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07-25-2014 (WEDC) Minutes Minutes Wylie Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Meeting Friday, July 25, 2014 6:30 A.M. WEDC Offices—Conference Room 250 South Highway 78 —Wylie, Texas CALL TO 0 ' )ER Announce the presence of a Quorum President Marvin Fuller called the meeting to order 6:30 a.m. Board Members present were John Yeager, Mitch Herzog,Demond Dawkins and Todd Wintters. Ex-officio member Mindy Manson was present. WEDC staff present was Executive Director Sam Satterwhite and Gerry Harris. Wylie Police Officer Donna Valdepena attended the meeting. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Lynn Grimes announced that the WEDC Board was invited to attend and participate in the B&B Theatre 5K Race taking place on August 2, 2014. Proceeds will go to the Wylie Christian Care Center. With no further citizen participation, Mr. Fuller proceeded to Action Items. ACTION ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 — Consider and act upon approval of the June 19, 2014 Minutes of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Board of Directors Meeting. MOTION: A motion was made by Todd Wintters and seconded by John Yeager to approve the June 19, 2014 Minutes of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 2 — Consider and act upon approval of the June 2014 WEDC Treasurer's Report. MOTION: A motion was made by Mitch Herzog and seconded by Demond Dawkins to approve the June 2014 WEDC Treasurer's Report. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. WEDC —Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 2 of 11 ITEM NO. 3 — Consider and act issues surrounding a WEDC Enrichment Grant application. Staff presented a Grant application from Taste of Home, LLC requesting assistance with cosmetic and safety improvements to their business located at 302 North Ballard. Taste of Home is owned and operated by Ms. Kathy Goodwin. The structure was built in 1901 and renovated for its current use in 2008. Taste of Home has requested assistance with the replacement of rotted wood on both the main structure and an outbuilding used for storage, replacement of the handicap ramp, and replacement of rotted window frames along with scraping and painting of the same. Pictures were provided along with the application. Taste of Home is also undertaking significant interior improvements totaling in excess of$12,000 in 2014 and 2015. With Board approval staff will enter into a Letter of Agreement with Taste of Home under which the accepted bid will be an exhibit and Taste of Home will be reimbursed for the contemplated work upon payment in full to the contractor and submittal of all paid invoices to the WEDC. Staff recommended that the WEDC Board of Directors approve an Enrichment Grant in the amount of $14,375 to Taste of Home, LLC as per the low bid submitted by Around Town Contractors. While not a part of the Program Guidelines, Board Members Herzog and Yeager believed that it is important that businesses applying for grants under this program personally fund a portion of the project cost. Board Members Dawkins and Wintters commented that the intent of the program is to enhance the aesthetic environment of commercial businesses and that their participation should be secondary. Board Member Herzog commented that the Grant Program guidelines should be amended to include financial participation by the applicant which exhibits an added level of commitment by the applicant. The WEDC Board of Directors directed staff to extend the offer of an Enrichment Grant to Taste of Home, LLC in the amount of$10,000 to be paid after submission of paid invoices equal to $14,375. MOTION: A motion was made by Mitch Herzog and seconded by John Yeager to approve an Enrichment Grant to Taste of Home in the amount of$10,000 following the expenditure of $14,375 by Taste of Home on the improvements specified within the Around Town Contractors bid. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 4 — Consider and act upon issues surrounding the WEDC Enrichment Grant Program Guidelines. Prior to moving forward with processing future applications, staff requested clarification as it pertains to owner occupied structures versus tenant occupied structures. WEDC —Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 3 of 11 As a reminder to the Board, staff indicated that the Program was designed to address aesthetics and structural degradation of commercial structures in Wylie. The question staff raised is whether the ownership and occupancy matters, so long as upgrades and enhancements are being made to the area. Staff believed that a landlord has a greater responsibility to maintain a lease property in a well ordered manner, but is that any different from an owner occupied structure as it relates to the goal of the Program. Staff commented further that if a tenant has a lease with a landlord that states the structure is to be maintained to a certain standard, should the WEDC address issues that are the landlord's contractual responsibility. Staff recognized that this is a circular argument and can be applied