TO JUST MAKE AN AMENDMENT AND LIST ALL THAT OUT, OR MAYBE NOT MAKE IT NARROW LIKE EXAMPLES. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'D JUST BE A FLAG FOR US. MAYBE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. YEAH, JUST TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. ALL RIGHT. STAFF IS MAKING NOTES. HERE. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH A TO Z TRADING LLC, DBA J Z EMBROIDERY IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING, PAVEMENT, SIGNAGE AND PAINT GRANTS AT 910 SOUTH CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75137, AND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY.
IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. NOW THAT TAKES US TO SEE. AND SO IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR
[7.C. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH LIN AND JEN'S HATS ON, LLC IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $2,500 FOR A SIGNAGE GRANT AT 204 N. MAIN STREET, SUITE 101 DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75116; AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA? AT THIS TIME? I'LL I'LL APPLICANT LEFT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE. YEAH. MR. CHAIR, I THINK WE DO NEED TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THE EXCEPTION IF WE WANT TO MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR THE ONE YEAR WITH THIS APPLICATION, AND WE'LL ADDRESS IT WITH THE SECOND ONE AS WELL.BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DISCUSS IT JUST SO FOR PUBLIC RECORD THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
OKAY. WHAT DOES IT SAY IN THE APPLICATION? SO YOU'RE SAYING PER OUR POLICY FOR THE SIGNAGE MR. BROUGHTON'S INDICATING IS IF WE WANT TO FIND THAT EXCEPTION, YOU IN YOUR PRESENTATION SAID THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT THEY'RE MAKING WOULD WARRANT THAT THEY'RE IN THIS FOR A LONGER HAUL. IN THIS CASE, THEY'RE BUYING THE BUILDING AND THEY'VE MADE AN INITIAL INVESTMENT. SO WE'RE NOT NEEDLESSLY OR RECKLESSLY SPENDING MONEY FOR SOMEONE THAT JUST HAS A DREAM BUT HASN'T INVESTED IN THE BUSINESS YET. YES. WOULD THEY? I GUESS THE QUESTION IS THE QUESTION FOR THE BOARD, WHETHER THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE VOTE OR, WELL, WHAT IS THE RULE SAY? THEY WOULD AGREE WITH THE STAFF'S ANALYSIS OR NOT AGREE WITH THE STAFF'S ANALYSIS. IF THEY WANTED TO TURN SOMEBODY DOWN, THAT THEY FIND THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT INVESTMENT AND VISION AND EXPERTISE AND ALL THOSE THINGS. IF ELON MUSK COME UP HERE AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO BUILD A PLACE IN TOWN, I MIGHT MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR HIM BECAUSE HE HAS SHOWN HIMSELF TO HAVE CARRIED THROUGH. AND IN THIS CASE, I THINK BOTH
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THE APPLICANTS HAVE MISS LOT. HAGLER DID SAY THAT THEY HAD MADE AN INVESTMENT. YOU MADE A PRESENTATION THAT THEY MADE THAT INVESTMENT. THE BOARD NEEDS TO FIND THERE'S GROUNDS FOR THE EXCEPTION IN THEIR MOTION. AND THEN WITH THE APPLICANT FOR PEOPLE, FOLKS, THEY ARE PEOPLE OF VISION. THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTED. THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT HAVE RETURNED, THAT THEY'RE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND THEY WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AN EXCEPTION IS WARRANTED IN THEIR CASE AS WELL. I JUST WANT THEM TO TALK ABOUT IT AND PUT IT IN THE RECORD. AND IF THEY'LL SAY NOTHING MORE, THEN THEY FIND THAT THERE'S GROUNDS TO MAKE THAT EXCEPTION. AND THEREFORE I MOVE. THERE IS LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS IN THEIR PRESENTATION WHERE YOU OR THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THERE IS GROUNDS FOR AN EXCEPTION. THAT'S ALL. OKAY. NOW THAT I'VE SAID ALL THAT THAT LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT BE THE CASE, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT. SO I WOULD I AM THINKING NOW IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. OR HAVE WE ALREADY HAD THAT DISCUSSION OR I'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CUT YOUR MIC OFF. HE SAID. I'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION, BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION THAT YOU FEEL THAT IF THEY WHEN THEY MAKE THE MOTION, ALL I'VE DONE IS POINTED OUT THINGS THAT STAFF HAS PRESENTED OR THINGS THAT THE APPLICANTS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEMSELVES. SO I'M NOT TESTIFYING. THEY'VE THEY'VE TESTIFIED TO YOU. I JUST THINK YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT WHEN YOU MAKE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. YES. NO. SO I DID ASK MY QUESTION WAS STAFF. THE APPLICATION STATES THAT THE BUSINESS HAS TO BE IN BUSINESS FOR ONE YEAR. AND SO I JUST LIKE TO BE FAIR AND CONSISTENT ACROSS APPLICATIONS. AND SO IF WE START FINDING EXCEPTIONS FOR, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS, I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE, YOU KNOW, CLEAR.INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE AS TO WHAT THAT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND SO THAT I THINK THAT WAS WHY I ASKED. THAT'S WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS I KNOW THAT THE APPLICATION SAYS, YOU KNOW, ONE THING. AND THE POLICY, I'M SORRY, THE POLICY YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE PRD CDC POLICY.
