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GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 630.

[I. COMMENCEMENT]

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE CAN ASK EVERYBODY TO FACE THE FLAG.

JOIN ME. 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.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS.

STARTING DOWN ON THAT END, PLEASE, CAN YOU. VERNER, PRESENT JEFF SPOOR.

PRESENT. SCOTT FERRY. PRESENT. PLEASE. PRESENT.

FRANCIS. VAUGHN. PRESENT. THANK YOU. ITEM TWO.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS, CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION RELATING TO NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FORM IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO THE MEETING, YOU MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.

DID WE HAVE ANY REASON? OKAY. EASY PEASY. NEXT ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE MEETINGS,

[III. CONSENT AGENDA]

THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 3RD, 2024 MEETING.

THAT WAS OUR LAST MEETING. GOOD THING WE DON'T GET PAID FOR THIS JOB.

RIGHT. I MOVE MOTION BY MAYOR SHIFLETT, SECONDED BY KENNY WERNER.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ON TO SECTION FOUR BUSINESS ITEMS.

[IV. BUSINESS ITEMS]

CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE 2023 2024 ANNUAL EDC REPORT BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY.

WE'LL BE INTRODUCING A MISS HERE IN JUST ONE SECOND.

AND SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOURISM DIRECTOR.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE YEAR IN REVIEW FINANCIALS, WHERE WE STAND TODAY, WHERE WE FINISHED LAST YEAR AND THEN WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

YOUR REVIEW, WE DID SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE A 380 AGREEMENT WITH DAN SUHAN FOR HIS RENOVATION PROJECTS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ALONG DIXIE.

I HAVE A MEETING WITH HIM TOMORROW TO GO THROUGH THE SALES TAX SPLIT AND UPDATE HIS SENSES SO THAT WE CAN CALCULATE WHATEVER REBATE HE MIGHT HAVE COMING TO HIM THIS YEAR.

WE ALSO HAD THE TWO GRANT PROJECTS THAT WE ADOPTED BACK IN OCTOBER AND THE REVISION TO THE GET GRANT GUIDELINES.

WE WILL NEED TO MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE DO HAVE GRANT APPLICATIONS COMING IN FROM THE NEW OWNERS OF THE NEW OWNERS OF THE SHOPPING CENTER THERE ON PLANTATION WHERE DONUT HAVEN IS.

OKAY. YEAH. DONUT HAVEN? YEAH. SO THEY'RE GOING TO RENOVATE THAT CENTER, UPGRADE THE SIGNAGE, UPGRADE THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH THEM LAST FRIDAY.

THANK YOU. TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN AND WORKING ON BUDGET.

BUT WE WE MET WITH THEM LAST FRIDAY. IT'S THE SAME GROUP THAT BOUGHT THE MAJORITY STAKE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER ON 288 B.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHERE BELTS BAKERY IS THEY OWN ALL THE OTHER THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THE FOOD CITY AND NEW AGE STORE. SO THEY WERE THEY'RE VERY ENTREPRENEURIAL AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO RENOVATE THAT CENTER AND DRESS IT UP A LITTLE BIT, CLEAN IT UP, AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME MORE SALES TAX GENERATING TENANTS IN THERE. SO AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE LIVABLE CENTERS HOW THAT LED TO THE RCP GRANT NEW COMP PLAN THAT IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO REVISED DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES. AND THEN THE LIVABLE CENTERS THAT WAS ABLE WE WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE DOT GRANT FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.

BOTH OF THOSE GRANTS CAME TO US WITH NO MATCH REQUIRED BY THE CITY.

SO THEY'RE HELPING US KIND OF CHART OUR PATH TO THE FUTURE.

SO BUT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I WANT TO INTRODUCE RACHEL GARCIA FLORES.

OH. OH, YOU MOVED IT. OKAY. HOLD ON. SNEAK PREVIEW HERE, GUYS.

OH, YEAH, THAT WAS QUICK. YEAH, THAT WAS QUICK.

