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NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL[Special Commission Meetings on April 22, 2025.]
JOINT MEETING WITH THE SEMINO EDC BOARD AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE CITY OFIT'S 5 31 AND IT'S, UH, AT THE SEMINOLE EDC BUILDING, 7 0 1 NORTH BOWIE STREET.
AND ON THE
MS. JANIS, DC I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS, UM, 5 31 AND WE HAVE ALSO HAVE A QUO.
OUR NUMBER TWO IS GONNA BE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US.
FLAG IN SIX FLAG, AND PLEASE REMAIN FOR THE INDICATION PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UNDER ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER, FATHER HEAVEN.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE TODAY WITH THE A, B, C, AND WITH THE CITY COMMISSION.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS EASTER SEASON THAT WE HAVE COME THROUGH AND TO CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION OF OUR SAVIOR.
WE PRAY THAT THOU WILL BE WITH US TODAY, THAT WE MIGHT HAVE CIVIL AND, AND HONEST AND, AND THOUGHTFUL AND UNDERSTANDING CONVERSATION.
AND WE MIGHT COME TO CONSENSUS AND, AND DECIDE THE ACTIONS AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DETERMINED AT THIS POINT.
WE NEED THAT GUIDANCE DIRECTION.
WE PRAY FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THOSE WHO HAVE STRUGGLED WITH, WITH, UH, DAMAGES AND REIGNS AND DIFFICULTIES, THAT THEY MAY SOON OVERCOME THEM, THAT THEY WILL BE WELL.
WE SEEK FOR HAPPINESS AND, AND GOODNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND, AND SEEK TO DO THOSE THINGS, WHICH WILL BRING MORE OF THAT.
WE NEED THAT DIRECTION AND THAT GUIDANCE, AND DO SO IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
GONNA BE THE, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS MAKING INTEREST.
UM, COMMISSIONER MORALE, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT FORM? YES, MA'AM.
UM, NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE COMMUNITY EVENT AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2025 FROM 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM AND IT'S LOCATED AT 12 0 1 SOUTH SAN HOUSTON.
CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS, LEARN ABOUT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND ENJOY LIFE REFRESHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGENTS AGES.
LET'S GO GET A STRONGER COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND NUMBER TWO, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, WHICH IS OUR MASTER PARK PLAN.
THE CITY OF SANITA WILL HOLD A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FOR THE MASTER PARK PLAN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2025 FROM 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM AT THE SAN FIRE DEPARTMENT, LOCATED AT CODE ZERO ONE SOUTH.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? NO.
NEXUS GONNA BE THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
RUTH, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MA'AM.
MS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE PRESENT FOR EC PUBLIC COMMENTS? NOAM? NO, MA'AM.
YOU CONSENT AGENDAS NUMBER ONE, CORRECT, SIR? MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, BOARD MEMBERS, UM, I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE DEVIATE FROM THIS AND TAKE EACH ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE, UH, THEY ARE, UH, INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERATION.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 4 22 DASH ZERO TWO R, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK, AND COMMEMORATING THE 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG PROGRAM.
KEVIN, GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND AGAIN.
I GOT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD AND, UM, PRETTY MUCH SUMMED IT UP.
IT'S THE 51ST YEAR, OUR ANNIVERSARY, COMMEMORATING THE CBG PROGRAM.
UM, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT A VIDEO RECAPPING SOME OF THE PROJECTS.
UH, PAMPHLET WILL BE GOING OUT TO OUR UTILITY, UM, THROUGH OUR UTILITY WINDOW.
AND WE WILL, UH, CLOSE OUT THE WEEK WITH AN EVENT AT THE FIREHOUSE WHERE WE WILL HAVE KIND OF LIKE A CITY HALL FOR ALL.
UH, WE'LL HAVE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE GIVING OUT INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE CDBG BOOTH, UM, GIVING OUT INFORMATION ON OUR, UH, SUB-RECIPIENTS AS FAR AS WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER FOR THEM AND A VCD PROGRAM, WHICH IS ONGOING.
UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
THIS IS JUST THE
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THANK YOU.GIANNA, I'D LIKE TO RE COMMEND YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING THERE WITH THE CBDG.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THAT ON AND, AND, UH, GOTTEN AS GOOD AGAIN IN THE PROGRAM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMM COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
ITEM TWO IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION PROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH FOUR DASH, I MEAN 0 4 2 2 DASH 0 0 3 R.
AFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
UH, PRETTY MUCH PART AND PARCEL, THE SAME THING.
MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, BOARD MEMBERS, UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, WANT TO WANNA MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE THIS AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND.
