* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA CALL [Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present: ] THE ORDER OF THE BOARD MEETING OF THE AUBREY MDD. I'M GOING TO, UH, DETERMINE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT. HOLLY DREW. HERE. TIM HYMAN. HERE. AARON BOGAR. HERE. BROOKS STOY. HERE. BRENDA BLACKBURN HERE. AND TODD DAVIS HERE. UM, AARON, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN A PRAYER? YES. WE'LL STAND STAND AND LEAD US IN A PRAYER. ALRIGHT, LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUNSHINE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL HOLIDAY THAT WE JUST CELEBRATED, FREEDOM OF OUR NATION. UH, PLEASE BE WITH US THIS EVENING AS WE, UM, MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF, UM, AUBREY RESIDENTS. AND JUST GIVE US, UM, DIRECTION AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. YEAH. ALRIGHT. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. P ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION COME GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG OF P ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE. AND INDIVISIBLE COMMUNITY [ Community Announcements] ANNOUNCEMENTS. SUMMER MUSIC SERIES IS HAPPENING. THIS, NO, NEXT SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 19TH IN VETERANS PARK. WE HAVE A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON. NEXT WEEK, JULY 16TH AT 11:00 AM AT THE OB, THE CITY OF AUBREY. OH, THE CITY OF AUBREY CITY MANAGER IS SPEAKING THE MAIN STREET MOTOR FEST IN DOWNTOWN AUBREY IS GONNA BE HAPPENING SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO CITIZEN INPUT. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? I WOULD SAY NO. CONSENT [Consent Items] AGENDA ITEMS, UM, IS APPROVED MINUTES OF THE JUNE 16TH, 2025 MEETING AND APPROVE THE MAY, 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, OR DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. I SECOND THE MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY TIM, A SECOND BY TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CONSENT. AGENDA PASSES, SIX TO ZERO. NEW BUSINESS. [New Business] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON PROPOSED MDD 20 25, 20 20, 26 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED BY TO CITY COUNCIL. UM, CHRISTINE IS GOING TO PRESENT THAT FOR US. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, BAILEY, FOR GETTING THAT UP THERE. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH IT AND THEN WE CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I'M GONNA GO THROUGH EACH AREA OR LINE THAT HAS A CHANGE AND JUST KIND OF, UH, LET Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT WAS. YOU ALL RECEIVED SOME BACKUP OF THE DETAIL BUDGET. IF YOU WANNA PULL THAT UP ON YOUR SCREEN AS WE GO, UM, THAT MIGHT HELP Y'ALL, BUT JUST WANTED TO GET THROUGH IT FIRST AND THEN I, I THINK THERE'LL BE SOME QUESTIONS IF I HAVEN'T ANSWERED SOME OF THAT. SO. OKAY. UM, SO JUST A REMINDER, THE ESTIMATED INCOME IS BASED OFF THE AVERAGE SALES TAX, RENT AND INTEREST INCOME THAT WE ANTICIPATE FOR, UM, 25 26. OUR EXISTING LINE ITEMS AND ANNUAL COST ESTIMATES ARE FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. UM, WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA INCREASE OR DECREASE ARE IN THIS PROPOSAL. AND OUR NEW LINE ITEMS PROPOSED ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, FOR BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR TARGET INDUSTRIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOAN PAYMENTS. SO OVERALL, OUR BUDGET, PROJECTED PROJECTED INCOME IS $1,284,020. PROJECTED EXPENSES IS 1 MILLION 212, 670 $5. AND REVENUE OVER AND UNDER EXPENDITURES OVER IS GONNA BE ABOUT $71,345. IF WE STAY ON TRACK WITH OUR EXPENSES AND IF WE HAVE THE INCOME, WE ANTICIPATE WE WERE VERY CONSERVATIVE ON THAT INCOME ESTIMATE, BY THE WAY. UH, WE DID HAVE SOME LARGER AUDIT COLLECTIONS THIS YEAR. WE DID NOT COUNT THAT IN NEXT YEAR'S INCOME. SO IF THAT KIND OF LOOKED DIFFERENT TO Y'ALL, THAT WOULD BE WHY. WE WANNA BE VERY CONSERVATIVE WITH THAT. 