04-03-2023 (WEDC) Minutes Special Called WylieI evelopment Corporation
Board irec rs Special CalledMeeting
April 3, 2023 — 12:00 P.M.
WEDC Offices—Conference Room
250 S Hwy 78—Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ' ►ER
Announce the presence of a Quorum
President Demond Dawkins called the meeting to order at 12:13 p.m. Board Members present were Melisa
Whitehead,Blake Brininstool, and Aaron Jameson.Board Member Gino Mulliqi arrived at 12:16 p.m,
Ex-Officio Member City Manager Brent Parker was present.
WEDC staff present included Executive Director Jason Greiner,BRE Director Angel Wygant,Senior Assistant
Rachael Hermes, and Administrative Assistant Marissa Butts.
I °CATION .... .PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Dawkins gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
CO "I ENTS__.N NON-AGEA ITEMS
With no citizen participation,President Dawkins moved to Regular Agenda.
GULAR AGENDA
1, Consider and act upon FY 2 22-2 23 Midyear Budget Amendments.
Staff Comments
Staff briefly discussed the possibility of partnering with the Wylie Chamber of Commerce and the City
of Wylie for a future staff position. Staff noted that there are no Budget Amendments to bring to Council
and recommended no action for this item.
2. Consider and act upon amendments to the e y s of the Wylie Economic Development
Corporation.
Staff Co ents
Staff referred the Board to the agenda report and attachment for review and discussion of notable revisions
to the proposed Amended Bylaws. Regarding section 4.04 lh, the Board discussed and requested a
revision to reflect—"Director shall be hired by the Board,subject to City Council Approval,and removed
by a vote of a"super majority" of(4) members of the Board, subject to Council Approval." The Board
reviewed section 4.02 and agreed to keep it unchanged, requiring that each Director of the Board must
live in City Limits during the tenure of office. The Board discussed term limits and requested to revert
section 4.06 back to the original verbiage and to seek City Council's opinion regarding term limits for
Board Members. Staff invited Board Members to attend the next City Council meeting on Tuesday,April
11,2023 when the revisions to the proposed Amended Bylaws are being discussed.
Board Action
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A motion was made by Gino Mulliqi, seconded by Melisa Whitehead to approve and adopt the Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Wylie Economic Development Corporation as discussed, including
changes,subject to approval by the Wylie City Council.A vote was taken,and the motion passed 5-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Recessed into Closed Session at 1:03 p.m.in compliance with Section 551.001,et.seq.Texas Government Code,
to wit:
Sec.551.072. DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY; CLOSED MEETING.
ES1. Consider the sale or acquisition of properties located at Ballard/Brown, Brown/Eubanks, FM
544/Cooper,FM 544/Sanden,FM 1378/Parker,Jackson/Oak,Regency/Steel,State Hwy 78/Alanis,
State Hwy 78/Ballard,and State Hwy 78/Brown.
Sec. 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS;
CLOSED MEETING.
ES2. Deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the WEDC has received from a
business prospect and to discuss the offer of incentives for Projects: 2013-9a,2017-6a, 2021-2d,
2021-5a, 2021-6a, 2021-6c, 2021-8a, 2021-9a, 2021-9b, 2021-9f, 2022-9i, 2022-1b, 2022-4d, 2022-
7b,2022-8b,2022-91,2022-10d,2022-11a,2022-12a,2023-la,2023-lb,2023-1c,2023-2a,2023-2b,
2023-2c,2023-2d,2023-2e,2023-3a,and 2023-3b.
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
Take any action as a result of the Executive Session.
President Dawkins reconvened into Open Session at 1:25 p.m.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no Items requested for inclusion on future agendas.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business,President Dawkins adjourned the WEDC Board meeting at 1:25 p.m.
Demond Dawkins,President
ATTEST:
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Jason Greiner,Eafec,tive Director