[1. Call to order; Establishment of Quorum]
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          ARE YOU READY? YES. OKAY. IT'S 6:00. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TOO& ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. WE HAVE NO ONE HERE FOR 
          [3. Approval of Minutes from:]
OPEN FORUM. SO WE CAN MOVE TOO& ITEM NUMBER THREE. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025. REGULAR BOARD MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE. AND I HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEMM& NUMBER FOUR IS ON THE RESOLUTION 
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ALLOWING THE PRESIDENT OF THE HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 1525 OXBOW, FOR HORIZON OXBOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC, FOR THE USE AS THE HORIZON ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S MAIN OFFICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $691,776, PLUS ANY NECESSARY CLOSING CLOSING COSTS. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. EDC BOARD MEMBERS EDDIE GARCIA, FOR THE RECORD. 
          SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE COME BEFORE YOU A FEW TIMES DISCUSSING, YOU KNOW, THE INCENTIVE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAD ON OXBOW AND PULLING THOSE TWO STREETS. THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT THERE IN THE MIDDLE THAT'S TAKING PLACE. IT'S ABOUT A $4.1& MILLION DEVELOPMENT. AND I'VE PRESENTED BEFORE THE ABILITY FOR THE EDC TO PURCHASE PROPERTY THERE. SO WE'RE AT THAT POINT NOW WHERE WE CAN PURCHASE THE PROPERTY HERE. COME APRIL, THEE& MIDDLE OF APRIL IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR US. AGAIN,& THE REQUEST IS GOING TO BE THAT YOU ALLOW STAFF OR ALLOW THE EDC BOARD PRESIDENT TO GO AND CLOSE ON ON THE PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE THERE. I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. IT'S UP. THE WALLS ARE UP. THEY PUT CONCRETE FORR& THE PARKING SPACES. THEY'RE PUTTING SHEETROCK RIGHT NOW. ALL WE NEED IS THAT THAT THAT HANGING CEILING THAT THEY PUT IN THERE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MOVE FOR THE EDC TOO& ENSURE THAT WE HAVE OFFICES AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPERATEE& ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS INSTEAD OF RELYING ON LEASE SPACE WHERE WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT ABILITY, ORR& THERE'S ALWAYS THAT POTENTIAL FOR THE LANDLORD TO TERMINATE OUR LEASE AT ANY POINT. BUT SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US. SO AGAIN, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT I'VE SPOKE& OF BEFORE, IT'S A 25,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT'S BEHIND THE PROPERTY. I THINK IT'S ON OXBOW, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ON POLLING. SO IT'S 20 500 ZEROO& SQUARE FEET, AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER BUILDINGS AT 2500. WE BELIEVE THE BUILDING THAT'S NEXT TO US IS UP FOR SALE. A DOCTOR MAY BE PURCHASING THAT HERE SOON. SO IT'S POSITIVE RIGHT? S& IT'S A 2500 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE IT FOR $691,000. THAT INCLUDES ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS INSIDE. WE'VE GOT HVAC, WE'VE GOT ALL THE SHEETROCK. WE'REE& GOING TO HAVE FIVE OFFICES IN THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONFERENCE ROOM. I THINK THE ABILITY AT SOME POINT FOR US TO& HAVE OUR OUR MEETINGS THERE AS WELL. SO WE GOT A LARGE ENOUGHH& CONFERENCE ROOM TO DO THAT. AND THEN SO THIS THIS IS JUST SOME PICTURES, SOME ACTUAL PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY. AND I THOUGHT THEY WOULD GEORGE DEPP, HE'S A DEVELOPER FOR THIS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT ASPHALT WHEN I SAW THESE PICTURES. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY CONCRETE. YOU KNOW, IT'S THEY USE CONCRETE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. SO IT'SS& GOING TO BE THERE QUITE A BIT. ESSENTIALLY THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE HALF OF IT. SO TOO& THE LEFT THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR BUILDING. AND HALF OF THIS IS WILL BE THE EDC'S. IT'S& A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. 
          WE HAVE TO START TRYING TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR MOVE THAT'S GOING TO COST US SOME MONEY. 