MS. GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? JUST A CONTINUATION OF, UM, ROUNDING OUT THE WEEK THROUGH CPG, AND, UM, IF IT'S JUST APRIL IS, UH, FAIR HOUSING MONTH FOR AHEAD.
SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO REMEMBER THAT.
COMMISSIONER, ANY QUESTIONS? NONE.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NAVARRO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOODMAN.
UM, MAYOR COMMERS, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS DEVIATE FROM THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, UH, ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ON AT THE SP AT THE EDC LEVEL THAT NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD FIRST BEFORE THEY'RE TAKEN BACK TO, UM, THE CITY AS, UH, AS, AS AS PROTOCOL.
SO I'D LIKE TO, UM, SKIP DOWN TO THE, UH, EDC PRESENTATIONS.
WE CAN DO THE, UH, QUARTERLY FINANCIALS AT THIS POINT.
MS. STEPHANIE, THIS IS AN ELECTION ITEM.
STEPHANIE SAR, FINANCE DIRECTOR WITH THE CITY OF SANTO, ALSO FINANCIAL FOR THE, SO ON THIS ONE, WE, THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER OF OCTOBER 24TH TO DECEMBER, 2024.
WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON OUR, ON OUR MEETINGS.
UH, WE'RE STILL GONNA PRESENT THE FOLLOWING QUARTER TO THE CITY, AND THEN FOLLOWING TO THE EDC THAT JUST FINISHED IN, IN MARCH.
SO, UM, ON PAGE NUMBER 43 OF THE EDC PACKET, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE TWO SEPARATE PACKETS, LET'S SAY SEPARATE.
OKAY, SO THE TOTAL ASSETS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, UM, THIS YEAR WE HAVE 6,638,636.
LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER, UM, WE HAD 5,748,872.
THE CURRENT PERIOD SURPLUS, 'CAUSE THIS TIME AROUND, IT'S A SURPLUS OF ONE OH NINE, EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, THE EDC HAD A SURPLUS OF 414,483, UM, FOLLOWED BY THAT.
ON PAGE NUMBER 46, YOU'LL FIND THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT.
SO THE TOTAL REVENUES, UH, FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, UM, WE HAVE 500,000 WITH THREE, UM, FOR THE CURRENT BUDGET.
SO WHAT WE'VE COLLECTED, UH, WE HAVE 1,000,860 9,000 FROM INTEREST AND NON-PROPERTY TAXES AT WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
SO IT LOOKS PRETTY ACCURATE THE WAY WE'VE BEEN BUDGETED A LITTLE BIT, UM, ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE, IF IT CONTINUES THAT WAY FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE QUARTERS LEFT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY GOOD ON THAT.
SO, UM, FOR THE QUARTERLY, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE, UH, POSITIVE ONE OH NINE, EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT, WE'RE, UM, REVENUE'S UNDER EXPENSES.
SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVING AS MUCH REVENUES AS OUR EXPENSES OF 621,258 FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS.
SO THAT GIVES US, WITH AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 5,872,317, THAT'S WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING AS OF OUR BUDGET, WHERE IN ACTUAL, WE'RE AT A BETTER SHAPE WITH 6,000,603 WITH 454 FOLLOWED BY THAT.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU TO GO AHEAD AND DIRECT YOURSELF TO PAGE 52.
AND THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD SEE OR SELLS TAX COLLECTED ON THIS ONE, BECAUSE WHEN THIS WAS MADE, WHEN THIS WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED TO THE CITY, WE DIDN'T HAVE CONCLUDED DECEMBER.
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SO THIS ONE SHOWS UP TO THE SALES SET RECEIPT FOR NOVEMBER.AS EXPLAINED BEFORE, WE'RE THREE MONTHS BEHIND.
SO THE TOTAL, UM, SALES TAX RECEIPT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER DURING THE THREE MONTHS THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT, IT'S 579,576 WITH 37 CENTS, WHERE THE EDC KEEPS A 25% OF 144,894.
WITH NINE, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR.
SO LAST YEAR, AND DURING THE SAME TIME, WE WERE COLLECTING 508,902 WITH 92 CENTS VERSUS THIS TIME AROUND 579,576.
SO IT'S NOT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH STATING THE SAME.
I WOULD, UH, THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
I JUST, I WOULD MAKE MENTION THAT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS NUMBER WITH THE EDC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE, WITH THE, UH, WITH THE CITY AND THAT, YEAH, WE HAVE OUR WORK STILL CUT OUT FOR US WHEN WE START, WHEN WE SEE STAGNANT NUMBERS HERE, IN TERMS OF TRYING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH GROWTH HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE EVEN WHEN I LOOK AT THIS NUMBER, YOU SAY STAGNANT, AND I'M GOING, OKAY, NO INFLATION.
