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[Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present]
THIS ORDER MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:01 PM I WILL DETERMINE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT.OKAY, WE ARE GONNA STAND FOR THE UN VOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AARON, WILL YOU PLEASE START US IN A PRAYER? YES.
DEAR FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THANKING OUR TRAVEL HERE.
PLEASE JUST PROVIDE OVER THIS MEETING.
UM, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AND JESUS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH TO STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE SPR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY.
ANY CITIZENS PRESENT WHO WISH TO ADDRESS A BOARD? WOULD Y'ALL PLEASE IN, UM, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES? I'M TAMMY.
DID Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING Y'ALL WANNA TALK ABOUT? OKAY.
[Staff Report]
OKAY.THERE WERE NO COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, JUST BRIEF, THIS IS A, A SPECIAL MEETING.
SO WE HAVE, UH, JUST A BRIEF AGENDA, BUT I WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF UPDATES AND STAFF REPORTS WITH YOU.
UM, YOU'LL GET YOUR REGULAR STAFF REPORT AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
WE WILL STILL HAVE OUR BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 12TH, BY THE WAY.
JUST WANNA REMIND YOU ALL OF THAT.
UM, AND THERE'LL BE A WORK SESSION WITH OUR CONSULTANT, UM, AT THAT MEETING TO TALK ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, AND TIMELINE, UM, FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
SO JUST KIND OF BE THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THAT AS YOU GET READY FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
BUT, UM, COUPLE OTHER HOUSEKEEPING THINGS.
B BEFORE, UH, I GIVE SOME OTHER REPORTS JUST REGARDING THINGS COMING UP IN NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
UM, IN JUST THIS MONTH, IF YOU HAVE ANY WEBSITES, I MENTIONED IT LAST MONTH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WEBSITES THAT YOU LIKE A CERTAIN PAGE OR WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO OUR REDESIGN AND OUR WEBMASTER WOULD LIKE ANY INPUT ON A PAGE DESIGN YOU MIGHT LIKE OR A PAGE, A WEBSITE YOU'VE SEEN? UM, I DID RECEIVE ONE EXAMPLE FROM ONE BOARD MEMBER, BUT IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHERS, IF YOU CAN SEND 'EM TO ME THIS WEEK SOMETIME, MAYBE THAT'D BE GREAT 'CAUSE SHE, SHE NEEDS TO GET STARTED ON THAT.
UM, ON CONVERTING EVERYTHING OVER TO OUR NEW SERVER HOST AND DESIGNING IT.
UM, AND WE HAVE, UM, TMLI SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL ABOUT THAT.
I DID HEAR BACK FROM TO MEMBERS ABOUT REGISTERING.
UM, SO IF YOU ALL, EVEN IF YOU CAN'T GO FOR THE WHOLE TIME, THERE ARE ONE DAY SESSIONS.
SO, UM, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE SESSIONS.
IF THERE'S A DAY YOU WANT TO GO, JUST LET ME KNOW.
WE STILL HAVE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE, FOR THE ONE DAYS.
THE HOTEL ROOMS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE BLOCKS.
UM, AND THEN WE WILL BE HAVING, UM, BAILEY, WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THAT SLIDE UP FOR ME PLEASE? UH, WE ARE, AS YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR, WE HAD A SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE FAIR WORKED WITH THE CHAMBER ON THAT.
UM, WE ARE DOING THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
WE'LL BE DOING IT DURING THE LUNCH TIME THAT THE CHAMBER NORMALLY HAS THEIR MONTHLY LUNCHEON.
AND WE'RE GONNA JUST CALL IT KIND OF A LUNCH AND LEARN.
IT'S BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT THAN THE USUAL CHAMBER LUNCHEON.
WE WILL HAVE A PANEL DISCUSSION, A COUPLE OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS, UM, ONE OF THEM BEING ON THE BUSINESSES SESSION PLANNING, UM, PLANNING YOUR, MAYBE YOUR BUSINESS EXIT OR WHAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, YOU WANNA MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE.
JUST SOME GOOD ADVICE ON THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A PANEL ON WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UM, AND PERMITTING FOR NEW OR EXPANDING BUSINESSES OR RELOCATING BUSINESSES.
UM, JUST WHAT CAN BUSINESSES EXPECT WHEN THEY COME TO THE CITY? UM, WE'LL HAVE SOME CITY REPRESENTATIVES ON THAT PANEL TO HELP.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF, IF, IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE A BUILDING BEFORE OR MOVED INTO AN EXISTING BUILDING, WHAT, WHAT'S GONNA BE EXPECTED? SO WE THINK THAT WILL HELP EDUCATE OUR ENTREPRENEURS.
AND THAT WILL BE SEPTEMBER 17TH.
UM, THERE WILL BE A COST FOR THE LUNCH, SO I'LL BE PUSHING THIS OUT ON OUR SOCIAL.
IT'S GOING IN AN AD THAT'LL GO OUT IN THE CITY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, SO IF YOU KNOW OF SOME ENTREPRENEURS IN THE AREA THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT, GO AHEAD AND LET 'EM KNOW.
