* 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. ALRIGHT. [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA [Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present] GO AHEAD AND CALL, UH, THIS MEETING TO ORDER, DETERMINE IF COR IS PRESENT. UH, WE'RE NOW CALL THE MEETING IN OR TO ORDER AT 6:02 PM WE'RE NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THE LIST. CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY HERE OR PRESENT IF YOU'RE HERE. UH, HOLLY DREW TODD DAVIS. HERE. AARON BOGAR. ABSENT. JIMMY OVI. HERE. BROOKE STORY. HERE. AMY DEWITT HERE. AND TIM HYMAN ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. IF ANY GUESTS ARE PRESENT, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE, IT'S JUST US TODAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WHO WOULD LIKE TO, I WILL, I'LL MY FATHER. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. AND LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT AND WISDOM AS WE JUST MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE CITY OF REY. AND LORD, UH, WE JUST, UM, GIVE THIS ALL TO YOU. AMEN. AMEN. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN TWO VERY PUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE LIBERTY. I JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE. THANK YOU, TIM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FOR COMMUNITY [Community Announcements] ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE AUBREY AREA, CH AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH AT 11:30 AM AT FORTUNE AUTO WINERY. THE IRONMAN TRIATHLON IS THIS WEEKEND IN LITTLE ISLAND AND CYCLING EVENT WILL BE THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH. AND RACERS ARE COMING THROUGH AUBREY ON MAJOR ROADS BETWEEN 7:30 AM AND 11:30 AM WATCH THE CITY OF AUBREY FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE ROUTES, UPDATES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE AUBREY EDUCATION FOUNDATION GALA IS THE EVENING OF SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST AT THE UNT GATEWAY CENTER. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. ALRIGHT. GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH CITIZEN INPUT. UH, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD. DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU MAY WAIT UNTIL THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM IF YOU PREFER. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE, SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO CONTINUE THERE. ALRIGHT. SO WE'LL [Consent Items] PROCEED WITH THE CONSENT ITEMS. ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. UH, DOES ANYONE WISH? EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AND AGENDA BY THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL, BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF CONSIDERATION. AND ACTION. ON APPROVING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026, MDD AND CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORK SESSION AND APPROVE THE JANUARY, 2026 FINANCIAL REPORT. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION BY BROOKS. A SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. FOUR ZERO. ALRIGHT. [New Business] NEW BUSINESS, NEW ITEMS REQUESTED FOR CONSIDERATION. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PARK HILL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MDD BUILDING PROJECT NOT TO EXCEED $80,800. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU ALL REMEMBER IN OUR WORK SESSION LAST MONTH, WE DISCUSSED, UM, THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND, AND EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT THE LOT THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE ON, WHICH IS IN THESE PHOTOS HERE FOR YOU. UM, THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT PUTTING A NEW BUILDING ON THAT LOT, A NEW BUILDING THAT [00:05:01] COULD BE USED FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL, FOR, UM, SOME EXISTING OFFICE SPACES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE. UH, MUSEUM SPACE AND, AND JUST GIVE US A LITTLE MORE ROOM AND ALSO SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME NEW BUSINESS TO COME IN AND, AND BE ABLE TO RENT SOME SMALLER