ABSOLUTELY. THE POLICY. AND SO AND THAT'S WHAT I, I WOULD THINK THAT APPLICANTS WOULD BE TOLD. SO WHEN YOU HAVE A POLICY AND THEN YOU DON'T GO BY THE POLICY, CAN YOU SET ASIDE A POLICY. WELL, THAT'S WHY WE PRESENT THE APPLICATIONS AS IS. AND AS A BOARD, YOU DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY. SO AND I'M SORRY, THAT EXPLICITLY WASN'T IN BUT IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT SAYS YOU CAN APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED ANOTHER APPROVAL OR DENY. SO THAT IS MOST DEFINITELY THE THIRD OPTION ON THE TABLE THAT WASN'T LISTED IN THE OPTIONS. BUT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DENY IF YOU CHOOSE. BUT AGAIN, AS ATTORNEY HAGER STATED, THAT'S WHY WE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND WE RUN THE ANALYSIS JUST SO THAT YOU AS A BOARD CAN SEE THAT WE DID FULLY VET THE APPLICANT AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO MAKE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY. AND WE STILL BRING THOSE FORWARD TO YOU, BECAUSE IN THE CASE THAT IT WAS THE OPPOSITE AND WE DIDN'T AND WE DENIED THEM LIKE AS STAFF, WE DENIED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR CASE FORWARD. THEN WE WOULDN'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY ILL WILL WITH ANYONE. WE AT LEAST WANT TO BRING IT FORWARD, MAKE THE MERITS KNOWN, STATE THE INFORMATION, AND LET THE BOARD ULTIMATELY DECIDE IF YOU FEEL THAT THE CASE WARRANTS APPROVING WITH THE EXCEPTION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT, TO YOUR POINT, DO THEY HAVE A LEASE? HAVE THEY SIGNED A LEASE? ARE THEY OPERATING IN THE CASE OF SEA LYNN AND JEN'S HATS, THEY APPARENTLY HAVE A LEASE AND ARE LOOKING TO BUY THE BUILDING THEY'RE IN. SO ARE THEY COMMITTING ARE THEY MAKING A FINANCIAL. WE'RE NOT UNDERWRITING JUST A DREAM OR UNDERWRITING SOMEONE THAT'S REALLY IN BUSINESS AND BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR EIGHT MONTHS. THEY HAVE A LEASE, THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUY THE BUILDING. SO THERE'S SOME COMFORT THAT THAT'S A HUGE COMMITMENT. AND THEN WITH THIS APPLICANT, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ASKED THEM, BUT DO YOU HAVE A LEASE ON THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE SEEKING TO IMPROVE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? SO THE. NOT ONE, NOT A PUN, BUT NOT ONE HAT FITS ALL HEADS. AND
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SO I THINK ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, IF YOU THINK THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ON THE APPLICANT'S PART, THEN YOU'RE GRANTING THAT EXCEPTION. THERE IS A STANDARD THERE. AND IF WE NEED TO, IT WOULDN'T HURT IF WE PUT IT IN WRITING. BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT STAFF WAS SAYING. WE'VE GOT AN APPLICANT, THEY'VE BEEN IN TOWN, THERE, HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR 7 TO 8 MONTHS. THEY'VE GOT A LEASE, THEY'RE OPERATING, THEY HAVE INCOME. THEY'RE THEY'RE MAKING A GO OF IT. THEY NEED THIS HELP. AND SO WITH THE NEXT APPLICANT, IT'S MORE OF WHAT WE INTEND TO DO. BUT WHAT'S THE COMMITMENT? AND SO I JUST THINK THOSE ARE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TO SATISFY YOURSELF THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST THROWING MONEY AT SOME THING THAT HASN'T BEEN WELL THOUGHT OUT. SO, YOU KNOW, AND I WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL NOTE. SO THAT STIPULATION IS ONLY UNDER THAT ONE PROGRAM UNDER OUR ENTIRE SCOPE OF DC, DC INCENTIVES IN OUR TOOLBOX. SO THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO LIKE ANY OTHER APPLICANTS AT THE OTHER INCENTIVES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO AWARD. THAT'S WHY, BECAUSE THAT IS AN ELIGIBILITY OR THAT WOULDN'T BE A RESTRICTING FACTOR IN ANY OTHER DETERMINATION FOR INCENTIVES.THAT'S WHY WE STILL INCLUDE IT AND INCORPORATE IT. IT'S JUST THAT THIS ONE POOL BUCKET PROGRAM FOR DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANTS IS LIKE THAT. DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? SO DOES IT NOT APPLY FOR THE SIGN GRANT? THEN THE ISSUE IS YOUR QUESTION IS RIGHT. THE POLICY IS WHAT IT IS. ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS SAYING IS THAT'S A POLICY DECISION BY THE BOARD. THE STAFF WILL STOP SHORTLY AFTER MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION, BUT WE ALWAYS GIVE THE BOARD ITS DISCRETION, RIGHT TO AWARD IN AN AMOUNT THAT IT SEES FIT TO INCENTIVIZE A PROJECT THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE MEET THAT SPECIFIC HAT SIZE. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT, YEAH, TO PRESENT THEM, BUT THEN ULTIMATELY ALLOW FOR, FOR THE DISCOURSE AMONG THE BOARD TO ULTIMATELY OPERATE AS IT DEEMS FIT. RIGHT? NO, I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. I JUST SO DOES THIS. DOES IT NOT APPLY TO THIS ONE? YOU GET TO DETERMINE IF IT DOES OR DOESN'T. THE, THE THE, THE APPLICATION, THE PROGRAM IS STATED AS SUCH. WE PRESENTED IT GIVING YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY OR CONSIDERATION. BUT ULTIMATELY THE BOARD INDIVIDUALLY YOU GET TO DECIDE MAKE MOTION AWARD AS RECOMMENDED. AND THEY'RE NOT AND THEY'RE ALL GRANTS MATCHING GRANTS. SO THEY'VE GOT TO PRODUCE, STILL HAVE TO PERFORM. THEY STILL HAVE TO PERFORM.