MITCHELL JOINS US. FROM HER LAST POSTING WAS THE CITY OF OR.

SORRY, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, LAS VEGAS AREA. SHE HAS EXPERIENCE IN BROWNSVILLE SOUTH TEXAS NEW YORK.

SHE'S EXCEPTIONALLY ACCOMPLISHED. I'LL LET HER KIND OF JUST READ OVER BY AND INTRODUCE HERSELF TO EACH OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

AS I MENTIONED, I RECENTLY WORKED WITH WAS PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT CLARK COUNTY, THE 10TH LARGEST COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY. SO WE'RE THERE.

I FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, NOT I DO HAVE TEXAS EXPERIENCE.

I WAS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE TYPE B CORPORATION IN BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.

I WAS THERE FOR FOUR YEARS WHERE WE OVERSAW A MULTITUDE OF PROJECTS THAT FLASHIEST ONE WITH SPACE.

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WE WERE PART OF THAT RECRUITMENT TEAM THAT BROUGHT IT IN, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN WE CAN SAY IT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL SINCE AND SO AND AS WELL, LIKE I'VE ALSO WORKED IN WASHINGTON STATE AND GEORGIA.

AND I SAY THIS JUST TO REASSURE YOU THAT I THINK ONE OF THE THAT MY SPECIALTY IS KIND OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATIONS THAT ARE IN TRANSITION. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT ATTRACTED ME TO COME TO CLUTE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM IN BUILDING THIS SORT OF NEW PHASE AND FUTURE FOR THE CITY. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

I'M VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE AS PART AS A NEW MEMBER OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR TEAM, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND TO SEEING WHAT NEW, WHAT NEW AND WONDERFUL THINGS WE CAN DO. EXCELLENT.

AND SHE'S DEFINITELY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SHE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. WITH THE GROUP THAT WE MET WITH ON FRIDAY, I WAS REALLY EXCITED WITH THE WAY SHE HANDLED BECAUSE THEY IN THE PAST HAVE NOT ALWAYS LISTENED TO ME, BUT THEY TAKE IMMEDIATE INTEREST AND TAKE THE HEART EXACTLY WHAT SHE SAID AND GOT THERE, GOT THEIR STUFF IN ORDER.

SO. RIGHT. YEAH. WELCOME, WELCOME. THANK YOU.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU GUYS.

YEAH. IT WENT FROM VEGAS TO CLUJ. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? YEAH. VEGAS. HOW IS THAT A STEPPING STONE? HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GREAT. SO ONE THING, AND I HOPE TO ME, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE.

I GET THIS QUESTION A LOT. LIKE, WHY ARE YOU MOVING? WHY? YOU KNOW, I WENT TO SCHOOL IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY, WHERE I WORKED IN FINANCE FOR A LONG TIME.

I YOU CAN SAY THAT I FELL INTO GOVERNMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED IT TO BE.

I NEVER KNEW I. WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THAT CAREER SHOULD NEEDS TO REFOCUS AND MAYBE PROMOTE IT MORE, BECAUSE IT BROUGHT EVERYTHING THAT I COULD POSSIBLY WANT.

ALL THE INTERESTS THAT I HAD, FROM THE CREATIVE COMPONENTS TO THE MARKETING TO THE NERDY FINANCE AND POLICY ANALYSIS.

SO THAT WAS GREAT. BUT AND YOU CAN BE WONDERFUL, BUT NOT ALL COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO GET NICE, MEATY PROJECTS AND WORK ON THEM. AND THAT TO ME ACTUALLY IS THE REASON I CAME BACK TO KLUTE.

VEGAS IS GREAT. I LOVE LAS VEGAS VERY MUCH. I'M SURE I SAW A COUPLE OF HANDS GO UP THERE.

BUT I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S A PEOPLE GET INTO PUBLIC SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT CAN MAKE.

AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANY BIGGER OPPORTUNITY THAN TO MAKE AN IMPACT HERE INCLUDE.