SPACES. UM, SO WE WENT TO PARK HILL AS FOR THIS AGREEMENT, YOU RECEIVED A DRAFT OF THAT PROPOSAL, WHAT ALL IT INCLUDED, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, OF COURSE A SURVEY AND SOME CONCEPT PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING. THEY'LL, THEY'LL COME AND VISIT WITH US TO SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THINKING ABOUT. UM, SO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE COULD RANGE RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT, UH, WANTED TO SHOW YOU THESE PICTURES JUST SO THAT YOU COULD KIND OF BE REMINDED OF OUR LOT, UM, AND WHAT PROPERTY WE HAVE, UM, THERE. SO WE HAVE THE PARKING LOT, THE TWO BUILDINGS IN THAT AREA BEHIND THE OFFICE AND THE AREA TO THE SIDE, UH, BY THE FIRE STATION, UM, THAT RUNS ALONG THE FIRE STATION AND THAT CONCRETE PAD. SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF SPACE AND TOTAL THE PROJECT, UH, WITH A SURVEY WOULD NOT EXCEED EIGHT $80,800. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PARK HILL FOR ARCHITECTURE, ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MDD BUILDING PROJECT NOT TO EXCEED $80,800. I MAKE A MOTION TO CONSENT AND TAKE ACTION ON THE PARK HILL. ALRIGHT. AND THEN A MOTION BY JAMIE. I'LL SECOND AND SECOND BY BROOKS. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY SLIDES FOR THE NEXT ITEM, SO. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT ITEM. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE AUBREY MDD DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A SPECIAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH AUBREY AREA THREE 80 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. OKAY, SO I THINK YOU RECEIVED A DRAFT OF AN AGREEMENT OF WHAT IT COULD BE LIKE. UM, OUR TRUSTEE ATTORNEYS HAVE GIVEN ME A BETTER EXAMPLE SHOULD YOU APPROVE THIS, UM, OF, UH, THE, AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD HAVE. BUT THIS, TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE, UM, SITUATION. IT IS MUCH LIKE OUR OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES. THIS WOULD JUST GET US THROUGH. THE REST OF THIS WOULD BE BEFORE THE REST OF THIS FISCAL YEAR THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. UM, AS NEEDED ABOUT 12 TO 15 HOURS A WEEK. UM, THAT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THAT'S THERE IS IN THE BUILDING. IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO HAVE SOMEONE THERE, UM, A FEW MORE HOURS OR, YOU KNOW, A DAY OR A COUPLE HOURS A DAY, UM, WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH SOME PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND WILL HAVE GOING ON IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WHEN I'M OUT OF THE BUILDING. UM, JUST AGAIN, IT'S BEEN GETTING BUSIER. UM, AND JUST WITH WHAT WE JUST DID WITH THE UM, ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AND SOME OTHER THINGS, IT JUST DAWNED ON ME THAT I CAN ONLY BE ONE PLACE AT ONE TIME. SO THIS IS REALLY THE IDEA OF THAT POSITION. AND ALSO, UM, THE CLERICAL, SOME OF THE CLERICAL WORK THAT CAN, UH, BE ASSISTED ASSISTING ME WITH WOULD BE GREAT. UM, SO THAT'S THE IDEA OF THIS POSITION. IT IS NOT AT ALL, UM, LIKE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME POSITION. THIS IS STRICTLY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. SO JUST WANTED TO SEE IF Y'ALL HAD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT OR IF EVERYTHING MADE SENSE. SO THIS, IT WOULD BE WITH SOMEBODY WITH THE CHAMBER, THEY'RE ALREADY THERE. YES, IT'S THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. SO, UM, THEY, UM, WOULD JUST HAVE EXTRA HOURS WHERE THEY WOULD JUST STAY IN THE BUILDING AND HELP ME OR THEY WOULD HELP ME WITH THINGS THAT I NEEDED. WE WOULD NOT, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD BE MORE THAN, UM, $8,500 IN OUR SPECIAL SERVICES LINE ITEM. WE ALREADY HAVE A SPECIAL SERVICES LINE ITEM IN THE NEXT, UM, ITEM YOU'LL SEE WE'VE GOT A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR OTHER ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO DO. SO I INCLUDED THAT IN THERE, SHOULD Y'ALL APPROVE THIS. BUT, UM, IT WOULD BE A BUILD MONTHLY SITUATION, SO, OKAY. IT WOULDN'T BE, UM, THEY WOULD JUST BILL US FOR THE TIME EACH MONTH AND THAT'S PART OF THAT AGREEMENT. NO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. [00:10:02] ALRIGHT. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE AUBREY AREA THREE 80 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE? I MAKE A MOTION. ALRIGHT. AND MOTION BY TAMMY. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. SORRY. CAN WE JUST SAY MOTION TO APPROVE? YES. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND . THANK YOU. OWE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WHO SECONDED THAT? SORRY, BROOKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. DID WE ALREADY DO THE VOTE? OH, SORRY, SORRY. . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. FOUR TO ZERO. SORRY, I WAS THINKING THAT UH, Y'ALL HAD RAISED YOUR HANDS WHILE I WAS WRITING DOWN THE NAME AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. I THINK I HEARD HIM SAY IT. . OKAY. SO, UM, IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE ITEM YOU ALSO RECEIVED, UM, AHEAD OF THE MEETING JUST OUTLINING THE DIFFERENT BUDGET ITEMS? UM, SO THIS IS THE CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE MDD 20 25, 26 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. SO WE HAVE SOME COSTS THAT WE ARE INCURRING THAT HAVE INCREASED DUE TO SOME OF THE PURCHASES WE'VE MADE WITH PROPERTY. UM, ONE OF THOSE BEING INSURANCE, WE ONLY HAD ABOUT, UM, $1,100, $1,500 IN INSURANCE. SO NOW THAT BILL IS INCREASED. UM, SO THAT IS $6,170. UM, ALSO JUST GOING BACK UP TO INCOME, WE DID HAVE A DECREASE, UH, IN THAT THIS YEAR JUST BECAUSE OUR TENANT MOVED OUT IN OCTOBER. UM, SO WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT, UM, LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL, AGAIN, THAT'S THOSE CONSULTING AGREEMENTS WITH UM, CSL, UH, AND WITH PARK HILL, THE AGREEMENT FOR, FOR THOSE PLANNING ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN THERE THAT INCLUDES THAT. UM, AND SO, AND OF COURSE OUR LEGAL AND ANY OTHER CONSULTING, UM, FUNDS THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE BUDGETED FOR, UM, THIS FISCAL YEAR. UM, SO IT WENT UP BY ABOUT $83,500, UH, WITH THOSE NEW AGREEMENTS. AND THEN SPECIAL SERVICES AGAIN, THAT WAS, THAT'S JUST, UM, WE HAVE A NEW AMOUNT IN THERE OF 7,000. WE HAVE APPROVED, Y'ALL APPROVED IT UP TO 85 5, SO NOT 85 5 8,500. UM, SO I CAN MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT IF Y'ALL WANT TO HAVE THAT ADJUSTMENT ON THERE BEFORE WE GO. WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL IN APRIL WITH OUR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. BUT I WANTED TO BRING ALL THIS TO Y'ALL THIS MONTH AND HAVE THAT, UM, DONE. SO THAT WOULD JUST AGAIN BE FOR BILLING FROM THE CHAMBER FOR ANY PART-TIME ASSISTANCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. AND THEN OUR FEASIBILITY STUDIES, I DECREASED THAT AMOUNT, UM, BECAUSE OF THE BID WE DID GET BACK ON THE STUDY, UM, WE HAD BUDGETED MORE, UH, IN OUR FISCAL YEAR, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE GOT THAT DOUBLE, THAT STUDY DONE IN ONE, UH, TWO, IN ONE, IT WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT TAKING THAT DOWN. AND THAT ALSO STILL ALLOWS FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CERVIX SERVICES IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL THINGS WE FIND AFTER THEY GET BACK WITH THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WE NEED TO, TO HAVE THEM HELP US WITH. UM, AND THEN, SO THAT TAKES OUR INCOME TO, UH, $1,266,020. IT WAS $1,284,020. SO THAT'S TAKING OUT THAT, THAT RENT MONEY. UH, THEN OUR EXPENSES ESTIMATED, UM, NOW ARE 1 MILLION 258, 470 9,000 APPROVED WAS 1,000,214 879,000. SO WE HAVE ABOUT A 46, 40 $3,600 INCREASE AFTER THE AMENDMENT. UM, SO I PROBABLY NEED TO PUT THAT 85 5 8 8500 IN THERE. SORRY. ADD 1500 TO THAT IF Y'ALL ARE GOOD WITH THAT. SO WE CAN HAVE THAT LINE ITEM IN THERE. UM, SO WHAT DOES THAT TAKE THAT TO? WHO'S REALLY FAST AT MATH? THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE IF WE DID, UM, IF WE ADDED 1500 TO THAT 43 6 $8,951 BEFORE I UPSET, WHAT, WHAT WOULD THE INCREASE BE? 43. 600 PLUS 1500 BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE 7,000 IN THERE. 