THIS STILL HAS THAT ELEMENT IN IT. IT'S JUST. YOU'VE ONLY GOT SO MUCH MONEY AND YOU NEED TO PARSE IT OUT AS YOU SEE FIT. SO YOU HAVE A STANDARD, BUT YOU KNOW, FOR SOMETHING THAT'S YOU, YOU DO AND UNIQUE THERE. WHAT THEY'RE SELLING MAY BE WORTH BUYING THIS BEER. AND THE INTENT OF THAT CLAUSE WHEN WE WERE DESIGNING THE REFRESH OF THE POLICY WAS TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE CLEAR THIS ISN'T A A STARTUP FUNDING CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR TRULY, YOU KNOW, NEW VENTURES. THESE ARE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE PROOF OF CONCEPT, RIGHT? THEY'VE EITHER GOTTEN FINANCING OR APPROVED. THEY'VE MADE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS ALREADY IN BUSINESS, BUT UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER YOUR BUSINESS ATTRACTION OR RETENTION EFFORTS LEND THEMSELVES FOR US TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE POLICY. BUT THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE A CASE BY CASE ANALYSIS AS BASED ON THE COLLECTIVE WILL AND JUSTIFICATION. SO THAT'S REALLY WAS THE TARGET. SO THIS IS NOT FOR, YOU KNOW, TRULY STARTUPS WE WANT TO REINVEST IN, YOU KNOW, THE EXPANSION. OH, QUESTION. SO ARE WE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH ALL QUESTIONS BEING ASKED AND DISCUSSION TO THIS POINT, THE BOARD WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE AGENDA ITEM. MR. HARVEY, SIR, IF YOU WANT LET ME DO THIS. I'LL SUGGEST A MOTION FOR YOU.
OKAY. IF I HIT THE MARK, THEN YOU CAN SAY SO. MOVED. IF I NOT, YOU CAN STOP ME AND I'LL READ AS TO AGENDA ITEM 7AI WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER FINDING THAT THERE ARE SPECIAL
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CIRCUMSTANCES AND EXCEPTIONS, AND AWARD A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 FOR SIGNAGE GRANT TO LYNN AND JEN'S HAT, LOCATED AT 204 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 101, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75116 AND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, SO MOVED WITH MINOR EXCEPTION.7C7C I'M SORRY. THANK YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, I READ IT, I READ IT IN THE RECORD SO I AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT IT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED, IT IS TIME TO VOTE. PLEASE VOTE. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. BOARD. SO
[7.D. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE FOLKS LLC IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $22,742 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIGNAGE GRANTS AT 202 W. CENTER STREET, SUITE 103, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75116; AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
AS TO SEVEN D, I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER FINDING THAT THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN FAVOR OF PEOPLE FOLKS, LLC FOR AN INCENTIVE GRANT UP TO $22,742 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIGNAGE GRANTS AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT FOR A BUSINESS LOCATED AT 202 WEST CENTER STREET, SUITE 103, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. PROPERLY. MOVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED, IT IS TIME TO VOTE. LET'S VOTE. THANK YOU. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MR. HARVEY. THANK YOU. SENT YOU UP HERE? YEAH. YES WE ARE. MY, MY MY BACON HAS BEEN SAVED. LISTEN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SEE. WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND
[8.A. Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 DCEDC Budget & Workshop]
COMPLETED SEVEN. NOW WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM EIGHT AND BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS. NO ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THESE ITEMS. AND ITEM A IN THIS CATEGORY IS PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027.D, C, E, D C BUDGET AND WORKSHOP. SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP STAFF STAFF FROM ALL OVER THE ORGANIZATION. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. PERFECT. THANK YOU AGAIN, PRESIDENT HARVEY. GOOD TIME FOR INTRODUCTION AND RECOGNITION OF STAFF. RIGHT. THIS EXERCISE INVOLVES A LOT OF HANDS AND MINDS. AND SO, YOU KNOW WITH US, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT JENNIFER OTEY BUDGET DEPARTMENT. WE'VE GOT RICHARD JACKSON, CFO. WE HAVE OUR TEAM. WE'VE GOT SPECIAL EVENTS. YEAH, A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES WHOSE FINGERPRINTS AND VOICES WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. RIGHT. AND IT'S A CONTINUATION OF THE EXISTING BUDGET. OKAY.
SO IN TERMS OF AGENDA, I'LL TRY TO BE DELIBERATE, MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH OUR REFERENCE, THE SNAPSHOT SUMMARY THAT WE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT WITH YOUR PACKET. AND THEN THERE SHOULD BE A BUDGET DETAIL EXHIBIT PROVIDED FOR YOU TODAY AROUND THE DYESS. SO YEAH, THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SAY THIS IS A PLAY SHEET OF WHAT WE'LL TRY TO WORK THROUGH AND THEN LEAVE TIME FOR PLENTY OF DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK. OKAY. LIKE WE STARTED AT THE WORKSHOP IN APRIL. AGAIN, THIS IS IT'S BEEN LESS THAN 30 DAYS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SINCE WE WERE TOGETHER ON THE 27TH. AND SO THESE NUMBERS STILL REFLECT THE BUDGET TO ACTUALS CURRENT BUDGET. RIGHT. NOTEWORTHY WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING, RIGHT, BASED ON OUR BUDGET TO ACTUALS AND JUST SOME OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND TRANSACTIONS, WE'VE HAD THAT FUND BALANCE WE WANT TO CALL OUR ATTENTION TO AT THE VERY BOTTOM RIGHT, ALMOST A THOUSAND DAYS. RIGHT.