SO I THINK IT'S WORTH NBA THAT I DIDN'T GET A MASTER.

WHAT'S YOUR MASTER? CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT? SURE.

I WENT TO THE PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW, SO I GOT A MASTER'S IN LEGAL STUDIES, PRECISELY WITH A FOCUS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE. THE BIG IDEA THERE WAS. I ACTUALLY PURPOSELY CHOSE THAT MASTER'S DEGREE BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS WE DO IN TERMS OF ACQUIRING PROPERTY, AND EVERYTHING JUST SEEMED LIKE A SKILL SET.

IT'S A NONTRADITIONAL SKILL SET FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSON, BUT IT REALLY COMES IN HANDY ESPECIALLY WITH CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NEGOTIATIONS.

A LOT OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I WANTED TO BE WELL VERSED LEGALLY.

I'M NOT A LAWYER. FIRST THING THEY TELL US TO MAKE SURE WE TELL EVERYONE.

BUT I DO KNOW MY WAY AROUND A COUPLE OF POLICIES AND ORDINANCES.

AND MY BIGGEST A WAS ACTUALLY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS? THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

YEAH. WE WERE VERY EXCITED WHEN SHE AGREED TO COME ON BOARD.

SCOTT PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. AND I THINK YOUR WORDS TO US WHEN YOU WALKED OUT WERE, IF YOU DON'T FIRE HER OR IF YOU DON'T HIRE HER, YOU'RE.

YEAH, YOU DON'T FIRE. DEFINITELY WASN'T THAT. NO, NO. IF YOU DON'T HIRE YOU, YOU NEED YOUR HEAD CHECK.

AND SO IT'S EXCITING FOR ME. I JUST WANTED TO DO GOOD.

THINGS COME FROM TEXAS VIA NEVADA, BACK TO TEXAS.

SO YEAH, HAVING SPENT SOME TIME THERE MYSELF.

SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT I.

GOTTA LEARN. ALWAYS HIT THAT. BILL. LET ME TAKE THIS.

SOMEDAY I'LL LEARN HOW TO. OKAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO DO IT THAT WAY.

THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE SOME NEW PROJECTS COMING ON BOARD.

I'VE IDENTIFIED IN THIS MAP. I SHARED THIS AT A DISCUSSION WITH THE CHAMBER PROPERTIES WHERE WE HAVE AVAILABILITY AND THEN NEW BUSINESSES COMING ONLINE.

GREEN REPRESENTS THREE NEW OR THE THREE NEW BUSINESSES THAT HAVE LAUNCHED IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF.

SO THAT'S THE SMALL, TINY HOME SLASH SHED, MANUFACTURING RETAIL SITE.

THERE ARE TWO HDB. THE ATLANTICA SEAFOOD PLACE THERE IN THE OLD ELK'S BUILDING.

AND THEN I CAN ALWAYS FORGET THE NAME OF THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT THAT OPENED UP DOWN ON JOHNSON COOK ROAD.

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COSTA. YES. COSTA. WELL, YEAH. IT'LL ALWAYS BE THE OLD.

EVERYBODY JUST CALLS IT THE OLD BURGER KING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CHINA MAX.

WHICH IS THEY HAVE RESUMED WORK ON THE OLD JACK IN THE BOX SIDE.

HE'S COMPLETELY GUTTING THAT BUILDING. IT'LL COMPLETELY BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NEXT TIME YOU WALK IN THERE WHEN THEY FINALLY OPEN UP.

BUT WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM OPEN IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN OUR GOOD FRIENDS THERE ON THE CORNER PLANTATION AND MAIN WITH THEIR UNIQUE CONVENIENCE STORE CONCEPT. SO IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? WHAT'S THAT? THE ONES THAT BLAST THE MUSIC SELL OUT EVERY WEEKEND? NO, THIS IS THE OLD CENTRAL AUTO. THE OLD CENTRAL AUTO PARTS SITE.

OH, THERE'S BEEN NO DEVIATION FROM THEIR INTENDED.