to an owner occupied property as well. As the Program is continued through the balance of this fiscal year into FY 2014—2015, staff sought clarification and direction from the Board. Staff requested Board direction pertaining to owner occupied projects versus lease properties. While the Board understood the premise behind staffs argument, they were not willing to draw a distinction between owner occupied and lease projects. However, Board Member Todd Wintters believed that language should be added to the Program Guidelines encouraging applicants to personally fund a portion of the bid amount for improvements. The Board stopped short however of identifying a specific percentage required by the Board. MOTION: A motion was made by Mitch Herzog and seconded by Todd Wintters to amend the Enrichment Grant Program Guidelines to specify that applications identifying financial participation by the owner will be given preferential consideration. The WEDC Board voted 5 — FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 5—Consider and act upon election of WEDC officers for FY 2014—2015. On June 10, 2014 the Wylie City Council appointed Mr. Todd Wintters to a three year term as Member of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. On June 24, 2014 the appointee was sworn in by City Secretary Carole Ehrlich. On an annual basis and following the selection of WEDC Board Members by the Wylie City Council, the WEDC elects officers for the upcoming year. Staff presented a copy of the WEDC By-laws, Section V-Officers, for the Board's review which details the process for selection of officers and the duties of the same. On June 21, 2013, the WEDC Board of Directors elected the current officers: Marvin Fuller.........................President Mitch Herzog ........................Vice President John Yeager ......................Secretary Todd Wintters........................Treasurer WEDC—Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 4 of 11 Board Member Mitch Herzog commended President Marvin Fuller for the outstanding job he does as President and asked that he remain in office as President. Mr. Fuller then asked if the remaining officers would like to remainin their positions. All existing officers accepted. MOTION: A motion was made by John Yeager and seconded by Demond Dawkins to re-elect a slate of officer including Marvin Fuller as President, Mitch Herzog as Vice President, John Yeager as Secretary, and Todd Wintters as Treasurer. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0 —AGAINST in favor of the motion. Item No. 6—Consider and act upon issues surrounding the FY 2014—2015 WEDC Budget. Staff presented Draft #3 of the FY 2014 — 2015 WEDC Budget. Staff only addressed changes made to Draft#2 and was prepared to recommend final approval and submittal to the Wylie City Council for the same. Fund Balance — While staff believed its 10-1-14 Unreserved Beginning Fund Balance was accurate, the Finance Department notified the WEDC on 7-22-14 that our Fund Balance is $1,068,355 opposed to the $865,340 provided to the Board in June. The $203,015 overage was traced to the use of an estimated ending fund balance for FY 2012 —2013. The $203,015 will be placed within Incentives—Future Projects. Personnel Services (Direct Compensation) —The new Executive Assistant has a starting salary of$41,000. With a start date of August 4, 2014, staff is budgeting for a 5% increase ($2,050) to be considered by the Executive Director in August 2015. Personnel Services (Insurance) — The Finance Department provided the WEDC with final figures for Insurance, Medicare, Workers Compensation, and Unemployment Compensation. The final figures represent a $3,251 increase over what was presented to the Board within the previous budget discussions. Travel, Training & Recruitment— Staff has increased training for the new Executive Assistant from $500 to $2,000. The Texas Economic Development Council has several EDC training seminars that will be helpful in orienting our new staff person to economic development policies and practices. Incentives—Future Projects—Future Projects has been adjusted from $812,023 to $1,000,900. Staff presented a draft budget to the Wylie City Council on July 15, 2014. Staff highlighted existing incentive commitments and debt service requirements for FY 2014 — 2015. Councilmembers had no questions about current or proposed. Staff recommended that the Board of Directors approve the FY 2014—2015 WEDC Budget with following amendments of (1) increasing the Fund Balance from $865,340 to $1,068,355 at the direction of the Finance Director, (2) increasing the Incentive Account — Future Projects from $812,023 to $1,000,900, (3) increasing Training by $1,500, (4) increasing Personnel Services — WEDC—Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 5 of 11 Insurance by $3,251, and further directing staff to present a final budget to the Wylie City Council for approval. MOTION: A motion was made by Mitch Herzog and seconded by Todd Wintters to approve the FY 2014—2015 WEDC Budget as amended. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. Item No. 7 — Consider and act upon issues surrounding the utilization and tracking of WEDC sports tickets. Staff reported that a concerned citizen recently requested documentation on the use of sporting tickets purchased by the WEDC since 2011. The WEDC currently is a 25% season ticket holder for the Dallas Mavericks and a 16% owner in a Texas Rangers season ticket package. The WEDC ownership interest represents 11 games and 13 games respectively. In consolidating records for the request, staff accessed its Outlook calendar on which the company names are documented for each event. Staff discovered that anything older than 12 months was being deleted via an auto archive function within the Outlook program. Staff contacted the City Secretary and confirmed that the State requirement for keeping calendars is the balance of the calendar year and an additional 12 months. Therefore, the WEDC was out of compliance with the State retention requirement for calendars by 6 months. Regarding the retention requirement, staff has reset the auto archive setting to 24 months which brings the WEDC into compliance from this point forward. Also, staff will initiate changes in how the use of sports tickets are tracked. In addition to the company affiliation being identified on a manual log, individuals present will also be identified as well as the purpose for which the WEDC is interacting with the same. Further, being that this issue could at any time become a negative distraction based upon the promotional nature of the expenditure; staff will maintain these records well beyond the retention requirement for additional transparency. Staff recommended that the WEDC Board approve enhanced documentation requirements for the use of sporting tickets purchased by the WEDC. The Board directed staff to include a 'Promotional Expenditure Report' specifying the use of all sporting tickets within the monthly Staff Report. MOTION: A motion was made by Todd Wintters and seconded by Demand Dawkins requiring staff to provide a Promotional Expenditures Report within all future Staff Reports. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of the motion. Item No. 8 — Consider and act upon a draw request by the City of Wylie for constructing associated with the extension of Woodbridge Parkway. The Wylie City Council and WEDC Board of Directors approved a draw note with American National Bank of Texas in the amount of$1.4 mm to be used for construction costs associated WEDC—Minutes July 25,2014 Page 6 of 11 with the extension of Woodbridge Parkway. The WEDC has until August 15, 2014 to draw the necessary funds from ANB to satisfy the WEDC commitment to this $8 mm project. To date there has been six draw requests by Mario Sinacola totaling $1.79 mm out of a $4.4 mm contract to complete roadway and bridge improvements from Hensley Lane south to approximately the Sachse City Limits. The Wylie City Engineer estimates WEDC funding to equal $976,000 which includes $75,000 in potential change orders associated with additional depth on bridge piers and a concrete cap over an existing sanitary sewer line. The following was presented as a breakdown of costs incurred by each entity: Sachse - $2.8 mm, Wylie—$1.78 mm, Collin County- $3.87 mm. Staff anticipated presenting American National Bank with the attached support documentation and requesting that the funds be transferred to the WEDC on August 15, 2014. Woodbridge Parkway is anticipated to be open to traffic in early September. A recommendation was made to the WEDC Board authorizing staff to process a draw request to American National Bank in the amount of$976,000. MOTION: A motion was made by Todd Wintters and seconded by John Yeager to authorize staff to process a draw request to American National Bank in the amount of$976,000. The WEDC Board voted 5 —FOR and 0 AGAINST in favor of the motion. Item No. 9 Consider and act upon approval of a Loan Agreement with American National Bank in the amount of$400,000 and all other closing documents necessary to fund the purchase of 1.246 acres from Jerry &Carolyn Buchanan. As directed by the WEDC Board of Directors on June 19, 2014 and further evidenced by the Board's ratification of Real Estate Contract between the WEDC and Buchanan, staff directed American National_Bank to draw Loan Documents under which the WEDC is borrowing $400,000 at a fixed interest rate of 3.77% over a 60 month amortization period. Staff presented Loan Documents to the Board comprised of a Loan Agreement, Promissory Note, Security Agreement, and Certificate of Corporate Resolution. ANB will be securing the WEDC debt with sales tax receipts with the WEDC required to maintain a 1:1 annual debt service coverage ratio. Annual debt service will be $87,902 which is included within the FY 2014 — 2015 WEDC Budget. There are no bank or attorney fees associated with this Loan and there is no prepayment penalty. Staff reported that Exco has agreed to extend the existing lease with Buchanan through January 2016 which will trigger the WEDC prepaying Buchanan for Exco lease payments through the same period. The lease extension will be completed by the first week.in