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05-13-2005 (WEDC) Minutes Minutes WYLIE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION May 13,2005 Board Members Present Gary Bartow Marvin Fuller(arrived at 6:05 p.m.) John Yeager Merrill Young Staff Present Samuel Satterwhite, Executive Director With notice of the meeting posted in time and manner required by law and a quorum of Board members present, the Board of Directors of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) met in Regular Session on May 13, 2005 in the Conference Room of Inwood National Bank located at 200 South Highway 78, Wylie, Texas. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Merrill Young at 5:45 p.m. ITEM NO. 1 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of the December, 2004 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. MOTION: A motion was made by John Yeager and seconded by Gary Bartow to approve the December, 2004 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 3 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 2 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of the January, 2005 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. MOTION: A motion was made by Gary Bartow and seconded by John Yeager to approve the January, 2005 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 3 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 3 —Consider and Act Upon Approval of the February, 2005 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. MOTION: A motion was made by John Yeager and seconded by Gary Bartow to approve the February, 2005 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 3 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. WEDC—Minutes May 13, 2005 Page 2 ITEM NO. 4 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of the March, 2005 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. MOTION: A motion was made by Gary Bartow and seconded by John Yeager to approve the March, 2005 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 3 —FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 5 — Consider and Act Issues Surrounding WEDC Investment Accounts and Short and Long Term Liabilities. Staff reviewed with the WEDC Board the status of the WEDC assets and liabilities. The WEDC operating account currently has approximately $138,000 and the Inwood National money market account has $1,582,738. The upcoming liabilities, outside of standard operating expenses, represent a $100,000 incentive payment to Bayco due near the end of June, the purchase of the Ferrell site for $239,372, incentive payment #4 of 5 payments for $50,000 to Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing, and a note held by American National Bank for $1,054,632. Staff recommended that monies equal to the Bayco, Ferrell, and Carlisle payments ($389,372) be transferred from the Inwood money market to the WEDC operating account so that those specific transactions can be more efficiently tracked and documented by the City of Wylie Finance Department. Secondly, staff recommended that the note held by American National be paid off. Staff indicated that there exists a 2.74% interest rate spread between the American National note and the Inwood money market account. Also, while the WEDC could utilize the existing Inwood funds to finance the Holland and Raynor purchases, Staff believes that the competitive bidding process for those funds will be of benefit to the WEDC in terms of a reduced interest rate. MOTION: A motion was made by Gary Bartow and seconded by John Yeager authorizing the transfer from Inwood National Bank to the WEDC operating account $389,372 and authorize the WEDC Executive Director and WEDC Treasurer Bowland to pay in full the WEDC note held by American National Bank in the amount of ±$1,054,632. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 4 — FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 6 — Consider and Act Upon Issues Surrounding a Loan Agreement Between Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing and the WEDC. In review, on April 20, 2001, the WEDC conveyed 8.035 acres to Carlisle for the development of their now existing 110,000 square foot manufacturing facility. In exchange for the conveyance, Carlisle entered into a note (Note 1) with the WEDC for $350,000. In addition, the WEDC committed to fund a $250,000 incentive payable over a five year period to defray construction and relocation costs as defined in the Loan Agreement and further defined in Note 2. WEDC—Minutes May 13, 2005 Page 3 As required by the Loan Agreement, being that Carlisle in not in default under the Agreement, the WEDC Board of Directors is required to forgive payments 2 & 3 ($116,667 and $116,666) due under Note 1 and forgive the third advance under Note 2. MOTION: A motion was made by Merrill Young and seconded by Gary Bartow to forgive payments 2 & 3 due under Note 1 and forgive the third advance under Note 2 all in accordance with the Loan Agreement between Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing and the WEDC. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 4—FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 7 — Consider and Act upon Issues Surrounding an Incentive Agreement Between the WEDC and Sanden International (U.S.A.),Inc. Staff indicated that the WEDC has been contacted by Sanden International officials with a request for assistance in their permanent relocation to Wylie of inventory goods previously located at their Miller Road facility. The estimated value of the inventory now located at the former Carlisle plant is $8 million. Sanden has entered into a lease agreement with Greenway Development, the current owner of the site, for a three year lease. Sanden hopes to identify a permanent location for the 'new' inventory on its current location in Wylie, but could very well continue occupying the Carlisle facility beyond the three year lease. Based upon the current tax rate, Sanden will generate an additional $55,200 per year in personal property taxes to the City of Wylie. While Sanden has requested an incentive equal to 100% of the personal property taxes paid on the 'new' value, staff has recommended an incentive equal to property taxes generated on 50%of the new value or $27,800 per year. President Fuller directed staff to create a maximum value ($8 million) on which the incentive will be applicable. Furthermore, Fuller requested that Sanden must submit documentation verifying inventory values located at said facility and taxes paid on the same to receive the 50% incentive. MOTION: A motion was made by Merrill Young and seconded by John Yeager authorizing Staff to negotiate an incentive agreement between the WEDC and Sanden International. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 4 — FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion. ITEM NO. 8 — Executive Session. Convene into Executive Session to Hold Deliberations Regarding Real Property (Purchase of Real Property within the Wylie Community by the WEDC) as Authorized in Section 551.072 of the Local Government Code, Vernon's Texas Code Annotated (Open Meetings Act). The WEDC Board of Directors convened into Executive Session at 6:45 p.m. WEDC—Minutes May 13, 2005 Page 4 ITEM NO. 9—Reconvene Into Open Meeting. The WEDC Board of Directors reconvened into open meeting at 7:50 p.m. No motion or action was taken as a result of discussions held in Executive Session. ITEM NO. 10—Staff Report. Staff had nothing further to report. ITEM NO. 11 —Citizen Participation. There being no citizen participation, President Fuller proceeded to Item No. 12. ITEM NO. 12—Adjourn. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. 77,4 , Marvin Fuller, President Attest: Samuel D.R. Satterwhite Executive Director