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RIGHT, WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT NINE 40.UH, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER HONOR GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
NEXT, WE'LL DO OUR ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS, STARTING ON OUR RIGHT.
KENNY BURNER PRESENT, FRANCIS VAUGHN.
[II. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ITEM TWO, PUBLIC COMMENTS, OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS VISITORS TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION RELATING TO NON AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKER SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FORM IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.RACHEL, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SUBMIT? NO COMMENTS.
[Ill. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA.I MAY MINUTES FROM OUR JULY 18TH, 2025 MEETING, WHICH ARE ATTACHED IN YOUR PACKET.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO, SECOND, THANK KENNY.
[IV. WORKSHOP ITEMS]
DISCUSSION OF THE EDC FISCAL 2025 2026 BUDGET.SO THIS IS THE, WE'RE FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
UM, OUR FISCAL YEAR WILL BE ENDING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
SO THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DISCUSSING IS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
WE'LL START OCTOBER 1ST AND END EPTEMBER.
UM, SO THE FIRST PAGE HERE, WE CAN JUST GO OVER IT.
I'M ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE CJ JUST REVIEW IT.
UM, IT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD IN YOUR WORKSHEET THAT WE'VE GOT.
UH, THE FIRST PAGE IS THE SUMMARY.
THE SECOND TAB IS THE REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM SALES TAX IS, UM, TAB IS AN ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF OUR DIFFERENT EXPENSES.
SO I'LL, UH, CJ KIND OF TAKE OVER.
SO, UH, LAST YEAR WE ADOPTED THE ANTICIPATION, A NUMBER KEY PROJECTS KICKING OFF.
ALSO THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE KROGER REFUND, UH, TO THE CITY'S
THOSE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, UH, BEGAN A YEAR WITH A FAIRLY HEALTHY COURT BALANCE, ABOUT $2.7 MILLION THUS FAR.
YEAR TO DATE, YOU'VE GENERATED JUST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN, UH, SALES TAX REVENUE, AND THEY SPENT ABOUT FIVE 40 IN PROJECT COST.
UH, SO YOUR NET BALANCE HAS INCREASED IN THE FUND TO ABOUT 3.2.
IF DEADLINE HOLDS TRUE, WE EXPECT YOU TO FINISH, UH, ABOUT 3.3 IN, IN RESERVE.
NOW, IN TERMS OF REVENUE, WE'VE HAD A REALLY STRONG YEAR WITH SALES TAX, MUCH BETTER THAN WE ACTUALLY ANTICIPATE AND EXPECTED.
UH, I THINK COREY, YOU, YOU WERE SAYING THAT'S YOUR FAULT.
SO
UH, WE DID DIAL IT BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UH, COMPARED, LOOKING AT THE 10 YEAR NORM FOR SALES TAX GENERATION, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, INCLUDES AN ESTIMATED OR PROJECTED REVENUE OF ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.
I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE, UH, ALTHOUGH THE, UH, INTEREST RATES HAVE BEEN THE DEMAND OF EVERYBODY'S EXISTENCE IN TERMS OF HOME SALES AND PROJECTS LAUNCHING, UH, IT'S BEEN GREAT FOR THE CITY.
OUR, OUR, OUR INVESTMENTS HAVE DONE VERY, VERY WELL.
UH, WE, WE HAD ANTICIPATED ABOUT $10,000 IN INTEREST REVENUE, AND WE'RE SITTING ALMOST 50.
WE'VE DIALED THAT BACK GOING INTO, INTO NEXT YEAR AS WELL FOR HOSTING OR PROJECTING A REVENUE ABOUT $22,000 IN REVENUE LOOKING FORWARD IN TERMS OF YOUR EXPENDITURES, UH, AS THOUGH YOU'VE GOT THE, UH, PERSONNEL COST.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GETTING PAID THAT JUST MAKE, MAKE, UH, WE APPARENTLY HAVE DOUBLE POSTED, SO YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY.
UH, BUT THE, UH, PERSONNEL, UH, REVENUE, UH, WITH THE COST SHARE AGREEMENT WITH THE CBB, UH, I THINK HAS WORKED AT RACHEL AND BEEN ABLE TO GET A NUMBER OF PRETTY SOLID PROJECTS.