August. While staff had hoped to close by August 1st, closing will take place on August 15th which is in compliance with the Buchanan Real Estate Sales Contract. Staff further reported that the Wylie City Council has reviewed and accepted the WEDC purchase of 1.246 acres located at 400 South Highway 78 at their July 22, 2014 Council Meeting. WEDC—Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 7 of 11 Staff recommended that the WEDC Board of Directors approve all Loan Documents associated with the borrowing of $400,000 from The American National Bank of Texas and further authorize the WEDC President Marvin Fuller and Secretary John Yeager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate said Loan Documents. MOTION: A motion was made by Mitch Herzog and seconded by Todd Winners to authorize WEDC President Marvin Fuller and Secretary John Yeager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate said Loan Documents. The WEDC Board voted 5—FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 10 — Staff report: review issues surrounding Performance Agreements between the WEDC and: Woodbridge Crossing, Ascend Custom Extrusions, CSD Woodbridge, The Wedge Corporation, Dank Real Estate, Swimcat, and EXCO Tooling Solutions, WEDC properties located at 2804 F.M. 544 and 605 Commerce, truck route for Martinez Lane, Wylie-PHS LP, alternate date for WEDC Board Meeting in August, hiring of new WEDC Executive Assistant, WEDC Executive Director Performance Evaluation, and regional housing starts. Woodbridge Crossing The Sales Tax Reimbursement Report was presented which identified all sales taxes received through June 2014 within Woodbridge Crossing for the City General Fund, the WEDC, and the 4B. As a reminder, the City and WEDC reimbursed 85% of all sales tax generated within Woodbridge Crossing through September 2013 with the reimbursement percentage reduced to 65% thereafter. Due to the default under the Amended and Restate Performance Agreement, Woodbridge Crossing is only eligible to receive up to $6 million in sales tax reimbursement through September 2021 opposed to the maximum reimbursement of $12 million originally contemplated. $2,276,323 has been reimbursed through the March filing period with net receipts of $1,458,236.32 after reimbursements. As well, $1.9 mm has been paid in ad valorem taxes to the City of Wylie (excluding the WISD). Staff is in the process of updating ad valorem values for Woodbridge Crossing. Further, TJ Maxx and Home Goods are scheduled to open the second week of August. Ascend Commercial Lease and Performance Agreement The Ascend Custom Extrusion Critical Dates Analysis and Performance Agreement Monitoring Procedures were presented. Payment #4 of 5 for the Economic Incentives has been funded with Ascend meeting all Performance Obligations within Sections A and B of the attachment. Also presented was the Performance Agreement between the WEDC and ACE which was approved in December 2013. Payment #1 of 4 has been funded with Ascend meeting all Performance Obligations within Section A of the attachment. WEDC—Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 8 of 11 Finally, Ascend has installed its third press and anticipates being at capacity by the end of 2014. CSD Woodbridge Performance Agreement On July 15, 2013 a certificate of occupancy (CO) was issued for Kroger Marketplace. Beginning October 1, 2013 and ending October 1, 2023, Clark Street Development is eligible to receive a V2 cent sales tax reimbursement from the WEDC (City of Wylie not part of sales tax reimbursement agreement). The WEDC has received the fourth Comptroller monthly report identifying five businesses paying sales tax on a consistent basis. The second reimbursement was made to CSD Woodbridge LLC in June 2014. Kroger has been added to the aggregate total, but they did not pay sales tax last month so they were not in the total. Quarterly payments will be made to Clark Street based upon the data provided by the Comptroller. In addition to the $100,000 reimbursement incentive paid by the WEDC at CO, Clark Street is eligible to receive cumulative incentives of$1,100,000 over the life of the Agreement. The Wedge Corporation The Wedge continues to quote an opening date of Fall 2014 with staff under the impression they will open in late October. The WEDC will fund 50% of the committed incentive package ($275,000) for infrastructure assistance this fiscal year. Dank Real Estate (Deanan Gourmet Popcorn) The steel frame is being delivered the week of 7-21-14. With a maximum $30,000 incentive package, Deanan will qualify for a $15,000 payment should they receive a Building Permit valued at no less than $600,000 and receive a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Wylie by 2-1-15. Swimcat(Jarrod Rush State Farm) Mr. Rush is still on schedule to complete his project by November 1, 2014. Mr. Rush will qualify for a$15,000 incentive payment under the existing Performance Agreement. EXCO Tooling Solutions Mr. Tommy Pulliam has been hired by Exco to construct a 25,000 square foot facility on WEDC property located on Commerce Street in Wylie. The zoning and