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WOW.UM, WE WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT
[Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present: ]
6:00 PM WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE HERE, TO DETERMINE IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT.WE NOW STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE INVOCATION.
WE'LL DO THE INVOCATION FIRST.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, SERVE AND, UM, TO SERVE OUR CITY.
PLEASE, UH, PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING AND JUST, UM, GIVE US WISDOM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, AND PLEASE BLESS EVERYONE WITH SAFE, UH, DRIVE HOME.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC STANS ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDERGONE ONE.
[Community Announcements]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.WE HAVE THE NEXT FRUIT JAR JUNCTION FARMER'S MARKET IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE 40TH ANNUAL PEANUT FESTIVAL, WHICH IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT VETERANS PARK IN DOWNTOWN AUBREY.
VENDORS AND BOOTHS OPEN AT 9:00 AM THE PARADE IS AT 10:00 AM AND THERE IS A CONCERT FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM TO CLOSE OUT THE FESTIVAL.
THE NEXT AUBREY THREE 80 AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST AT 11:30 AM AT OAK AND IVY.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? THERE IS A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A HOUSE.
NEXT TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM THE CHAMBER.
UM, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? THERE ARE NO CITIZENS.
WHO ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS HERE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT CONSENT
[Consent Items]
AGENDA ITEMS, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026 NDD BOARD MEETING.APPROVE JULY, 2026 FINANCIAL REPORT.
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE SCOPE OF SERVICES AND CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EGS, NOT TO EXCEED 30,000 FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS AND MARKETING SUPPORT.
AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT.
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE 20 26 20 27 F FINANCIAL YEAR RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL.
APPROVAL FOR THE MDD GRANT PROJECTS AT FYY.
MOTION BY TIM, I MEAN TODD, I MEAN TJ, TODD
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
[ New Business]
BUSINESS.CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE SIGN GRANT FOR 5 0 1 PINE RIDGE SUITE 300.
OH, THIS IS, I GOTTA SCOOT THIS BACK THING STICKING UP.
UM, SO WE HAVE A SIGN REQUEST SIGN GRANT FOR A NEW BUSINESS THAT WILL BE GOING INTO, UM, THE 5 0 1 NORTH PINE RIDGE.
THIS IS A, WOULD BE NORTH OF THE, WHERE THE BAHAMA BUCKS WILL BE GOING.
AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST BUSINESS IN THAT STRIP.
IT IS A BARBERSHOP, UM, STUDIO.
AND SO WE WILL BE, WE'VE BEEN REQUESTED TO, UM, HELP FUND A SIGN FOR THE CUT HAIR SALON AND BARBERSHOP.
IT'S A REALLY NICE SIGN THERE.
ALSO LIGHTS UP BEHIND THE LIGHT.
THE LIGHT SHINES BEHIND IT AT NIGHT.
UM, SO THEY DID SUBMIT ALL OF THIS TO, UH, FOR PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW.
UM, AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO CONCERNS WITH THIS TYPE OF SIGN.
IT DOES MEET OUR SIGN ORDINANCE AND, UM, THEY HAVE RECEIVED TWO QUOTES.
THEY CHOSE A QUOTE, AND SO THEIR TOTAL PROJECT COST IS 4,275 AND 87 CENTS.
AND THE ELIGIBLE REQUEST IS FOR $1,800.
AND IT DOES MEET, UM, THE SIGN UPGRADES FOR THE CORRIDOR AND THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.
IT'S A, UM, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT'LL BE HIGHLY
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VISIBLE ON 3 77 AND HAVE, UM, HAVING GOOD VISIBLE SIGNAGE WILL HELP ATTRACT POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.AND THESE CUSTOMERS WILL ALSO BE, UM, BRING A REGULAR FLOW OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO SURROUNDING BUSINESSES THAT SERVE FOOD AND COLLECT SALES TAX IN THE CITY.