UH, LOOKING AT YOUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURE HERE TO DATE, UH, YOU'RE RIGHT AT ABOUT 541, UH, WITH ALL THE TRANSFERS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE, WE LOGGED
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IN ABOUT 1.8 GOING THROUGH NEXT YEAR.AND THIS IS ALWAYS WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO, TO LOOK AT PROJECTS AND STUFF.
SO WE HAVE, UH, GOT ABOUT $312,000 LEFT IN THAT SERVICE.
AND, UH, SO WE ALLOTTED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE CAPITAL PROPERTY OR SHA SLATE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY EARMARKED A HUNDRED THOUSAND OF IT FOR THE CLEARING OF THE PROPERTY.
THE WHAT WE MAY LEAVE THE HOUSE OR MAY BE GOOD FOR THAT ROOF LINE OF THE HOUSE.
WE GET A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE, UH, BUT THEN TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY UP AND ALLOW IT TO START BEING USED, AND HOPEFULLY, UH, ONCE FOLKS SEE SOME PROGRESS, WE THINK IT'S GONNA HAVE A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT.
MEANWHILE, UH, WE DID TAKE POSSESSION OF THE, UH, WAS THAT A STORE OR A DRUG STORE? REMEMBER? WHERE IS IT BY THE ROCK CHURCH? YES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT USED TO BE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S EVER BEEN ANYTHING AS FAR AS I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND.
I KNOW WHERE THE ROCK CHURCH IS.
WELL, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A LITTLE GREEN REBUILDING BETWEEN THE ROCK CHURCH AND THAT NEW LITTLE STRIP CENTER.
AND SO, UH, WE'VE DEMOLISHED THAT.
OUR GOAL IS TO CONVERT THAT INTO A POCKET PARK.
THEY GAVE THAT TO THE CITY, CORRECT? YES.
THEY GAVE, AND, AND SO YEAH, IT WAS IN REALLY BAD, BAD DISREPAIR.
SO YEAH, IT WAS A TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF ASBESTOS, UH, UNFORTUNATELY ON THE SITE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD MAKE CINDER BLOCK OUT ASBESTOS, BUT THEY FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO IT.
THEY MADE EVERYTHING ELSE OUT OF IT.
UH, SO THAT BUILDING WASN'T GOT BURNED.
I GUESS THAT'S ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, BUT THEN IT DID BURN FALLING ON ITSELF.
SO I, ANYWAY, WE CLEANED THAT OUT.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A SMALL POCKET PARK.
UH, WE'RE HOPING TO GET A COUPLE OF GRANTS THAT COUPLE WITH THAT, BUT THE LONG TERM GOAL WILL BE, IF EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH THE BOULDER PARK IN WEST COLUMBIA, UH, NEXT TO THE MUSEUM, TO HAVE A SPACE LIKE THAT ON MAIN STREET.
UH, HERE, UH, I THINK ALSO SINCE A VERY POSITIVE SIGNAL AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THE LOUISVILLE CENTER STUDY, UH, AND, AND BRING NEW LIFE ON MAIN STREET.
WE ALLOTTED $200,000 IN SPECIAL PROJECTS, WHICH IS PRETTY FLEXIBLE.
UH, COULD BE USED FOR STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS OR OTHER PROJECTS THAT MIGHT ARISE.
UM, AND SO, UH, YOU HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR BUDGET FOR THAT.
UH, WE CAN'T RECOMMEND GOING TOO, UH, TOO FAR OUTFIELD THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A, UH, YOUR FUND BALANCE IS HEALTHY, BUT IT'S STILL COULD BE BETTER.
I THINK WERE 4.7 THIS TIME, THREE YEARS AGO, SO WE WANNA BE COGNIZANT OF THAT.
UH, WE LEFT OUR, WE MADE SURE THAT WE HAD THE, UH, THE EDC RENOVATION INCENTIVES, UH, THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AT $25,000, BRANDING INITIATIVE AT $25,000, AND THE E-COMMERCE, UH, INITIATIVE, UH, AT $20,000.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT WE WIND OUT OR WE PROPOSING? WELL, CJ, WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE THAT STRUCTURE OF EL COLLIER'S PROPERTY ON'S? OUR THOUGHT WAS, IS IF THE, IF THE, IF THE COS ARE EVOLVING, MAYBE WE CONVERTED.