OKAY. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, THIS IS WHERE WE'LL START THE CONVERSATION BASED ON THAT PROJECTION OF YEAR END FUND BALANCE. WE USE THIS AS THE FRAMEWORK, RIGHT IN THE THESIS FOR BUILDING THIS BUDGET AS A STRATEGY TO SOMEHOW START TO, YOU KNOW, REEVALUATE THE APPROACH. YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT? THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, BUT MAYBE IN SOME INSTANCES, HAVING THAT AMOUNT OF, YOU KNOW, UNRESTRICTED CASH IN OUR ACCOUNT IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST, RIGHT? AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY THE CLIMATE WITH A LOT OF CITIES IN THIS METROPLEX AND NATIONWIDE, THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A COMPONENT UNIT OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO BE
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POSITIONED TO, YOU KNOW, REEVALUATE SOME OF ITS RESOURCES, YOU KNOW, TO STILL STEWARD THE ECONOMY. OKAY. AND SO AGAIN, JUST UNDER, YOU KNOW, 1000 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE HAD PROJECTED, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE OVER $8 MILLION. AND THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, AGAIN, SOME MORE ACTIVITY, I WOULD SAY WE'RE DEFINITELY IN POSITION TO EVEN ADD TO THAT, JUST WITH PENDING TRANSACTIONS WITH SOME OF THE REAL ESTATE ASSETS WE HAVE. RIGHT? SO THINK ABOUT THAT. I MEAN, THIS PART OF WHY THIS IS AS SUCH, BECAUSE IT INCLUDES A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION AND A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT THAT MATURED THE CD. OKAY. REVENUE, REVENUE IN MOST INSTANCES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WE WANT A BUDGET THAT REVENUE EQUALS EXPENDITURES. SO THIS SHOWS NORMALLY HOW WE'VE BEEN APPROACHING THE BUDGET. WE HAVE OUR FORECASTED SALES TAX REVENUE. AND THEN WE BUILD THE BUDGET BACKWARD BASED ON THAT. RIGHT. BUT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE POSITION WE'RE IN WITH OUR FUND BALANCE. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS IN TERMS OF REVENUE STILL JUST EQUATES FOR THAT SALES TAX. BUT IN THE CONTEXT NOTES, WE SEE WHAT WE'LL SEE UNFOLD ACROSS OUR FUNDS. WE'RE PROPOSING TO START TO REDUCE THAT BALANCE BY INCLUDING, RIGHT THIS FUND RESERVE DRAW AS PART OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. OKAY, SO THE START OF THE FIRST YEAR, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD REALISTICALLY COME BACK INTO A HEALTHY FRAMEWORK OVER THREE YEARS. BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, RIGHT, WE'RE SHOWING THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR AT JUST UNDER 800 DAYS, RIGHT? AS OPPOSED TO JUST UNDER A THOUSAND. AND TO DO THAT, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO, RIGHT, IS TO USE THE TOOLS WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO FUND SOME CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC CAPITAL PROJECTS, RIGHT. AND PAD MORE FUNDING TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. I CAN APPRECIATE THE DISCOURSE WE HAD JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO ABOUT A DESIGN INCENTIVE PROGRAM. RIGHT. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE'LL SEE IN THIS BUDGET TO ADD MORE CAPITAL TO THAT POOL AS WE REEVALUATE THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK AND POLICY. RIGHT. FIRST YEAR UNDER THE NEW FRAMEWORK, WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT? WELL, CERTAINLY WE WANT TO INCLUDE IN THAT MORE RESOURCES. OKAY. SO HERE'S A BREAKDOWN PIE CHART. EXCUSE ME. OF THE FIVE FUNDS THAT MAKE UP THE DC BUDGET, RIGHT. IT INCLUDES BEAUTIFICATION, WHICH OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT MANAGES. TRANSFER THE FUNDS.WE'LL TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT. THE GENERAL FUND ADMINISTRATION, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THEN OUR INCENTIVES, WHICH IS ALSO, AGAIN, DEPARTMENT CORE ACTIVITY. SO 50% OF THIS BUDGET WE'RE PROPOSING AVAILABLE FOR INCENTIVES REINVESTMENT, RIGHT PROPERTIES. PART OF OUR STRATEGY TO INFLATE AND LIFT THIS ECONOMY, TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT, RIGHT, TO USE THIS CAPITAL TO LEVERAGE AND ATTRACT MORE. IF WE LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN, THIS IS THE BIGGEST FUND I MENTIONED HERE, 2.5 MILLION. A LOT OF THE FUND BALANCE WE'RE DRAWING NOW CAPITAL AND INCENTIVES. SO HERE, IF WE BREAK DOWN HOW WE'LL SPREAD THE 2.5 MILLION. THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES BUSINESS RETENTION, CAPITAL INVESTMENT INCENTIVE GRANTS DESIGN INCENTIVE PROGRAM. RIGHT. WE'RE STILL PROPOSING TO FUND PUBLIC TRANSIT. THAT'S OUR TRANSIT.
AND THE SPONSORSHIPS HAVE WE BEEN DOING HERE IN THE RECENT HISTORY AND THEN ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, RIGHT. LEVERAGING TARGETED CORRIDORS WITH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. SIGNATURE EVENTS I MENTIONED EARLIER, MISS HANLEY IS HERE. PARKS AND RECREATION, THAT FTE MOVED UNDER THAT ADMINISTRATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. BUT WE STILL FUND THIS AS A CORE COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT QUALITY OF LIFE. THE COMMUNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. RIGHT.