SO THAT BEARS NEGATIVE 0.23%, RIGHT? NOT AS MUCH, BUT IT'S STILL REFLECTING A LITTLE BIT, HOPEFULLY, UH, QUARTER.
SO FOLLOW BY THAT PAGE ON PAGE NUMBER 53.
YOU'LL SEE IT STRAIGHT FROM THE CONTROLLER.
SO THAT'S THE EXACT AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVED.
IT'S THREE MONTHS COLLECTED OF LIKE, UH, GENERAL LEDGER.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
WE CAN GO ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION UNDER THE EDC ITEM.
POSSIBLE ACTION TO PROVE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 4 22 DASH ZERO ONE PERTAINING THE CITY OF SAN BENITO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPOSITORY BANK SERVICES, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL THE CONTRACTS AND ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS.
UM, MADAM, MADAM CHAIRMAN, UM, NOW PRESENT AFTER CONFERRING WITH LEGAL, UH, WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
SO WE CAN JUST MOVE ON THAT SAME MOTION? NO, JUST NO ACTION.
UM, ITEM TWO, MIKE, SAME THING.
OKAY, SO WE'LL GO ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.
POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 4 15 2, AMENDING THE CORPORATE FILINGS OF THE SAN MANINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.
THIS IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND BY LEGAL.
SO YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT THE TIME THE CITY'S ALREADY APPROVED.
MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE BY MR. GOODMAN.
YOU WANNA OPPOSED OR SHOULD PASS THIS? I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA DEVIATE PAST NUMBER THREE SO WE CAN GET THAT ALL DONE IN A, UH, WITH THE CHAMBER IN A LITTLE BIT.
UH, IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AND THAT'S CONSIDERATION.
POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVED MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT NUMBER 1 9 4 9 7.
WITH N-C-C-I-L-L-C FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JUST FOIA AND ONLINE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, PIA REQUEST SOFTWARE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS IS, UH, THIS IS BEING, UM, IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO DO THE SAME AND, AND, AND MIRROR THAT AT THE A C SO THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH, UH, THE INFLUX OF TPIA AND PIO, UH, TPIA REQUESTS THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING.
AND IT'S A WAY TO TRACK ALL OF THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, THAT WE CAN KEEP UP WITH 'EM AND, AND MAKE SURE WE GET 'EM, GET 'EM OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER.
THE STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
UH, I SEE THAT THE COST IS THE SAME AS THE CITY.
IS THIS INCLUDED IN THE CITY CONTRACT? I'M GONNA WONDER IF THAT'S WHAT THE COST OR IS THIS AN ADDITIONAL COST? I, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UH, YOU SEE, RUTH, I'M NOT AWARE OF THIS.
I GUESS WE CAN JUST ADD 'EM AS USERS.
IT'S JUST, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL KNEW WE WERE DOING IT HERE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE SE WE'RE SIGNING A SEPARATE CONTRACT, SO, OKAY.
SO, AND IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL BRING IT BACK.
SO MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, BY MR. GOODMAN.
SO, MR. GOMEZ, ALL IN FAVOR SAY
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AYE.ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS CONSIDERATION.
PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT.
WHO IS THIS EQUIPMENT FOR THE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT YOU'RE ASKING FOR HERE? THEY, THEIR LAPTOP PCS, ONE OF 'EM GONNA BE FOR MR. SAN.
AND THE OTHER ONE'S COULDN'T BE FOR THE OFFICE USE.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAPTOPS HERE.
WELL, I MEAN, FOR OUR USE, YOU ALL USE THOSE.
THOSE ARE SURFACE PROS, BUT I JUST, THAT'S, IT IS A LITTLE BIT EXPENSIVE.
I MEAN, I SEE IT VERY EXPENSIVE.
WHY ARE YOU, ARE WE ONLY BE LOOKING AT APPLE PRODUCTS? APPLE, YEAH.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? I, YOU KNOW, WE INHERITED A BUNCH OF APPLE PRODUCTS WHEN I GOT HERE, SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH, I MEAN, AN EXAMPLE WE HAVE, WE HAD, UH, COME UP WITH A MICROPHONE.
EVERYTHING WE HAVE HERE IS
UH, EDC, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, AS AN EXAMPLE, WE WENT TO AUSTIN AND WE HAD TO UTILIZE SOME COMPUTERS, BUT THAT WOULD BE AN EFFORT TO EXPEDITE AND KIND OF BE MORE EFFICIENT.
'CAUSE THEY WERE, UH, MAYOR AND, AND, AND MR. SANDAL HAD, UH, SOME QUESTIONS.
AND IT ALLOWS ME TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO AS FAR AS RESEARCH.