UH, THERE'S A REALLY COOL LITTLE SETUP LIKE THAT, UH, ON 1994, UH, JUST OUTSIDE OF
THEY TAKE THE HOUSE DOWN THE POOL, TOOK ALL THE WALLS DOWN THE LEFT, THE ACTUAL ROOF IN PLACE, AND FOLKS ARE USING THIS KIND OF A PICNIC AREA IN A GATHERING SPACE AND WELL, LIKE A DANCE FLOOR ALMOST.
YOU COULD DO SOMETHING REALLY COOL WITH IT AND MAKE IT A NICE LITTLE VENUE IF IT'S STRUCTURALLY.
IF NOT, THEN OUR PLAN IS TO COME BACK AND PUT SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
SO THERE IS A COVERED PLACE THAT FOLKS CAN ACTUALLY USE THE PROPERTY TO EVEN MORE THAN JUST ENJOY NATURE BITE SNAKES, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM ON THAT PROPERTY.
I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED, JUST LIKE INDIANA JONES THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES I WAS ON.
UM, BUT, UH, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT UTILIZED, HAVE HAVE A PLACE FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO COME AND DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN JUST FISH OR HANG OUT AND COUNT SNAKES OR WHEN'S THE LAST TIME IT'S BEEN LIVED IN? UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, THE HOUSE WAS VACATED IN 2019.
AND, UH, SO THE HEIRS, UH, WE GAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME TO COME GET THE WHATEVER IT WAS THAT THEY WANTED IN THERE OUT.
AND SO NOW IT'S READY FOR RECLAMATION OR REUSE.
UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE DROPPING OUR RENOVATION INCENTIVE BUDGET LINE FROM 50 TO 20, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.
WE CAN, WE CAN BUMP NO, I, I'M JUST, JUST, WE JUST HAVE CLEAR THAT, WELL, THAT'S, THAT WAS THE NEXT QUESTION.
WHAT DID WE, WHAT HAVE WE USED IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR? THIS
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CALENDAR AND RENOVATIONS WE USED APPROXIMATELY 14, ABOUT 16.THAT'S, BUT ALSO I, I WILL SAY THAT FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WE ALSO HAVEN'T PROMOTED THESE PROJECTS AS MUCH.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER.
THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF BEFORE, WE HAVEN'T REALLY SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE COME OUT OR DONE ANY SORT OF ENGAGEMENT UP TO THIS POINT.
SO THAT, THAT COULD ALSO ACCOUNT FOR THE LACK OF SURE.
I, I WOULD PERSONALLY SAY THAT, UM, IT MIGHT BENEFIT OF BENEFIT, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT
WELL, I MEAN, IS PART OF THE INTENTION WITH HAVING THE KIND OF BIG BUCKET WITH OTHER PROJECTS TO WHERE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY OR NOT? YES.
I MEAN YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT POINTS THAT THE POOL IS ALWAYS YOU IN YOUR BUDGET IF YOU NEED TO.
UH, WE FEEL LIKE WE LOVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THERE.
SO THERE'S NOTHING PRECLUDING YOU SAY, SAY WE USE THE 20 AND THEN A WONDERFUL RENOVATION COMES ALONG.
THERE'S NOTHING PRECLUDING YOU FROM NO, YOU CAN JUMP INTO THAT DECLARE SPECIAL PROJECT FORWARD.
WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY THERE.
IF, IF THE BOARD'S MORE COMFORTABLE, WE'RE HAPPY TO BUMP THE NUMBER UP, LIKE I SAID, FUND BALANCE.
BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S A, IT'S A B YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER DAY.
WELL, THIS, JUST LOOKING AT THE FIRST PAYCHECK, IT, IT'S STILL GOING TO DRAW DOWN THIS CURRENT YEAR A LITTLE BIT.
AND YOU CAN ALL, YOU EVENTUALLY, IF YOU DRAW DOWN EVERY YEAR, IT NOT GONNA BE, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ONE OR THE WELL, RIGHT.
SO, BUT IF WE DID PUT THE SALARY TWICE, SO YEAH, YOU HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE BECAUSE APPARENTLY WE COUNTED IT.
SO IT SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO, THEN WE COULD LOG IT UP.
SO IS THERE ANY ACTION REQUIRED ON THIS OR IS THIS YOU SIGN UP LATER.
THIS IS JUST A WORKSHOP TO TAKE FEEDBACK OR INPUT FROM Y'ALL.