'CAUSE SOME OF THOSE AUDITS ONLY HAPPEN ONCE AND ONCE IT'S FIXED, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET SMALLER AMOUNTS FROM THAT PARTICULAR VENDOR. SO THE DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR THE AUBREY MDD FOR 25 26, WE TOOK THESE [00:05:01] GOALS BASED OFF OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. UM, HOLLY AND I MET AND WE, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR IN THIS YEAR, AND THEN THESE GOALS FOR THE BUDGET. NOW, THESE GOALS CAN EVOLVE. YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS GOALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANNA SUGGEST FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM FOR GOAL, BY ALL MEANS YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THIS IS NOT A SET WORK PLAN, BUT THIS IS THE BUDGET GOAL FOR THIS PROPOSAL. SO STARTING A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WAS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS WOULD HELP EDUCATE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS IN TARGETED INDUSTRIES, CONTINUE TO FOSTER BUSINESS GROWTH AND EDUCATE BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS IN AUBREY AND PROVIDE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS COLLABORATION AND BUILD OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. MARKETING WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT AUBREY DOING ONLINE MARKETING PROMOTIONS, AS WELL AS ADVERTISING TRADE SHOWS, PROMOTE AUBREY, UM, AND TARGET SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES AND RETAIL MARKETS AS WE IDENTIFIED IN OUR PLAN AND PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE EXISTING MDD AND LOCAL BUSINESS PROPERTIES THROUGH OUR GRANTS, THROUGH OUR FUNDS. UM, WE'LL DEVELOP FUTURE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND DOWNTOWN AUBREY AND AUBREY COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS THROUGH SOME OF OUR, UM, ACQUISITIONS AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING SO FAR. THAT WAS ONE OF OUR BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM. WERE THOSE, UM, ACQUISITIONS AND SOME OTHER PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION THAT WE KICKED OFF. SO WE'LL JUST TAKE THESE TO THE NEXT LEVEL FEASIBILITY STUDIES. WE WANT TO INITIATE, UM, CURRENT DATA AND, UH, STUDIES FOR CURRENT DATA AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS, UH, FOR THOSE TARGET INDUSTRIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN. AND WE WANT TO MARKET AUBREY AS A PLACE FOR BUSINESS SHOULD THOSE, UH, SHOULD THE DATA COME BACK AND SHOW THAT WE ARE A GREAT FIT FOR THAT MARKET. SO THESE WOULD INCLUDE HOSPITALITY FACILITIES, INDOOR SPORTS, LEISURE FACILITIES, AND OR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. SO WE ARE NOT TIED TO ONE FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE CAN TAKE THESE, WE CAN TALK WITH OUR CONSULTANT CATALYST GROUP. WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES WE THINK WILL MAKE SENSE THIS YEAR FOR SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW, UM, WILL BE COMING UP OR THAT WE HAVE GOING AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR MARKETING AND TARGETING THOSE. SO WE HAVE PROPOSED LINE ITEM INCREASES AND YOU'LL SEE SOME DECREASES. AND THE NEW LINE ITEMS, AND I'M JUST GONNA GO THROUGH THESE MAJOR ONES AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST LET ME KNOW. SO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL TRAVEL AND TRAINING, UM, SECTION FOR THE BUDGET IS AN INCREASE OF $4,850, ALL PENDING