UH, AND THE OTHER CASES, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A LAPTOP AVAILABLE IN CASE WE NEED TO GO TO MEETINGS, BUSINESS MEETINGS, THAT, THAT WOULD SUFFICE.
BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE ONLY LOOKING AT APPLE PRODUCTS? WHY NOT JUST PCS THAT ARE, ARE CHEAPER AND EVERYBODY ELSE, ALL ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES USE PCS? WELL, THIS IS A PC.
IT'S A, IT'S AN APPLE PRODUCT.
IT'S JUST A, UH, THAT'S AGAIN LIKE MR. PACKARD OR NO, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST, UH, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN HOUSE AND WE'VE BEEN USING THAT FOR A WHILE.
AND ALL OUR PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE, LIKE WORD AND UH, OFFICE PRODUCTS ARE ALL, UH, TO, UH, TO UTILIZE WITH MAC.
AND IT'S JUST FOR TWO? YES, JUST FOR TWO.
CAN WE DO RESEARCH FOR OTHERS, FOR OTHER BRANDS SURE.
THAT CAN DO THE SAME PERFORMANCE OR CLOSE TO MAYBE NOT
AND NOW WHAT I'LL DO IS WE'LL GET THE, OUR IT PERSON TO, TO, WHY DON'T WE DO THAT SHOW, SEND YOU AN EMAIL AND HE CAN SEND, UH, GIVE YOU RE HIS RECOMMENDATIONS TABLE.
CAN WE TABLE THAT? I'M IN MOTION TABLE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF TABLING, UM, THE, THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL COMPUTER AND EQUIPMENT.
OKAY, WE GO ITEM NUMBER SIX AND THAT'S CONSIDERATION.
POSSIBLE ACTION RATIFYING CHANGE IN MEETING DATE CANCELING MEETING OF APRIL 17TH, 2025 IN DETERMINATION OF DATE AND TIME FOR NICK
SO THAT WOULD BE, HE'S RECOVERED FOR APRIL 7TH.
SO THE THIRD ON THURSDAY, RIGHT? YES SIR.
LOOKING AT, UM, 22ND, BUT I JUST DO WANT TO SAY THERE'S A, WELL, YEAH, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, UM, WHAT IS IT? T-L-T-M-L-T-M-L AT THE ISLAND THAT DAY.
SO WE MAY WANT TO PUSH THIS BACK.
MAY APRIL ON, BUT THAT'S CANCELING CANCEL 17TH MONDAY.
OR WE COULD MOVE IT UP TO THE 15TH.
IS IT MOTION TO MOVE THE MEETING TO MAY 29TH? YES, MA'AM.
SO WE CAN GO ON TO, WE'VE GOT A JOINT
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ITEM FROM THE SAN BENITO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND ACTION, OR WE DO, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE.
WE DO SHARE OUR MEMBERSHIP BETWEEN, AND WE SPLIT IT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE EDC.
UM, BELIEVE WE'RE UP FOR RENEWAL, AND, UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS IN THE CHAMBER HERE.
DO YOU WANT ME? YES, PLEASE, PLEASE DO.
AND, UH, SO BE ITEM NUMBER TWO FOR THE CITY WOULD BE CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY OF SAN BENITO CHAMBER COMMERCE TO RENEW THEIR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES.
AND THAT WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
UH, SAME THING, PROPOSAL FROM SANTO TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO RENEW THE, UH, TO RENEW THEIR DUES FOR THE EDC AS WELL.
SO CITY AND EDC, YOU GOT US ALL HERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONER, MAYOR PRO TEMP COMMISSIONERS, AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE, UH, EDC BOARD.
MY NAME IS TONY CRANE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW.
AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE SAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE IN TOWN.
THANK FOR ALLOWING, EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE CHAMBER TO BE HERE TODAY.
UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE SANDY TAKES SAMUEL CHAMBER TAKES PRIDE IN PROMOTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTING ITS BUSINESSES THROUGH GRAND OPENINGS, RIBBON CUTTINGS, AND GROUNDBREAKING EVENTS.
WE FEEL THE CHAMBER IS AN ASSET TO THE CITY AND THE EDC IN THAT THE CHAMBER ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN ALL CITY FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS AND DO SO WITH GREAT PRIDE.
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT THE CHAMBER IS THE CHEERLEADERS FOR THE CITY AND THE EDC.
WE ARE OFFERING THE CITY AND THE EDC MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS AND SPONSORSHIP RENEWALS.
AS A TOP MEMBER AND SPONSOR, YOU'LL RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES AND RECOGNITION, AND YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL REMAIN PROMINENTLY FEATURED AS A LEADER, AS THE LEADING CONTRIBUTOR AND SPONSOR.