          GETTING OUR OWN SERVICES, GETTING OUR OWN LANDSCAPING. YO& KNOW, IT'S THINGS THAT I YOU KNOW, THAT THAT AS WE'RE MOVING ALONG. WE NEED TO WE NEED TOO& START WORKING ON. BUT I VERONICA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF SECURIN& THAT STUFF FOR US FOR THE EDC. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS THE PROPERTY WHERE THEY'RE ALREADY WE EXPECT TO CLOSE. I'VE GOT A CONTRACT IN FRONT OF ME THAT I NEED TO SEND TO OUR ATTORNEY. THE CLOSING DATE THE ESTIMATED CLOSING DATE IS APRIL 17TH. SO THIS IS GOOD TIMING FOR US THAT WE DECIDE TO PUT THIS ON HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING OUR OFFICES HERE FOR THE EDC. AND WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. SO I JUST THIS HASS& BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, BUT IT'S PART OF A GOOD THING. AND YOU DID SAY THAT HE HE BOUGHT THE ADJOINING PROPERTY. HE BOUGHT THE ABUTTING PROPERTY. THERE'S VACANT PROPERTY THERE. UP, UP UNTIL THE PARKING AREA FOR THAT WAREHOUSE THAT'S THERE. SO HEE& 
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DIDN'T BUY THE WAREHOUSE? IT'S NOT. IT WASN'T FOR SALE. BUT HE. GEORGE DIP, THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS, IS LOOKING AT DEVELOPING THAT PROPERTY AS WELL. SO I WIS& YOU A GOOD EXPERIENCE. I WISH YOU COULD BUY THAT WAREHOUSE. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. THAT THAT WAREHOUSE IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S EXPERIENCING SOME OBSOLESCENCE ALREADY, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE OBSOLETE. THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THEIR TRAILERS OR WITHOUT BLOCKING SIDEWALK FOOT TRAFFIC. RIGHT? YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ON A WHEELCHAIR. SO THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ISSUE. BUT IT'S PAST ITS PRIME NOW. YOUU& KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING T& DO WITH IT. BUT I'M SURE THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE CAN GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON 
          [5. Discussion and Action:]
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN OFF& HORIZON CITY TYPE. TYPE FOUR B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND MASTER. MASTER. MASER, LASER MASER. SECURITY ALARMS INCORPORATED FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN ALARM SYSTEM AND FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000. SO AS I SPOKE TO YOU BEFORE, THERE'S BEEN SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP. YOU KNOW, LIKE NOW WE HAVE TO SECURE EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE LANDLORD ISN'T GOING TO DO IT FOR US ANY LONGER. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS GETTING A SECURITY SYSTEM TO PROTECT THIS $691,000 INVESTMENT THATT& THE EDC IS GOING TO MAKE. WE HAD INITIALLY PLANNED ON MOVING OUR EQUIPMENT THAT WE PURCHASED THROUGH ADT OUT THAT WAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, RIGHT, THEY FIRST OF ALL, THEY WON'T MOVE THEIR EQUIPMENT OUT THAT WAY. SO THEY GAVE US A NEW QUOTE FOR ABOUT $7,000. YOU'LL SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM THAT'S A $7,300 ALARM SYSTEM. AND THEN THEY CHARGE US $270 A MONTH FOR THE SERVICES. RIGHT. SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE. I THINK WE'RE PAYING A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH, AND THE ALARM SYSTEM COST US $300, $3,000. RIGHT. SO IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME. BUT THE PRICES HAVE GONE UP. THEN THERE& WAS VIVINT THAT WE TALKED TO, AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THE TWO EXTREMES OF WHAT WHAT IT IS THAT WE WERE DOING. BUT AND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WE SPOKE TO, YOU KNOW, THESE WEREN'T THE ONLY TWO. THERE ARE SOME THAT WERE COMING IN AT $10,000, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE. BUT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE EXTREME, YOU KNOW, THE WINTERS THERE AS WELL. IT'S $3,300. UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE DON'T GET WITH VIVINT IS THEYY& DON'T GIVE US ALL THE FEATURESS& THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. YOUU& KNOW, THE ABILITY TO LOCK THE DOOR WITH A MAGNET TO, TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OUT AND SEE WHO'S AT THE DOOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE A KIOSK WHERE WE CAN SEE WHO'S COMING IN, WHO'S COMING OUT AND THEN LETTING THEM IN. WE DO HAVE VERONICA. YOU KNOW, SHE'S ON A MODIFIED WORK SCHEDULE. SO SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S FALL, IT'S DARK OUTSIDE. AND SO& WE WANT HER TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A PANIC BUTTON. AND SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH MASER. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY THEYY& CHARGE US ABOUT $6,000 TO DO THIS. BUT THEN THEIR MONTHLY FEE IS $48. RIGHT. SO IT'S A IT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR US. RIGHT..