ESTIMATED INCREASES FOR THE COST OF INSURANCE TAXES AND A PENDING COLA, UM, WHICH IS TO BE DECIDED. AND THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL DECIDE THOSE LATER. BUT SHOULD THAT BE DECIDED, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TOOK THOSE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE ESTIMATES. SO AGAIN, BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE, TAKE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE EXPENSES IT COULD CHANGE AND THEY'LL, WE'LL COME BACK AND REPORT THAT. UTILITIES, UH, THOSE INCREASED BY ABOUT 26 $2,650 FOR ESTIMATED UTILITY COSTS FOR MDD PROPERTIES. OUR CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCREASED BY $10,000. THAT WOULD HANDLE THE PROPOSAL FOR A FACILITATOR TO RUN THE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. AND, UH, YOU SAW THAT PROPOSAL IN YOUR PACKET. AND THEN OUR MAPS WE'RE DECREASING THAT BECAUSE, WE'LL, WHEN WE DO OUR NEW WEBSITE, WE'LL HAVE A STORY MAP INTEGRATED THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF OUR WEBSITE. SO WE WON'T HAVE TO PAY A SEPARATE COMPANY TO DO A MAP. SPECIAL SERVICES DECREASED THIS AMOUNT BY 1500 JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE SERVICES, UM, THAT TYPICALLY WOULD FALL IN THAT LINE ITEM ARE GONNA BE PROVIDED IN OUR CONTRACT. AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PRINTING, INCREASE THAT BY A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ADDITIONAL PRINT BROCHURES AND INFORMATION MATERIALS AS WE CONTINUE TO GO TO MORE SHOWS OR, UH, AND THAT SORT OF ACTIVITY. AND ALSO AS WE VISIT MORE BUSINESSES AND WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO 'EM FOR PRINTED MATERIALS, DUES AND MEMBERSHIP, WE INCREASE THIS BY ABOUT A THOUSAND JUST FOR POTENTIAL ANNUAL RATE INCREASES. SOME OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS AND AND TRADE SHOWS ARE HAVING TO INCREASE THEIR MEMBERSHIPS TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTIONAL DECREASED THAT BY 13,800 DUE TO NOT ANY MAJOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. AS YOU RECALL THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAD ALL THE SURFACE PROS WE PURCHASED AND WE HAD A LOT IN TECHNOLOGY. UM, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING DECREASED THAT BY 2,475. BASICALLY TOOK THAT BASED OFF OF OUR NEEDS AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING FOR ADS, WEBSITE AND DIGITAL PROMOTION COSTS. UH, WE HAVE NOT, YOU KNOW, REALLY GONE UP TO THAT FULL 27 THAT WE BUDGETED THIS YEAR. SO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. DECREASE FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AGAIN, MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS A NEW ITEM WE ESTIMATE, AGAIN, THESE QUOTES WILL COME BACK AND WE WOULD BE DOING OUR RFPS FOR [00:10:01] FEASIBILITY STUDIES, BUT YOU CAN SPEND UP TO 150,000 ON ONE STUDY OR YOU CAN DO TWO OR THREE STUDIES. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO STUDY AND COVER. SO A LOT OF THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED THROUGH THE YEAR IF WE FIND, HEY, WE'VE REALLY GOTTA DO A MORE THOROUGH STUDY AND Y'ALL CAN COME BACK TO YOUR BUDGET AND REVIEW THINGS. BUT JUST SO FOR NOW WE FEEL LIKE 150,000 IS A REASONABLE REQUEST FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE FOR THOSE INDUSTRIES. I MENTIONED PRIOR DEBT SERVICE. THIS IS THE NEW LOAN ITEM. UH, ONCE EVERYTHING SETTLES ON THAT, WE'LL HAVE OUR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOAN, UM, TO PAY. SO TOTAL FOR THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND INTEREST WOULD BE 179,926 A YEAR. UM, AND SO WE, WE COUNTED FOR THAT GRANT MATCH INCREASED THAT FROM 150,000 TO 200,000. UM, SO TECHNICALLY THE INCREASE, THIS SAYS 200, I NEED TO CHANGE THAT TO 50,000. UH, SO 50,000 MORE THIS YEAR BASED ON THE