IN THE MDD, THE OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
SO I DON'T HAVE, UH, THE APPLICANT HERE FOR Y'ALL TO ASK QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION? OH, SORRY.
UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIGN? GRANT REQUEST AS PRESENTED BY CHRISTINE FOR CUTS, WAS IT CUTS THE CUTS THE CUTS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING A REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO PLACE ONE, TWO, UH, THREE AND FOUR TO THE BOARD FOR A TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT? OH, SORRY.
UM, YEAH, LET ME GIVE Y'ALL BACKGROUND ON THIS 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION YET.
I'M JUST GETTING MY PHONE IN CASE OUR BOARD MEMBER WHO'S ON HIS WAY HAS TEXTS US ABOUT SOMETHING.
BUT, UM, THE PLACES 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR ARE UP FOR, UM, RENEWAL.
IN TERMS, HOWEVER, PLACE TWO IS, UM, NOT COMING BACK ONTO THE BOARD.
SO, UM, THAT IS A CITY BOARD POSITION.
SHE DID NOTIFY ME THAT SHE IS MOVING AND SHE HAS, IS NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO RENEW HER POSITION.
SO AS OF THIS MEETING, THERE WERE NO OTHER APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE MDD BOARD.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE LOOKING FOR A SPOT FOR THAT CITY POSITION.
BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, PLACES ONE, THREE AND FOUR HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL.
AND THEY'LL RUN FOR TERMS THAT WOULD BE EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
OKAY, SO NOW I CAN CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTED, A REAPPOINTMENT OF THE TWO YEAR TERMS TO THE AUBREY MDD BOARD EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
AND WHENEVER YOU MAKE THE MOTION, IF Y'ALL COULD INSERT THE NAMES WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THEN I MOVE TO REAPPOINT BROOKS STOY, AARON BOGAR AND TODD DAVIS TO PLACES ONE, THREE AND FOUR FOR THEIR TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VERY GOOD.
THANK Y'ALL FOR CONTINUING TO VOLUNTEER.
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING ELECTING A PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY FOR A ONE YEAR TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027, AND DESIGNATING THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO SIGN FUNDS FOR BANKING AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS.
SO WITH THIS, UM, ITEM, YOU WILL GO THROUGH EACH POSITION, UM, HOLLY WISE, FOR NOMINATION.
YOU WANT TO NOMINATE YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE, YOU MAY DO.
THEN IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE NOMINATION, WE'LL HAVE A VOTE.
UM, IF THERE'S NOT, WE WILL HAVE A VOTE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINATION.
THEN WE'LL GO ON TO VICE PRESIDENT.
AND IN THIS, UM, AS IT'S MENTIONED IN THE REPORT, WE DO HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT WE'LL SIGN AT THE END ONCE YOU ALL APPROVE AND ASSIGN YOUR OFFICERS THAT WILL ALLOW, UM, SIGNATURES AT THE BANK.
SO I'M GONNA START WITH SECRETARY.
DO A CALL FOR A MOTION TO ELECT.
OH, I CALL FOR A MOTION FOR NOMINEE FOR SECRETARY.
DOES ANYBODY WANNA NOMINATE FOR SECRETARY? I NOMINATE AARON
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OH, WAIT, YOU STARTED WITH SECRETARY? YEP.
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NO, I CAN'T.I JUST NEED TO NOMINATE FOR NO, I JUST NEED TO NOMINATE.
OH, I, I'M HAPPY TO NOMINATE MYSELF.
OH, I THOUGHT WE, SO, NO, YOU'RE MAJORITY VOTED, SO YEAH, YOU'RE ALREADY CRUSHING IT.
EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THESE SECOND, THIRD DONE, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOOD.
SO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR AARON.
IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE FLOOR? OKAY, NOW I CALL FOR A VOTE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ELECT AARON FOR SECRETARY? GARY? SO MOVED.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM TIM AND A SECOND BY TODD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YOU GOTTA VOTE
WELL, IF YOU DON'T VOTE IT, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
NUMBER TWO, WE DO, IF YOU DON'T VOTE, IT IS TAKEN AS, UM, A NO BROOKE STORY JUST ENTERED THE FACILITY.
AND YOU JUST SAID EARLIER THAT HE AND ERIN DID SAY EARLIER SHE WOULD NOMINATE HERSELF FOR SECRETARY.
DO WANNA, SO WE ARE DOING THAT.
ALRIGHT, SO DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR A VICE PRESIDENT? A NOMINATE TODD AGAIN.
I CALL FOR A MOTION TO ELECT TODD FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
DO I HAVE SO MOVED? I HAVE A MOTION BY TIM.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
NOW I'M GOING ON TO PRESIDENT.
DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE HOLLY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, SURE.
I CALL FOR A MOTION TO ELECT HOLLY FOR PRESIDENT HOLLY DREW FOR PRESIDENT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OR NO, SORRY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE HOLLY AS PRESIDENT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GETTING THERE SLOWLY, AREN'T WE? WE'RE FIGURING IT OUT.
CONSIDERING DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE TARGET TARGETED IMPROVEMENT GRANT POLICY.
SO IN YOUR SHARED FOLDER, UH, UNDER YOUR ONEDRIVE, I GAVE YOU A COPY OF THE, UM, TARGETED IMPROVEMENT GRANT UPDATES, EDITS.
THERE'S NOTES IN THE, IN THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH MM-HMM
AND THEN THIS IS A SCORE SHEET THAT I'LL COVER THAT IS AT YOUR PLACE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT, UM, IT'S BEEN SINCE MAY OF 2024 THAT WE HAVE.
UM, LAST UPDATED THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT GRANT.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS RECENTLY FOR GRANTS, AND WE DO ALSO HAVE A LOT OF NEW PROPERTIES BEING BUILT IN OPRY.
AND AS WE KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE INCREASING AND A LOT OF THE FINISH OUT AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND ESPECIALLY THINGS LIKE GREASE TRAPS AND OTHER ORDINANCES THAT WE'VE PASSED SINCE THIS GRANT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME EXPENSES THAT ARE BEING ADDED ON, UM, TO NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE ON TOP OF THAT AND THEIR RENT, IT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO GET INTO A SPACE.
SO WE WANT TO CULTIVATE NEW BUSINESS AS WELL AS HELPING FIX UP OUR EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES.
SO, WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME LANGUAGE IN THE GRANT THAT WOULD HELP WITH SOME OF THOSE, UM, INTERNAL, UH, INTERIOR AND, UH, MAYBE EQUIPMENT UPDATES THAT WE DON'T USUALLY GET ASKED FOR.
BUT I DO THINK WE WILL, WE POSSIBLY COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE REQUESTS COMING TO US, UM, AS WE HAVE MORE NEW SPACE AVAILABLE.
SO IF YOU LOOK ON THE FIRST PAGE UNDER SECTION ONE, UM, I JUST CHANGED SOME OF THE LANGUAGE TO EXPLAIN THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE INCENTIVE, UM, IS DEFINES NEW BECAUSE ONLY, IT ONLY DEFINES NEW, IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY ANYTHING ELSE.
SO, SO WE NEED A LITTLE MORE CLARITY ON, UM,
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THE REASON FOR THIS GRANT.AND THAT WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE OCCUPANCY RATE OF NEWLY DEVELOPED PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF RYING AT CTJ.
BECAUSE AGAIN, SOME FEEDBACK WE'RE GETTING IS THE RENTS ARE STILL REALLY HIGH AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS CAN BE PROHIBITIVE, UH, FOR GOING INTO A NEW SPACE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOURTH PAGE UNDER SECTION FOUR, I EDITED THIS BULLET POINT ABOUT INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS, JUST TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE OF WHAT NEW CONSTRUCTION IS, UM, TO INCLUDE NEW CONSTRUCTION, INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR TENANT FINISH OUT AND ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT IN NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT, UH, ARE SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN SECTION 4.4 0.2 AS AN ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENT.
