[1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM]
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OFFICIAL GATOR TIME IS 7:01 PM WE WILL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
CHRIS TUCKER CLINTON WILLIAMS. BILLY SPARKS HERE.
PLEASE RISE FOR OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.
MR. DEREK WILL LEAD US THANKS TO CLARITY IN OUR, UH, DISCUSSIONS, CREATIVITY, OUR IDEAS AND UNITY, AND OUR DECISIONS AND THE WORK WE DO TODAY.
FOSTER GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY AND WELLBEING FOR ALL THOSE WE SERVE.
PLUS OUR EFFORTS WITH SUCCESS.
THE HONOR, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
DO WE DO THE TEXAS, TEXAS PLEDGE? HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS]
ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE'LL BE BOARD COMMENTS.MR. CALLAN, YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ANY CONCERNS? ANY, ANY OPENING STATEMENTS? OKAY, NOTHING BILLY FROM ME.
UM, I'M GONNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO STELLAS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE, GO DO IT.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE EATEN THERE TWICE ALREADY.
ONCE FOR LUNCH, ONCE FOR BREAKFAST.
THEY COME AROUND AND TALK TO YOU, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
THE WAIT STAFF IS STILL LEARNING.
GIVE 'EM A COUPLE OF MINUTES, BUT EVERYTHING WORK OUT REALLY GOOD.
NEXT WE WILL HAVE STAFF UPDATE.
UH, JUST I WANTED TO MAKE A, A STATEMENT ON THE DEPARTURE OF OUR, UM, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, KAITLYN MCMILLAN.
UM, THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO KAI KAITLYN MCMILLAN FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE DEDC AND THE DICKINSON COMMUNITY.
DURING HER TIME AS OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CAITLIN PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE, THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROMOTING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, AND ENHANCING COMMUNICATION WITH RE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND STAKEHOLDERS.
HER PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, CREATIVITY, AND COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF DICKINSON HAVE LEFT LESS, LEFT A LASTING AND POSITIVE IMPACT.
WE THANK KAITLYN FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS AND WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN HER NEW ROLE WITH THE BAY AREA HOUSTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP.
OUR, OUR LOSS HERE, THE DEDC IS THE REGION'S GAIN THROUGH HER FUTURE WORK WITH BEHE.
ON A SAD NOTE, UM, THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES OF DR.
UM, WE ARE SHOCKED AND SADDENED BY HIS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS AND JOINED THE SANTA FE COMMUNITY IN HONORING HIS SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE REGION.
WELL, CHARLIE'S TENURE WAS SURE WAS NOT LONG WITH SANTA FE.
HE HAS LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON MANY OF US AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF THOSE AFFECTED DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
UH, UM, WE, AT OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WANTED TO WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER.
UM, THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS PLEASED TO WELCOME MR. BRIAN BECK.
UM, UH, OWNER OF BECK'S LANDSCAPING TO THE DEDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
BRIAN'S BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND COMMITMENT TO DICKINSON, MAKE HIM A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE BOARD.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AS WE CONTINUE WORKING TO STRENGTHEN DICKINSON'S ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, NOW GO INTO THE PROJECT PROJECTS.
DO YOU HAVE THE SLIDES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS? UM, SO FOR PARK, THE PARKVIEW PROJECT, UM, SITE CIVIL WORK IS MOVING ALONG.
UTILITIES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
UM, CONCRETE WILL BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF JULY, IS WHAT THEY'RE PROJECTING.
FRAMING IS IN PROGRESS ON APPROXIMATELY HALF THE SITES, UM, WITH, UH, MEP RUFFINS TO FOLLOW SOON.
UH, ALLIANCE IS ANTICIPATING OPENING IN NOVEMBER OF 2026.
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UM, SO ZIGLAR'S, UH, THEY, WE HAD THE GRAND OPENING EVENT ON JUNE 5TH.UM, IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
UM, UH, I'VE BEEN CHECKING IN ON THEM ON A, ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
SO EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME GROWING PAINS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED, MR. SPARKS MENTIONED WITH STELLA'S.