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JUST, I'LL BE PUTTING THIS OUT ONLINE AND WE WILL HAVE A QR CODE AND EVERYTHING FOR REGISTRATION WITH OUR POSTCARD THAT GOES OUT.UM, WE ALSO DID AN AD IN CASE YOU DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE PROGRESS ISSUE FOR PILOT POINT POST SIGNAL.
SO THAT WAS, UM, JUST A GOOD WAY FOR US TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, UM, THAT WE, WHAT PROGRAMS WE HAVE AND WHAT WE CAN OFFER.
AND THEN I WILL BE SPEAKING, UM, AND ATTENDING THE SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS ALLIANCE CATALYST 2025 EVENT ON AUGUST 17TH.
IT'S IN FRISCO AT THE HYATT I BELIEVE.
UM, THERE'S OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA AND OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE THERE.
UM, IT'S AN ALL DAY BUSINESS EVENT FOR THEM.
AND THEY HAVE A SESSION IN THE AFTERNOON ON, UM, GROWING CITIES OR TOWNS IN THE AREA.
SO I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AUBREY BRIEFLY AND SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS AND THE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESSES THAT WE ARE TARGETING AND WHAT WE NEED HERE IN AUBREY.
AND THEN, UM, THERE'LL BE A PANEL DISCUSSION BY OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS REPRESENTATIVES, UM, FOLLOWING THAT.
I WON'T BE ON THAT PANEL, BUT THEY'LL HAVE THAT.
SO Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WITH ME IF YOU'D LIKE, IF YOU'RE JUST INTERESTED.
UH, WE'LL JUST HAVE A DISPLAY SET UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SO IT'S NOT REALLY LIKE WORKING A BOOTH LIKE WE HAVE IN OTHER SHOWS, BUT IT'S ALSO A GOOD OPPORTUNITY JUST FOR NETWORKING AND MEETING SOME OTHERS.
SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN ATTENDING WITH ME, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL GET US REGISTERED FOR THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER EVENT.
ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, THINGS WE'LL BE PUSHING OUT AND PROMOTING AT THE SEPTEMBER 17TH EVENT IS THE GOVERNOR'S SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT THAT WILL BE HELD IN DENTON.
THEY DO THESE SUMMITS AROUND THE STATE.
SO DENTON WILL HOST IT OCTOBER 23RD.
I'LL LET Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THAT WOULD ALSO BE ANOTHER GOOD EVENT IF Y'ALL WOULD WANT TO ATTEND.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE, UM, BUSINESS ACCELERATOR THAT YOU ALL REMEMBER ME TALKING ABOUT FROM OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
WE'LL BE PUSHING THAT OUT, JUST KIND OF INTRODUCING THAT IT'LL BE HAPPENING STARTING NEXT YEAR.
UM, SO WE WILL, WE'LL START TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AHEAD AND PROMOTE THAT.
SO REAL, UH, REALLY A FOCUS ON BUSINESS EDUCATION, UM, ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AND JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW, UM, WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE HERE AND HOPEFULLY CONNECTING THEM TO PLACES THEY CAN DO THEIR BUSINESS.
SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD ON THE STAFF UPDATES AND REQUESTS FROM Y'ALL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ON ANYTHING? I DON'T THINK SO.
[Future Agenda Requests]
AGENDA REQUESTS AT THIS MOMENT? WE WILL NEED TO ADD THE MDD BOARD OUT OF BOARD APPLICATIONS AND OFFICER ELECTIONS TO THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEM THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.UH, WILL IT HAPPEN IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER? YOU CAN DO IT EITHER OR ONE, BUT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO SEND TO COUNSEL FOR THEIR APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENTS BY THEIR SEPTEMBER MEETING NO LATER THAN THAT.
SO WE MEET BEFORE THEM IN AUGUST AND BEFORE THEM IN SEPTEMBER, SO.
BUT WE HAVE TO, AND WE CAN ELECT OUR BOARD OFFICERS.
WE TYPICALLY DO IT IN SEPTEMBER ONCE WE'VE HAD, BUT SINCE YOU TECHNICALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE
BUT IF THEY DO IT IN SEPTEMBER, WE CAN WAIT TILL OCTOBER'S MEETING TO DO BOARD OFFICERS.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS THEY'D LIKE TO SEE? WE'LL HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THEN OUR REGULAR MEETING.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.001.THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 REAL PROPERTY HIGHWAY 3 77, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:10 PM I MAKE A MOTION TO CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:10 PM A MOTION BY TODD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WE WILL CONVENE INTO A REGULAR SESSION TO CONSIDER AND TAKE ACT APPROPRIATE ACTION, IF ANY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:03 PM
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I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECONVENE AT 7:03 PM I SECOND THE MOTION.I HAVE A MOTION BY BROOKS, A SECOND BY TODD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE IS FIVE TO ZERO.
ARE THERE ANY FUTURE, OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO PUT ON THE AGENDA OR REQUESTS? ALL RIGHT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOIN ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:04 PM I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOIN THE MEETING.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION BY BROOKS IS SECOND BY TODD.
FIVE TO ZERO MEETING IS ADJOURNED.