SO HERE'S A BREAKDOWN ON WHAT WE'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO, AGAIN, CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE CHRISTMAS TREE HOLIDAY LIGHTING THE PARK. IT'S THE COST OF BENEFIT SAVING. AND TO RENT THAT EVERY YEAR, AS OPPOSED TO PURCHASING ONE THAT WILL LAST, YOU KNOW, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AND SO THAT'S PROPOSED. WE'RE ALSO HOSTING THE REGIONAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THIS YEAR, RIGHT? THAT ROTATES BETWEEN THE CORE CITIES OF CEDAR HILL, DESOTO, LANCASTER AND DUNCANVILLE. AND SO TO HAVE THE BUDGET AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THAT EVENT, EVEN THOUGH YOU GET A REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE OTHER CITIES, THAT'S REFLECTED. THE
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OTHER FUND. AGAIN, EXCUSE ME, OUR PRIMARY FUND FOR THE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION, AGAIN, JUST SHOWS A BREAKDOWN, BOTH IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE ALLOCATED FOR ADMINISTRATION. SO THAT INCLUDES FIVE FTES, ALTHOUGH WE'VE GOT A FEW VACANCIES MARKETING SOME THINGS. WE'RE DOING OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY. AND THAT'S THE BREAKDOWN QUESTION. SO HOW MANY BODIES CURRENTLY OCCUPY THE FIVE FTES. THREE FULL TIME. BECAUSE WE MOVE THE HALF SALARY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS INTO THE SPECIAL EVENTS FUND. SO OKAY, TERM POSITION. AND WE GOT A VACANT LEADERSHIP POSITION. WE HAVE THREE FULL TIMES AND TWO VACANT POSITIONS. AND WE'RE IN ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANS. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS AS PART OF THIS TRANSITION HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, HISTORICAL LAYOUT OF THE DEPARTMENT. WHAT ARE THE CURRENT NEEDS BASED ON THE CURRENT STRATEGY? SO THAT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION. DON'T KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF HEADCOUNT INCREASES, BUT NONETHELESS, WE GOT THREE CARD WORKING. AND THEN DEVIN STILL LIVES WITH US. SO WE STILL SHE'S STILL PART OF OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR VILLAGE. BUT JUST IN TERMS OF FTE IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATION, THIS FUND. THREE OKAY. I'D BE CURIOUS TO.LOOKING AT THE PAST THREE YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE'RE PROPOSING THESE CELEBRATIONS. DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM. LAST YEAR, NO, THE CURRENT YEAR WE BUDGETED FOR THESE. AND THEN LAST FISCAL YEAR, ACTUAL 24. THIS IS BUDGET 27. SO BUDGET 27. HOW MUCH WE PROPOSE TO FOR THESE FESTIVALS? JUST TO LIST. 26 CURRENT BUDGET YEAR, HOW MANY HAVE WE BUDGETED? AND THEN ACTUAL FISCAL YEAR. 25 HOW MANY HAVE WE BUDGETED? SO SO WE CAN SEE, OKAY, HOW HOW WELL WE'VE DONE PROVIDING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND COME TOGETHER AND THAT SORT OF THING. OKAY. GOT THAT. AND PUT THAT TOGETHER AND, AND THEN OR YOU WANT TO WANT HER TO RECITE FROM MEMORY. I MAY HAVE AN ANSWER COMING UP NOW. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HELLO DC, DC, HOW ARE Y'ALL? GOOD. OKAY. SO, MR. HARVEY, CAN YOU ASK YOUR QUESTION AGAIN? OKAY, SO. I CAN I CAN REMEMBER WHEN ALL THAT THE CITY DID WAS 4TH OF JULY AND CHRISTMAS. THAT'S ALL I CAN REMEMBER. I'M SURE THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE IN THERE SOMEWHERE. AND SO AND SO NOW. WE. HAVE REALLY INVESTED. COMMUNITY EVENTS. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR, FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THAT AND APPRECIATE HOW THE CITY HAS PROGRESSED IN THAT AREA. ABSOLUTELY. SO WHEN I CAME ON BOARD AT THE BEGINNING, OR I WOULD SAY THE VERY TAIL END OF 2024, MY VERY FIRST EVENT ON THE JOB, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PART OF PLANNING IT, BUT ON THE JOB WAS HOLIDAY LIGHTS 2024.
AFTER THAT, I WAS GIVEN THE TASK OF PLANNING A SPRING FESTIVAL BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THE CITIZENS WANTED WAS SOMETHING IN THE SPRING. SO WE HAD AN EVENT AT ALL SEASONS.
SO THAT IS HOW BLOOM FEST CAME TO BE. SO IN 2025, BLOOM FEST WAS PAID FOR OUT OF HOT FUNDS.
SO WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET FOR 2026, WE ADDED BLOOM FEST INTO THAT BUDGET. SO THAT WAY WE HAD
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A SPRING FESTIVAL. LAST YEAR WAS NOT OUR YEAR TO HOST JUNETEENTH. IT WAS OUR YEAR TO HOST HISPANIC HERITAGE. SO WE DID HAVE THE BEST SOUTHWEST HISPANIC HERITAGE EVENT. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAD CHRISTMAS AGAIN IN 2025 DUE TO OUR HISPANIC CULTURE BEING OUR LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC IN DUNCANVILLE, THE CITY STILL WANTED TO HAVE A HISPANIC EVENT, EVEN IF IT WAS NOT OUR YEAR TO HOST THE BEST SOUTHWEST HISPANIC HERITAGE FEST. THAT WAY, IT STILL KEPT US HAVING AN EVENT IN THE SPRING, THE SUMMER, THE FALL, AND THEN THE WINTER.SO FOR 2026, WE HAVE OUR FESTIVAL DE LAS AMÉRICAS, WHICH WILL BE OUR HISPANIC EVENT WHEN WE ARE NOT THE HOST CITY FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE. SO FOR 2027, WE ARE NOT THE HOST CITY. SO THAT IS WHY WE HAVE FESTIVAL DE LAS AMÉRICAS IN THE BUDGET. AND THEN NEXT YEAR WE ARE THE HOST CITY FOR JUNETEENTH, WHICH IS WHY THAT NUMBER, THAT EVENT IS IN THE BUDGET. WE ALSO HAD CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN THIS YEAR, OBVIOUSLY FOR OUR WINTER EVENT. SO THAT IS WHAT KEEPING THOSE CORE FOUR EVENTS. AND THEN JUST EVERY FOUR YEARS ADDING THE JUNETEENTH ONE IS WHAT THAT BUDGET REFLECTS. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT BUDGETS COMMUNICATE TO ME WHEN THEY TELL A STORY. AND SO YOU CAN'T TELL A STORY WITHOUT A PERSPECTIVE. AND SO WHAT I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO, TO SEE IS THE STORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY FESTIVALS IN DUNCANVILLE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, YEAH. DO A BUDGET LANTERN.