NO, THEY SUBMITTED PLANS TO US. I GUESS THIS MORNING.

AND IT'S A CONVENIENCE STORE. EXACTLY. WITH A COFFEE SHOP? YEAH. SO YEAH. SORRY. MOVING ON FROM THERE. WE DID RECEIVE A TEXAS ARPA AWARD FOR THE LIVABLE CENTERS PLAN THAT WE PUT TOGETHER.

WE GOT THAT AWARD, I GUESS, IN DECEMBER AFTER OUR LAST MEETING.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT. AND AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO CREATE HUBS AND A KIND OF A SPOKEN HUB IDEA WHERE WE HAVE AN ACTUAL MAIN STREET THAT FORMS UP ALONG MAIN STREET. TO THAT END, WE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTIES HERE IN A SECOND, BUT THE VISION IS, IS THAT THIS IS THIS BECOMES A WALKABLE AREA THAT FOLKS WANT TO COME DOWN TO, WANT TO VISIT AND WANT TO GATHER ON THIS SIDE OF CLU.

AND THIS WAS OUR DREAM FOR MAIN IMPLANTATION.

WE'LL HAVE TO MODIFY THAT DREAM A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN THE LAKE PROPERTY. WE DID SECURE THAT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A HOUSING SYMPOSIUM OR HOUSING PLANNING MEETING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT KIND OF MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE LAST WEEK.

WITH THE FOLKS FROM HJK. AND THEN THE CITY HAS, HAS TENTATIVELY IN ITS CIP, LOOKING AT THE EXTENSION OF AVERY THROUGH THE PROPERTY ONCE IT FINALLY STARTS TO REDEVELOP, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AROUND THE LAKE AND MAKE THAT AT ONE OF THE HUB CENTER POINTS.

IN TERMS OF KEY PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS THE GREEN HERE YOU GUYS, CAN YOU SEE MY AREA? YEAH. SO THE GREEN HERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE LAKE PROPERTY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF.

I MET WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE, JUST BEHIND THE METHODIST CHURCH.

HE'S VERY INTERESTED. AT FIRST, IT WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIALLY MAYBE A SALE HE DOESN'T WANT TO SELL ANYMORE.

BUT HE IS VERY INTERESTED IN PATTERNING HIS DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT HE DOES WITH THAT PROPERTY OFF OF WHAT WE DO THERE.

SO I WAS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND HE'S ALSO AGREED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

SO WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE, ONE MORE PERSON TO PUT IN THAT SLOT.

SO ACREAGE IS THAT HE OWNS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF ACRES THAT WE LEASE.

NO, NO. IT'S DUARTE. YEAH, IT'S IT'S THE OLD.

I THINK IT'S THE OLD, OLD PLACE. YES. REMEMBER THE WE WERE THE WE HAD A LITTLE RED BARN, A LITTLE CORN BAR.

BACK TO WHERE? THE BAPTIST CHURCH. YOU KNOW, WHERE THE CHURCH AND A LITTLE CHILDCARE DAYCARE CENTER.

RIGHT. RIGHT TO THE NORTH OF THAT. YES. OKAY.

JUST BE LIKE A AN OLD BARN. AND THEY HAD THE GARDEN AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU KNOW, WITH THE KIDS THAT THAT PART OF IT THAT HE WAS UP TO ABOUT WHERE THE CURVE WHERE THE WATER HITS THE ROAD.

YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN THE ROCK CHURCH HAS DONATED THIS SMALL IN PARCEL BETWEEN THEM AND THAT LITTLE SHOPPING CENTER.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW TAKING THAT DOWN, AND WE WANT TO TURN THAT INTO A POCKET PARK TO KIND OF LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THINGS ARE COMING UP. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT SPACE BETWEEN THE THEATER OR THE MUSEUM OF THE THEATER AND THE MUSEUM OR THE MUSEUM AND THE JEWELRY STORE IN WEST COLUMBIA, VERY SIMILAR TO THAT IDEA. THAT'S A NEAT LITTLE. THAT'S A CUTE LITTLE BIT. YEAH, YEAH. REALLY COOL. THEY'RE ON 35. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL THERE.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE TOOK DOWN THE PLANT, THE OLD FRUIT STAND AND THE AND THE HOUSE AND NETTED SOME COINAGE OUT OF THAT.