& AND WE GET ALL THE FEATURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND YOU KNOW IT PROTECTS STAFF AND IT PROTECTS OUR BUILDING. SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH WITH THAT SEEMED THE MOST REASONABLE. ALARM SYSTEM THAT WAS OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, 3000. YEAH. WE COULD GO WITH 3000, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE FEATURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TOO& EMPLOYEE SAFETY. AND WITH THAT, AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH PURCHASING THIS ALARM SYSTEM. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WE COULD DO. YOU KNOW, ADT ASSURED US THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME COSTS THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE. THIS& IS ONE OF THEM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PURCHASE THIS SYSTEM A SECOND. HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX ON A RESOLUTION 
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AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO SIGN A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. TYPE FOUR B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND BARRACUDA PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE TERM OF ONE YEAR COMMENCING& ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT. AGAIN, THIS IS OUR PR FIRM, BARRACUDA. THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE USE FOR SOM& OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE HERE. SOME OF THE VIDEOS THAT WE CREATED, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAYOR IS GETTING READY TO HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING. SO WE WENT OUT 
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THERE AND THEY PROVIDED US A DRONE, GAVE US GOOD VIDEO OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S THAT'S HAPPENING OUT ON THAT VERDON'SS& HILL, THE NEW SUBDIVISION THAT'& COMING IN. SO IT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT TYPE OF PROMOTION, PROMOTION FOR THE CITY. PROMOTION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN, IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BOTH THE CITY AND THE EDC TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN. WE WANT TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT OUT THERE. IT ISS& GOING TO BE A ONE YEAR TERM AND THE CONTRACT AMOUNT IS $27,000. AGAIN, WE DID BUDGET FOR THIS IN OUR IN OUR YEARLY BUDGET. SO WE DO HAVE THE SUFFICIENT FUNDS..& IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNEW WAS GOING TO COME OUR WAY. IT'S JUST NOW RATIFYING THAT AND EXECUTING THAT CONTRACT BETWEEN US AND BARRACUDA. BUT WE THINK THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. THEY ARE PART OF THE BY BOARD, AND SO WE CAN EASILY EXECUTE AGREEMENT& WITH US. AND SO THEY'RE VERY RESPONSIVE TO WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING. AND THE PROMOTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE, EVEN WHEN WE OPEN THE WE HAVE THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING. THEY WERE THERE AND THEY AND THEY PROVIDED GREAT VIDEO AND GREAT SUPPORT FOR WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN HORIZON CITY. AND THEY'RE STILL DOING OUR THE WEBSITE OR WHATEVER. SO WE WERE WE WERE WE'RE WORKING WITH ANOTHER FIRM THAT DOES OUR WEBSITE, BUT THEY DO GIVE US THE MATERIAL, YOU KNOW, THAT WE INSERT INTO THE WEBSITE. SO THEY PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT DRONE FOOTAGE, SOME THEY'RE NOT REALLY A WEBSITE COMPANY. YEAH, THEY'RE NOT WEBSITE DEVELOPERS. THEY HAD AN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ORIGINAL. OKAY. RIGHT. BUT THEY DO GIVE US YOU KNOW, WE CHANGED THAT. YEAH. YEAH. THEY DO GIVEE& US GREAT CONTENT TO PUT IN THERE. AND WITH THAT I'LL TAKEE& ANY QUESTIONS. AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BARRACUDA FOR THE AMOUNT OF $27,000 TO APPROVE A SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTIONN& CARRIES. OKAY. NOW, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ORDER. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY MAY RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CHAPTER 551..& CHAPTER SEVEN, CHAPTER D, UNDER ARTICLE SO WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. 
          IT'S JUST STANDARD POSTING FOR US. I'M SORRY, I READ THAT DOWN& BELOW. AND I THOUGHT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. AND YOU LET MEE& READ THE WHOLE SENTENCE. YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE ME LOOK GOOD. WE WERE LOOKING. DID YOU WANT TO? DO YOU JUST WANT TOO& MAKE YOU LOOK SILLY? YEAH. HEE& SAID HE KNOWS SOMETHING I DON'T. WELL, YOU WERE TESTING US TO SEE IF WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION. WE WEREN'T. OKAY. THERE BEING NO FURTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TOO& ADJOURN. I MAKE THE MOTION SECOND. I
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