AN INVESTMENT, I GUESS, OF 17 FIVE FROM EACH WOULD GIVE YOU A PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIP FOR EL CASINO OR CASINO NIGHT FOR 3000 FROM EACH.
AND SUBORDINATE SAN BENITO IS 2000 AND AKA.
CITY BIKE TOUR IS 2,500 PER YEAR.
WE JUST HELD THE AKA CITY BIKE TOUR.
AND THE CITY OF SAN BETO LOOKED GREAT TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT.
THEY HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT SAN BENITO, WHICH REALLY REFLECTS GREAT ON SAN BENITO AT THIS TIME.
UH, YOUR INVESTMENT OF 17,500 EACH FROM THE EDC AND THE SAN BENITO CITY OF SAN BENITO WOULD GIVE YOU PREMIER BRAND EXPOSURE, EXCLUSIVE EVENT PRIVILEGES, AND VIP RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION.
UM, I CAN GO INTO DETAIL ON WHAT THAT PROVIDES, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO STAND UP HERE AND GIVE YOU ALL THAT DETAIL.
UH, FINALLY, YOU'RE RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSORSHIP WITH THE SAM NEW CHAMBER.
AS A TOP MEMBER AND SPONSOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH UNPARALLELED VISIBILITY AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO REAFFIRMS YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CHAMBER AND THE COMMUNITY.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL FAVORABLY CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL.
WE, UH, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT EXPOSURE AND THE GREAT WORK THAT THE CHAMBER OF CONFERENCE IS DOING.
YOU GUYS ARE OUT THERE AND, AND, UH, IT'S MAKING IT FUN.
WE, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME AND WE TRY HARD
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
NOW, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE, IN MY OPINION, A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EDC, THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOW, SAYING THAT, THAT ALSO MEANS THAT DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE WE CAN GET THAT RELATIONSHIP TO WORK, THEN THERE'S MORE WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THE CHAMBER.
AS THE CHAMBER CONTINUES TO SUPPORT US, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING FROM BRANDING ISSUES TO, UH, TO OTHER TYPES OF, UM, UM, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT THAT CAN TAKE PLACE.
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN TAKE PLACE FOR OUR CITIZENS IN TERMS OF WORKSHOPS AND, AND HELPS.
I KNOW THAT, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, A COMMON THEME WOULD BE, UH, HELP WITH, UH, RUNNING FINANCES.
YOU KNOW, HOW DO, HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR BOOKS BETTER? HOW DO YOU GET YOUR, UH, YOUR, YOUR EMPLOYEES TO BE BETTER WITH GUESTS, YOU KNOW, GUEST CONSUMER RELATIONS.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD BE HELD AT A, AT A CHAMBER LEVEL IN ADDITION TO, TO THAT.
SO, I MEAN, EVEN, WE CAN EVEN GET MORE DETAIL, BUT I, THE POINT IS WE NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT YET.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THOUGH, IS PROBABLY SOME SORT OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE EDC AND THE CHAMBER.
WHEN A PERSON COMES IN HERE LOOKING FOR EEDC OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE CHAMBER SHOULD BE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM SAYING, YES, WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS AND THIS, AND THIS AS WELL.
AND SO THERE REALLY THAT, THAT INCREASED INTERACTION AND AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THOSE NEEDS TO BE RETHOUGHT.
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KNOW HOW TO, HOW DO I SAY THIS? PUT THE PRESSURE ON TO GET THAT DONE.UM, AND IN ORDER, BECAUSE I MEAN, WE CAN APPROVE THE MONIES TODAY AND I WORRY THAT YOU GUYS WILL JUST CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT WE NEED TO GET IT TO THAT NEXT LEVEL.
AND, AND I JUST, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DO THAT.
I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO GO RIGHT AHEAD.
I'M, I, YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH IT? NO, ABSOLUTELY.
UM, JUST MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND IS, I MEAN, THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, MS. CRANE AND HER FOLKS, UH, DO A LOT FOR THE CITY, ESPECIALLY HERE RECENTLY.
'CAUSE WE HAVE HAD, UH, QUITE A FEW GROUNDBREAKINGS AND RIBBON CUTTINGS.
AND I'LL TAKE, I'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT WE'RE WE, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND I THINK THERE'S SOME IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING BETWEEN SOME OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH AT THE EDC AND YOUR REQUEST.
