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SO THERE IS A QUORUM. AND THENN& IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT THE LINE ITEM. OKAY. I
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WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. 6:04 P.M. JANUARY 15TH, 2025. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.APPROVE THE MINUTES. PUBLIC THA& WANTS TO. OH. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? NO. NOBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HERE. SO JUST START WITH& THE FIRST PART THERE. THE LINE ITEM THREE. THE THIRD ITEM ON THE AGENDA. OH, WE'RE ALREADY T& THE. OKAY, WELL, THAT WAS QUICK. I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR APPROVAL OF
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MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I[4. Discussion:]
MOTION IS PASSED. ITEM NUMBERR& FOUR. DISCUSSION ON RECENT ACTIVITIES BY THE HORIZON CITY EDC TO BE PRESENTED BY EDDIE. OR RAFA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU RAY. SO WELCOME EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. WHICHEVER YOU CELEBRATE. WE'RE THANKFUL TOO& HAVE YOU ALL HERE. AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I DO WANT TO START OFF BY BY WELCOMING RALPH PADILLA. HE WILL BE ONE OF THE NEW MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, IT'S KIND OF HIM COMING. IT'S SORT OF A HOMECOMING. HE'S ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE EDC, ACTUALLY A& FEW YEARS BACK IN 2011. YES. 2011. YES. YEAH. SO IT WAS WALTER, BOB JARVIS AND RALPH BODY WHO CREATED THE BOARD. SO IT'S NOW HE'S SORT OF COMING BACK HOME TO THE BABY. HE MADE SO WELCOME, RALPH. I'M NOT SURE& IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS OR INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE BOARD OR. WELL, I RIGHT NOW I SERVE O& THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M THE MAYOR PRO TEM. I TERM OUT IN MAY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2001. OFF AND ON. MY DAY JOB IS WITH THE SOCORRO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE 400 EMPLOYEES AND MANAGE ABOUT DEPENDING ON THE YEAR, BETWEEN 15 AND $20 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS. SO? SO YOU'RE DEFINITELY QUALIFIED.SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK YOU RALPH. AND SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. BUT WE WANTED TOO& TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON THE RECENT ACTIVITIES. IT'S BEEN ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS SINCE WE LAST& MET, AND WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON SOME POLICIES, SOME PROPERTY PURCHASES AND SOME CONSTRUCTION. SO WITH THAT, I'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO IT. BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS IS WORKING. SO I MAY NEED YOU TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE SLIDE PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE. YEAH. SO WE'LL START WITH THE DAYCARE TAX EXEMPTION POLICY.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A POLICY WE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AS YOU CAN SEE A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROVED IN NOVEMBER 23RD,,& ALLOWS CITIES AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF SPECIFICALLY TOO& CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. AND SO WEE& WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE AT THE TABLE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO WELCOME MORE DAYCARESS& AND CHILDCARE INTO HORIZON CITY& IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TIMES, THIS IS WHAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GO TO WORK AND GET OUR ECONOMY PRODUCING. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT TO& THE CITY COUNCIL. THANKFULLY, THEY SAW THE VALUE IN IT. THEY ADOPTED A 100% PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. AND SO THIS DOESS& SERVE AS A POSITIVE INCENTIVE BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS, BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT ENCOURAGES DAYCARES TO IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. WHAT IT DOES IS ENCOURAGES THEM TO START TAKING IN MORE LOWER INCOMEE& KIDS. SO TO QUALIFY, THEY'D HAVE TO BRING IN 20% OF THEIR KIDS AS LOWER INCOME KIDS. THOSE ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANT TOO& MAKE SURE THAT WE EXTENDED THE SERVICE TO THEM. AND ALSO IT HELPS THEM GET TR CERTIFIED,,& WHICH IS REALLY THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION FOR STATE DAYCARE IS CHILD CARE. SO IT TURNS THEM FROM BASICALLY A SOR& OF A BABYSITTING PLACE TOO& SCHOOLS. AND YOU CANNOT QUALIFY FOR THIS EXEMPTION WITHOUT HAVING THOSE TWO THINGS. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT PASSED SUCCESSFULLY. SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, SPECIFICALLY THE OWNERS OF THE CHILDCARE CENTERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS, ABOUT THIS POLICY. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE AT THE NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO. SO TO BOUNCE OFF OF THAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING I& WE'RE SETTING UP THE ROAD TO SUCCESS ACADEMY. THIS WILL BE OCCURRING IN LATE FEBRUARY.