ACTIVITY THAT WE ARE SEEING AND MORE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION. I ALREADY HAVE TWO OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE REACHED OUT ONE INFORMATION ON GRANTS. SO, UM, JUST AS WE GO, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THOSE REQUESTS, BUT I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR NEXT YEAR. ECONOMIC INCENTIVES. WE DECREASE THAT AMOUNT, UH, BY $50,000 FOR POTENTIAL, UM, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN 20 25, 26. AGAIN, AS PROJECTS COME UP, DEVELOPERS COME IN, COMMERCIAL PROJECT MAY COME UP. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SUITED FOR OUR TARGET INDUSTRIES, YOU ALL MAY WANT TO ENTER A PUBLIC PRIVATE AGREEMENT TO INCENTIVIZE THAT PARTICULAR BUSINESS. SO WANT TO LEAVE SOME MONEY IN THAT LINE ITEM. UM, AND THEN MUNICIPAL PROJECTS, WE INCREASE THIS AMOUNT BY 25,000, UH, FOR POTENTIAL CONCEPT PLANS FOR NEW PROJECTS OR EXISTING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. SO AGAIN, IF THERE IS A CONCEPT PLAN THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FOR, UM, A PARTICULAR PARK AREA OR SOMEWHERE IN THE BUS IN A BUSINESS DISTRICT, IF WE WANT TO ENHANCE SOME KIND OF MAYBE A PARKING LOT OR SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, WE JUST DID THE FARMER'S MARKET CONCEPT PLAN. SO IF THERE WAS ANOTHER IDEAL PLAN OUT THERE, WE WOULD HAVE SOME FUNDING FOR IT COULD BE SOMETHING EVEN FOR OUR OWN PROPERTIES AS WELL. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES AND THE AMOUNTS, UM, THAT THEY CHANGE BY. SO WITH JUST THAT ONE GRANT MATCH CORRECTION, I DID WANT TO MAKE THAT NOTE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING Y'ALL READ OR RECEIVED, CHRISTINE? JUST 'CAUSE UH, IT'S A LOT OF, I GUESS NOT MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH BUDGET, BUT UM, WHAT DOES THE AMENDMENT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? SO WHEN WE DO HAVE THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS OR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT DOES THE AMENDMENT PROCESS LOOK LIKE SO WE KNOW SURE. HOW LONG IT TAKES AND, AND THAT SORT OF THING. IF YOUR BUDGET LOOKS LIKE IT'S, SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE PURCHASED PROPERTY EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WE USED OUR RESERVES TO PURCHASE IT INSTEAD OF OUR BUDGET, WE HAD TO GO IN AND DO AN AMENDMENT FOR THAT MONEY TO BE PUT INTO THE BUDGET AND APPROVED AND FOR IT FOR AN APPROVAL TO BE, FOR IT TO BE SPENT. IF YOUR BUDGET IS NOT, IF, IF THE ITEM IS NOT OVER BUDGET, UH, AND YOU'RE IN SAY ONE SECTION, YOU'RE NOT OVER BUDGET OVER HERE, YOU'RE UNDER, AS LONG AS YOUR BOTTOM LINE DOESN'T CHANGE, SOME OF THAT'S EASIER TO ADJUST. YOU ALSO DO A MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENT. WE DO THAT USUALLY MARCH, APRIL, WE'LL BRING BACK TO YOU A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. WE'LL SAY, OKAY, HERE'S WHERE YOU ARE SO FAR THIS YEAR, HERE'S WHERE WE'RE RECOMMENDING WE GO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. SO AT THAT TIME, WE'LL DO ONE AUTOMATICALLY, BUT, UM, IF A SPECIAL PROJECT COMES UP OR A BIG INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU ALL FEEL IS REALLY GONNA BE GREAT FOR AUBREY, YOU ALL CAN CERTAINLY GO AND MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE YOUR BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO IT CAN BE DONE ANYTIME AND FAIRLY QUICKLY AS LONG AS THERE'S A COUNCIL MEETING COMING UP, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM . LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH THE MM-HMM . YEAH. MM-HMM . AND SAME THING. SO, UM, WITHIN A MONTH FOR SURE. YES. SO AS LONG AS WE CAN GET IT IN THOSE MEETINGS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY EXTRA MEETINGS, UM, YOU