02-05-2021 (WEDC) Minutes Minutes
• Wylie Economic Development Corporation
Board of Directors Special Called Meeting
February 5, 2021 — 8:30 A.M.
300 Country Club Road,Building#100
Wylie,TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
President Demond Dawkins called the special called meeting to order at 8:31 a.m.Board Members present
were John Yeager, Gino Mulliqi, and Tim Gilchrist. Board Member Melisa Whitehead was absent.
Ex-Officio Members present were Mayor Matthew Porter and City Manager Chris Hoisted.
WEDC staff present included Executive Director Jason Greiner, BRE Director Angel Wygant, and Senior
Assistant Rachael Hermes.
INVOCATION&PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Dawkins gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
With no citizen participation, President Dawkins moved to Executive Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Recessed into Closed Session at 8:33 a.m. in compliance with Section 551.001,et. seq.Texas Government
Code,to wit:
Section 551.072 (Real Estate) of the Local Government Code, Vemon's Texas Code Annotated (Open
Meetings Act). Consider the sale or acquisition of properties located at:
• FM 544 & Cooper
• Jackson& Oak
• State Highway 78 &Ballard
• State Highway 78 &Brown
Section 551.074 (Personnel Matters) of the Local Government Code, Vernon's Texas Code Annotated
(Open Meetings Act).
• Evaluation of WEDC Executive Director
Section 551.087 (Economic Development) of the Local Government Code, Vernon's Texas Code
Annotated (Open Meetings Act). Deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the
WEDC has received from a business prospect and to discuss the offer of incentives for projects:
• 2018-8c
• 2020-10b
• 2020-1Ib
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RECONVENE INTO OPEN MEETING
Take any action as a result from Executive Session.
President Dawkins reconvened into Open Session at 9:42 a.m. and the following action was taken:
Board Action
A motion was made by Tim Gilchrist, seconded by John Yeager, to authorize the Executive
Director to execute any and all documentation necessary to purchase .2209-acre tract at the corner
of Hwy 78 &Brown St.from TxDOT in the amount of$78,540.A vote was taken,and the motion
passed 4-0.
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 9:42 a.m.
Demond Dawkins,President
ATTEST:
Jason refiner,Eat
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