AND THEN IF YOU GO TO SECTION 4.4 0.2 TENANT FINISH OUT IS INTERIOR FINISH OUT SUITED FOR COMMERCIAL USABILITY, INCLUDING FLOORING, LIGHTING, FIXTURES AND SAFETY OF THE BUILDING, SUCH AS, AND INCLUDING GREASE TRAPS, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, FINN HOOD, AND UPGRADES TO ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING, HVAC, ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING FIXTURES.
ANY FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES PROVIDED IN THE GRANT MUST STAY WITH THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS ALWAYS A PART OF THAT.
BUT AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC AS TO SOME OF THOSE FINISH OUT ITEMS THAT ARE COSTLY.
AND YOU ALL CAN PRIORITIZE AS YOU LOOK AT THESE GRANTS, Y'ALL CAN MAKE PRIORITY DECISIONS TOO.
IF YOU START SEEING THAT YOU'RE GETTING SOME GRANT REQUESTS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT AS CRITICAL TO THE BUILDING.
UM, AND MAYBE IT'S, IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST USE OF SOME OF THOSE GRANT FUNDS, YOU CAN CERTAINLY, UM, DECIDE, OKAY, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T A $40,000 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT, OR, YOU KNOW, $20,000 GREASE TRAP.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CARPET AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT SOMETIMES THE COST DIFFERENCE, UM, CAN REALLY MAKE, UM, AN IMPACT ON OUR GRANTS AS WELL.
SO I DID A SCORE SHEET, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE YELLOW PARTS, THIS IS OUR SCORE SHEET.
WE'VE HAD, I DID CHANGE THE SCORING RANGE.
I WEIGHTED THREE AREAS, AND THAT WAS ECONOMIC IMPACT INCREASES OVERALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND INTERIOR EXTERIOR CODE UPDATES.
THOSE WEIGH HEAVIER THAN DESIGN QUALITY AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, TYPICALLY IF IT'S GONNA BE A UTILITY IMPROVEMENT, UM, THAT MIGHT BE JUST TAKING AN UPGRADE IN YOUR LIGHTS, TAKING AN UPGRADE IN YOUR HVAC SYSTEM, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, DESIGN QUALITY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AESTHETICS.
UM, SO THE, THE MORE CRITICAL, UM, EXPENSES ARE, UM, THOSE UPDATES THAT ARE REQUIRED NOW BY CODE AND THAT DO NOT, ARE NOT CHEAP.
SO THE, UM, ECONOMIC IMPACT, UH, OF COURSE WOULD CONSIDER OUR PROPERTY TAX VALUE INCREASES, SALES TAX JOBS, OTHER POSITIVE IMPACTS TO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT THAT WOULD HELP ALSO BRING PEOPLE TO THE DISTRICT TO SPEND MONEY TO INCREASE OUR SALES TAX.
UM, AND AS WELL AS THE OVERALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
IS THIS A BUSINESS THAT'S GONNA BE OPEN AT NIGHT? IS IT GONNA BE OPEN ON WEEKENDS? WHEN WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST POPULATION HERE, ARE THEY GOING TO BE, UM, BRINGING OTHER CUSTOMERS INTO AUBREY THROUGH WHETHER IT BE VISITORS OR THEIR DESTINATION BUSINESS OR MAYBE A BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES SERVICES THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM HERE IN AUBREY FOR THOSE SERVICES AS OPPOSED TO GOING TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN TO RECEIVE THEM.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER IS JUST LIKE I MENTIONED, THE EXTERIOR AND EXTERIOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CODE UPDATES.
SO I RATED A SCORE OF 28 OR LOWER WOULD BE, UH, NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS.