KNOW, PER STATE STATUTE OR ANYTHING, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO TO COUNCIL ANYTIME YOU HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR A LARGER EXPENSE, UH, WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES, SINCE THEORETICALLY IT MAY BE BENEFITING THE WHOLE CITY, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE COUNCIL? I MEAN, WILL THEY BE DOING OTHER FEASIBILITY STUDIES AS WELL? AND IS, ARE THERE SOME THAT MAYBE WE CAN [00:15:01] DECIDE WE SHOULD ALL DO TOGETHER OR SOMETHING? OR, OR HOW WOULD THAT WORK? AT THIS TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE ANY FEASIBILITY STUDIES PLANNED. I DO THINK WE WOULD BE THE ENTITY THAT WOULD HELP FUND FEASIBILITY STUDIES JUST BY NATURE OF OUR EXISTENCE AND PURPOSE. SO I THINK IF WE FIND THAT WE WANT TO DO A BIGGER STUDY AND IT IS GONNA TAKE MORE THAN THIS LINE ITEM, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO TO COUNCIL AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE EITHER WANNA INCREASE THAT BUDGET LINE OR WOULD YOU ALL WANT TO PARTNER? IS THERE A CERTAIN INDUSTRY, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE, OUR JOB IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING, A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THEM, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD BE ALSO USING. SO, OKAY. YEAH. AND I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE CAN TALK, TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ABOUT THAT. CAN WE? NO, WELL, YOUR BUDGET WE HAVE, WE'RE HAVING TONIGHT, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BUDGET DISCUSSION HERE. SO, UM, THE, THIS IS, BUT THE, AGAIN, ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL WANT TO PROPOSE OR CHANGE WE CAN DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES UP AND WE FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING NECESSARY TO TAKE FORWARD TO COUNSEL AND ASK FOR EITHER PARTNERING ON IT OR ALLOWING US TO USE OUR FUNDS FOR THAT, THAT IS ALWAYS ALLOWABLE. AND OUR ATTORNEY WILL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, RIGHT? ? SO FAR? SHE'S NODDING YES. . SO, UM, IT, IT SEEMS A LITTLE UNUSUAL JUST BECAUSE, UM, IN CITY BUDGETS IT'S DIFFERENT. THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE, UH, STRICT ON THEIR BUDGET AND THEIR PROCESSES, BUT WE ARE ALLOWED SOME OF THAT FLEXIBILITY. SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT OR IS THERE ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. OH, SORRY. BY THE WAY, THIS WILL GO TO COUNSEL ON JULY 24TH, UM, FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT YOUR BUDGET GETS ROLLED INTO THE COUNCIL'S OVERALL. I MEAN, LIKE ALL THAT'S GONNA GET APPROVED, FINALIZED ONCE, UH, THEY DO THEIR FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION LATE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER. YES. USUALLY THEY SHOOT FOR LATE AUGUST, SO THAT'S, BUT THEY DO HAVE TO HEAR A PRESENTATION ON OURS. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED MDD 20 25, 20 26 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE JULY 24TH MEETING? SO MOVED. MOTION BY TODD OR SECOND I, SECOND BY BRENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. ITEM PASSES SIX TO ZERO. MOVING [ Staff Report] ON TO THE STAFF REPORT. CHRISTINE WILL TALK ABOUT THE JUNE STAFF REPORT HIGHLIGHTS. OKAY, SO, UM, OH, WHY ISN'T IT CHANGING? WHAT DID I DO? BAILEY , THANK YOU. UM, SO YOU ALL RECEIVED YOUR STAFF REPORT, UH, ACTIVITY REPORT. SO I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. UM, I DID CHECK OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOW UP TO 1,200 PLUS FOLLOWERS, WHICH IS GREAT. UM, I THINK THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE AROUND 900, 900 OR SO. UM, SO WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE FOLLOWERS. UM, WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE MORE LAND BECOME, UH, AVAILABLE FOR SALES. SO I'VE JUST, WHEN I CAN I GET ON AND UPDATE THESE SITES, UM, SOMETIMES I WAIT FOR BROKERS TO SEND ME THEIR INFORMATION. SO IF YOU ALL SEE A SITE THAT I SHOULD LIST, UM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. SOMETIMES I DON'T GET ON ALL THE BACK ROADS , BUT, UM, UH, IF YOU, IF YOU COME ACROSS THAT INFORMATION, FEEL FREE TO SEND THAT TO ME. AND ALSO, UM, WE, WE DID HAVE A NORMAL, I WOULD SAY NORMAL. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR GROSS, UH, AUDIT COLLECTIONS. WE JUST HAD A SMALLER ONE. SO OUR MONTHLY PAYMENT RECEIVED IN JO IN JUNE WAS KIND OF BACK TO OUR AVERAGE, WHICH IS GOOD. AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT, BUT I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW AND REMIND YOU, I WILL BE OUT AT TRAINING NEXT WEEK IN COLLEGE STATION AT THE TEXAS A AND M, UM, TEAKS FACILITY FOR THE LAST SET OF CLASSES THAT I HAVE TO TAKE FOR MY CERTIFICATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOP TEXAS CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPER. AND THEN I RETURN AND I WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE ON VACATION FOR A WEEK. SO, UM, I HAVE SPOKEN TO HOLLY AND TIM AND EITHER OR WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRESENT THE BUDGET TO COUNCIL. SO, UM, I'LL PREPARE EVERYTHING THEY NEED FOR PRESENTING THAT [00:20:01] AND MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TO DO. UM, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING THAT. UH, IT JUST, THE TIMING WORKED OUT. I REALLY PROB I DID NOT PLAN THAT . UM, AND SO ALSO WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO THE SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS ALLIANCE BUSINESS EXPO. UH, IT'S UH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH IN FRISCO AT A HOTEL AND DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE YET, BUT, UH, THERE IS A BOOTH THEY'VE OFFERED US FOR THE AY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE ASKING OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES IN THE AREA. SO I WILL GO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND WITH ME. UM, THEY ARE TRYING TO JUST BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRINGING BUSINESS TO THIS AREA AND, UM, JUST NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY AND JUST A CHANCE FOR CITIES TO MEET SOME OF THESE BUSINESS OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS. SO, UM, I WILL LET Y'ALL KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN I HAVE SOME, UM, TIMES FIRMED UP. AND ALSO WE HAVE, UM, LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS NOW. NOPE, STILL NOT WORKING. WHAT IS GOING ON? OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, WE DID GET SOME OF OUR LANDSCAPE ON JUST THE, UNDER THE MURAL, DONE THE ROCK AREA UNDER IT LOOKS REALLY NICE. THEY WILL COME BACK AND, UM, DO THE OTHER SIDE AND THE MUSEUM SIDE. UM, PROBABLY LATE JULY, EARLY AUGUST. UM, WE WANT TO, WE HAD TO LOOK AT A FEW THINGS BEFORE WE DID ANY OF THE GRADING FOR THE CRUSH GRANITE. SO, UM, THEY'RE ALSO VOLUNTEERING SOME OF THEIR TIME, SO WE WANT TO KIND OF, WE'RE KIND OF ON THEIR SCHEDULE, WHICH IS AWESOME THAT THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING SOME OF THEIR TIME. UM, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT, BUT AS IT COMES TOGETHER, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. UM, WE HAVE SOME JUST BASIC BUILDING MAINTENANCE REPAIR STUFF. THE HVAC SYSTEM MIGHT, MIGHT NEED A NEW LIFE, UM, GIVEN TO IT . SO IF IT LASTS THROUGH AUGUST AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE HAPPY. AND SO, UM, I THINK I MAY BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW, SO FAR, SO GOOD. AND, UH, IT'S