NOTWITHSTANDING, I THINK GOING FORWARD, IT WOULD BE IN ALL OUR BEST INTEREST IF WE HELD LIKE A, LIKE A WORKSHOP, MAYBE A RETREAT ON A SATURDAY.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH VALUE THERE WHERE WE COULD REALLY GET, UH, A VEHICLE PUT TOGETHER THAT WOULD BENEFIT SAN BENITO MORE THAN ANYTHING.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, RIGHT? UH, IT'S NOT JUST MONEY, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, HOW DO WE EXPAND THE FRANCHISE? HOW DO WE GET TO THAT NEXT LEVEL? UM, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AS AN ADMINISTRATOR HERE AND SOMEBODY THAT CARES ABOUT HOW THE CITY AND, UH, HOW THE, HOW, HOW THE BUSINESS WORLD LOOKS AT US.
I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE ON OUR, ON OUR PART TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET THAT NEXT LEVEL ACHIEVED.
RIGHT? SO, UM, AND I SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCONNECT, OKAY.
JUST TO BE HONEST WITH EVERYBODY, UH, I DON'T SEE A DISCONNECT IN THE EVENTS.
I SEE A DISCONNECT IN THE ACTUAL NUTS AND BOLTS ON HOW THIS THING IS DONE, RIGHT? AND THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY BRIDGE THAT GAP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE IS IF WE HAVE SOME SORT OF JOINT SESSION, UM, AGAIN, WHATEVER THE BOARD, THE ELECTED OFFICIAL, THE GOVERNING BODIES WANT TO DO WITH THE DUES THAT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE, RIGHT? BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE MAKE IT CONTINGENT ON US HAVING AT LEAST A WORKSHOP, IF NOT SOME SORT OF A SMALL RETREAT, BECAUSE HAD THOSE BEFORE AND THEY'RE SUPER VALUABLE AND WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT, THAT JUMP.
UM, AGAIN, I WASN'T JOKING ABOUT WE'VE GOT A CHICK-FIL-A, WE'RE, WE'RE ONTO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.
I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT, AND MAY, SOMEBODY MIGHT LAUGH ABOUT THAT.
BUT THAT IS A, THAT IS AN ACTUAL MILESTONE IN MOST CITIES, EVOLUTIONS.
AND, UH, WE'RE THERE FOLKS AND WE'RE READY TO GO.
AND WE NEED THE CHAMBER TO BE A, A, A PARTNER, BUT NOT JUST A, NOT JUST A PARTNER THAT WE FUND, A PARTNER THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY RELY ON AND THAT WE CAN, UM, SHOULDER SOME OF THE LOAD WITH.
WELL, IF I MAY, I WANT ADD MY 5 CENTS.
UM, I THINK YOU DO YOU GUYS DO A MARVELOUS JOB.
I THINK US AS A CITY AS EDC CHAMBERS, WE NEED TO STAY IN OUR LANE.
UM, WE DO NOT CONTROL CHAMBERS.
I THINK THOUGH, WHEN IT COMES TO US WORKING TOGETHER, IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET.
COMMUNICATION IS KEY BECAUSE I KNOW I KEEP IN CONTACT WITH TONY, I KEEP IN CONTACT WITH LINDA, WITH ANYBODY THAT'S ON THERE.
SO WE AS A BOARD, AS COMMISSION, HAS TO DO OUR PART TWO IN COMMUNICATIONS.
'CAUSE HOW MANY TIMES DO Y'ALL REACH OUT TO THEM? 'CAUSE I DO IT.
IF I HAVE QUESTIONS, IF I HAVE EVEN SUGGESTIONS.
SO I MEAN, WE COULD SIT HERE AND SAY THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
YES, THERE IS, BUT WE POINT IN THE FINGER.
WE GOTTA LOOK AT HOW MANY 40 BACK AT US IF THE CHAMBER'S ALWAYS OPEN TO SITTING DOWN AND DISCUSSING THIS.
BUT IT'S TRUE, IS WHAT MS. MORALES IS SAYING.
UM, SHE DOES CONTACT US, SHE'LL CONTACT ME OR LINDA, SHE'LL ASK, WE TALK, WE SIT DOWN, WHATEVER IT IS.
BUT WE DO NEED THAT FROM THE CITY.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN.
BUT YOU NEED TO TELL US HOW YOU NEED US TO WORK WITH YOU.
WE CAN'T, I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR YOU OR WHAT IS IT YOU'RE PROPOSING.
ONCE WE LISTEN TO THAT, THEN WE'RE IN A POSITION TO SAY, OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT A WORKSHOP WOULD DO.
BUT NO ONE'S GONNA CALL ME ABOUT A WORKSHOP.
I THINK THIS IS, THIS IS THE OUTREACH.
WHAT, WHAT IT WAS WAS THAT, UM, WHEN YOU HAD YOUR OTHER PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UM, MS. MICHELLE, WHAT RELATIONSHIP TO THE MAYOR, I
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WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, SO EVERY KNOWS THAT MM-HMMIS THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE GIVEN US A CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES.