'CAUSE THE TOTAL HIGH SCORE YOU CAN GET IS 40.
SO IF SOMEBODY SCORED A 28, BUT LET ME EDIT THAT, THAT SHOULD BE 27 OR LOWER.
'CAUSE A 28 OR ABOVE GIVES YOU A 70% APPROVAL RATE, WHICH IT'S A C, BUT IF YOU'RE IN SCHOOL,
SO I THINK THAT 70 IS A FAIR, BUT IF Y'ALL WANT TO RAISE THAT, YOU CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
I'M JUST, THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION.
BUT IF Y'ALL WANNA MAKE IT HIGHER, TOTALLY UP TO YOU, OR IF YOU WANNA MAKE IT LOWER, BUT I WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD WANT AT LEAST A 70% OUT OF A HUNDRED PERCENT ON A SCORE FOR A LARGE GRANT.
WELL, THEY CAN ALSO, IT CAN ALSO BE DISCRETION TOO.
IF SOMEONE SCORES LOW, BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROJECT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BRING THEM BACK.
YOU CAN, YOU CAN REVIEW IT, YOU CAN DISCUSS IT MORE.
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Y'ALL CAN ALWAYS TAKE YOUR GRANTS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THEM.BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO START HAVING Y'ALL SCORE THESE IN ADVANCE.
YOU COME TO THE MEETING, YOU'VE LOOKED AT IT, YOU HAVE A SCORE IN MIND.
BECAUSE THAT WAY YOU'RE GIVING IT A BENCHMARK AND YOU KIND OF KNOW, YOU KNOW, AND IF, AND IF SOMEONE HAS A SCORE LOWER THAN A 28 AND ALL OF YOU HAVE A 28, THEN YOU CAN DISCUSS REASONS FOR THAT.
THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, AND WE CAN DETERMINE THIS AT A LATER DATE, BUT WE DO HAVE A BUDGET OF $200,000 FOR GRANTS.
UM, THAT INCLUDES OUR SIGNED GRANT AND OUR BUILDING IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
IF YOU WANT TO LIMIT HOW MANY NEW PROPERTIES YOU GIVE GRANTS TO VERSUS EXISTING OLDER PROPERTIES, YOU CAN DO THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION TODAY.
BUT I DO THINK IF WE START SEEING A TREND WHERE WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WE'RE ONLY GETTING NEW PROPERTIES, YOU CAN ALL DECIDE THAT AND CHANGE IT LATER.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TONIGHT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT WE STILL WANNA GIVE PRECEDENTS AND PRIORITY.
WE DON'T WANNA SET A PRECEDENCE AND WE WANNA GIVE PRIORITY TO, UM, OUR EXISTING COMMERCIAL THAT WE CAN STILL IMPROVE AND, AND KEEP, YOU KNOW, IN OUR FOOTPRINT.
SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT 4.41 VERSUS 4.42? DOES IT, 'CAUSE THEY, THEY READ ALMOST IDENTICAL.
IS IT BASICALLY THE RENOVATIONS IS THE SAME STUFF FOR SOMEONE THAT'S ALREADY OCCUPYING A BUILDING AND FOR THE, THE TENANT FINISH OUT IS FOR A VACANT BUILDING WHERE WE'RE HELPING THEM.
SO RENOVATION, 'CAUSE THE LANGUAGE IS ALMOST IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST SENTENCE.
SO RENOVATION IS AN OLDER BUILDING THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING AFIN TENANT FINISH OUT.
THAT REALLY SHOULD PROBABLY SAY NEW CONSTRUCTION.
SO I'LL CHANGE THAT TO SAY NEW TENANT, NEW CONSTRUCTION, TENANT FINISH OUT.
OH, SHE HAS IT WHERE WE CAN'T COMMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT, CHRISTINE? NOPE.