ACTUALLY, THERE'S ABOUT $350 WORTH OF QUARTERS AT HALF DOLLARS STUFFED IN THE WALLS.

OH, WOW. YES. SO A LITTLE WEIRD. YEAH. SO, SO THE GOAL OF LIVERPOOL CENTER IS. AND WHAT'S COME OUT OF IT IS BASICALLY A THREE TRACK LINE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE TRACK. I TALKED ABOUT THE TO GRANT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TEXT, GAVE US $280,000 TO HELP US WITH TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.

AND THEN THAT, OF COURSE, ALSO LEADS INTO THE CIP AND HOW WE INVEST OUR FUNDS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN,

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THE POLICY TRACK. WE WERE ABLE TO GET ANOTHER GRANT FOR WHAT'S CALLED RCP FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING.

THAT'S THE PRELIMINARY STEP THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE UNDER STATE LAW, IF WE'RE GOING TO REDO OUR ZONING AND LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

AND SO AT THE END OF THAT PROCESS, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE REZONE PROCESS AND AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

YES, SIR. I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU HAD A QUESTION.

I HAVE THAT ONE RELATED TO THAT. SURE. AND THEN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK WHERE WE'VE STARTED TO GET A HOLD OF KEY PROPERTIES, AND THEN WE'LL DEVELOP OUR INCENTIVES AROUND ENSURING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT TAKES PLACE IS OF THE QUALITY AND TYPE THAT WE WANT TO SEE HAPPEN, TO KIND OF REDEFINE THAT URBAN CORE AREA. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL POSITION. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR WE BUDGETED WE HAD A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $303.1 MILLION.

WE EXPECTED ABOUT 1.1 IN REVENUE 1.3 IN EXPENDITURES YEAR TO DATE.

WE'RE HOLDING TREND, ALTHOUGH WE'RE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER ON REVENUE THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

WE'RE A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

THANKS TO A COUPLE OF THINGS. AND THEN WE ANTICIPATE ENDING THE YEAR AT A NET POSITIVE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CONTRIBUTION INTO THE THE $3.1 MILLION FUND BALANCE. WE'LL BE BACK WHEN WE DO OUR NEXT MEETING TO TO CONSIDER THOSE GRANTS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR GOING FORWARD. PROPERTY VALUE.

AGAIN, KUDOS TO YOU ALL AND COUNCIL FOR INCENTIVIZING DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TREND LINE OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, YOU HAVE INCREASED THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CITY 300% FROM JUST SHY OF $400 MILLION TO.

WE WILL TOP $1 BILLION IN TOTAL VALUE THIS YEAR, WHICH HAS ALLOWED US TO COMPRESS THAT PROPERTY TAX RATE DOWN TO THE LOWEST IT'S BEEN IN 20 YEARS, 25 YEARS, 30 YEARS, LONG TIME. THAT WAS WHEN I CAME IN.

IT WAS WHEN I GOT HERE. IT WAS $0.67. I LOOK 67.

I WANT TO SAY WHEN I CAME IN 20 YEARS, 19 YEARS AGO, IT WAS.

ALMOST $0.90. SO WE'RE WE'RE AT 47 NOW. WE HOPE TO TREND LOWER THIS THIS NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

SALES TAX. WE HAD A LITTLE DIP IN 2024. WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT UPTICK THIS YEAR.

WE'RE TRYING TO IT'S BEEN STRONG MONTH OVER MONTH.

EVERY MONTH THIS YEAR WE'VE SEEN GROWTH. THE COMPTROLLER HAS BEEN A LOT MORE VIGOROUS IN THEIR ENFORCEMENT, WHICH LED TO THE CLOSURE OF OUR BUSINESSES ON PLANTATION.