platting process begins with the Planning & Zoning Commission on August 5th. WEDC Property Located at 2804 F.M. 544 Staff filed a writ on 7-14-14 finalizing the eviction process of Lighting Signs & Solutions. While a considerable amount of 'large items' (signs, forklift, etc.) were removed from the property, the WEDC was required to hire a local contractor to dispose of the remaining property which is predominately trash. Staff believes the property will be ready to lease by August 4m. WEDC—Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 9 of 11 WEDC Property Located at 605 Commerce 10,000 square feet of the Hobart building remains vacant. Staff has been negotiating with I2R to locate an automotive shop owned by the Cates Company (parent company to I2R) to Wylie. This negotiation has been in conjunction with the larger project on Hensley. Mr. Tommy Pulliam is going to assist the WEDC in building a bathroom and two offices. As well, Mr. Pulliam is going to build a dividing wall which can be utilized in the short term by Exco for the storage of construction materials. Being that Exco is using 100% of the site,there is no room for even a storage unit for construction trailer. Truck Route.for Martinez Lane Holland Hitch representatives have approached the WEDC and requested assistance in realigning Westgate Way to intersect Martinez Lane. The concern for Holland is that trucks have to make an unsafe u-turn at Westgate to travel southbound on Highway 78. Holland also believes that the westbound turn onto Alanis from Martinez is too tight to utilize the controlled intersection at Alanis and 78. The obstacles to this request are funds required to rebuild Westgate to align with Martinez, acquiring additional land from Greenway, redesigning the Westgate intersection, and dealing with the high pressure jet fuel line at the southeast corner of the Greenway tract. After speaking with Ascend and Savage, it seems that the true problem is that drivers are either unwilling to take the Alanis route to utilize the light at 78 and Alanis or drivers are unfamiliar with the Alanis route and attempt to make the u-turn at 78 & Westgate. Staff has approached the City Engineer and requested that `truck route' signs be placed on Martinez directing southbound traffic to Alanis. The City Engineer does not object to this approach and will consider the WEDC request. Wylie-PHS LP The WEDC will close on the 0.93 acre tract adjacent to WEDC lots on Cooper Drive on July 24th. The Board will recall that this property includes a detention pond. Following closing, staff will approach Chase Bank and Auto Zone to purchase additional property and work with the City Engineer to determine if the detention pond can be removed by enhancing off-site drainage. Alternate Date for August WEDC Board Meeting The next Regular Board of Directors meeting is on August 15, 2014. Staff is requesting that the Board Meeting be moved to the 14'h. This request is due to the Buchanan real estate closing being scheduled for the 15th with the bank requiring all closing documents (including the approved July 25th Minutes) by the afternoon of the 14`h. WEDC—Minutes July 25, 2014 Page 10of11 Hiring of new WEDC Executive Assistant Staff has hired Mrs. Angel Wygant to replace Gerry Harris. Mrs. Harris will train Mrs. Wygant beginning August 4th until her last day with the WEDC on September 30th. WEDC Executive Director Performance Evaluation Staff presented a Performance Evaluation Report which has historically been utilized to evaluate the Executive Director. Upon final direction provided by the Board, staff intends to place this performance evaluation on the August Board Meeting Agenda. As the Board members are completing this form over the next several weeks, staff will email a summary of accomplishments since the last evaluation. Upon completion, please forward your comments to the WEDC President. Regional Housing Starts Nine homes were permitted in Wylie for June 2014. Sachse, Lavon and Murphy permitted a combined thirty-four homes over the same period. No action was requested by staff for this item. EXECUTIVE SESSION The WEDC Board took a short recess at 8:17 a.m. before going into Executive Session. Officer Valdepena left the meeting at 8:17 a.m. The WEDC Board recessed into Closed Session at 8.•23 a.m."in compliance with Section 551.001 et.seq. Texas Government Code,to wit: Section 551.087 (Economic Development) of the_Local Government Code, Vernon's Texas Code Annotated(Open Meetings Act). • Project 2013-9a • Project 2014-7a • Project 2014-7b • Project 2014-7c • Project 2014-7d Section<551.072 (Real Estate) of the Local Government Code, Vernon's Texas Code Annotated (Open Meetings Act). Consider the acquisition of property located near the intersection of: • State Highway 78 and Sanden Boulevard ' CONVENE INTO OPEN MEETING The WEDC,Board of Directors reconvened into open session at 9:25 a.m. and took no action. WEDC—Minutes July 25,2014 Page 1 I of 1 I • 1.10 ' I NT With no further business, President Fuller adjourned the WEDC Board meeting at 9:25 a.m. Marvin Fuller,President ATTEST: e-r Samuel Satte hite,Director