JUST AN OLD SYSTEM AND I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER BEEN REPLACED. SO WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT IN THE CHAMBER. MDD BUILDING AND THEN OUR WEBSITE PLATFORM, WE WILL BE MAKING THOSE UPDATES. UH, AND SHE'LL BE TRANSFERRING OVER TO THE NEW SITE. WHAT I DO NEED FROM Y'ALL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IS IF YOU SEE A SITE, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITE THAT YOU LIKE, SEND ME A LINK. UM, SHE'S ALSO GOING TO SEND US SOME LINKS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT FOR EXAMPLES OF SITES THAT, UH, WE MIGHT WANNA CONSIDER SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME INPUT FOR THAT SITE DESIGN. UM, AND SHE WILL WORK ON THAT. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT UP AND DONE BY SEPTEMBER, END OF SEPTEMBER. AND SO, UM, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOMETHING OUT THERE YOU LIKE OR YOU THINK REALLY WORKS, SO JUST PLEASE LET ME KNOW, UM, SO I CAN GET THAT OVER TO HER. AND THEN WHEN SHE DOES HAVE THE SITE UP, JUST A REMINDER, WE'LL HAVE A WAY WE CAN GO BACK ON A BACK END AND TEST IT AND LOOK THROUGH IT AND MAKE SURE THERE'S EVERYTHING'S WORKING OR, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE GO LIVE. AND AS FAR AS THE GRANT PROJECTS, UH, WE, THE 3 77 CAR WASH, IF YOU'VE NOTICED, A LOT OF THAT'S FINISHED. UM, I'M SURE THE RAIN HAS NOT HELPED WITH GETTING THAT MONUMENT SIGN FINISHED, BUT THAT WILL BE FINISHED SOON. UM, AND SO WE DID TAKE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR OTHER GRANT RECIPIENT DOSE MESS CLASS SLAP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. UM, AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO GIVE US SOME PHOTOS AND WE'LL DO A FACEBOOK POST ON THAT. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE, UM, SOME OTHER INQUIRIES I'VE HAD FOR GRANT PROJECTS. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD GET THEM IN BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT, UM, JUST SOME BUSINESSES ALONG 3 77 THAT ARE INTERESTED IN FACADE, ESPECIALLY FACADE AND SOME INTERIOR, WHICH IS GOOD. SO, UM, EVERYBODY'S KIND OF PREPARING FOR THAT GROWTH THEY'RE SEEING HERE IN THE MOVE, NEW RESIDENTS AND ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING ON THAT CORRIDOR. SO GOOD TO KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE, UM, UTILIZING THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE OFFER. AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES AS FAR AS ANY OTHER PROJECTS UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING I'M MISSING THAT YOU ALL WANT TO ASK ME ABOUT. I THINK IT'S ON AGENDA THOUGH, THE, UM, FARMER'S MARKET PLANS. WELL THAT WAS LAST MONTH. I MENTIONED THAT WE DID HAVE THE CONCEPT PLAN FINISHED AND I GAVE YOU ALL THAT THAT IS NOT ON THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR TO BE FUNDED, SO THAT WILL BE, BUT WE HAVE THE PLAN NOW. SO, AND AS YOU ALL SAW ON THE PAPER, THE CITY'S GOT SOME BIG PLANS THEY'RE DOING FOR A, A SPORTS COMPLEX FOR OUTDOORS, SO THAT'S AWESOME. SO, UM, THAT'S GONNA MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR US TOO AS WELL. UM, SO I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE FRUITS OF A LOT OF THE PLANNING OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, SO GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. UM, [00:25:01] BUT I THINK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, I'LL, I'LL EMAIL YOU ALL, UM, ANY UPDATES AS WE GO, BUT I THINK FOR NOW THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY, OH, SORRY. I WAS WORKING ON ERRANDS. I DIDN'T EVEN PAY ATTENTION TO MINE. UM, ANY FUTURE [Future Agenda Requests] AGENDA ITEMS WE DO NEED TO HAVE NEXT MONTH? YOU ALL WILL ELECT YOUR NEXT OFFICERS AND ANY BOARD MEMBER TERMS THAT