LOTS OF US WAS SHUT DOWN BY THEM FOR FAILURE TO PAY.

WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE BUMP THAT WE'RE SEEING IS RELATED TO THEIR VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT, OR AN OVERALL UPSWING IN SALES.

SO WE GOT SHUT DOWN HERE. THIS LEAD US? NEXT TO TJ'S BAR.

IT'S BEEN LIKE, THREE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS. YEAH.

SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT IT'S AN UPWARD TREND AND THAT WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF COLLECTION OFF OF THAT.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS WE'RE HOPEFUL IS COMING FROM SALES.

WE'LL KNOW MORE ON THE 10TH WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET THE REPORT IN AT THE MID-YEAR MARKET.

SO THAT PLACE IS AVAILABLE NOW. IT IS FOR SALE.

THEY'RE ASKING A REALLY EXORBITANT AMOUNT FOR IT.

YEAH, IT'S REALLY NICE. THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF REDOING THAT PLACE, AND THEY SUNK A LOT OF MONEY IN THERE.

AND BUT APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T DO EVERYTHING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

SO YOU MEAN BUILDING CODE? NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT APPLIANCES.

YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. SO BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT TRENDS HOLD TRUE IN THE BUDGET MODEL WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT FLAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKETS.

BUT IF WHAT RINGS TRUE HERE, THIS WASN'T A ONE OFF COLLECTION BY THE CONTROLLER, WILL ACTUALLY TICK THAT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT IN OUR PROJECTIONS GOING INTO THE FISCAL YEAR. SO WHERE WE'RE HEADED OBVIOUSLY WE'RE FOCUSED ON LIVERPOOL CENTER'S IMPLEMENTATION.

RACHEL AS WE KIND OF DISCUSSED DEVELOPING A BUSINESS RETENTION AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO HELP FOMENT MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WE REALIZE THAT SALES TAX IS A MAJOR LEG OF OUR FINANCES, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING ON THAT.

AND THEN INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT. THE CITY'S ADOPTED IS WORKING ON A VERY AGGRESSIVE CIP PLAN TO GET THE ROADS, STREETS, DRAINAGE, WATER, SEWER PUT TOGETHER AND CAPABLE OF HANDLING FUTURE GROWTH.

SO I WON'T GO INTO THE TOTAL FIGURE THERE, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT HALF $1 BILLION A NEED.

BASICALLY EVERY WATER MAIN AND SEWER LINE THAT FEEDS THIS SIDE OF TOWN IS NOW MORE THAN 45 YEARS OLD.

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SO HALF A BILLION. YES, SIR, I DID. SO YOU CAN'T EAT THE ELEPHANT IN ONE BAIT.

IN ONE BITE? YES. NO. 40 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN IT GETS DONE, MAYBE.

YEAH. 2 BILLION. 2 BILLION. YEAH. BUT IN THIS YEAR'S DOLLARS, WE HAVE 534 AND UNMET NEED.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO I GUESS THE ELEPHANTS PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT WORD.

WE'RE GOING TO EAT THE MAMMOTH IN SMALL BITES.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE INCLUDING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR EDC IS A PRODUCT.

OH, WAIT. IT DIDN'T WORK. THERE WAS A THERE WAS AN IMAGE HERE.

YOU GUYS WILL JUST HAVE TO IMAGINE A FANCY CHART LOOKING THING.

BUT THE INITIATION OF PLACER AI, WHICH IS A. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT ALLOWS US TO SEE THE TRANSACTIONS AS THEY'RE OCCURRING AND WHERE THAT MONEY CAME FROM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO GAUGE ROI ON TOURISM, ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TO GAUGE WHAT KIND OF ENGAGEMENT WE'RE GETTING AND HOW MANY VISITS WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM. IT ALSO PROVIDES US WITH TRAFFIC COUNTS BY TERMINAL.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. WE WE DID A FREE TRIAL LAST YEAR AT MOSQUITO FESTIVAL, AND THE FOLKS THAT STAYED FOR THE END OF THE SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 61% OF THEM ENDED UP AT WHATABURGER. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACK THAT DATA AND SHOW WHEN THE WHEN THE CONCERT ENDED.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THOSE SAME IDS ALL POPPED UP AT WHATABURGER.