UH, WE HAVE A SLIDE HERE ON MY SCREEN SO WE CAN MAKE CHANGES ON THE FLY.
YOU, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS ON UPCOMING BUDGET? WILL THE COUNCIL PITCH IN MORE FOR THE, UH, SHANKS LAKES IMPROVEMENTS OR THAT'S ALL ON US? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GONNA BE ON Y'ALL.
WE'RE GONNA TRY AND GET SOME GRANTS, BUT I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, THEY VERY TIGHT HERE.
THAT ONE 50 PROBABLY BE KIND OF TIGHT AND I, I THINK YES, BUT MAYBE NO, I, I WANT TO SAY THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET SOME GRANTS FOR IT SO WE THINK WE CAN LEVERAGE IT IF WE HAVE TO.
SOME THAT TWO 30 CAN COPE GO IN THERE.
SO WHAT ALL NEEDS TO BE DONE? WE NEED TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY, FIRST OF ALL NEEDS TO BE WOOD CUT DOWN.
UH, THE HOUSE NEEDS TO BE REMEDIATED OR RENOVATED, AND THAT MAY BE A PROJECT THAT GOES INTO ANOTHER YEAR.
UH, BUT WE NEED TO, AT THE VERY MINIMUM, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO USE IT TO, WE NEED TO IT UP AND SECURE IT.
UH, THERE'S, UH, QUITE A OF JUMP ON THERE, UM, OR FOLKS MIGHT SAY THAT.
UH, BUT JUST LEVELING IT OUT, FIGURING IT OUT AND MAKING IT A, A SAFE SPACE FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO USE.
UH, I WASN'T JOKING WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT SNAKES.
I COUNTED LIKE JADE IN THE FIRST TWO MINUTES.
SO HOPEFULLY WE REMEDIATE SOME OF THAT.
WHO KNOWS? WE GO BUSINESS AND MAKE ENOUGH MONEY OFF THAT, THE OFFSET COST.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND REFRESH MY MEMORY WHEN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGAN.
OCTOBER ONE, RIGHT AROUND THE, ARE WE, WHERE ARE WE AT WITH ALL OF OUR COS OR, UH, IN TERMS OF YOUR DEBT STRUCTURE? LEMME PULL IT BACK UP.
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APPORTIONMENT IS, UH, YOU'VE GOT THE 2013 SERIES STILL OUTSTANDING AND THAT IS IT.I BOOKED INITIALLY, UH, A NOTE FROM 2009, REALIZE THAT WE HAD PAID THAT OFF, SO WE'RE GOOD.
HOW MUCH LONGER DOES THAT ONE GO ON? THE 20, UH, THE 2013 NOTE WILL RUN THROUGH 2033.
SO YOU GOT ABOUT ABOUT EIGHT YEARS TO GO.
AND THE WAY THE NOTE IS STRUCTURED, UH, YOU'RE GONNA, WE'RE MAKING A BIG FRONT INTEREST.
WE'RE DOWN DOWN AND I SEE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE CONSTRUCTION DEFECT RESOLUTION.
ARE WE FREE AND CLEAR DO WE THINK ON THAT ONE? WE THINK WE'RE FINALLY, EVERYTHING'S BEEN RIGHT HERE.
THAT WAS MONEY THAT WE WERE SPINNING ON THE, UH, FIRE STATION.
YEAH, NOT THEN IF WE HAVE NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SECTION B.
DISCUSSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES, BEGINNING WITH SEVEN 16 WEST PLANTATION DRIVE.
SO THIS APPLICATION IS BASICALLY AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPLICATION WE DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.
UM, DURING THE LAST BOARD MEETING, UM, MR. SHAMAR, UM, SUBMITTED, UM, AN APPLICATION FOR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS.
THE BOARD APPROVED THAT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT TO NOT EXCEED 6,000.
SO BASICALLY WAS CAP FOR THE CAP.
UM, BUT MR. SCHMO, UM, RESUBMITTED HIS APPLICATION BECAUSE HE HAS AN ADDITIONAL BID, UM, WITH ANOTHER COMPANY.
UM, AS A REMINDER FOR THE BOARD, WE REQUIRE THREE BIDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD.
UM, MR BROUGHT IN THE BOARD, AND THE REASON WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK IS JUST SO THAT THE BOARD CAN CONSIDER APPROVING THE LOWER BID, WHICH IS THE FOURTH.
UM, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IS THERE.
