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JUNE 23RD. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME WE RECEIVE CITIZENS COMMENTS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW EACH SPEAKER UP TO SIX MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA. THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION OR PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE CALLED UPON AT THAT TIME. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL SUBMIT A SPEAKER REQUEST FORM TO THE BOARD CHAIR AND SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. BUT HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS OUR FIRST CDC MEETING TO STREAM LIVE. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT LIVE STREAMING IS CONTINUOUS DURING BREAKS IN BETWEEN SESSIONS, SO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE PRESENT. BE AWARE THAT MICROPHONES IN THE ROOM CAN CATCH BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS OR AMBIENT NOISE, SO KEEP IT LOW. DIRECTORS, PLEASE SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONES FOR THE AUDIENCE. MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONES ARE ON. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR JOINING US. NOW[Regular Agenda]
LET'S GET STARTED. A REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. NUMBER ONE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MINUTES FOR THE. THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING.NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. BUT WE ONLY GO INTO IT'S NOT CONSENT. OKAY. SORRY. NUMBER ONE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION PLEASE MOVE.
WE APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER ONE I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
APPROVED. NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A LEASE AND OPTION AGREEMENT WITH JOHN RICE, KNOWN BETTER AS PIT AND PANTRY. AUTHORIZING OR RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. KIRK. ALL RIGHT, BOARD, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD MEETING. THIS FIRST ITEM IS ONE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, WHICH IS THE REHABILITATION RENOVATION OF 202 NORTH KAUFMAN STREET. WE'VE PREVIOUSLY KIND OF INTERVIEWED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PROSPECTIVE TENANTS, AND THE BOARD WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MR. RICE, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM ON A SPECIFIC LEASE AGREEMENT. AND IF YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE PACKETS WITH AN UPDATED LEASE AGREEMENT THAT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL PACKET. AND I'LL JUST BRIEFLY KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT THOSE CHANGES WERE RELATED TO.
SO FIRST, WHEN WE HAD DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT THIS WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THE BROCK HOUSE JERKY CONCEPT, AND THAT THIS WOULD BE A TRUE RESTAURANT. AFTER REVIEWING THE SITE WITH OUR ARCHITECT AND WITH JOHN, WE DETERMINED THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE SITE IS LARGE ENOUGH TO INCLUDE BOTH ASPECTS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT AN ALLOWED USE SO THAT MR. RICE, AT HIS, AT THE TIME OF HIS CHOOSING, CAN MOVE HIS JERKY OPERATIONS INTO THIS BUILDING, AS WELL AS OPERATING THE PIT AND PANTRY RESTAURANT CONCEPT, WE STAFF BELIEVES THAT THAT PROVIDES SOME BENEFIT, AS THERE WILL BE A STABLE BRAND THAT WILL BE IN THAT LOCATION. IT'LL BE A MARKETING DRAW. JOHN CAN KIND OF COMMENT ON THAT MORE TOO. I'LL GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE DID REVISE THE LEASE AGREEMENT SLIGHTLY, AND WE DID ALSO INCLUDE SOME CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT THE RESTAURANT PORTION IS REQUIRED TO BE OPEN AT A MINIMUM FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR TEN HOUR PERIODS, WHICH IS ROUGHLY THE HOURS THAT DOE BELLIES HAD. SO WE JUST WANTED TO MIRROR THAT, THAT WE'RE HAPPY AND EXCITED TO HAVE THE BROCK HOUSE JERKY THERE AS WELL. BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THE RESTAURANT. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE
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RESTAURANT COMPONENT AT ANY TIME. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE LANGUAGE IS HERE. THAT WERE THE CHANGES IS JUST KIND OF CLARIFYING SOME OF THOSE ASPECTS. AND SO VICTORIA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD ADD ON TO THAT. AND WE INCLUDED A FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSE SO THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A INCLEMENT WEATHER OR AN ACT OF GOD, SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF JOHN'S CONTROL THAT FORCES THE RESTAURANT PORTION TO BE CLOSED FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HOLD THAT AGAINST HIM. IT'S NOT HIS THAT'S NOT WITHIN HIS CONTROL. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. SO WE INCLUDED THAT CLAUSE. BUT THE AGREEMENT DOES REQUIRE EVERY FOR THE RESTAURANT TO BE OPEN. IT'S ONLY ALLOWED TO BE CLOSED NO MORE THAN FIVE CONSECUTIVE BUSINESS DAYS OR TEN DAYS TOTAL IN A GIVEN YEAR. AND THE FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSE EXEMPTS THAT. SO IF IT'S CLOSED BECAUSE OF WEATHER OR SOME OTHER CRAZY EVENT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HOLD THAT AGAINST JOHN. JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO. YES, SIR. SORRY. IF HE WANTS TO GO OVER THE 8 P.M. THAT WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. SO YOU WANT TO DO 10 OR 12 OR IS THAT A PROBLEM? NO, I MEAN. OKAY. AND IS THIS THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE AS WHAT DOEBELE HAS? THIS IS ABOUT 2500FT■!S. IF YOU'RE INCLUDING THE PORCH FOR DOBELL'S, DOBELL'S IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. OKAY. AND SO DID YOU USE THE SAME FORMULA ON THE. YEAH, IT'S ABOUT $0.70 PER 70. YEAH, $0.70 PER SQUARE FOOT OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE OKAY JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS. WELL, JUST. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN. NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS. ONCE AGAIN. JUST KIND OF REITERATE WHAT KIRK WAS SAYING ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE. OF COURSE, IT WAS ORIGINALLY PIT AND PANTRY AND BUT NOW WE CHANGED IT TO BROADCAST PIT AND PANTRY. SO I MEAN, BROCK HOUSE HAS HAD WE'VE BEEN HERE TEN YEARS AND, AND HAS SOME REALLY GOOD LEGS. SO WE DO A LOT OF NATIONAL THINGS. AND WHEN WE DO STUFF AT THE STATE FAIR, EVERYONE'S ALWAYS ASKING, WHERE'S YOUR LOCATION? WHERE'S YOUR LOCATION? IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT BROCK HOUSE. WHERE CAN WE FIND IT? WHERE CAN WE GO? WHERE CAN WE SEE IT? AND NOT TO MENTION ON GOOGLE, PEOPLE GOOGLE WHEN THEY AND THEY ACTUALLY DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, THEY GOOGLE THE BEST BEEF JERKY BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE IN THE TOP TEN BASED ON WHATEVER IS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND GOOGLE, THEY FIND US AND THEY COME TO US. SO THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION NOW THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE USUALLY I DON'T REALLY TELL PEOPLE WHERE WE ARE. I SAY WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A STOREFRONT, BUT YOU CAN COME VISIT US, BUT CALL FIRST, YOU KNOW? BUT NOW THIS ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. IT'S BARKHOUSE PIT AND PANTRY, WHICH WE TAKE A, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A HOLD OF THAT NAME AND KIND OF USE IT AS WE SHOULD. IT HAS A REALLY GOOD NAME ALREADY. SO BUT THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.COME ON. COULD YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE PLEASE. I NEED A MOTION YES I DO, I NEED A MOTION. GUYS TELL YOU I'M OUT OF MY ELEMENT TONIGHT. MOVE. WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.
SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN INCENTIVE REQUEST FROM JULIO TORRES. SOMETIMES DOING BUSINESS AS J. DOW HOLDINGS LLC FOR CERTAIN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. SO BOARD, MR. TORRES CAME FORWARD REQUESTING FOR A NEW CONSIDERATION FROM THE BOARD FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM TO KIND OF BRIEF YOU ON THE PROJECT. AND THE ONE THING I WILL NOTE, WE DO ALSO HAVE THIS ON EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND SO THIS IS MR. TORRES OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF THE BOARD ON ALL ON HIS ITEMS AND HIS REQUESTS. BUT YOUR DISCUSSION ON IT CAN OCCUR IN OPEN SESSION. BUT WE CAN ALSO HAVE THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WELL. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I AM BACK I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS MONTHS AGO AND OUR OUR AGREEMENT DIDN'T GO THROUGH. WE DIDN'T EVEN GET HALFWAY THROUGH IT. BUT I CANCELED THE PREVIOUS ONE BECAUSE IT WASN'T WHAT REALLY WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EVERYBODY WAS TELLING ME IT WOULD, BUT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT IT WASN'T AS GOOD A DEAL AS I THOUGHT IT WAS. SO THAT'S WHY I CANCELED IT. AND SO NOW WE'RE BACK WITH THE NEW PROJECT, AND THIS ONE SHOULD DO A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONE FOR A LONGER TERM PERIOD, HOPEFULLY FOREVER. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW. BUT AT LEAST A GOOD 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, IT SHOULD. WE SHOULD BE HAVING NO ISSUES WITH THE PLUMBING ANYMORE. AND WE I GOT DIFFERENT QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT PLUMBERS THIS TIME AROUND. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL THAT IN YOUR PACKET. AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING YOUR HELP WITH THIS AND GET IT DONE. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR SUPPORTERS I HAVE NO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON THIS NOW OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.