SO IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. WE'RE GOING TO DELVE INTO THAT AND TURN RACHEL LOOSE TO PLAY WITH IT AND, AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOW TO BETTER GAUGE OUR STRATEGY.

SHE'S GOT A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS ABOUT DEVELOPING A REGIONAL FOCUS ON CERTAIN BUSINESSES AND INVESTMENTS THAT ARE TANGENTIAL TO WHAT WE HAVE DOWN HERE IN TERMS OF INTEREST IN INDUSTRY.

BUT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BIT LONGER TERM SUSTAINABILITY. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WE FLESH OUT A STRATEGIC PLAN GOING FORWARD.

AND WITH THAT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THE GRANT FOR MAIN STREET.

WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER ON THAT TILL OCTOBER.

OR IS THAT WHEN THAT WOULD WITH BOTH. WHAT'S THAT THE.

OH, THE REQUEST THAT WE MADE THE REQUEST. WE I HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH ALL 1600 PAGES OF THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL TO SEE IF OUR MONEY GOT INCLUDED.

BUT I ASSUME THAT NOW THAT IT'S PASSED AND I THINK IT PASSED THE HOUSE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, IT DID.

I THINK IT IS. YES. IS IT GOING TO GO BACK TO THE SENATE? NO. IF THE SENATE PASSED IT AND NOW IT WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE.

NO, THEY THEY EVERYTHING'S SUPPOSED TO BE BACK IN THE HOUSE THING.

AND I THINK IT PASSED ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO.

SO THEN WE'LL START DIVING IN AND SEEING IF THAT MONEY WAS IN THERE. SO WE HAD ASKED FOR AN EARMARK OF $5.5 MILLION TO HELP REDO MAIN STREET.

WE'LL SEE IF WE GET IT. SO. WOW. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE GET A CALL FROM RANDY WEBBER'S OFFICE IN THE MORNING LETTING US KNOW THAT WE WE MADE THE CUT.

SO. SO. WELL, IF WE KNOW WHAT WE CALL IT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

I WOULDN'T CALL US AID AND JUST SEE IF IT IF IT MADE IT UP THE CHANNEL.

SO THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I WILL STILL ATTEND, BUT, YEAH, AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'M HANDING THE REINS OFF TO TO RACHEL WELCH ON THE BOARD AND THE BOARD.

I CAN SERVE EX-OFFICIO, BUT I'LL BE HERE TO ACT AS STAFF AND HELP OUT ANSWER QUESTIONS, THAT KIND OF THING.

SO. HE IS A CITY MANAGER, SO HE IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? YES. THAT IS CORRECT. SO HE'S GOT TO MAKE SURE SHE DON'T FIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION? YES. NEXT. OKAY. AFTER WE DO SO, WE NEED TO APPROVE THE REPORT.

MOVE TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.

MOTION BY JEFF. SECOND. BY LOUISE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. BUSINESS ITEM B CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT CDC RESOLUTION NUMBER 012025. APPOINTING RACHEL FLORES AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DIRECTOR.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I WILL MOTION. MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. SECOND. BY FRANCIS. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL WAS INVOLVED IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. MYSELF.

SCOTT. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE HR DIRECTOR.

I WAS HOPING TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD AT THE TIME, BUT SOMEBODY CALLED ME OUT OVER HERE.

OH, I HAVE SOME SAFETY FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO BE AT YOUR FIRST MOSQUITO FESTIVAL.

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AND IT'S NICE AND COOL TO BE LIKE. OH, IT IS.

IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT KIND OF HEAT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THEN I HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR SHIFLETT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY DOCTOR LEE'S TO ADJOURN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND TURNED AT 655.

655. THANK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.