SO PLEASE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF, UM, AND THAT'S UPDATING THE CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE GONNA USE AND INFORMING THE BOARD, THE POSSIBLE BOARD WILL LOWER, SO LEMME PULL IT UP.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S THE MA SERVICES? YEAH.
SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL SEE THE ONES THAT WE SUBMITTED THE LAST TIME, AND THEN WE, UM, THE THREE THAT HE SUBMITTED FOR DURING OUR LAST MEETING.
AND THEN, UM, AND THEN THIS IS THE, UM, THE REVISED ONE.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THE AMOUNT, THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 9,800.
UM, IF THE BOARD WERE TO AWARD THE GRANT, IT'S AGAIN 56,000 OR 50% OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS, WHICHEVER, IS HE LOWER AMOUNT? SO HE WOULD BE RECEIVING THE GRANT WOULD BE REDUCED TO 45.
SO THAT'S, SO, SO THIS, SO WHAT WOULD BE THE OVERALL REDUCTION THAT YOU SEEING FOR, UM, LIKE I SAID, WE, THE LOWEST RETRIP QUOTE IS 27 50.
SO YOU HAD THAT 9,800 AGAIN, YOUR OVER OVER 12,000.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE STILL AT 6,000, STILL 6,000 UPDATED.
UM, JUST REQUIRE, SURE, YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S JUST, OKAY, IT'S JUST AN INFORMATION.
THE UPDATED, UM, THIS ONE DOES ALSO, WE DID BRING BACK, UM, AND DURING THE LAST WEEK, THERE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT, SO WE ASK, UM, WANTED PROVIDE, WE SEE THERE, THEY OUTLINE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF CONCRETE AND THE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF, OF WHAT IT'S GONNA BE HERE.
IT GIVES US A BETTER SENSE OF THE, UM, THE SCOPE, THE PROJECT AND THE WE HAVE.
SO THIS IS JUST REALLY DISCUSSIONS THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE THE BOARD ACTION ITEM IS LATER ON.
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THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, AGAIN, IT'S JUST A MORE OF A ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSEKEEPING, THEN, UM, THE, UNLESS THE BOARD HAS QUESTION, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.THEN WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B 700 DIXIE DRIVE.
I DO, AS WE NOTED IN THE EMAIL WE SENT OUT YESTERDAY WITH THE BOARD MATERIALS, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE THIRD BID.
UM, SO THAT IT'S UP TO THE BOARD TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION WITH THE TWO BIDS AND, UM, THIRD BID OR IF THEY WANT TO TABLE BOTH APPLICATIONS UNTIL THE SUBMISSION OF
NOTHING WE SHOULD PROCEED TO APPROVE IT.
SO THEN INTRODUCE MR, YOU CAN KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE QUESTIONS
UH, FIRST ONE BE PARKING LOT AND, UM, PEOPLE TO, OKAY, UM, A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.
AND, UH, I GOT A LOW BID THAT I'M NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT, RIGHT ON THE, ON THE PARKING LOT.
THIS, I DO HAVE THREE BIDS FOR IT, RIGHT? UH, ONCE A, A LOW BID, I ASKED HIM TO COME BACK AND, UH, REBID IT AND HE JUST CAME BACK WITH ABOUT $300 MORE THAT, UH, HE WAS ASKING.
AND IT'S, IT'S, UH, YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT'S, UH, ASPHALT AND TO RESURFACE THE, THE ASPHALT.
UM, THE BID I GOT A LOW, LOW BID WAS A $25,000, 25 5, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND, UH, AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER BID WAS THE REPAIR, NOT TO RESURFACE THE WHOLE THING, BUT THE CUT OUT OF LEASE AND IT WAS FOR LIKE 29,000.
AND THEN THE PERSON, THE THIRD BID WAS UNDER $4,000 TO, TO RESEAL AND STRIKE THE PARKING LOT.
UM, EVEN IF WE WERE JUST TO GO TO RESEAL IT, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOW BID.
AND SO DOING MY OWN RESEARCH AND HOMEWORK, UM, THERE'S DIFFERENT MATERIAL YOU CAN USE AND SOME MATERIALS ALMOST LIKE, UH, SPRAYING OIL ON THERE.
ANYWAY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND, UH, BID ON YOUR PARKING LOT.