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RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ON PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE REROOFING OF THE DOWNTOWN EDC PROPERTIES. ALL RIGHT. BOARD. SO PREVIOUSLY, THE BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL BOTH APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH CASTRO ROOFING TO DO A REROOF OF THE DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS. AND THEN WE WENT BACK AND AMENDED IT TO INCLUDE WATERPROOFING OF THE BRICK WALL AND THEN AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE ASBESTOS TESTING. THEY'VE COMPLETED THE ASBESTOS TESTING AND THEY DON'T THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO ABATE ANYTHING. AND SO STAFF HAS APPROVED THEIR PERMIT TO BEGIN WORK. AND SO EXPECTATION IS THAT ON MONDAY, THEY WILL BE BEGINNING WORK BRIGHT AND EARLY 6 A.M. TO START ON THE REROOFING. THEY'VE SENT OVER A SITE PLAN, ALL THAT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE TENANTS GENERALLY, THE WORK THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY DISRUPT ANY OF THE BUSINESSES IS BEING DONE VERY EARLY, BETWEEN 6 AND 9 A.M. AND THEY TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THEY REALLY EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY 8 A.M. THAT WOULD BE MOVING THEIR LARGE TRACTOR, ESSENTIALLY, THAT MOVES THE EQUIPMENT UP ONTO THE ROOF, KIND OF HAS TO GO OVER THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT, BUT THAT'S A VERY LIMITED SCOPE TIME. SO THEY MOVE THAT EQUIPMENT TO THE TOP, AND THEN THEY'LL GET IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES CAN USE IT. THE DOBELL'S EMPLOYEES CAN DO IT, USE IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO YOU ALL. THEY HAVE THEIR ESTIMATED TIMELINE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT THREE WEEKS. OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN BE IMPACTED BASED ON THE WEATHER. SO IT COULD GO A LITTLE BIT INTO EARLY JULY. BUT EXPECTATION IS THAT MOST OF THE WORK WILL BE DONE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IT SHOULDN'T. NO THERE'S A SMALL POINT WHERE THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TEAR OFF SOME OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES AND STUFF THAT ARE ON THE FRONT, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SCHEDULE ALL OF THAT WORK FOR THE EARLY, EARLY MORNING SO THAT IT DOESN'T IMPACT THE BUSINESSES. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S THE PLAN AND THAT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED TO ALL THE TENANTS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T GET COMPLAINTS. BUT YOU KNOW. THAT'S THE CAVE PEOPLE. MOST OF THAT WORK THAT WOULD IMPACT THE TENANTS AGAIN IS BEING DONE BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 8 A.M. AND SO HOPEFULLY THERE SHOULDN'T REALLY BE ANY IMPACT ON THEIR ON THEIR BUSINESSES. BUT THAT'S WHY WE COMMUNICATED IT ALL. AT NUMBER FIVE. THANK YOU SIR. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDED THE RESTATED FACADE GRANT PROGRAM, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL RIGHT BOARD I'M GOING TO GROUP THIS ITEM AND ITEM NUMBER SIX TOGETHER BECAUSE THESE GRANTS ARE VERY SIMILAR. AND SO I HAVE A BRIEF LITTLE PRESENTATION TO WALK YOU ALL THROUGH THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRANTS. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM. WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ON THE BOOKS, BUT AS VICTORIA AND I WERE LOOKING AT WHAT SOME OTHER CITIES DO AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE ORIGINALLY ON THE BOOKS, WE THOUGHT IT WAS MOST PRUDENT TO GO AHEAD AND AMEND AND RESTATE THAT GRANT PROGRAM, ADOPT AN OFFICIAL POLICY AND AN OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM, AND WILL ULTIMATELY END UP INTEGRATING THIS INTO OUR WEBSITE SO PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES CAN SEE THE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING. SO THE PURPOSE REALLY IS TO ASSIST THE APPEARANCE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM. SO ANY COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN THE CITY ANYWHERE, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN, IT DEFINES A FUNDING CYCLE THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW WITH THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR, OCTOBER 1ST, SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEN ITS EXISTING BUSINESSES OR NEW OR EXISTING BUSINESSES OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN SEAGOVILLE. AS YOU ALL ARE ALL AWARE, THE CRITICAL THING THESE IMPROVEMENTS CAN'T HAVE BE IN PROGRESS OR ALREADY COMPLETED. WE CAN ONLY FUND NEW IMPROVEMENTS. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE, AND WE'LL NOW HAVE A SPECIFIED APPLICATION FOR IT. BUT SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THOSE, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT QUOTES. AT LEAST TWO, THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE LANDOWNER'S CONSENT OR SHOW THAT THEY ARE THE LANDOWNER. THEY HAVE TO PROVE UP THAT THEY HAVE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE REST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OR THE REST OF THE WORK, AND THEY HAVE TO SHOW THE PLANS OF WHAT THEY'RE ANTICIPATING TO BE DONE. SO WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY GOING TO LOOK LIKE? THE PROCESS IS THE SAME THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE, AT LEAST AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WHICH IS THE APPLICANTS TYPICALLY COMMUNICATE WITH ME.WE WORK, WE PROVIDE AN APPLICATION FORM OVER TO THEM. WE KIND OF GUIDE THEM ON THE PROCESS OF FILLING OUT THAT FORM WHEN IT'S IN A SHAPE THAT BOTH BOTH PARTIES ARE COMFORTABLE WITH. WE SCHEDULE IT FOR A BOARD AGENDA, AND WE TRY TO DO THOSE AS SOON AND QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WHERE WE GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION AND GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF. ONCE STAFF'S GIVEN THAT DIRECTION, IF IT'S TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT OR PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF GRANT, WE WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO PREPARE AN ACTUAL AGREEMENT. THAT'S THEN CONSIDERED AT THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING. SO IT TAKES TWO BOARD MEETINGS FOR THESE PROGRAMS TO BE APPROVED. AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO HAS
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TO APPROVE IT. ONCE ALL OF THOSE STEPS HAVE BEEN DONE, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN APPROVED AGREEMENT ON THE BOOKS, THERE'S A 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD BEFORE ANY FUNDS CAN BE DISBURSED AND BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY DISBURSED. THEY ALSO HAVE TO MAKE A PAYMENT REQUEST. AND THAT PAYMENT REQUEST NEEDS TO SHOW WHAT ARE THE COSTS THAT THEY'RE SUBMITTING FOR. HAS IT BEEN PAID? IS THE WORK COMPLETED? THEY HAVE TO SHOW ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO STAFF. SO AS AN OVERVIEW AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE ALL AWARE OF THIS, BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO REIMBURSEMENT. WE ARE OUR STANDARD IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. SO IT'S BASED ON CASH EXPENDITURES, NOT ANY OTHER IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. GENERALLY WE TIE IT TO 50% OF THE ELIGIBLE EXPENSES OR $25,000, WHICHEVER IS LESS. YOU GUYS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO OVERRIDE THAT OR INCLUDE SPECIAL STIPULATIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. AND THEN THE REIMBURSABLE COSTS ARE FOR REALLY WHAT AFFECTS THE EXTERIOR THAT THE PUBLIC'S GOING TO SEE. PAINTING, RECONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, SIGNAGE, LANDSCAPING, PAVING. REMEMBER THAT LIST? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A DISCUSSION POINT THAT WE WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL OR FROM THE BOARD ON THIS ONE, BUT I'LL POINT TO IT WHEN WE GET TO THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT PORTION, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE BOARD WHEN YOU'RE EVALUATING THESE REQUESTS IS THE LEVEL OF THE IMPROVEMENT THAT THE PROJECT WILL MAKE TO THE OVERALL AREA. SO HOW MUCH BETTER IS THIS BUILDING GOING TO BE? HOW IS IT GOING TO IMPACT THE SURROUNDING AREA? IS IT A STANDING HEALTH ISSUE NOW? IS IT VACANT? IS IT THRIVING? DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND NOT JUST COMPLETE THE PROJECT, BUT OPEN A BUSINESS OR CONTINUE RUNNING THEIR BUSINESS AND THE CURRENT CONDITION? ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE THINGS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING THESE REQUESTS. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF AN OVERVIEW ON THAT AMENDED AND RESTATED FACADE GRANT PROGRAM. REALLY NOT MUCH IS CHANGING FROM WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO, BUT IT PUTS IT ALL INTO WORDS, ALL INTO A FORMAL APPLICATION AND POLICY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? OKAY. THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT PROGRAM IS A NEW PROGRAM. OTHER CITIES NEARBY DO IT. I LEARNED OF THIS PROGRAM FROM THE DIRECTOR, EDC DIRECTOR IN KAUFMAN, WHO POINTED OUT TO ME AND SUGGESTS WE DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. AND I LOOKED INTO IT AND WORKED WITH VICTORIA TO BUILD OUR OWN VERSION OF THAT PROGRAM. AND SO IT'S VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO THE AMENDED RESTATED FACADE GRANT PROGRAM, BUT IT'S SPECIFIC TO OUR DOWNTOWN AND IT'S SPECIFIC TO WHAT'S CALLED DESTINATION BUSINESSES, WHICH WE KIND OF DEFINE A LITTLE BIT LATER ON HERE. SO SIMILAR PURPOSE, BUT IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR DOWNTOWN AREA. THE FUNDING CYCLE STILL FOLLOWS THE SAME FISCAL YEAR. AND SO AS PART OF OUR BUDGET FOR BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE'LL APPROPRIATE DOLLARS TOWARDS THESE THESE PROGRAMS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE TO REQUEST. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP NEXT MONTH. IF YOU DO HAVE MULTIPLE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OR WITHIN DOWNTOWN, YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED ONE APPLICATION PER FUNDING CYCLE ELIGIBILITY. IT'S REALLY THE SAME AS THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM. BUT AGAIN, JUST FOR DOWNTOWN SEAGOVILLE AND JUST FOR DESTINATION BUSINESSES. AND STILL THE IMPROVEMENTS CAN'T HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED OR BE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING COMPLETED. NEXT SLIDE. THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM. AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE DESTINATION BUSINESSES. SO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS HAVE TO BE ACTUAL BUSINESSES. THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR BUSINESS PLAN. THEY NEED TO HAVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THEY CAN SHOW US, AND THEY HAVE TO BE OPERATING OR WANTING TO OPERATE IN DOWNTOWN SEAGOVILLE. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE CALLING DESTINATION BUSINESSES ARE DINING CONCEPTS, RETAIL, BREWERY, WINERY, DISTILLERIES, ENTERTAINMENT OR COMMERCIAL USES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND FLOOR SPACE. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN APARTMENT ON THE TOP FLOOR AND OFFICE SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. THIS IS THE MAP OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. YOU KNOW, KAUFMAN IS EASY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SQUARE. IT'S REALLY EASY TO DEFINE. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT NOT A LITTLE BIT LESS INTUITIVE FOR SEAGOVILLE. THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AS SHOWN IN OUR 2019 DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR PLAN. AND THEN SAME AS BEFORE, 50% OF ELIGIBLE EXPENSES ARE 25,000, BUT THE BOARD HAS THE LATITUDE TO ADJUST THOSE BASED ON ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. AND THEN FOR THE REIMBURSABLE COSTS, THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM LIST, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS LIKE ROOF INSTALLATION AND REPAIR. ADA ACCESSIBILITY. THE THOUGHT HERE BOTH PROGRAMS DERIVE THEIR AUTHORITY, THE ABILITY OF THE EDC TO DO THIS OFF OF THE SAME ACT. AND SO BOTH PROGRAMS CAN FUND ALL OF THESE THINGS. THE[00:20:07]
SPECIFIC THING WITH THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT, OR THE THEORY OF THIS, IS THAT WE DON'T JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE LOOKING AT THE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THESE BUILDINGS AND SEEING THEY LOOK REALLY PRETTY. IN THEORY, WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE GOING INSIDE THESE BUILDINGS. WE'RE WANTING TO SPEND TIME IN THESE BUSINESSES, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTERIORS TO THE EXTENT WE CAN. THE INTERIORS ARE ALSO NICE AND UP TO DATE AND WELL EQUIPPED. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT NOT SEE PER SE AND DOUBLE DIP, YOU CAN'T. YES, YOU CAN RECEIVE A FACADE GRANT AND YOU COULD RECEIVE A DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT POTENTIALLY, AND THAT WOULD BE A CONSIDERATION FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE. MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE THE FACADE GRANT BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THE DESTINATION GRANT. IT'S YOUR DISCRETION, THE DESTINATION. RIGHT? YEAH. YOU COULD FUND YOU CAN'T DOUBLE DIP IN THAT. YOUR YOU'RE BOTH GOING TO FUND THE SAME IMPROVEMENT. RIGHT. BUT YOU COULD A ELIGIBLE BUSINESS COULD GET BOTH A FACADE GRANT IMPROVEMENT AND A DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT AS WELL. SO ONE QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IF YOU'LL GO BACK. ONE SLIDE, CASEY, ONE QUESTION FOR THE BOARD WOULD BE WITH THIS LIST IS THE FULL LIST THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT. ARE YOU ALL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND ARE THERE ANY OF THESE ITEMS ON HERE THAT YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE? THE MAIN FACADE GRANT PROGRAM OR INCLUDED IN THE MAIN FACADE GRANT PROGRAM? THAT'S THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY. SOME OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY UPGRADES, THE ROOF