UH, THERE'S SOME GROWING PAINS AT ZIGLAR'S.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THEIR, THEIR, THEIR GETTING THEIR CHECKOUT PROCESSES DOWN, UH, MANAGING THEIR INVENTORY AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
UH, BUT ALL IN ALL, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL.
UM, WE DID HELP PROMOTE RECENTLY, UM, THEY HAVE SHOPS INTERNALLY, SO WE RECENTLY HELPED PROMOTE THEIR NEW ICE CREAM AND SNOW CONE STAND THAT THEY HAVE INSIDE.
UM, THEY DO PLAN TO HAVE A FUEL REWARDS PROGRAM VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT KROGER'S HAS.
UM, THEY JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THEIR SYSTEMS ARE ALL UP AND GOING AND, AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
BUT, UH, HE TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, THAT REWARD PROGRAM SHOULD BE ROLLED OUT AND HE HOPES ONE TO THREE MONTHS SOMEWHERE IN THAT.
UM, SO, UM, THIS IS A, A, A NEW ENDEAVOR FOR THE OWNERSHIP AND THEY CONTINUE TO REFINE THEIR PROCESSES AS THEY GO.
UM, BUT, UH, THINGS SEEMED TO BE GOING VERY WELL.
I WAS IN THERE, UM, YESTERDAY, MATTER OF FACT, AND IT, IT, IT ALREADY SEEMED LIKE JUST THINGS WERE, WERE REALLY STARTING TO KIND OF FALL INTO PLACE AND MOVE ALONG.
UM, UH, UH, BAYOU VILLAGE, WE DO HAVE, UH, A CLOSED SESSION ITEM ON THAT, SO WE CAN SKIP ON OVER THAT.
UM, ELS, THE STATS, THEY HAD A VERY NICE RIBBON CUTTING, UH, LARGE PARTY FOOD VENDORS.
UM, THE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES AND TRADES LUNCHEON WILL ACTUALLY BE HOSTED AT THEIR FACILITY BY THE LEAGUE CITY REGIONAL CHAMBER ON AUGUST 27TH.
UM, SO IT WILL BE AT THEIR OFFICE.
UH, ANY OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT AND WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE, UH, IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
SO, UM, I CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A SPOT FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, AND IF WE, YOU KNOW, MIGHT HIT QUORUM.
SO, UM, WE ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ELS ON, UH, FINDING A TENANT FOR THEIR OLD, FOR THE OLD SANCTUARY SPACE, UM, TO CREEKSIDE.
UH, ARBOR DEVELOPMENT HAS COMPLETED CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDIES.
UH, CAME TO MEET WITH ME IN PERSON TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO ASSIST THEM WITH SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS, UH, TO LOWER COST FOR DEMOLITION AND FIND LOWER COST DIRT, WHICH, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED ON AS WELL WITH THEM.
UM, WATER STREET PARKING GARAGE.
SO THE GARAGE IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.
ACTUALLY, TCO WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE.
UM, REMAINING ITEMS ARE HANDRAILS, UH, NEEDED TO BE LOWERED.
NUMBERS FOR THE ADDRESS WERE ADDED TO THE BUILDING.
THEY TOOK CARE OF THAT LAST WEEK.
UM, AND, UM, WE ARE WAITING ON, I THINK NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING ON OUR AS-BUILTS, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE PUNCH LIST ITEM, UM, THAT WE'RE WAITING ON FROM THEM.
UH, THE DEVELOPER, UM, UH, WAS SENT A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN REQUEST TO, TO FORM THE POA TO MAINTAIN THE GARAGE.
THAT LETTER WENT OUT ON JUNE 5TH.
UM, THERE IS ONE QUESTION WE'VE GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK ON, AND OUR COURT AND PERFORATED PANELS ARE ON THE, THE, UM, STAIRWELLS.
UM, SO THE QUESTIONS HAVE COME UP REGARDING, UH, THE RUST ON, ON THE, ON THAT MATERIAL.
UH, THE MATERIAL IN THE, IN THE DESIGN ARE THOSE COURT AND PANELS.
UM, IT'S A HIGH STRENGTH WEATHERING STEEL ALLOY KNOWN FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE RUST LIKE SURFACE AND SELF-PROTECTING CORROSION RESISTANCE.