UM, BUT, UH, THE, THE MIDDLE BID RIGHT NOW, WE USED HIM BEFORE, HE'S REALLY GOOD.
HE'S ACTUALLY DOING THE STREETS IN, UH, LIKE JACKSON HERE, RIGHT OFF PLANTATION.
THEY SEEM TO RUN VERY STREAMLINE.
UH, SIGNAGE, UM, I DID FIND THREE GOOD CONTRACTORS FOR THE SIGNAGE, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.
SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S WORKED SHORTHANDED TO GET BIDS, SO ON.
DO YOU WANT ME TO RUN THESE TOGETHER OR DO YOU YES.
UM, BUT THE, UM, AS FAR AS THE SIGNAGE GOES ON THERE IS THAT, UM, IT'S VERY DARK IN THAT, ON THAT IN MY PARKING LOT.
SO THE ADDITION, YOU CAN USE THE SAME MONUMENT SIGNAGE JUST TO ADD A, ADD A HOLE TO PUT A DARK SKY, LED LIGHT ON THERE IS WHAT I PROPOSED TO DO.
AND WE, UM, GOT A A, A PRETTY LEGIT CONTRACTOR THAT THAT HAS EVERYTHING HE CAN DO IN HOUSE.
HE HAS HIS WELD ELECTRICIANS AND EVERYTHING.
HE GAVE US A BID ABOUT $5,000, UM, TO DO ALL THAT.
AND, UH, UM, ANOTHER BID, UH, WAS FOR NINE $50 THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES IN HIS COMPANY TO ADD THAT POLE AND PUT THE LIGHT UP THERE.
AND HE ALSO DID NOT INCLUDE IN HIS BID, UH, ELECTRONICS THAT WE WANT GO TO LED IN THERE INSTEAD OF THE FLUES INVOLVED.
AND WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, FLU BULBS ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING BE CHANGED AND OF COURSE, KIND OF WEATHER GETS IN THE CABINET THEN WILL START TO OUT AND FLASHING LIGHTS AND ALL KIND OF CRAP.
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AND WE'RE NOT TURN APPLE APPLE, BUT FOR $5,000 TO GET ALL THE ED LIGHTS IN THE SIGN AND NEW WHICH ARE DAMAGED FROM HURRICANE, UH, LED ED LIGHT SEEMS VERYHE'S A, HE'S A BIG PLAYER IN SCIENCE IN HOUSTON.
HE HAS EVERYTHING IN HOUSE, SO WELDERS, ELECTRICIANS OF COURSE, AND UH, USE ALUMINUM TUBING INSTEAD OF, UH, ANGLE IRON CONFIDENT IN THEIR SERVICE.
SO I'M EXCITED TO GIVE THEM A TRY.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR SECOND SIGNAGE QUOTE ATTACHED IN THIS PACKET, CORRECT? UH, HE SAYS HE HAS IT AND HE'S HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SENDING IT TO ME.
HE SENT ME, UH, HE DID SEND ME THE, THE 700 DIX BECAUSE I GOT MORE ONE, UM, THAT I'M ASKING FOR.
AND WHEN I SENT THEM THE TWO EMAILS ASKING FOR THE TWO DIFFERENT BIDS, HE SENT ME THE PICTURE OF THE 700, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY THROUGH THE BID FOR TWO BID.
SO I, I ASKED HIM SEND IT AND APPARENTLY HE'S HAVING A HARD TIME GIVING IT TO ME.
HE SENT ME THE, WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH HIM ON THIS FOR, UH, THREE DAYS.
I WAS, I WAS TRYING TO GET ALL THESE BITS TO YOU BY NOON ON TUESDAY.
AND UH, WE'VE BEEN HAVING VERY HARD TIME AND IT'S TO DO THERE.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO WE ONLY GOT ONE BID FOR THE SIGN.
WHERE IS, WHERE'S ONE, ONE IS A PICTURE AND ONE'S A PICTURE.
IS THAT WHAT HE'S JUST BIDDING FOR? THE REPLACE THE PLASTIC AND THE LINE, THE BULBS.
SO YOU'RE NOT CHANGING THE SIGN.
RIGHT, BECAUSE THE CABINET'S GONNA STAY THERE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, I LIKE YOUR SIGN, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.
YEAH, THERE ISN'T A, THERE'S A HIGHER GRADE ACRYLIC THAT THEY CAME UP WITH SINCE THAT THAT LAST SIGN WAS DONE.