INSTALLATION, REPAIR, EXTERIOR ARTWORKS. THOSE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN OUR CURRENT FACADE GRANT POLICY THAT WE COULD INCLUDE IF THE BOARD WANTED TO. AND CAN I CHIME IN? YOU KNOW, THE THOUGHT WAS FOR FACADE GRANT, AND I KNOW YOU'VE HAD THAT PROGRAM A LONG TIME.YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF THE RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. RIGHT? SO IF YOU KNOW, IF WE GET THE OUTSIDE OF A BUSINESS LOOKING GOOD, THAT HELPS EVERY OTHER BUSINESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DESTINATION GRANT, WHILE IT OPERATES UNDER THE SAME STATUTE, WHICH MEANS SITE IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S ALL WE CAN REALLY QUALIFY AS ELIGIBLE EXPENSES. SO IT'S STILL NOTHING INTERIOR, BUT WE BROADENED THE LIST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TO BRING IN TO ATTRACT A BUSINESS, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A PROPERTY AND WE WANT TO GET A DESTINATION BUSINESS IN THERE, BUT IT'S NOT ADA COMPLIANT OR IT'S GOT A LEAKING ROOF, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING. THAT STILL EXTERIOR DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE IT LOOK ANY BETTER, BUT IT MIGHT ATTRACT A DESTINATION BUSINESS. SO THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE ARE THERE LIKE ADA ACCESSIBILITY. SO IT COULD BE FOR THE RAMPS. TAKE THE STAIRS UP, PUT A RAMP OR PUT A RAMP SOMEWHERE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY PUTTING BARS IN THE BATHROOMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT COULDN'T BE ANYTHING IN THE INTERIOR. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE EXTERIOR. OKAY. BUT WASN'T ALWAYS FOR ADA AS LONG. YEAH, AS LONG AS IT'S EXTERIOR. YEAH. I MEAN, I MEAN, WE HAVE AGING FACILITIES, RETAIL FACILITIES THAT I THINK THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM SOME OF THIS FROM THE DESTINATION GRANT, LIKE THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY, YOU KNOW, THINKING THE WORD DOLLAR GENERAL AND ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, IS THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT COMES TO MIND. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF MEMBERS HAVE ANY OTHER. AND THIS I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK OF. APPLY TO THE OLD TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER. YEAH. BUT I MEAN, BUT WE WANT THEM TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, RIGHT? SO. YES, THAT'S KIND OF A DUMB QUESTION, BUT. OVERSIGHT. IT SAID IT WAS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE IF THEY'RE GOING TO IF WE'RE GOING TO FUND IT, YES, WE HAVE A SAY. THAT'S PART OF THEIR APPLICATION. THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE THE RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO THEY WOULD NEED TO DISCLOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, ORANGE PAINT. AND WE COULD SAY NO, OR WE COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ADJACENT BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE HAD THAT HAPPEN ONCE IN TOWN AND IT WASN'T. SO ANY OTHER. I MEAN, DO Y'ALL WANT TO LOOK AT THAT? HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THAT, THIS AND POSSIBLY ADD OTHER BUCKETS TO THE FACADE PROGRAM? OR DO I WANT TO APPROACH THIS? PRETTY WIDE? THE LIST RIGHT
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THERE. I'M KIND OF HAPPY WITH THAT. UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS ANOTHER IDEA. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT IF WE WANTED TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW. WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A WALKING AREA DOWNTOWN. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD WORK, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A FACADE IS THE OUTSIDE LOOK OF THE OF THE BUILDING. OKAY. SO. YOU KNOW, IMPROVED LIKE THE SIDEWALKS. YEAH. I HAPPENED OUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. HOW WOULD WE PUT THAT UP? WHAT? ARE MORE THAN JUST SIDEWALKS? I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS. IT WOULD BE MORE OF A CITY LED OR EDC LED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS WHAT WE SEE HERE FOR THE DESTINATION GRANT, JUST MIRROR FOR THE FACADE. GRANT. IS THAT ALLOWABLE? YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S VICTORIA. YES. AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE SIZE AT WHICH WE CAN ALWAYS AMEND OUR PLANS.YEAH. OR OUR POLICIES. SO WHEN WE MAKE THE MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WE'LL WANT TO MAKE IT MAKE THAT MOTION AND INCLUDE FOR THE ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS EVERYTHING LISTED IN THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT. RIGHT, VICTORIA. THAT'S HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO WORD THAT. OKAY.