UM, SO THE, THEY LOOK, THE WAY THEY LOOK, THEY'RE ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO LOOK THAT WAY.
UM, THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED ABOUT SOMEBODY MAYBE, YOU KNOW, HURTING THEMSELVES ON THE HANDRAILS.
SO WE WENT OUT, WE TOOK SOME PICTURES.
UM, SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, I WANTED THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS IN CASE ANY QUESTIONS CAME YOUR WAY, UH, ABOUT THIS ITEM.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THIS THING WAS DESIGNED A LONG TIME AGO.
IT WAS, UM, BUILT AS DESIGNED THAT MATERIAL IS DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
UM, THE ADVANTAGE, OR I GUESS THE REASON THAT THEY PROBABLY PUT THAT IN IS THAT IT REALLY DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH MAINTENANCE LONG TERM.
UH, EDA GRANT STATUS, UH, GARAGES IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
REMAINING ITEMS ARE, UM, UH, UH, YEAH, SORRY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE EDA TO FINALIZE OUR GRANT.
THEY'RE COMBINING EVERYTHING INTO ONE LAST FINAL PAY APP.
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SOME, UH, IDENT I ITEMS IDENTIFIED THAT BROOKS AND WATSON NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF.UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, EDA, REQUESTED THAT WE CHANGE EVERYTHING INTO SORT OF ONE LAST PACKAGE.
UM, SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING AS REQUESTED.
UH, THE LAST ITEM THAT WE STILL NEED IS WE NEED THE ENGINEER SIGN OFF ON THE FINAL PAP NUMBER NINE.
UM, WHICH IN WHICH THEY WILL NOT DO UNTIL ALL THOSE PUNCHLESS ITEMS ARE COMPLETED AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY.
UM, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE EDA THERE, THERE IS SPORADIC COMMUNICATION, BUT WE ARE GETTING COMMUNICATION.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, UM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PUSHING ON A DAILY BASIS.
UM, LET'S SEE, MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
UM, SO WE ATTENDED THE LEAGUE CITY REGIONAL RE REGIONAL CHAMBER BOARD MEETING.
UM, I WAS INTERVIEWED LAST WEEK BY THE, UM, MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF A NATIONAL STUDY THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTING.
UH, WILL BE DIS UH, ACTUALLY TODAY, UH, DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE ENERGY PRIORITIES WITH POWER UP TEXAS.
UM, THEY'VE REQUESTED, UH, THEY REQUESTED A MEETING, WHICH I HAD TBD WHEN I WROTE THIS, BUT THAT ACTUALLY ENDED HAPPENING TODAY.
UM, THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AND I HAD MET WITH HDL TO REVIEW SALES TAX REPORTING AND, UH, FORECASTING PLATFORM.
UH, THIS IS CURRENTLY A PLATFORM USED BY TEX, UH, BY TEXAS CITY AND LEAGUE CITY EDCS.
IT'S VERY NICE, BUT IT IS, IT IS COSTLY.
UM, AND WHILE I'D LOVE TO OUTSOURCE SOME OF THAT, UH, I THINK WITH WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND, AND WHAT I'M DOING, I'M, I'M NOT, I'M NOT MEETING HITTING THEIR EXACT NUMBER, BUT I'M GETTING PRETTY CLOSE.
UM, I THINK WHAT THEY SHOWED I WAS WITHIN A PERCENTAGE OF.
SO, UM, I'LL CONTINUE TO KIND OF DO THAT MYSELF.
UM, HIGHER UP TEXAS ALSO HAD A RIBBON CUTTING HERE IN DICKINSON ON JUNE 23RD.
UM, I WAS A SPEAKER AT THE, THE CORE EVENT, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EVENT, UH, WHICH IS HELD HERE IN THE BAY AREA.
UM, I HAVE JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
UM, I ATTENDED AN, UH, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MEET AND GREET MIXER.
AND I WAS JUST ACCEPTED LAST WEEK INTO OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY'S CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS.