WE'RE GONNA UPGRADE QR QR CODE ON THERE AND MAKE IT DIFFERENT THAN A FIGURE, BUT OTHERWISE WE'LL SAY THE SAME.
AND, UH, THE BIG IMPROVEMENT WILL BE HOW BRIGHT IT IS.
UM, IT'S GOT A, IT'S GOT A LITTLE ROOF OVER THE SIGN, WHICH HELPS WITH DARK SKY.
AND THEN, UM, WE'LL PUT THAT DARK SKY, UM, POLE ON LOOKING AT THE PICTURE.
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE RIGHT SIDE THERE.
SO IT'LL BE WELL OFF THE STREET AND THE ENTRYWAY TO THE PARKING LOT.
PARKING LOT LIGHTS UNDER THE CANOPY AND LIGHTS UP THE FRONT.
AND AGAIN, REALLY GREAT FOR DARK SKY LIGHTING.
IS THAT THE WAY IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED AND YEAH.
BEEN WORKING WITH, HE'S BEEN SUPER PATIENT WITH US AND YOU KNOW, HE'S DONE, HIS WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
EVERY TIME WE HAD, WE'VE DONE A PROJECT WITH, HE'S ACHIEVED EXACTLY WHAT WE, SO WHAT'S THE MAX CAN APPROVE BASED ON WHAT HE'S SUBMITTED HERE? UH, DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT, SO HOW WE GET THE OTHER COMPARISON FOR THE OTHER ONE.
I DUNNO, IT'S 50% OF YOU CAN DO 50% FOR THE TOTAL COST HAVE, RIGHT? YEAH.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE TOTAL COST FOR, FOR EACH OF, SO OFF ON YOUR PAVING.
WHEN ARE YOU OF THESE PROPOSALS? YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO WITH THE RODRIGUEZ PAVING ONE, IS THAT CORRECT? I'D LIKE TO GO WITH RODRIGUEZ AND HE GAVE ME A SECOND OPTION THAT IT WAS FOR 11,800 TO REPAIR AND, UH, STRIKE THE PARKING LOT.
SO THIS, THIS ONE HERE, IS HE, IS HE RE TOPPING THE ENTIRE LOT? AM I READING THAT CORRECT? IT'S NOT, YES.
CLEARLY WRITTEN IT WOULD BE ABOUT TWO INCHES.
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AND PLUS ANY ADDITION? UM, NO SPOTS.WE DO HAVE A COUPLE SPOTS THAT IS GONNA BE A BID.
WE CAN'T BE, SINCE WE GOT A $29,000 BID TO, UH, NOT RESURFACE.
THAT BID IS BASICALLY FIXING YES, 2,700 SQUARE FEET ALL THE WAY DOWN, WHICH IS DIFFERENT KIND OF WORK WORKS.
THERE'S A, WHEN WHEN YOU RESURFACE IT, HE'S GOT SOME CONCRETE GONNA GOING OVER AND THEN, UM, ANY LOW SPOTS.
SO THE LOW SPOTS THEY PUT DOWN TO GET RESURFACE GOES CONCRETE, AND I THINK IT'S THE WHOLE
THEY PUT DOWN A, THEY PUT DOWN, UM, A LAYER OF, FOR A BETTER WORD, AN ADHESIVE GIVES THE HOT MIX HERE IS CORRECT.
THAT'S SO HE'S, HE'S ACTUALLY A CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE WORK OFF PLANTATIONS TAX.
HIS EXPERTISE IS IN THE WORK AND NOT PIPE.
IS THE AMOUNT SEVEN, THAT'S THE ZIP CODE? HE, YEAH, HE'S, HE'S, UH, 25,950.
YEAH, IT SHOULD BE A, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A, OKAY, FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS SAYING 29 95 SQUARE FOOT.
WHICH, WHICH WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO 6,000.
SO FOR THIS WITNESS BE 6,000 BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OPTION.
BUT HE GAVE YOU A SECOND OPTION.
THE SECOND OPTION, UH, 11,000 PARKING.
IF HE COULD SEND THIS FAMILY THAT RUNS THIS, THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB AND HAVE A REALLY CREW.
UM, BUT, UH, HE HAS A SICK MOTHER IN THE VALLEY AND THEN THE OTHER ONE HAS BUSINESS IN.