I THINK I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO APPROVE THAT SCORING PROCESS AND THIS NEW LANGUAGE AND WE'LL UPDATE IT AND GET IT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND I'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SCORING SHEET WHEN I MEET WITH A CLIENT, UM, APPLICANT.
I CAN GIVE THEM THE SCORING SHEET, KINDA LET THEM KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE BASE OUR SCORES OFF OF.
UM, JUST SO THEY KIND UNDERSTAND TOO, IF THEY'RE GONNA ASK FOR MONEY, MAYBE ASK FOR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT, BIGGER ITEMS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED THE REAL HELP WITH.
SO YEAH, I THINK CHRISTINE, YOU ALSO HAD THE, UM, RESOLUTION FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AS PART OF THE OH, YEARLY UPDATE.
WE DID THAT IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
BUT WE HAVE TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR, CORRECT? YES, WE HAVE TO.
SO AS, AS PART OF HOW MUCH THEY APPROVE FOR THE BUDGET.
SO OUR BYLAWS ALLOW US TO APPROVE UP TO $25,000 FOR EXPENSES IN, IF AN ITEMS IN A BEEN IN OUR BUDGET AND APPROVED IN OUR OVERALL BUDGET, THE $30,000 FOR THE GRANT, WE'LL DO A RESOLUTION EVERY YEAR FOR THAT.
UM, BECAUSE THAT WILL, BECAUSE WE MAY CHANGE HOW MUCH WE ALLOCATE FOR GRANTS, UH, BUDGET EVERY YEAR TOO.
SO JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'LL HAVE TO BE DOING THAT EVERY SEPTEMBER.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T READ OVER.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRANT POLICY UPDATES THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRANT UPDATES.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
[Staff Report ]
REPORT.UM, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR GRANTS
UM, WE'RE SEEING MORE ACTIVITY, OF COURSE, SCHOOLS BACK IN SESSION, SUMMER'S OVER, PEOPLE ARE NOT TRAVELING AS MUCH.
SO WE KIND OF GET BUSY IN THIS FALL SEASON WITH, UH, PEOPLE LOOKING AT OUR MARKET, UM, CALLING ABOUT PROPERTIES, UM, CALLING FOR LOCATIONS WHERE THERE'S LAND AVAILABLE FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH.
UM, RECENTLY WENT TO A HEALTHCARE AND A RETAIL RESTAURANT MIXED USE CONFERENCE, UH, TWO DIFFERENT CONFERENCES
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LAST WEEK IN DALLAS, UM, THROUGH DFW INTERFACE.AND THEY'RE REALLY GOOD SESSIONS TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN TO WHAT THE, UM, DEVELOPERS AND THE, THE BROKERS AND THE COMMERCIAL, UM, BUSINESSES ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE ECONOMY, WITH COST OF CONSTRUCTION, WITH GROWTH MARKETS, UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING, TRENDS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UM, WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.
AND SO IT HELPS ME GET PERSPECTIVE ON WHERE WE ARE ON TARGET HERE IN AUBREY AND WHERE WE MAY NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, UH, TELLING OUR STORY MORE.
SO, UM, I THINK FOR US, LOCATION IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.
PEOPLE THINK WE'RE ON THREE 80, UM, DON'T REALIZE WE'RE ON 3 77 AND THAT'S WHERE OUR CITY LIMIT ORIGINAL CITY LIMITS ARE.
UM, AND THAT THEY DON'T EVEN TOUCH THREE 80.
SO I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO EDUCATE BROKERS AND EVERYONE WHEN I GO TO THESE CONFERENCES.
AND ACTUALLY LAST WEEK SOME LADY DID THAT FOR ME IN THE, TO THE WHOLE ROOM.
SHE WAS A BROKER DEVELOPER FOR A, A HEALTHCARE COMPANY.
AND, UM, SHE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, LET HER HIGHER UPS KNOW ABOUT AUBREY AND THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE ALREADY IN AUBREY 'CAUSE THEY WERE ON THREE 80 AND SHE SAID, NOPE, THAT'S NOT AUBREY.