WE'RE STILL LOCKING IN THE DATE BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING WITH ALLL& THE DIFFERENT PRESENTERS. THANK YOU. IDO. SO HCDC STAFF, ALONG WITH ITS PROGRAM PARTNERS, WROTE A SUCCESS AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS BORDERPLEX ARE PREPARING TO HOLD THE NEXT HCDC SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP AIMED AT INFORMING AND REGISTERING LOCAL CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. WALTER. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOURR& DIFFERENT PRESENTERS THAT DAY..& OF COURSE, CHEDC IS GOING TOO& MENTION OUR TAX POLICY, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS BORDERPLEX TALK ABOUT
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THE TRES CERTIFICATION. MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET CERTIFIED. THEN& WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL TALKING ABOUT PRE-K PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS, AND THEN FINALLY EMPLOYEE SHARING PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE HEAR IS THAT PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP EMPLOYEES IN DAYCARES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REALLY PAY THEM. SO YOU GET PEOPLE SORT OF FILTERING IN TOO QUICKLY. AND WE'RE TRYING TOO& CREATE A PROGRAM WHERE THEYY& WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE EMPLOYEES. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE LATE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR OVER AT OUR OFFICES. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. OF COURSE THERE'S A MIXTURE AFTERWARDS BECAUSE PART OF IT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH OUR OFFICE IS TURN THAT INTO THE SORT OF THE,& THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UNTIL WE CAN GET OUR FULL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SO THESE MIXTURES ARE VERY IMPORTANT. WE'RE ALSO HOLDING THE FIRST EP OF THE MARKET EVENT IN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. SO THIS WILL BE IN APRIL OF 2025. OURSELVES AND THE PROJECT TEAM, THESE ARE ALIGNED PARTNERS WILL HOST THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY'S FIRST BE THE MARKET. AND SO THIS IS A LARGE GATHERING OF LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES MEANT TO PROVIDE EXPOSURE FAMILIARIZATION TO THE HORIZON CITY AREA BUSINESSES. S& WHAT WE DO IS WE GET A LOT OFF& THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PHYSICAL BRICK AND MORTAR SPAWN TOWN AND GIVE THEM A BOOTH THERE. AND THESE ARE ANYONE FROM FROM FOOD PRODUCERS AND SELLERS TO ANYONE SELLING TRINKETS OR EVEN PERFORMERS. AND THE IDEA IS TOO& GET ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OUT HERE, GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH THEM, GET THEM EXPOSED TOO& THE COMMUNITY. AND SO IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT USUALLY IS SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE. WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT IN HORIZON CITY, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT& THAT WE'RE SETTING THAT UP. THAT'S GOING TO BE OCCURRING OVER AT THE OZ GLAZE CENTER. AND SO WE'RE JUST LOCKING IN THE DATE MORE OR LESS. IT'S GOING T& BE IN APRIL OF 2025, SCHEDULES PERMITTING. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. THE TODD LAND PURCHASES, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE TODD IS ONE OF THE MAIN FOCUS AREAS FOR THE WHOLE TOWN. ONE O& THE MAIN ISSUES, AS YOU ALSO KNOW, IS THAT THE LAND IS FRAGMENTED. SO THE STRATEGY HAS BECOME TO PURCHASE LANDS AND THEN USE THOSE PROPERTIES TOO& EITHER TRADE WITH OTHER FOLKS OR PASS THIS OVER TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AS AN INCENTIVE. AND THANKFULLY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TOO& MOVE AHEAD ON THAT. SO HCDC STAFF AND CITY LEADERSHIP ARE CLOSING OUT ALL OF THE TODD LAND PURCHASES THAT WERE OUR ORIGINAL BATCH OF PARCELS. THE FIRST WAS THAT IN LATE NOVEMBER, THE CITY PURCHASED 19 PARCELS OF LAND.AND THERE'S A MAP YOU'LL SEE IN MORE DETAIL AT THE NEXT SLIDE..& THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY PURCHASED IS 3.91 ACRES, OR 170,000 PLUS SQUARE FEET, AND THE TOTAL COST FOR THAT WAS $2.