YEAH. DO A BUDGET LANDS. BUT THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I'VE, I'VE FOUND THAT BUDGETS WORK WELL WHEN THEY TELL A STORY. ABSOLUTELY. AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING THIS YEAR A LOT HEAVILY WITH KPIS. SO FOR ME, FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, MY KPI IS THE, YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, THE ATTENDEES PER THE COST. SO IDEALLY, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT I CAN GET, IT KIND OF JUSTIFIES THE COST THAT IT IS. EVERY EVENT SO FAR, WE'VE KEPT TO RIGHT AROUND 7 TO $13 PER PERSON, DEPENDING ON THE EVENT, WHICH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE REGIONAL AVERAGE, IS BELOW AVERAGE, BUT WE'RE STILL PROVIDING QUALITY EVENTS. SO I DO SEE THAT AS A WIN OF BEING UNDER, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE AVERAGE, BUT STILL AN EQUAL QUALITY OF EVENTS. WE'RE PROBABLY, AS A COMMUNITY, GETTING USED TO THE FACT OF HAVING MORE OUTLETS TO COME OUT AND PARTY. AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE'RE A LITTLE BEHIND SOME OF OUR PARTNER CITIES. YEAH. WHICH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, OUR REC CENTER IS REALLY DOING GOOD ABOUT STEPPING UP AND KIND OF FILLING IN THOSE SMALLER EVENTS, MORE GUIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS THESE EVENTS NOT ONLY ARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT FOR OUR REGION AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE BEST SOUTHWEST, WORKING WITH THEM A LOT AS THE BEST SOUTHWEST, WE HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNERS IN EACH CITY TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT, HEY, WHAT EVENTS DO YOU HAVE GOING ON? MAKING SURE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE CONFLICTING ONES. THE ONLY REAL CONFLICTING ONE IS JULY 4TH, JUST BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE OUR JULY 4TH, AND THEN DESOTO AND LANCASTER SHARE A JULY 4TH NOW. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE COMPETING, COMPETING WITH THEM. BUT LAST YEAR WE HAD WE BOTH HAD OUR JULY 4TH ON THE SAME DAY, JULY 4TH, AND WE HAD A HIGHER NUMBER THAN WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. WE HAD ALMOST 12,500 ATTENDEES FOR HOURS, AND THEY STILL HAD ABOUT AROUND 8000. SO EVEN WITH IT BEING SO CLOSE IN THE REGION, WE'RE BOTH STILL GETTING LARGE NUMBERS IN OUR COMPETING EVENTS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT. AND ANSWERS MY QUESTION. YEAH, DEVON, ALONG THAT SAME LINE OF QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS IS SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, SOMETIME IN THE NEXT YEAR, WE'D LOVE TO SEE A PRESENTATION JUST ON THE METRICS. YEAH. IN SOME OF THE KPIS OF OUR FESTIVALS, JUST TO KNOW REALLY, YOU KNOW, REALLY HOW IT'S GROWN, HOW IT'S CHANGED, HOW WHAT WE'VE EVOLVED TO, AND EVEN SOME OF THE PLACE OF AI DATA THAT YOU'VE BEEN COLLECTING AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY DRAW. SO JUST WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT'S THE PARKS AND RECREATION. SO RIGHT OFF THE TOP, WE'LL NOTICE THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE 26 ADOPTED BUDGET VERSUS THE 27
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PROPOSED BUDGET. YOU SEE A DRAMATIC HAIRCUT TO SAY THE LEAST. BUT PART OF THAT IS MOST OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS GOING TO BE IN CAPITAL FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. AND SO WHAT'S REPRESENTED IN THIS AMOUNT, AND I PREFACE THAT BY SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST PREVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET TONIGHT. BUT SINCE WE'VE PREPARED THIS AND ENTERED IT, YOU KNOW, MEETING OUR INTERNAL DEADLINES, WE'VE CONTINUED THE CONVERSATION CONCURRENTLY, RIGHT, WITH THE CITY AS THEY'RE ADOPTING THEIR OPERATING BUDGET, YOU KNOW, OF THE GENERAL AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS, SO WHAT'S REPRESENTED IS JUST MOWING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE D, C, D, C, YOU KNOW, IN STRATEGIC PARCELS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, CONTROL WITH THE CITY. IN SOME INSTANCES, THEY ARE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY. IN SOME INSTANCES IT'S THE CORPORATION. BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL THAT'S REPRESENTED. THEY MOVED ALL OF THE OPERATING NOW. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE DRAMATIC DROP OFF. SO I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THAT. RIGHT. BUT ALSO WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR, THE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TARGETED CORRIDORS THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TARGETING FOR INVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT AREN'T NEGLECTED BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF RESOURCES. RIGHT. AND SO BART AND MR. TYLER, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US TO. AND, YOU KNOW, SO YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE, RIGHT, AN INCREASE IN THIS FUND, BUT THIS WILL BE THE CATEGORIES FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT, LIKE YOU SAY, OUR GATEWAY, OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, BRING DEVELOPERS TO TOWN, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVIZE OTHER INVESTMENT TO THEIR PROPERTY. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS AND, YOU KNOW, PUBLICLY MAINTAINED SPACES. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TO STILL NOT UNDERMINE THE GOOD THING WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH INVESTMENT BY, YOU KNOW, HAVING, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, ADVERSE OPINION IN PLACE OF ARRIVAL BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S MAINTAINED. SO THE 86,805 REPRESENTS RESOURCES FOR. YEAH. AND SO I'M GOING TO HAPPILY INTRODUCE. SO MR. BARR STEVENSON, I BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE. AND IF MR. AGEE IS NOT BEHIND ME, IT'S BECAUSE HE'S OVER AT KEEP DUNCANVILLE BEAUTIFUL'S BOARD. AND SO THEY'LL WORK WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS AGAIN, JUST BASED ON THEIR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES AND TASKS. AND SO THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT WAS ENTERED THAT WE'RE PRESENTING, BUT I THINK IT JUST REPRESENTS THE MOWING OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEY DO THAT FOR THE CORPORATION LIKE PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN. SO THEY MAKE SURE THEY'RE MOWED AND WEEDED TREES, WHATEVER IS NEEDED. THAT'S WHAT THIS FUNDING REPRESENTS. BUT HISTORICALLY IT ALSO HAS INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, SOME COMMON AREA LIKE THINK MAIN STATION, THINK COMMONS, THAT HISTORIC DISTRICT, THINK SOME OF YOU KNOW, YOUR GATEWAY MEDIANS AND PLACES LIKE THAT. IT'S ALSO INCLUDED THAT AS PART OF THE BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM, PLANTINGS, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, SEASONAL AND SPRING PLANTINGS. AND SO THE CONVERSATION IS LIKE, HEY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, AND I THINK THE BOARD WILL LIKELY CONCUR THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT STEWARDSHIP STILL IS PLANNED AS PART OF THIS, YOU KNOW, FISCALLY TIGHT BUDGET THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO PROPOSE, UNDERSTANDABLY. OKAY. OKAY. SO MISS ABNEY IS GOING TO FOLLOW ME WITH A QUESTION, BUT RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM BART. GOOD EVENING. BART STEVENSON, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. MARLON IS CORRECT IN THAT WE ARE THE THE FUNGUS HERE. THE 86,805 IS REALLY TARGETED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF JUST THE D, CEDC OWNED LOTS AND AREAS. THE LARGE PORTION THERE THAT WE MOVED OVER INTO THE GENERAL FUND, REALLY THE LION'S SHARE. THAT WAS THAT FOR THE MOWING OF I-20 AND HIGHWAY 67. IN FACT, PROBABLY 80 TO 90% OF THAT COST THAT HAS BEEN MOVED OVER TO THE GENERAL FUND MAKES UP THAT DIFFERENCE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION. WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, AND THEN I'LL YIELD MY TIME TO MISS ABNEY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I LIKE MOVING THAT PARTICULAR INITIATIVE, THAT PARTICULAR INITIATIVE BEING THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN MAINTENANCE AND THAT SORT OF THING TO THE TO THE GENERAL FUND, BECAUSE I GUESS IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO ME. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS I DON'T HAVE TO BALANCE THAT BUDGET. SO[01:35:11]
I'LL BE INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW THAT WORKS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY. I'LL JUST BE AN INTERESTED BYSTANDER BECAUSE I'M NOT ON COUNCIL. YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS AS AS MR. JACKSON AND MISS ODIE WOULD PROBABLY ATTEST TO BEHIND ME. YEAH, I, I, YEAH, I SEE THEM, I SEE THEM AND THEY AND, AND, AND THEY SEEM TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE BEDRAGGLED OR PUTTING IN 24 HOURS TRYING TO BALANCE THIS THING. BUT YEAH, IT'S COMING.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL WE'LL, WE'LL SEE. SO I'M GONNA TURN MY TIME OVER TO MISS ABNEY. SHE HAS A QUESTION. WELL, I THINK YOU SAID WHAT I WAS THINKING. BUT ALSO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
SO LAST YEAR WE HAD THE 315 600 FOR THAT WE BUDGETED AND IT WAS. NOT JUST DCEDC OWNED PROPERTY.
IT WAS INCLUDE I-20, HIGHWAY 67, MEDIANS AND RIGHTS OF WAY ENTRYWAYS AND FLOWER CHANGE OUTS AS WELL. AND WE WERE SOLD ON WHY IT WAS IN THIS BUDGET. SO, SO NOW WE'RE JUST WHAT ABOUT THE AND CDB WAS THE OTHER ONE. YES. RIGHT. SO WHAT ABOUT THE CDB THAT WAS DESIGNATED OVER THE GENERAL FUND CURRENTLY. OH OKAY. THAT'S THE PLAN. KEYWORD PLAN. ALRIGHT. WE'LL WE'LL BE WATCHING. IS THAT YOUR QUESTION. YES IT IS. JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE. ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. STAY STAY CLOSE. DON'T DON'T RUN AWAY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY BEFORE WE EXCUSE ME BEFORE WE EXCUSE BART. SO WE HAVE A WEEKLY LIKE, PLACEHOLDER SESSION WITH BART AND HIS TEAM AND OUR STAFF JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TRACKING DIFFERENT THINGS AND A CHANCE TO COLLABORATE IDEAS. AND THE LAST TIME WE TALKED, HE MENTIONED THE PARKS BOARDS, EXPRESSED INTEREST IN A FUTURE JOINT MEETING WITH THIS GROUP TO JUST TALK ABOUT STRATEGIES. AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. THAT'S IN THE PACKET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE HE MADE THE REQUEST. YOU KNOW, US BOTH STAFF LIAISONS. AND SO THAT WAY, IF YOU RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, CITY SECRETARY, OUR TEAM, IT'S IT'S BASED ON THAT REQUEST OR THAT OVERTURE. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. AND THIS WILL BE OUR LAST ONE, RIGHT. AND SO WE'LL START WITH PARKS, RIGHT? THE PORTION OF THE 840 ZERO ZERO $0 PROPOSED AS WHAT WE REFER TO THE LABEL FOR THIS FUND. ONE OF THE FIVE IN OUR IN OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGET IS TRANSFERS RIGHT TO GENERAL OR OTHER FUNDS OR LINE ITEMS. RIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIAL EXCUSE ME, PARKS AND RECREATION. INDIRECT COSTS. RIGHT. THE EXPENSE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT REPRESENTS FOR THE CITY. THEY PROVIDE HR SERVICES, PAYROLL WITH THEIR COPIERS, WE LIVE IN THE BUILDING, ETCETERA. BUT AS IT RELATES TO PARKS AND RECREATION, RIGHT. SO FOR THE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, A PROPOSAL OF $600,000 IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS CATEGORIES OR EXCUSE ME, PROJECT CATEGORIES, EXPANSION OF THE RECREATION CENTER, NAMELY IN THE FITNESS AND EQUIPMENT, AND THEN ARMSTRONG PARK, SOME IMPROVEMENTS, RIGHT TO SUPPLEMENT OUR PROGRAM OF SIGNATURE EVENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE AMENITY OF ARMSTRONG PARK, ALONG WITH KINGSVILLE AND THE SPLASH PAD. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S OLD LIKE US, AND SO IT'S IN NEED OF SOME IMPROVEMENT. SO THAT'S WHAT'S INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS PARTICULAR FUND ITEM. ANOTHER PLACEHOLDER NOTE, NOT INCLUDING AN AMOUNT. IF WE LOOK BACKWARDS TO LAST YEAR IN THIS FUND, WE ALSO HAD A TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND UNDER THE CATEGORY OF SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY OR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, YOU KNOW, TARGETING SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, WHETHER THAT BE 67 I-20. AND SO WE HAVE OUR INTERNAL TRACKING DEADLINES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE ASSISTANT CHIEF BIRD THIS MORNING. THEY'RE PREPARING TO BE BEFORE YOU, AND THEIR REQUEST WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE JUNE 22ND MEETING WHEN WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO GO OVER THIS BUDGET AGAIN. AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE IT WILL LIVE. THIS IS WHERE IT WILL APPEAR. IT WILL BE IN THE
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NEIGHBORHOOD, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, OF WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. BUT NONETHELESS, WE DIDN'T WANT TO PRESENT A NUMBER AND MISREPRESENT WHAT IT WAS, WHAT THE AMOUNT WAS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THAT. AND SO THAT'LL BE AN EXAMPLE OF A DIFFERENCE IN THE MOVEMENT FOR THIS FUND. OKAY. AND THEN I THINK THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE WHERE WE THIS IS A CONTINUATION DISCUSSION WE HAD JUST AS THE FIRST WORKSHOP BEFORE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT ANY NUMBERS AND FUN DETAIL WAS JUST ALL OF THIS IS BASED ON LIKE THESE CATEGORIES OF, OF TALKING POINTS OR REFERENCE POINTS AND STRATEGY. AS PART OF OUR WORK PLAN FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, NAMELY, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN CORRIDORS THAT ARE IN NEED OF INVESTMENT, WHETHER IT'S THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTED OR THE CORRIDOR THAT LEADS TO IT. RIGHT. AND THEN THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE CORRIDOR OF THE BLOCK. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PIECE, THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, THE CELEBRATION AND CULTURE ENRICHMENT. SO ALL THESE THINGS LIVE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF LAND USES, BUT WE BRING THE ECONOMIC STEWARDSHIP. AND SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS PRESENTED JUST WITH THOSE NOTES. THAT WILL CHANGE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET AND GO OVER IT. SO DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE ENGAGEMENT AND YOUR ATTENTION AND WE'RE HAPPY TO STAND FOR MORE QUESTION DELIBERATION. IF THERE IF THERE IS ANY, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER SLIDE, PLEASE? ONE MORE BAG. WAS THERE A I KNOW THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY. WAS THERE GOING TO BE A FIGHT, A REQUEST FROM THE FIRE? NO. SO IN THIS CURRENT THIS CURRENT BUDGET, WE WE APPROVED THE GRANT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. WAS IT GRANT. OKAY. YEAH. UNDER THAT TOOLKIT, THAT TOOL. THANK YOU. GRANT. YEP. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. IT'S A SMALL NUANCE, BUT I'M A LITTLE BIT SLOW. SO CAN YOU DO ME ONE FAVOR ON THESE SLIDES? BECAUSE SOMETIMES IN THE PRESENTATION ON THE FISCAL YEARS. YEAH. IT'S ABBREVIATED. YOU JUST SHOW LIKE FISCAL YEAR 26. SO YOU SAY 2526. YEAH, JUST I CAN CORRELATE THE NUMBERS TO THE RIGHT FISCAL YEAR. KEEP THAT CONSISTENT. YEAH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK. MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. GOLF.THANK YOU, MR. GOLF. VERY GOOD PRESENTATION. IT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM NINE. OTHER
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BUSINESS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS, DO WE? OKAY THEN. NUMBER TEN EXECUTIVE[10. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS DEVELOPMENT CODE, THE DC SDC SHALL CONVENE INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTION. SECTION 551.0872 DASH DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. THANK YOU. OH YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU TO. YES.THANK YOU, MISS LANE, FOR OPENING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 746 BUSINESS. GO BACK. YEAH, I GOTTA READ THE WHOLE THING. I THINK ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, I GOTTA READ. OKAY. YOU GOTTA HELP ME NOW. YES, SIR. THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.072 AND 551.087 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER CHAPTER 505 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTIES LOCATED EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET, NORTH OF DANIEL DALE ROAD, WEST OF COCKRELL HILL ROAD AND SOUTH OF WEST REDBIRD LANE, AND TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING SUCH PROPERTY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS OPEN AT CALLING THE
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MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 821, AND THERE WAS NO ACTION REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND SO WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 821 IN THE EVENING, GO HOME,* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.