UM, WE WERE NEVER TOLD THESE THINGS UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE PRESENTATION OF RIBBON CUTTING.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO GET DRESSED AND WHATEVER ELSE.
SO I THINK, LIKE HE SAID, IT'S, IT, IT, AND MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE LACK OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE WERE HAVING.
THERE'S A LITTLE GAP THERE, UM, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT WE CAN, AND I THINK THIS WORKSHOP BACK, THERE'RE SAYING, AND, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET, BUT WE JUST NEVER GOT THAT ONE WAY.
AT LEAST NOT, NOT HERE AT A C NOT THAT I CAN RECALL TO YOU.
I'M NOT SURE I'M, I GOT HERE AFTER YOU DID.
SO I, I CAN ONLY SAY WHAT, WHAT I, OH, WELL, I APOLOGIZE.
IF THAT DIDN'T GET DONE, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD MM-HMM.
WHEN THE PRESENTATION WAS MADE AND OUT OF THAT PRESENTATION, I DON'T THINK ONE THING WAS FULFILLED.
EXCEPT FOR TICKETS TO HEAR TICKETS TO THERE.
BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST THROWING MONEY AT IT.
IT'S, AND IT'S, IT'S A COMMUNICATION.
AND I THINK THAT THIS WORKSHOP THAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GREAT, NOT ONLY FOR Y'ALL, BUT FOR OURSELVES TOO.
BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, WE COULD BE LACKING SOMETHING AND I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE'S A COMPONENT THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE WORKING.
SO, UM, BUT HEY, LET'S START, LET'S DO I THINK THAT IF THAT, THAT WOULD BE IT.
I'M SORRY IF THERE'S ANY FEELINGS HURT, THAT'S NOT MY INTENT AT ALL.
MY INTENT IS ONLY, AS I STATED, I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
WHETHER IT'S WORKSHOP, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME SORT OF A MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, GUIDELINES ON, ON BOTH OUR PARTS FOR, FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE INTERACTING, UH, WOULD BE GOOD.
OR TONY, DO YOU BELIEVE EVERYBODY'S ON YOUR SIDE IS OPEN TO THAT KIND OF A WORKSHOP AND INTERACTION? I THINK THE BOARD WOULD BE OPEN TO A WORKSHOP IF WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT AND GET A DATE, WE CAN GET IT DONE AND THEN WE CAN WORK WITH IT.
I THINK MY VISION WOULD BE THE CHAMBER AND THE EDC AT THE VERY LEAST IN ONE SHARED SPACE.
MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUILDING WHERE WHAT I'VE HEARD IS CITIZENS OR BUSINESS OWNERS GOING TO THERE AND THEN GETTING SENT THIS WAY OR THEY'RE GETTING SENT BACK.
YOU KNOW, IF WE BOTH UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER'S PROGRAMS BETTER AND WE'RE IN ONE SHARED SPACE, WE CAN JUST SAY, JUST GO TO THE NEXT DOOR RIGHT.
OVER VERSUS GO TWO BLOCKS OR ACROSS THE CITY.
WELL, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF, YOU KNOW, A DC PROVIDED US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION FOR GRANTS AND, AND OTHER EVENTS OR OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN OFFER THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT WE CAN ALSO OFFER TO 'EM.
I THINK IT'LL WORK BOTH WAYS IF WE CAN DO THAT.
AND, AND I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU HAVE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? UH, SHE'S AN INTERIM, YES.
DID, DO YOU WANNA PRESENT HER? ABSOLUTELY.
SHE'S OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR RIGHT NOW FOR THE MOMENT.
MY NAME IS ALMA FLORES AND I AM THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
SO I WAS BEEN HANGING OUT AT SOME OF THE CITY MEETINGS AS WELL, SO SHE'S BEEN WATCHING THIS ALREADY.
SHE MIGHT BE OUR NEXT COMMISSIONER IF Y'ALL AREN'T CAREFUL.
I HOPE TO WORK WITH YOU CLOSELY AND WITH THE CHAMBER ALSO CLOSELY.
UM, SO HAVING SAID THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO TABLE THIS FOR ANOTHER, FOR ANOTHER MAYOR.
WELL, UM, CHAIRMAN, UM, AND O MAY, MAY, WHAT, WHAT IS IT? MAY 1ST MAY 1ST WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, THE ELTO.
SO OUR MEMBERSHIP IS ALREADY OVER LAST YEAR, MAY I THINK, I BELIEVE MAY 7TH AFTER.
SO LET'S, LET'S DO SOMETHING AFTER THAT.
WHAT, WELL, THIS MEMBERSHIP WOULD INCLUDE THE, THE EVENT WE'RE HAVE MAY 1ST.
BECAUSE OF THE, OF THE PAST MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED.