AND SO SHE TOLD MY STORY TO THE WHOLE ROOM AND I, IT WAS AWESOME.
SO IT WAS A MOMENT I WAITED FOR, FOR THREE YEARS.
BUT, UH, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF, UH, THINGS WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING IS TELLING AUBREY'S STORY AND ABOUT OUR LOCATION BECAUSE WE DO GET OVERLOOKED.
I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME BIGGER, UM, INDUSTRIES OR COMPANIES THAT MAY THINK, WELL, WE HAVE A LOCATION OUT THERE.
SO I, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS IS JUST LIKE, IT'S, IT'S REALLY, UM, A, A STRANGE LITTLE TRIANGLE EFFECT OUT HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD.
SO I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON MESSAGING AND WHERE WE ARE AND I THINK, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO JUST, UM, RUN THOSE LOCAL PIECES AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, AS Y'ALL SEE, THOSE ARE OUR HIGHEST PERFORMING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
SO, UM, AGAIN, I THINK IT HELPS US PICK UP PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT HERE AND DON'T KNOW THAT BUSINESS IS THERE LIVE MAYBE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR ETJ THAT NEVER COME DOWN, YOU KNOW, WEST ON SPRING HILL.
SO, UM, IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU SEE THAT I NEED TO POST ABOUT OR THAT I'VE MISSED OR, YOU KNOW, HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YET, LET ME KNOW.
TRY TO DO THOSE AT LEAST TWO TIMES A MONTH, UM, IF NOT MORE.
AND EVERYBODY SEEMS APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE POSTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IMPORTANT ON THERE THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT? YEAH.
OH, OUR SITE SELECTION MAP, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, I'VE DONE A LOT OF UPDATES TO THAT SITE SELECTION PAGE.
WE, WE'VE, LEAH'S BEEN HELPING ME WITH THOSE, UM, GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION INPUT IN THERE.
UH, HAD SOME QUESTIONS AFTER I DID MY POST THIS LAST WEEKEND ABOUT THE SITE SELECTION MAP.
AND THEY HAVE, UM, SOME HAVE SEEN IT AND ASKED ABOUT GETTING THEIR PROPERTIES LISTED.
UM, SO, AND AS I TELL EVERYBODY, IF YOU SEE A PIECE OF LAND THAT'S FOR SALE THAT'S IN OUR CITY LIMIT OR ETJ, LET ME KNOW.
I'LL FIND OUT IF IT'S POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL AND I'LL PUT IT ON THERE.
WE, WE WENT TO THE DENTON COUNTY BUSINESS SUMMIT BUSINESS SUMMIT, YEAH.
THAT WAS WHAT IT CALLED GROSS SUMMIT, GROWTH SUMMIT.
AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.
WE WERE TALKING TO PEOPLE AND THEY'D BE LIKE, WHERE'S RE
WE WERE JUST IN DENTON COUNTY, WE'RE PART OF DENTON COUNTY, AND THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW IT'S, AND THEY DO BUSINESS IN DENTON.
LIKE, IT'S, IT'S SURPRISING TO ME, I THINK RIGHT NOW, HILLWOOD AND ALL THAT DEVELOPMENT SOUTHWEST OF DENTON AND IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.
UM, BUT WE ARE GETTING SOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS UP HERE EVEN THAT AREN'T IN AUBREY, BUT MAYBE THEY'RE JUST TO OUR NORTH AND EAST A BIT.
THEY'RE STARTING TO GET ATTENTION AND SO THEY ARE COMING ACROSS AUBREY AS THEY'RE DRIVING THE MARKET AND LOOKING.
SO, UM, IT SOMETIMES JUST TAKES, IT DOES JUST, IT'S JUST EVERYTHING PUSHING NORTH.