ARE COMING UP FOR EXPIRATION, UM, YOU CAN RE-UP, YOU JUST, UH, HAVE TO REAPPLY. SO, UM, YOU'LL GET A NOTICE ABOUT THAT AND THEN ANYONE WHO'S TERMS EXPIRING REAPPLIES. AND THEN WE WILL DO YOUR, UM, OFFICER ELECTIONS, I THINK IN AUGUST, OR MAYBE IT'S SEPTEMBER, BUT IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WE'LL BE HANDLING THAT. WHERE ARE WE? STAND ON GETTING THE OTHER, ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER. WE, WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME APPLICATIONS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THEM. WE'VE JUST, WE HAVE TO GET THAT FILLED BEFORE THE OCTOBER ONE, UH, FISCAL YEAR SO THAT, THAT WE'RE IN THAT STAGE NEXT MONTH OF STARTING TO REVIEW THOSE. RIGHT. SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANYBODY, IT DOES HAVE TO BE A CITY LIMITS LIMITS RESIDENT, NOT ETJ. SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY IN THE CITY LIMITS, IT WOULD LIKE TO BE FILL THAT POSITION, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM. AND WILL THAT BE THE BEGINNING OF A TWO YEAR TERM OR IS THIS HALFWAY THROUGH FOR THAT SEAT? MM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HIS, I'LL LOOK THAT UP BECAUSE SOME OF YOU DID COME IN DURING A HALFWAY, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT MIKE, BUT HE, HE, HE WAS UP, I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE A TWO YEAR, BECAUSE I THINK HE WAS ALMOST DONE WITH HIS TWO YEARS. UM, BUT I'LL LOOK AT ALL THAT AND THE CITY SECRETARY AND I LOOK AT THAT. SURE. AND WE'LL, UM, BE NOTIFYING EVERYBODY WHO'S UP FOR EXPIRATION. AND THEN JUST A REMINDER, YOU DO HAVE TO FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION AND IS THERE, DID I COVER THAT? OKAY. SO ANY OTHER NEXT AGENDA ITEM FOR NEXT MONTH? YEAH, I, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION [EXECUTIVE SESSION] TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:28 PM I MOTION TO, UM, MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6 28. I HAVE A MOTION BY AARON A SECOND BY I SECOND TIM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE IS SIX TO ZERO. OH, PAUSE IN A ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 6 5 5 1 0.001. THE BOARD WILL RESET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 REAL PROPERTY HIGHWAY 3 77, COMMERCIAL AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. SORRY. NOW WE CAN BE A DRINK. I'LL TURN OFF. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY WHAT WE NEED TO RECONVENE? YEP, I'M GETTING THERE. SORRY. THE AUBREY [Reconvene into Open Session] MDD BOARD IS NOW RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION TO CONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AT 7 22. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY TODD, A SECOND BY BROOKS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VOTE IS SIX TO ZERO. ALRIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO REQUEST? THERE IS ONE TO HAVE CATALYST ON, OH, SORRY. ON OUR AUGUST BOARD MEETING, A CATALYST WORKSHOP, CATALYST GROUP COME AND DO A WORKSHOP. YES. ANYTHING OBJECTED TO THAT? THE WORK THEY CAN, THEY CAN HELP US WITH SETTING SOME OF THOSE GOALS BASED ON OUR BUDGET THAT Y'ALL AGREED THAT Y'ALL PASSED ON. WE CAN, UM, HAVE THEM HELP US AND GUIDE US IN THE DIRECTION FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND, UM, TIES, PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, USES FOR THE PROPERTY USES. UH, YES, THERE WE GO. PROPERTY USES. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER FUTURE A AGENDA ITEMS? SORRY. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7 24. I HAVE A MOTION BY AARON. I SECOND. SECOND [00:30:01] BY TIM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MEETING IS ADJOURNED. SIX TO ZERO AT 7:24 PM COOL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.