SO WHICH OPTION ARE YOU GONNA GO WITH THE POOL OPTION? WELL, I, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST, HIS ARGUMENT WAS IS THAT THE REPAIRS HAVE, UM, BEEN TWO YEARS.
HE SAID BE GOOD FOR A LONG TIME.
AND HE JUST SAID FOR A LONG TIME, I GUESS HE DIDN'T MAKE, BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT IS 60 FOUNDATION IS STILL GOOD, WE WATER WELL.
UM, AND SO UNDER THING THAT HAVE STABILIZATION UNDER ASPHALT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT TOP LAYER.
HE WAS TALKING BECAUSE REPAIR ELEVATION AND UH, INCIDENTALLY THAT AN ELEVATION MAKES IT LEVEL THE MEMBER'S PARKING LOT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? 25.
THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS THE RESOURCE, JUST DO THE WHOLE THING.
I'M JUST, UH, CREDIT NEW LOAN AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO MY BANKERS LINE CREDIT IS TIED INTO THAT AND SO THEY BOTH MERGED.
SO THEY, VERSUS SEVEN AND HALF RIGHT NOW, SEVEN BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE WITH THIS.
UH, AND THEN I'LL GET THE WHOLE THING DONE.
THIS SITUATION, CJ, THE WORK WILL BE PERFORMED AND THEN WE'LL INSPECT IT AND APPROVE IT AND THEN WE'LL CUT THE, WE'LL CUT THE CHECK.
IF, IF WE APPROVE IT, TYPICALLY SPEAKING, THE WORK IS DONE.
AND THEN YES, WE, HE PROVIDES US THE RECEIPTS, THE INVOICES, WE DO APPROVE, THEN WE RELEASE THE, WE WRITE THE CHECK
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TO HIM OR TO THE CONTRACTOR.HAS HE PAYS IT? YES, HE PAYS IT.
AND WE BASICALLY REIMBURSEMENT CHECK LIKE STATEMENTS BASICALLY.
YOU WANT ME GET A MOTION FOR THAT? NO, THAT'S GONNA BE HERE.
WE'RE GONNA COME THAT THROUGH.
BASICALLY EVERYTHING WE JUST, OKAY.
SO SECTION FIVE, BUSINESS ITEMS
[v. BUSINESS ITEMS]
ITEM A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE TO INCLUDE EDC, BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR OF 2025, 2026.SECOND MOTION BY KENNY BURNER, UH, SECOND BY DR.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? I WILL.
SECTION B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR THE USE OF THE EDC SPECIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FOR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT SEVEN 16 WEST PLANTATION DRIVE.
MOTION BY BOND SECOND BY JUST FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
ITEM C, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR THE USE OF THE EDC SPECIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FOR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 700 DIXIE DRIVE.
I BELIEVE WE APPROVE IT UP TO SECOND.
AND WE ARE MAKING AN EXCEPTION TO OUR POLICY ON BOTH OF THESE.
GO WITH HIM BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE TWO.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM WITH IT.
SO LET'S ADD THAT TO THE MOTION THAT WE, WE WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE THIRD BID AT THIS POINT.
YOU'LL NEED THE MOTION AND YOU'LL HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT.
WELL, I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
NO, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT.
IT'S IN RECORD THAT WE WERE AWARE.
SO WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION AMENDED? I'LL SECOND THE, TECHNICALLY I GUESS THERE IS A THIRD OPTION.
IT'S JUST NOT ON PAPER FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW.
I, SO RACHEL, ARE YOU GOOD OVER THERE? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
YOU AND ITEM D, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR THE USE OF THE EDC SPECIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FOR SIGNAGE UPDATES.
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 700 D DRIVE.
AND WHAT'S THE MAX ON IT AGAIN? THE, THE MAX WOULD BE SIX.
THIS IS WAY BELOW THAT BECAUSE IT'S WHAT, 4550%? 50% 50 UP TO SIX.
SO I, I CAN THEN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT UP TO 50% OF THE PRICE PAID.
NOT TO, NOT TO EXCEED SIX GRAND.
AND A AND WELL, LET'S NOT FINISH, LET'S FINISH THE MOTION THAT THIS, THIS MOTION ALSO NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE QUALIFICATION THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING.
YOU KNOW, THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT'S MY MOTION RIGHT THERE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY DR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
IT BRINGS US TO SECTION SIX ADJOURNMENT.