AND I THINK THAT COVERS THE UPDATE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT UH, AGENDA ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
WE'LL PROGRESS TO CONSENT AGENDA FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE DEDC CORPORATION AND WILL BE ENACTED BY IN ONE MOTION.THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS REQUESTED BY A BOARD MEMBER IN WHICH THE ITEM WILL BE, WILL BE REMOVED.
THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED AFTER OR THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSED AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.
A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 23RD, 26, 20 26, SPECIAL MEETING, FIVE POINT B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026, FIVE POINT C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MAY, 2026 MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEE AND AUDIT TRANSFER REQUEST.
AND THEN FIVE POINT D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE, 2026 MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND AUDIT TRANSFER REQUEST.
FIVE E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DEDC FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING IN APRIL 20, EXCUSE ME, APRIL 30TH, 2026.
AND THEN FIVE POINT F CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MAY AND JUNE, 2026 PAYROLL TRANSFER REQUEST.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION PASSED.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[7. NEW BUSINESS]
NEW BUSINESS SEVEN POINT A.CONSIDER CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DEDC TO MAINTAIN A
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REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT WITH TEXAS FIRST BANK.OH, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN OLD ITEM THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR MANY MONTHS.
THEY JUST NEED THE OFFICIAL RESOLUTION.
LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED IT, THEY HADN'T SENT A RESOLUTION.
THE MINUTES WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH AS WE EXPECTED THEM TO BE.
SO THIS IS JUST THE OFFICIAL RESOLUTION FOR THE LINE OF CREDIT THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
SO THE LAST TIME, WHAT WAS THE ISSUE LAST TIME, PLEASE? I'M SORRY.
WE THOUGHT THAT THE MINUTES WERE GONNA BE ENOUGH TO NAME YOU AND DAVE AS THE SIGNERS ON THE LINE OF CREDIT AND IT WAS NOT.
THEY NEED AN ACTUAL RESOLUTION.
I THINK A QUICK, QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT WAS THE PROBLEM LAST TIME.
IS THAT IN, IS THAT IN WE DIDN'T, THAT WE, WE, WE VOTED NAMING PATRICK AND MYSELF.
THE MINUTES DID NOT REFLECT OUR NAMES AS OKAY.
SO DO WE NEED THAT TO BE PART OF THIS RESOLUTION NOW? SO REALLY THIS VOTE IS SO WE CAN PROPERLY CAPTURE THE MINUTES.
BUT DO WE NEED TO STATE YOUR NAMES IN THIS RESOLUTION OR THIS SOLUTION? THE RESOLUTION HAS EVERY, IT HAS EVERY BOARD MEMBER'S NAME ON IT.
SO YOU ALL HAVE TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION? AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
CALLEN, THEN BY WAY OF DEREK, UH, VOTE TO PASS.
AND ACTUALLY, I THINK JUST TECHNICALLY AS, AS A REMINDER CITY, OUR ATTORNEY MAYBE CAN CHIME IN.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD HEARD A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A MOTION, UM, SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
I I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I THOUGHT WE HAD TO AFTER WE DISCUSSED, I HEARD A MOTION MADE AND THEN A SECOND.
SO I THOUGHT WE YEAH, YEAH, ACTUALLY IDEALLY, UH, THE MOTION SHOULD BE MADE AS A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN YOU DISCUSS THE ITEM AND STUFF.
UH, VERSUS THE MOTION TO DISCUSS, WHICH I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BECAUSE IS THE MOTION TO DIS I MEAN, YEAH.
THE WAY THEY DID IT IS, IS GREAT.
[8. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)]
OFFICIAL TIME IS SEVEN 18 AND WE'LL BE, WE WILL EXCUSE OURSELF TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.[9. ACTION ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE (CLOSED ) SESSION(S)]
SESSION WAS SIMPLY INFORMATIONAL UPDATE.THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN ON ANYTHING DISCUSSED.
[10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS STARTING DOWN THE LINE.MR. BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE UNWELCOME BY THE WAY? THANK YOU MR. KEVIN.
WE INDOCTRINATED AND HAZED HIM IN THE BACK.
INDOCTRINATED ANYTHING? NONE FROM ME.