SO THE MOTION CALLERS GOT TO TAKE NOTES OF THAT. WHAT ELSE. OH DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE.
ONE MORE SLIDE. SO THE BOARD CONSIDERATIONS TRULY ARE THE SAME AS UNDER THE FACADE. GRANT.
HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT THIS AREA. IT'S JUST MORE LOCALIZED TO DOWNTOWN SEAGOVILLE AS OPPOSED TO THE WHOLE CITY. BUT IT'S THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS. WHAT HOW IS THIS IMPROVEMENT? HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT THE ESTHETICS OR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE AREA? AND WHAT IS THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING? COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PAGE THAT HAS THE MAP OF THE DOWNTOWN? OKAY. THIS IS THIS IS THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY FOR DOWNTOWN. IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. KIND OF WHAT IT'S BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, I THINK.
BUT UNIDENTIFIED THIS MORE IDENTIFIES WHAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHY WHY YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT MAP. IF SOMEBODY'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION PROGRAM, WOULD YOU ALSO ADD THAT IT SHOULD INCORPORATE THE MAP THAT'S IN THE SLIDE DECK AS AN EXHIBIT? AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT THEN. AND THE POLICY? AND THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM OR EITHER THE GRANTS. THANK YOU SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KIRK? YOU GO TO FIVE, MA'AM. RIGHT. WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON FIVE. RIGHT. YES. YOU WILL. CAN I JUST NOT JUST ME. IT'S COMPUTER TO. A NAP. DIDN'T WORK WELL FOR ME TODAY. GETS A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
OKAY, SO GOING BACK TO NUMBER FIVE, IF I COULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TO. NO. TO EXPAND THE ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE THE SAME AS FOR THE DESTINATION GRANT PROGRAM. AND. IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENT FOR THE EXTENSION FOR THE. THAT ARE MATCH TO MATCH. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE AGENDA NUMBER FIVE TO IMPROVE. I MEAN TO ADD THE
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IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE DESTINATION GRANT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NUMBER SIX. SO THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN DESTINATION GRANT PROGRAM. SO IF I COULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE MOVE. WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE MAP OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR CLARIFICATION. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY, I HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GUYS. GALS, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH SIP SOCIETY, LLC FOR USE OF SDCS DOWNTOWN DUMPSTER. PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE APPLICANT IN THIS CASE REQUESTED THAT WE PULL THIS ITEM. THEY FOUND AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR TAKING CARE OF THEIR TRASH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER EIGHT. OOPS. THAT'S THE OLD ONE.
YOU DON'T YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION YET? NUMBER EIGHT, THIS IS A. CALL FOR YOU TO PUT IT IN THERE. I KNOW THAT. JUST VERY PERSON NUMBER TEN. NUMBER THAT'S OUT. YEAH. NO, WE'RE NOT IN THAT. THIS IS IN. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE RIGHT.
THAT'S THE QUESTION. YEAH I'M GOING TO READ YOUR PAPER. IT'S RIGHT IN THE PAPER. ALWAYS TRUST
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PAPER. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087. DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE REGARDING COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT. THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. TO WIT, A PROJECT NEXUS, A PROJECT SUMMIT, TX, ATLAS, JD[Regular Agenda]
EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL. RESUME AND TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 754. AND THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. SO NUMBER TEN, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST AND BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY INTEREST OR ANY REPORTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE NO OKAY. SEEING NONE WE WILL THIS NUMBER 11 DISCUSS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD A FUTURE AGENDA* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.