58. SO THE, WHAT WAS IT, [00:15:01] IT WAS AN ADDITIONAL 1500, RIGHT? YES, THAT'D BE EIGHT 40. EIGHT 40. GOSH, I'M TERRIBLE AT MATH. I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. SO I'M GONNA ADD THE 1500 TO THE 43 600 ON THE INCREASE THAT IS 'CAUSE THAT'S ABOUT 45 41. 45 1. YEAH. THANK YOU . AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS I'LL ADJUST THAT NUMBER BEFORE THIS GOES TO COUNCIL ON THE AMENDMENT AND THAT LEAVES US A SURPLUS, STILL SURPLUS, NOT AS LARGE AS IT WAS, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE. BUT AGAIN, PART OF THAT IS WE HAVE THESE NEW AGREEMENTS IN PLACE, UM, THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CAME MIDYEAR, SO, AND THE, AND THE INSURANCE. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT OR CONCERNS? AND WHAT WE'LL DO IN APRIL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH, UM, WHEN OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR KIND OF DOES OUR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, HE'LL ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, I THINK SOME OF THE OTHER, THE, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER PICTURE OF OUR INCOME INCREASES THAT WE'VE HAD FROM THE SALES TAX BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ESTIMATE THAT EVERY YEAR, BUT THE ACTUAL'S ALWAYS MUCH, IT'S BEEN HIGHER. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK ADDING THE 8,500 IS RIGHT ON THE CHANGE. OKAY. I'LL CHANGE THAT BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL FOR SURE. DO THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT IN THE MOTION? YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJUST THE SPECIAL SERVICES ITEM FROM 7,000 TO 8,500? WE CAN JUST DO A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE ADJUSTMENT. RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE SPECIAL SERVICES LINE ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE ADJUSTMENT. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY BROOKS, A SECOND BY JAMIE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. OKAY. ARE YOU READY TO GO? YOU WANNA READ THE NEXT ITEM? SORRY. ABSOLUTELY. NO, YOU'RE FINE. . . ALRIGHT NEXT. YOU'RE DOING GREAT, TODD. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT, . OH, THANKS. THANKS . ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON BYLAW REVISIONS FOR APPROVAL OF MDD GRANT PROJECTS. OKAY, SO WE DISCUSSED IN THE WORK SESSION LAST MONTH, THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT GRANTS, THE $30,000 PER GRANT. AND THAT IT COULD TAKE OUT A STEP FOR THE BUSINESSES IF WE WERE TO HAVE YOU ALL, IF THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD GIVE YOU ALL PERMISSION AND, UH, TO PROVE THOSE UP TO 30,000 AND NOT HAVE TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL, UNLESS OF COURSE, STATE STATUTE REQUIRES WE HAVE SOME OTHER SECOND STEP FOR, THERE'S A VARIANCE OR SOME OTHER CONSIDERATION WE NEED TO MAKE. UM, AND COUNSEL WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT. BUT MOST OF THOSE GRANTS ARE, ARE MOSTLY PRETTY BASIC AND, AND WE CAN APPROVE THOSE HERE AND THEN THEY CAN START THEIR PROCESS. SO THE RESOLUTION WAS WRITTEN BY OUR ATTORNEYS. UM, WE WILL HAVE THAT, UH, IF, SHOULD YOU APPROVE THIS ITEM, WE'LL TAKE THAT RESOLUTION TO COUNCIL, UH, FOR THAT BYLAWS CHANGE. UM, AND UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO RENEW THIS EVERY YEAR AS WELL. UM, SO EACH YEAR WHEN WE DO THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, WE'LL JUST ALSO DO A RESOLUTION WITH OUR OTHER RESOLUTIONS AND THINGS THAT WE DO IN OCTOBER. UM, SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO. NO, NO. THANK YOU. OKAY. I WILL. ALRIGHT. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BYLAW REVISIONS FOR APPROVAL OF MDD GRANT PROJECTS? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION BY JAMIE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY TEAM. THANK YOU. I'LL SAY EMOTION . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL MOTION PASSES. FOUR TO ZERO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU READY FOR ME TO ALL LET YOU ANNOUNCE IT? . [00:20:02] ALL RIGHT. [Staff Report ] SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, UH, RECEIVE OVERVIEW OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 2026, STAFF ACTIVITY REPORT. OKAY, SO, UM, YOU ALL RECEIVED YOUR STAFF REPORTS IN THE AGENDA PACKET, AND THIS IS JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LAST MONTH. UM, WE REALLY DIDN'T GET TO DO A STAFF REPORT IN THE JANUARY, IN THE FEBRUARY WORK SESSION. SO, UM, WE KICKED OFF OUR AUBREY LOCAL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN JANUARY. WE HAD 10 PARTICIPANTS END UP GRADUATING THROUGH THE PROGRAM. MOST WE HAVE ONE, NOT PICTURED HERE, BUT IN THAT PICTURE YOU'LL SEE ALL THE GRADUATES. THE MAYOR PRO TEM CAME AND READ A PROCLAMATION. IT WAS VERY NICE. UM, ALL OF THEM WERE VERY EXCITED. AND WE'LL HAVE SURVEY RESULTS THAT I'LL EMAIL OUT TO YOU. UM, I JUST GOT 'EM LITERALLY THIS EVENING. SO, UM, THEY ALL FILLED OUT A SURVEY, BUT WE HAD VERY POSITIVE RESPONSES TO THE PROGRAM. A LOT OF PEOPLE FELT LIKE THE BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS REALLY HELPED THEM. SO WE WILL MEET AGAIN WITH A FACILITATOR. I'LL WE'LL RECAP AND LOOK AT SOME WAYS MOVING FORWARD THAT WE CAN KEEP THESE FOLKS IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER, BUT ALSO TAKE ANOTHER NEXT STEP TO, UM, CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR LOCAL BUSINESS BASE AND HELP THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES. UM, AND I THINK SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE JUST APPROVED AND, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WILL REALLY HELP THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND MAYBE HELP US GET, UM, SOME OTHER PROJECTS LIKE INCUBATORS GOING. SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THEY REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, WE ALSO KICKED OFF OUR SPORTS AND HOTEL FEASIBILITY STUDY LAST WEEK. I'LL HAVE MORE FOR THAT, MORE ON THAT FOR Y'ALL, UM, AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND REPORT. BUT JUST, JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW WE HAD A GREAT FIRST STEPS. UM, A LOT OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THOSE INTERVIEWS. THANK YOU. IF YOU DID NOT, HE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AFTERWARDS. UM, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD LOCAL REPRESENTATION THERE FROM OUR YOUTH SPORTS GROUPS AND COACHES. UM, GOT TO SEE THE FACILITIES OVER AT AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL TOO, AND THEY ARE AMAZING. UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE A REAL, REAL TREAT FOR US. AND THEN WE, UH, WENT TO THE ICSC IN RED RIVER AND HAD SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND, UH, MEETINGS, UH, WITH D DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS AND FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING AT AUBREY. UM, WE ARE ACTUALLY, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING, ONCE YOU START DOING SOMETHING, YOU START HEARING FROM DEVELOPERS OR PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THAT AREA, IN THAT INDUSTRY. AND SO SPORTS SEEMS TO BE KIND OF A HOT TICKET RIGHT NOW. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE KIDS, WE HAVE THE HOUSEHOLD, SO IT MAKES SENSE. BUT ANYWAY, WE, WE, UH, HAD A GOOD REPRESENTATION THERE WE WERE WITH NEXT TO PILOT POINT SANGER. SO, UM, A LOT OF GOOD DENTON COUNTY REPRESENTATION AND DISCUSSIONS. SO, UM, THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION TO YOU AS AN UPCOMING DATE TO KEEP IN MIND, I'M LOOKING AT, UM, THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT DENTON COUNTY WILL BE DOING WITH BIZNOW. IT'S UM, IT'S A SHOWCASE EVENT THAT THEY'VE DONE AND THEY'VE DONE THESE IN COLLIN COUNTY AND OTHER PLACES, BUT A LOT OF DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESSES COME AND THE COUNTY JUDGE AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KINDA DO A STATE OF DENTON COUNTY ADDRESS. AND JUST THERE'S INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S COMING TO DENTON COUNTY. SO THERE ARE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BOOTH. SO I'M, I, I'M GONNA GET US A BOOTH AND THAT EVENT IS MAY 27TH IF YOU'RE IN TOWN. IT IS RIGHT AFTER MEMORIAL WEEKEND. BUT, UM, WE WILL HAVE, UM, FIVE PASSES TO THAT EVENT. SO IT COULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, GET OUT THERE WITH OUR UPDATES AND JUST THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE. AND I THINK IT'LL BE BENEFICIAL. SO I KNOW SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS ARE GOING AND PARTICIPATING. SO, AND WHERE IS IT AGAIN? UH, THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED THE LOCATION YET, BUT IT IS GONNA BE IN DENTON. OKAY. PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN DENTON OR DENTON COUNTY AREA. UM, BUT IT IS MAY 27TH. OKAY. AND IT'S IN THE MORNING, SO IT'S LIKE A FOUR HOUR EVENT. SO, UM, IF YOU WERE INTERESTED, YOU CAN LET ME KNOW. AND, UM, BUT WE, WE DEFINITELY, UH, ARE SEEING MORE ACTIVITY AGAIN, UM, AS WE ALWAYS DO IN THE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER. AND I DID ADVERTISE, YOU MIGHT SEE IT, WE, WE ARE IN THE LAKE RAY ROBERTS VISITOR GUIDE. UM, PUT THAT OUT THERE. SO THERE, I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT. OH, AND ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU AND, AND I, THIS IS ONLINE ON THE, UM, I DID PUT THIS IN YOUR FOLDERS THOUGH TOO. IT'S OUR ANNUAL REPORT THAT THE CITY, UH, PUT TOGETHER FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND IT'S ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. BUT, UM, WANTED TO [00:25:01] SHOW YOU THE LAYOUT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. SO IF YOU WONDER WHAT WE DID IN 2025, THERE'S YOUR , THERE'S YOUR RECAP, I THINK THEY GOT THAT OUT JANUARY, FEBRUARY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER STAFF REPORTS OTHER THAN WHAT'S BEEN IN YOUR, UM, YOUR, UM, MONTHLY STAFF REPORTS I PUT IN YOUR PACKET. SO THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GOOD UPDATE. OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I ENJOYED THAT ALBA GRADUATION AS WELL. OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING IT. I THINK THAT WAS VERY GOOD. THEY ENJOYED IT, SO MM-HMM . THAT GROUP WAS A NICE GROUP OF FOLKS TOO. THEY REALLY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND HELPED AND I THINK THEY'LL JUST KIND OF BE A GOOD SUPPORT GROUP FOR EACH OTHER FOR GETTING THEIR BUSINESSES. SOME OF THEM ARE JUST LAUNCHING BUSINESSES, OTHERS HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS. SO IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO KIND OF MATCH PEOPLE UP. MM-HMM . THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO THE NEXT ITEM [Future Agenda Requests] IS ANY FUTURE AGENDA REQUEST, COUNCIL OR BOARD MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, OR CITIZENS MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE INCLUDED ON FUTURE AGENDAS. DISCUSSION IS LIMITED TO WHAT THE REQUEST IS FOR AND IF AND WHEN THE ITEM CAN BE PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE FUTURE AGENDA? I'LL HAVE SOME MORE BYLAW REVISIONS TO BRING BACK TO Y'ALL. UM, IT'LL BE APRIL OR MAY, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. AND I HOPE TO COME BACK TO YOU IN APRIL WITH, UM, WE SH I MEAN WE SHOULD BE COMING BACK IN APRIL WITH OUR, UM, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, UM, BID RECOMMENDATION. UM, AND THEN, UM, THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS. UH, WE'LL DO ANOTHER RECAP JUST FROM OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. HE'LL HAVE ANOTHER MID-YEAR REPORT FOR US. SO, ALRIGHT, AT THIS [EXECUTIVE SESSION] TIME I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:29 PM MAKE A MOTION GOING INTO EXECUTIVES SESSION AT 6 29. I SECOND. ALRIGHT, I GOT A MOTION BY BROOKS. A SECOND BY JAMIE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO. ALRIGHT. THE AUBREY MDD BOARD IS [Reconvene into Open Session] NOW RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION, UH, AT 6:52 PM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE AT THE OPEN SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION TO RECONVENE THIS OPEN SESSION. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY TAMMY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND BY JAMIE. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. FOUR ZERO. ALRIGHT. AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND A SECOND. 6 53. I SECOND THE MOTION. ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION BY BROOKS, SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ZERO. THANK YOU. AND Y'ALL HAVE A SAFE EVENING. THANK YOU. * 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.