& MILLION. THANKFULLY, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO USE ARPA FUNDING FOR THAT, SO THEY DIDN'T PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CITY'S COFFERS. AND WE WERE ABLE TOO& UTILIZE THAT ARPA FUNDING AND WHAT WE THINK IS A REALLY EFFICIENT WAY THAT SUPPORTS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THOSE SITES ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THEY'RE JUST ABOUT RIGHT THERE. AND SO THIS IS A BIG STEP. AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES HOW WE'RE ALREADY WORKING TO LOBBY THAT SUCCESS AND LEVERAGE THAT TO, TO BRING IN A FEW COMPANIES THAT YOU'LL SEE. THIS IS JUST SOME DETAIL FOR YOU ALL FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT. THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY THE LOTS THAT WE PURCHASED THAT THE CITY PURCHASED. AND IN MID-DECEMBER, THE CITY APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF TWO ADDITIONAL LOTS, WHICH WILL CLOSE OUT THE BLOCK AND MAKE IT A COMPLETE BLOCK AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY PURCHASED THERE IS 0.413 ACRES,& OR 18,000FT■!S, AND THE TOTAL PURCHASE COST FOR THAT IS $279,000. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ALSO CITY FUNDS. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO AGAIN BRING THIS ALL TOGETHER AS ONE PARCEL OF LAND. AND WHEN COMPLETED, THE TOTAL LAND IS 4.3 ACRES. AND AGAIN, THIS PUTS US AT A PLACE AT THE TOP WHERE WE CAN REALLY BEGIN BARGAINING BASICALLY WITH OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEN BUSINESSES. AND THOSE SITES ARE RIGHT THERE. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, LET'S SEE IF I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE OUT HERE. YEAH, I FELT IT BASICALLY WAS A CLOSE OUT OF THAT BLOCK AS I MENTIONED. SEE IF I CAN GET YOU. RIGHT DOWN HERE. SO THOSE LAST TWO LOTS WERE. SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE NOW IT ALLOWS US TO OWN THE WHOLE BLOCK AND REPLAT AND COMBINE THAT AND WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO GET THE LAND READY FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENTS. AND AGAIN, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WE'VE INCLUDED THE DETAILS ON THE PARCELS THERE. SO BOUNCING OFF OF THAT, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE ARE NOW ABLE TO TALK TO THE HOTEL DEVELOPER THAT WE HAD BEEN SPEAKING TO BEFORE. IN ALL TRANSPARENCY, THERE WAS A MOMENT WHERE THEY WERE THINKING OF MOVING FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD IS& A BIT CHEAPER FOR THEM. A HORIZON LOCATION IS A BIT MORE EFFICIENT AT FIRST, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP ON THIS WITH THE PROPERTY PURCHASES TO GET THEM BACK AT THE TOP. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 3 OR 4 STORIES, AND IT REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO SUPPORTING WHAT WE ARE, ARE
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PLANNING TO GET DONE TO THE TOD& AND THAT IS TALLER BUILDINGS, REDUCED SETBACKS, MIXES OF USES.SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THIS TO HORIZON BOULEVARD. AND THANKFULLY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL THEM IN HERE. AND SO WE'RE STILL WORKING WITHH& THEM. IT WILL COVER TWO ACRES.
WE'RE CLOSING IN ON WHAT WE WILL SELL THE PROPERTIES FOR PER SQUARE FOOT. AND THAT'S ALSO A NEGOTIATION PROCESS. SO WE'LLL& BRING THAT TO YOU WHEN IT'S CLOSED OUT. THIS ONE IS A BIT CLOSER TO CLOSING OUT. IN FACT WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM TOMORROW TO START FINALIZING THE PURCHASE PRICES PER SQUARE FOOT. AND WHEN WE DO THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THE AURELIUS BREWERY HERE. IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE THEIR MAIN PRODUCTION FACILITY AS YOU ALL KNOW. SO THIS WILL BE THE MAIN PLACE THAT THEY MAKE THEIR BEER. AND WE'RE REALLY HONESTLY GOING TO PUSH THEM OUT OF THE HORIZON CITY SPECIFIC BEER. SO WE'LL TAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE BOARD IN TERMS OF THE PREFERENCES YOU ALL MAY HAVE. BUT THAT'S GOING TOO& REALLY HELP US BECAUSE THIS ISS& GOING TO BE EFFECTIVELY A WHAT'S CALLED A BASIC INDUSTRY IN HORIZON CITY. THAT IS AN ORIGINAL PRODUCT CREATED FROM HORIZON CITY, THEN EXPORTED OUT OR EXPORTED, WHICH BRINGS IN FRESH DOLLARS. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE THAT MEANS IT'S FRESH DOLLARS IN THE COMMUNITY VERSUS CIRCULATING THE SAME SET OF DOLLARS. WE'RE SPEAKING WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY. IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE LOCATED RIGHT UP HERE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE ANYWHERE FROM 1.6 T& 2 ACRES, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR FINANCING COMES THROUGH WITH. SO, SO VERY IMPORTANT. WE MEETT& WITH THEM AGAIN TOMORROW AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IN TERMS OF THEIR THEIR DESIGN AND FINAL PLANS. THE NEX& TIME WE MEET WITH WITH OUR BOARD UPDATE ON OUR OFFICES. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE PURCHASING OFFICE SPACE RIGHT THERE ON ACTUALLY WILL BE OXBOW. THIS IS A BIG COST SAVER FOR US. WE ESTIMATE WE'RE GOING TO SAVE ABOUT $50,000 A YEAR IN RENT. S& THIS IS REALLY CUTTING COSTS. W& THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT. AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO PUT US. SO THIS BUILDING IS ALMOST DONE. IT'S 202,500FT■!S OF A 30 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. AND THOSE IMAGES ARE TAKEN ACTUALLY JUST THIS MORNING. AND SO IT'S A BIG TRANSFORMATION. IT'S NOT ONLY GOOD FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION, BUT IT'S ALSO GOO& FOR THE TOURS. THIS IS THE LARGEST DEVELOPMENT UPGRADE THA& HAS OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOURS SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2020. SO THIS BRINGS MORE DOLLARS NOW INTO OUR OUR CITY FUND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOD. BUT WHAT IT ALSO DOES IS THAT IT TRANSFORMS. ITT& BEGINS TO TRANSFORM THAT AREA. YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA. IT'S KIND OF INDUSTRIAL.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE NICEST PLACE YET ESTHETICALLY, BUT THANKFULLY THESE KIND OF DEVELOPMENTS ARE TURNING OFF SORT OF A DIFFERENT THING. THE CITY REDID THE STREETS. VERY IMPORTANT, THIS SAME DEVELOPER, BECAUSE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, NOW PURCHASED THE PROPERTIES NEXT T& IT AND IS GETTING READY TO BUILD SIMILAR OFFICES. SO IT'S REALLY& GOING TO TRANSFORM THIS AREA AND ALLOWS US TO BRING IN MORE COMPANIES. AND HERE, JUST TO GIVE YOU SORT OF A SENSE OF THE DIFFERENCE, THIS IS BEFORE AND AFTER LOOKING FOR THE SAME SPOT. SO THAT IS THE FORMER FAA BUILDING OR WHATEVER THEY WERE DOING THERE. I HEAR IT'S FAA, MAYBE ANOTHER ACRONYM, BUT IT WENT FROM THAT BUILDING TO WHAT WE'VE GOT NOW. AND AGAIN, NOT ONLY IS IT THE BUILDING THAT'S GETTING FIXED UP, BUT IT'S ALSO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND IT. AND THAT REALLY HELPS IN TERMS OF BRINGING IN MORE PEOPLE TO THE AREA. WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH LG FOODS. YOU ALL IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH LG FOODS, IT'S A GOOD COMPANY THAT'S BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
BUT PART OF SORT OF THE NATURAL RESULT OF THEIR PROCESSES THAT THEY RELEASE A LOT OF BAD ODORS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY GOO& OVER THE NEIGHBORHOODS OUT THERE. AND SO PLANNING STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CDC TO REALLY I MEAN, TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER, BASICALLY THE OWNER, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEIR OPTIONS. AND THANKFULLY, WHAT THEY'VE STARTED DOING IS ENCLOSING THE SPACE THAT THEY USED TO USE TO STORE THE LEFTOVER ANIMAL FAT, BASICALLY. AND THAT'S THE SMELL THAT GETS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE NOT COMPLETED YET, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING SOMETHING THAT WILL EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY FULLY ENCLOSE AND GET RID OF THAT SMELL. AND AGAIN, THAT THAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO US,,& BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE CONSIDER THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHENN& THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT WHERE TO& MOVE TO AND NOT JUST BUSINESSES BUT ALSO RESIDENTS. SO THE LESS& THAT WE CAN GET OF THAT, THE BETTER IT IS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. SO AGAIN, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TRACKING, ENFORCING COMPLIANCE TO INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT VALUE OF THAT WHOLE PLACE. AND WE ALSO INCLUDED SOME IMAGES TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OFF& WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO THAT'S YOUR BEFORE AND AFTER. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THIS THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE IS WHERE THEY USED TO PUT A LOT OF THEIR OLD ANIMAL FAT THAT IF I CAN GET THE POINTER TO PLAY ALONG WITH THESE ACTUALLY. OH MY GOODNESS. WELL IT'S BASICALLY IN FRONT OF THAT WAREHOUSE SPACE NOW. SO IT'S MUCH LARGER. IT'S MUCH MORE ENCLOSED. AND FRANKLY IT'S WHAT& SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THIS WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT A WHILE AGO. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT'S MOVING AHEAD. AND THEN FINALLY EL PASO DAYS IN AUSTIN. THIS IS A AN EVENT THAT OCCURS ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS
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WHENEVER THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE MEETS. AND SO THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING OVER THERE, FEBRUARY THEE& 18TH THROUGH THE 19TH. AND IT'S& A, A BASICALLY AN EVENT THAT ALLOWS A LOT OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO GO IN AND LOBBY OUR LEADERSHIP, TO TRY TO MAKE SURE& THAT OUR INTERESTS, AS A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE ARE REPRESENTED OUT THERE. AND SO WE'RE TAKING STAFF, OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, WE'RE TAKING OUR MAYOR, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY T& REPRESENT OUR HORIZON CITY ASS& BEST WE CAN WITHIN THE EL PASO DAYS. DELEGATION. NOW, RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME OVER, WE WERE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A CONSULTANT THAT WE'RE HIRING AND TRY TO GET US IN FRONT OF THE GLO. WE'RE WORKING WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO ANNEX A PORTION OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY STATE LAND OUTSIDE OF& OUR CITY LIMITS, ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE HORIZON CITY. AND SO WE'VE GOT A PRIVATE DEVELOPER THAT WANTS TO BUILD OUT THERE, BUT ALSO NEEDS ACCESS TO US AND SO ON. STREET. WE COULDN'T DO THAT UNTIL WE GOT THROUGH THE GLO SPACE OUT THERE. AND THIS AFTERNOON RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME, IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO START SETTING UP THAT MEETING. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO FOLD THAT MEETING WITH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE DURING A EL PASO DAYS.AND THIS THIS HAPPENED ABOUT AN& HOUR AGO. AND WE THINK INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS, THAT WE'D BE BEST SERVED TO KIND OF FOLD THAT INTO TO THIS MEETING. SO AGAIN, THIS IS OUR ABILITY TO LOBBY IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO AS WE GO WITH A BIGGER TEAM IT'S MORE IMPACTFUL.
SO THAT'LL BE HAPPENING THISS& COMING FEBRUARY 18TH THROUGH THE 19TH. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW I'LLL& TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON ANY OF THESE PROJECTS. THE FOR THE HOTEL PROJECT. WHO ARE YOU DEALING WITH. IS IT KISHORE? NO, IT'S A BUILDER. NAME OF VIC.
BACK TO BACK. YEAH, BECAUSE. YEAH. YEAH, BUT YEAH, YEAH THAT& WAS SOME OF THOSE. SOME OF THEM WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING BEHIND OUR EDUCATION CENTER, THERE WERE SOME ISSUES AND THEY SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR ONE OF THE HOTEL OWNERS WHO WHOSE NAME IS KISHORE. HE ALSO OWNS THE ONE, THE HOTEL ON THE CUT OFF. YEAH. NO, THIS THIS IS. YEAH. VIC BHAKTA. AND HE'S HE'S GOT A FEW OTHER HOTELS, RALPH. BUT BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY THAT ONE. YES, BUT HE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH WITH THE HOTEL INDUSTRY. AND SO HE'S JUST HAPPY TO BEE& MOVING. YOU KNOW, HE REALLY BELIEVES IN THE AREA. OKAY. IT'S NOT THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO COME TO THE AREA. HE AGAIN, HE WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE HE SHOULD GO. AND SO WE'RE THANKFUL THATT& HE'S MOVING OUT HERE. BUT IFF& YOU'D LIKE, WHAT WE COULD DO IS& IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF DETAILS, YOU CAN FOLLO& UP WITH YOU ON OUR ORIENTATION AND MAYBE CONNECT YOU TO HIM. IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC. NO, THAT'LL BE FINE. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HELLO, EVERYBODY. HI. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
TO BLAME ALL THIS ON THE TRAFFIC. THIS. I WAS SAYING YOU WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. SHE WAS COVERING FOR YOU. HE WAS COVERING WELL I WAS. THIS ISS& GOOD I APOLOGIZE. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, RAFA. WELL, THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE AN HOUR LEFT. MY READERS IN MY TRUCK. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH
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THIS. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY MAY RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, SUBCHAPTER D UNDER ARTICLE. THIS ONE IS.OKAY. READY? OKAY, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. DISCUSSION ACTIONS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.
FOR PROJECTS. SHELL'S LOCATED I& HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. WE HAVEE& THIS AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MOTION PREPARED FOR THIS. VERONICA, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE MOTION? YES. A MOTION THAT THE EDC DIRECTOR NEGOTIATE THE TERMS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND PREPARE THE NECESSARY PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. THERE IS A MOTION. IS THERE SOMEONE WHO WILL MAKE THATT& MOTION? SO MOVED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTIO& AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES BEING NO FURTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MAKE THAT MOTION SECOND. WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT.&
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WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.