BUT YEAH, HOLLY'S RIGHT, THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE WE HAVE TO LET KNOW, LET 'EM LET 'EM KNOW HOW SMALL OUR CITY LIMIT IS, BUT HOW LARGE OUR ETJ IS AND WE WANT THEM TO BE.
[ Future Agenda Requests ]
TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE AGENDAS? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS? YOU WERE DONE, RIGHT? I'M SORRY.AND NEXT WEEK, I MEAN, NOT NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, IT'S ONLY TUESDAY.
SO NEXT MONTH, THE 13TH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR MEETING ON THE 13TH, WHICH I DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT ON THE PHONE.
IS ARE YOU, IS THAT YOU'RE STILL GONE ON THE 13TH.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE TORI, OR LET TORI INTRODUCE HERSELF.
AND SO SHE MAY HELP US WITH SOME OF OUR
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MEETINGS IF ANNABELLE AND ALICIA ARE ABSENT AND SHE ALSO LIVES IN OUR CITY LIMITED IN WIN RICH.WAIT, SO SHE CAN SHE THE, SO ON OCTOBER 13 OF INTEREST, I DON'T KNOW.
SORRY, TORI, KEEP YOU OFF ALREADY.
SO ON OCTOBER 13TH, TORI WILL BE JOINING US, SORRY.
AND SHE'LL GET THE JOY AND FUN OF GETTING, SEEING OUR CONCEPT PLAN FOR OUR BUILDING.
UM, OUR ARCHITECT WILL BE PRESENTING IT THAT NIGHT.
SO THAT'LL BE ONE ITEM FOR THE AGENDA, BUT
UM, AT THIS TIME, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.
IF YOU, IF ANYBODY FROM OUR BOARD, I GUESS WE, IF THEY, Y'ALL HAVE ANY IDEAS OR WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE CONCEPT PLAN MEETINGS, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, GET WITH CHRISTINE AND GIVE HER THE SUGGESTIONS NOW BEFORE, I MEAN, HE, HE'LL TAKE IT BACK, BUT GIVE THEM TO HIM NOW.
I THINK EVERYBODY WILL LIKE IT.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, RIGHT? YES, THAT IS PARK HILL, ERIC JAMES WITH PARK HILL.
SO, BUT YOU WANNA GET IT BEFORE THAT HE PRESENTS IT.
I MEAN, IT'D HELP, BUT THAT WAY YOU CAN SEE YOUR PARK COME IN MM-HMM
BUT, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME FEEDBACK THAT NIGHT TOO.
SO Y'ALL CAN, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT HE'S PROPOSING OR WHAT WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT AND WHAT'S INCLUDED.
ANYTHING ELSE? I MAY HAVE ANOTHER GRANT COMING UP.
UM, NOT SURE YET, BUT IT, UH, BUT I HAVE HAD A, AN INQUIRY.
[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:32 PM I MAKE A MOTION TO CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:32 PM I SECOND.I HAVE A MOTION BY TIM, A SECOND BY TODD
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0 0 1, THE BOARD WILL RECESS AND TAKE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING.
SECTION 5 51 0 7 1 CONSULT CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, 2 0 4 TO 2 0 8 SOUTH MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT AND GRANT PO GRANT POLICY, SECTION 5 1 0 7 2 REAL PROPERTY MDD PROPERTIES, DOWNTOWN, COMMERCIAL AND ET TJ COMMERCIAL SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS 2 0 4 TO 2 0 8 SOUTH MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT.
DID I, DID I HAVE MY HEAD DOWN WHERE I SAW THE, OKAY, HOLD ON.
SO I HAVE A MOTION BY TODD, A SECOND BY TIM.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
FIVE TO ZERO IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 5 1,
[ Reconvene into Open Session]
THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, IF ANY REGARDING ANY ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.THE BOARD IS NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION? I MAKE A MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:56 PM MOTION BY TODD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY FU OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE, TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA? ALRIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:56 PM SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY AARON, SECOND BY BROOKS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? FIVE TO ZERO.