I, I WOULD, UH, UH, PERHAPS LOOK AT A MOTION, BECAUSE WE WANNA HAVE THIS WORKSHOP EXACTLY.
BUT I WANT SOME TEETH IN, IN, INTO THE MOTION AS WELL.
I WOULD SAY THAT WE GO AHEAD AND FUND THEM, BUT BASED ON SETTING THE DATE FOR WORK, WHY DON'T WE JUST PURCHASE THE ACTIVITY, WHATEVER THE, THE, THE WOULD BE.
WE COULD DO INSTEAD OF, INSTEAD OF DOING THAT.
AND THEN LET'S SET A TIME FOR, YOU COULD ALSO DO TWO DISBURSEMENTS YEAH.
LET'S JUST, MR. GOVAN MM-HMM
AND, AND, UH, LET ME MAKE THIS MOTION THIS WAY.
I MOTION TO, UH, UM, UH, PAY HALF OF THE, UM, REQUESTED AMOUNT AT THIS POINT, AND THEN BRING UP THE OTHER HALF, UH, AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING BASED ON PROGRESS.
IS THIS EDC OR CED? CEDC? BOTH WHAT I'M SAYING.
WELL, WE COULD SPLIT THE, WE COULD SPLIT THE SPLIT.
HOW'S THAT? LET'S SPLIT THE SPLIT.
AND EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO VOTE ON IT, BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
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AT, AT THIS POINT WITH, UH, THE SECOND HALF AS SOON AS WE, SO ARE YOU MAKING MOTION BOTH E, D, C COMMISSION? WE'LL START WITH EDC.CO MOTION IS TO PAY HALF HALF OF THE RENEWAL FEE AT THIS PRESENT TIME UNTIL WE SET A SCHEDULE FOR A WORKSHOP WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UH, MOTION BY MR. GOODMAN AND SECOND BY MR. CORTEZ.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS ALSO SAYS, FOLKS, IS THAT REALLY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US PUT MORE RESOURCES INTO WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT WE JUST NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THAT'S GOING AND WHAT IT'S DOING, AND LOOK AT WHATEVER RETURN ITEMS, THE KPIS AS I CALL 'EM, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF, OF, YOU KNOW, RETURN ON INVESTMENTS IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WE HAVE, UH, MAYOR THE SAME, HAVE THE SAME ON IT.
SAME PROPOSAL TO THE CITY, OR, I MEAN, IT'S UP, IT'S UP TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AS FAR AS THE, UH, CITY, UH, THE ALL WANT TO MOTION THE SAME THING AS, UH, WHAT THE A DC HAD, UH, HALF AND WHAT WAS UP THERE.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO, TO SAME, UH, SAME MOTION, UH, PAY HALF AT THIS POINT AND, UH, PAY THAT THE REMAINING HALF AS SOON AS WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE GO FORWARD.
SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER
OKAY, WELL, WE'VE JUMPED, UH, JUMPED AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT I, I'D RECOMMEND YOU GO EXECUTIVE SESSION THERE AT THIS POINT.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE, UH, ADAMS ONE ON THE CITY, ON THE CITY AGENDA.
WELL, CITY, N AND EDC, SO, OKAY.
SO, SO ON THE CITY SIDE, UH, THE TIME IS, UH, 6 0 8 AND WE'RE GOING TO EXHIBIT SESSION.
IT IS, IT'S NOW 6 0 8 AND WE'RE GOING TO, UH, EIGHT A C IS GOING CONDUCT THE SESSION.
WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION TIME.
AND WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR EDC.
DID WE HAVE ANY? YOU HAVE ONE ITEM.
BOARD MEMBERS ANDERS, WE HAD, UM, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION UNDER CITY.
CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE ENGINEERING CONTRACT WITH SOLO INC.
IT WAS, UH, CLERICAL ERROR AND IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EDC AGENDA.
UH, SO WE CAN'T TAKE ACTION ON THIS.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK AT A LATER DATE.
ANYTHING ELSE? UH, JUST, UH, DO Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE ANY KIND OF ACTION ON WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? YEAH, I MOTION TO, UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, PROCEED.
UH, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE MOTION WOULD APPLY TO BOTH THE E, C AND THE CITY COMMISSION.
ANYBODY HAVE IF, UH, WHO HAS A MOTION FOR, UH, I SECOND TO MOVE FORWARD AS DISCUSS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION? I SECOND A MOTION.
IT WAS MOTION BY MR. GOODMAN AND SECOND BY MR. CORTEZ.
YOU WANT TO POST? MOTION PASSES? UM, THE TIME IS, UH, 7 37 AND WE ADUR THE TIME IS 7 37.
AND ON THE EAST SIDE WE ARE NOW A JUNIOR.