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01-24-2025 (WEDC) Minutes Special CalledW fie Economic iIment Corpoirat' . Y i I iRoar,d of Directars Special Called Meeting January Offices,WEDC i CALL TO ORDER. Announce the presence of a Quor,uni Vice President Blake Brin.instool called the meeting to, order at 8 : 10 a.m. Board Members present, were WhitneyMcDougall, Herold Sig it , and Mell'sa Whitehead. WEDC sty.ff pr ent included Executive Director Jason Greiner, Assistant Director Rachae. Hennes, Research nast Marissa Butts, and Oiffice Manager Christy Stewart. INV,01CATIONPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ac a l Hennes gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance,. COMMENTS,NN AG.EN ITEMS With no citizen part16pation., Vice President BrIninstool moved to the Consent Age CONSENTA A 11inatt env listedrider the Consent Agenda are considered to be rotitine by the WEDC Board of.Direcitors and willbe enacted y one, motion. There will not be a separate discussion of these iteins.. d sicu,�sn i desired, that item will be remo-vedftom the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. With no Consent Agenda items, Vice President Brininstool moved to Executive Session. EXECUTIVE SESSION Recessed into Closed ssio : at 8.-12 a.m., in compliance with Section 55 1.00 t, et. seat. Texas Govertunent. Code,to wit: Sec. 5511.0171. '" ��' T�1 CUBE MEETING,. See, . �7 ., DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY; .LOSE U. . ES14 eider the sale or acquisition of properties looted at Brown/Eubanks, FM 544/+ pe FM /Sunda Jackson/Oak, Regency/Steel, State Hwy 78 o n and State 78/Skyview. 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT O NS CLOSED MEETING. Deliberation re ardr gi commercial or financial *information that the WEDC has received from l amass prospect and to discuss the offer of incentives for Projects: - 'WEDC — Minutes January 2,4, 2025 Page 2,012,4i-7a, 2024-7b, 20214-7e,10'.24-8a, 2024-8b,, 2024-8c, 20214-8d, 20,24-9b, 2,024-I9c, 2024-9d, 201241-91e, 21024I-i9f,, 20,24-101a, 20,214-10b, 20241-10c, 2024-14a, 2024-11b, 2024-11c, 2024-11d, I 2024-11e, 2024-12-a, 202141-12b, 2024-1-2e, 2025-1a, 2025-1b, 2025-leg RECONVENE INT01 OPUTI SESSIOF4 Take any, action as ai result. of the Executive, Sessition. is President Brininstool reconvened m Open Session, at 8 -.3 8 a.m. and then moved, to Regular Agenda Items 4. REGuLAR AGENDA 4.1 Consider Possible action rIeglarding reconsideration of the First Amendment to, Performance Agreement between WED,C and MIX J Investments, LLC. Board Comments EXEC]LTTrT'E SESS111G]"I )VEDIC - Minuteis, January 2,4, 2025 Page 3 of 5 Recessed mto Closed Session at 91':23 a.m. in compliance wi'tb Section 55 1.00 1 , et. seiq. Texas Government Code,, to wit: 01 11111 IiIIII 11 jpq , M III Iyff !1111`11i FS16 Considier the sale or acquisition of properfies, located, at Brown/Fubanks, FM 544/Cooper, FM 5144/San.den, Jackson/Oak, Regency/Steel, State Hwy 78/111rown, and State 11wy 78/Sikyvl'ew., Sec. 551,1087. DELIBERATION REGAIRWNG ECONO,NHC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS* CLOSED MEETING. T* ES2. Deliberation regaraingi commercial or financial information that the WEDC has received from a bsi*ness prospect and to discuss the offer, of incentives for Projects: 2021-4b, 2021-6c, 2022-1b, 2022-1c, 2023-1c, 20�23-2d, 20231-11a, 20123-11biq 20214-2d, 2024-4e, 2024-5a, 2024-5f, 21024-7'a, 20241-7b, 2024-7e, 2024-8a, 2024-8b, 20214-8c-8d, 2024-9b, 2024-9c, 2024-9dq 2024-, 2024-9f, 2024-110a, 20241-10b, 20241-1101c, 2024-11a, 2024-11b, 2024-11c, 2024-11d, 2024-11e, 20,24-12-a, 2024-12b, 20124-12c, 2025-1a, 20251-1b, 21025-1c. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION' Take any, action its a result (?f the, Executive Session,. jr-N 41 0 Vice President Brininstool reconvened into Olpen Sesslon at 19:48 a.m. and moved to Regular Agenda Item 4 and Regular Agenda Item 5. REGULAR AGENDIA, 41.1 Consider possible action regarding reconsideration of the First Amendment to Performance Agreement ble,tween WEDC and AMKJ Investments, LLC,. B I 'oard Action The Bloard to no, action on this itej 5.1 Consider possialb, I I ! e action regarding the re-purichase option described in the Real Estate Sales Contract dated September 21,2022, as amended, between WEDIC and AILKJ Investments, LLC. WED;C - Minutes January 24, 2025 Page 4: of 5 NMI AIL L11 I I II Jul EXECUTIVE K.SS'110N - - - - --------------- - . .......... - - ---- -- ------ Recessedinto Closed. Sessionat 101:07 a.m. incomplianciewith Section 551.001, et., selq. Texas Government Code, to wit'. ESL Consider the sale, or acquisition of'propierfles. located at Brown/Eubanks, FM 5441/Coloper, FM 5414/Sanden, Jacksoin/Oak, Regenicy/Stelell, State Hwy 78/13rown, and State Hwy 78/Skyview. Qsec. 551.0187'. DELIBERATION REGAIRDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NIEGOTIATIONS, CLOSED MEE, FTING. 0, ES12. Deliberation regarding commer6al or financial information that the WEDC has received from a busi*ness prospect and to discuss the offer of 1'ncenflvas , for Projects.: 2021-4b, 2021-6c, 2022-1,b2022-1c, 2023-1c, 2023-12d, 2023-11a, 2023-1 1b, 2024-2d, 20241-4e, 2024-5a, 2024-5f, 2024-7a,. 2024-7b, 2,0124-7e, 2024-8a, 2024-8b, 2024-8c, 210214-8d, 20241-9b, 2:024-91c, 2024-9d, 2024-9e, 2024-9f, 2024-10,a, 20214-10b, 2024-10c, 2024-11a, 201214-11b,l 202441c, 2024-11d, 2024-11e, 20,24-12-a, 2024-1.2b, 2012,14-12c, 2025-1a, 2025-1b, 2025-1c. "CONVENE, INTO OPEN SESSION Take, any action cis a result qf the Ex utive k5ession. Vice President Bra. ninstool reconvened hito Open Session at 101: 11 a.m. and moved to consider Regular Agenda Items 1, 2, and 3. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Consi'der and act upIon "issues, shirr oundj*ng a Feasibility Study., Board Comments Staffreferred. the Board to the Agenda Report 'in the packet for information regardi"ng the Feasibilit'l Study. The Feasibility Study will guide future decision -making processes and support strategi Planning efforts., '"I'his item is being brought to the Board for consideration and approval to enter into consulting agreement to commission feasibility study servicies. 13olard Action N 10 A motion was made by flarold Smith, seconded by Whitney McDougall, to enter into a services agreement, with, Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC, in the amount of sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) and further authorize the Executive Director, to execute any and all necessary documents. Avote was I taken,, and the motion passed 4-iO. 2. 0, 11 * -N-% cider and act upon issuies surrounding,oliscovier Wyll*els, WEDC — Mm'utes, January 24, 2025 Page 5 of 5 Board Comments Staffreferred the Board to the Agenda Report 'in the packet for information regarding Discover Wylie issues. Staff noted that WEDC and its social media team have been working with theWylie'Downtown Merchants Association -for a long tinle to strengthen overall destination marketing. This item is being biroiught to, the Board for consideration and approval to enter into a contract for visual. Wentifying and webisite redesign services,, 41 Board Action A motion was made bly Melisa Whitehead, seconded by Harotd Sm,]*Ih,, to enter into a services agreement with Gran Icus/S impleview in, the amount of one hundred eigbt thousand nine h.un.idred twenty-five dollars ($108,925) and further, authorize the Executive Director to execute any and atl necessary documents. A, vote was taken, and the motiolin passed 3. Consider and act upon a firsit Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement between WEDC and Deft Ventures,, LLCI., FUTURE.A.GFINDA ITEMS There were no future agenda items noted. AD,JOURNMIEN'T Ing With no further business, Vice President Brininstilool adjourned. the NNTDC Board Special Called Meefi at 10 16 a.m. Dentond Dawkins, President A,Trft S,T Jasoln Greinel�,,E 46'CO'ntiv`e` Di"rector