[1. Call to order; Establishment of Quorum]
          [2. Approval of Minutes from: July 16, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.]
          [3. Discussion and Action]
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          THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE HORIZON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE ALLOWED TO SIGN A RESOLUTION& OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY TYPEE& FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION IN THE TYPE B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND PROJECT VISA, A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOR THE PROVISION OF AN ON SITE BUSINESS SUPPORT AND EVENT SERVICES, PROVIDING ANN& IMMEDIATE AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT'S A REALLY AWKWARD SENTENCE, BUT I GUESS WE CAN GO WITH. DOES IT MAKE SENSE? DOES IT MAKE SENSE? I TRY TO READ IT& IT ABSOLUTELY DOES. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S JUST THE STANDARD& LANGUAGE THAT YEAH, IT'SS& AWKWARD, BUT OKAY. I'LL GO WITH IT. WHEN YOU'RE READY SIR. WEE& CAN GO AHEAD. READ YOU THE PRESENTATION. SO AS THE, AS, AS THE THE HEADING READS RIGHT. WE& WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. YOU GUYS YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT ON YOUR. WE DON'T HAVE THEY DON'T HAVEE& ACCESS TO THE VIDEO. WE CAN DOO& THAT HERE. YEAH. WE HAVE TO TURN AROUND. WE CAN WATCH ITT& HERE. IT SEEMS LIKE ALL YOURR& COMPUTERS ARE ON. YEAH, THEY'RE ALL OFF. YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON YOUR ON YOUR COMPUTER. NO. IT'S JUST YOU GOTTA TURN THEM OFF. OH MY GOODNESS. WHERE'S THE BUTTON. RIGHT HERE. LET'S SEEE& WHERE THE. JUST PRESSING BUTTON. SEE WHICH ONE. OH THERE YOU GO. 
          THE LIGHT TURNED ON. THERE YOU GO. OKAY OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. COME ON. OKAY. OH, SORRY. 
          WHAT'S GOING ON? EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. THERE'S A LIGHT. OKAY. AND SO, MR. MR. BOARD PRESIDENT, SO I JUST WANTED TOO& CLARIFY THAT THIS IS AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES AND NOT NECESSARILY A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. OKAY. SO TYPICALLY WE DO PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS IN THE EDC WORLD, ESPECIALLY WITHH& SORRY. THERE YOU GO. YOUR MICC& MAY NOT BE ON OKAY OKAY. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME THERE. YEAH JUST A LITTLE CLOSER. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE HEADING DOES SAY PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AND IT SHOULD SAY AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES. THAT'S THE CONTRACTT& THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US..& TYPICALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS DO PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS. BUT IN THIS CASE IT'S AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. AND SO AGAIN WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING IS AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAD AN AGREEMENT, YOU KNOW, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PROJECT VIDA THAT THE EDC SIGNED BACKK& IN 2024. RIGHT. AND SO WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS DOING ISS& THEY WERE COMING TO OUR OFFICES& WE WERE LENDING THEM AN OFFICE HERE IN HORIZON CITY TO UTILIZE IT TO SO THAT THEY COULD FURTHER THEIR EFFORTS AS PROJECT VIDA. THEY DO A LOT OF TRAINING BUSINESS PLANS. THEYY& PROVIDE LOANS. YOU KNOW, THEYY& HAVE PROVIDED LOANS FOR FOLKS THAT LIVE WITHIN HORIZON CITY..& AND SO THEY THEY'VE BEEN DOING ALL OF THAT WORK. SO IT'S LIKE A SATELLITE OFFICE, VERY SIMILAR TO THE SATELLITE OFFICE& THAT WE HAVE FOR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT PROJECT VIDA HASS& BEEN DOING FOR US. YOU KNOW,,& WITH THIS MOU THAT WE HAD ANN& MOU REALLY IS UNOFFICIAL. BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE DOING ANN& AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WHEREE& WE'RE PROPOSING TO PAY THISS& GROUP ABOUT $10,000 PER YEAR. RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT $833 PERR& MONTH THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAYY& THESE FOLKS. BUT WHAT WE'REE& DOING, INSTEAD OF THEM HELPING ALL OF THE GREATER HORIZON CITY& AREA, WHICH INCLUDED PARTS OF THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, AND OUTSIDE OF OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA& NOW WE WANT THEM TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON HORIZON CITY..& 
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SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN OUR OFFICES, BUT WE WANT THEM TOO& FOCUS ON BUSINESSES THAT ARE WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES FOR $10,000 PER YEAR SO THEY CAN HELP US HERE. RIGHT. AND WE'REE& DOING THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING TO THIS AREA,,& AND THEY'RE GOING TO NEED THOSE SERVICES. PEOPLE THAT ARE STARTING BUSINESSES, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED THAT BUSINESSS& PLAN. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED FINANCING. BUSINESS THAT EXISTS& HERE ARE GOING TO NEED FINANCING. SO THESE FOLKS, THEY THEY HELP WITH LOAN PREPARATION ACCESS. THEY WHEN THE PERSONN& THAT'S IN OUR OFFICE RIGHT NOW, THEY SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE GO INN& THERE. RIGHT. BUT NOW OUR FOCUS IS TO FOCUS JUST SPECIFICALLYY& ON HORIZON CITY AND NOT AREAS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY. WE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH VIDA MARKET,& RIGHT? AND WE WANT TO CONTINUEE& THAT SUCCESS WITH THEM. AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THATT& THEY ARE THEY DID EXPERIENCEE& SOME FUNDING SHORTAGES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENINGG& WITH THE POLITICAL CLIMATE. AND BUT, YOU KNOW, WE THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT THAT WE DO& IN OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP THESE& FOLKS HERE IN HORIZON CITY WANT& TO CONTINUE THINGS LIKE WE THE MARKET, HAVE PEOPLE HERE IN OUR OFFICES THAT WE CAN POINT TO TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES HERE. THEY'RE ALSOO& GOING TO GO OUT WITH STAFF TOO& VISIT SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES AND, AND SHOWCASE THEIR, THEIR THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR HORIZON CITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE CALL BUSINESSS& RETENTION EXPANSION. AND THATT& REQUIRES THAT WE GO OUT THERE AND VISIT WITH THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. THEY'RE GOING TOO& TAG ALONG AND PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TOO& DO HERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR MONEY'S WORTH WITH THIS. 
          AND ALL THE EDC HAS TO DO ATT& THIS POINT IS, OF COURSE, PROVIDE THOSE $10,000 PER YEAR.& WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT UP PER MONTH. AND WE JUST NEED TOO& PROVIDE THAT OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, AND THEN REFER CLIENTS TO THEM AS WELL. SO THE& TERM FOR THIS, IT'S A ONE YEARR& TERM. WE'RE GOING TO THIS ISS& YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR WE'RE OUR EXPLORATORY YOU KNOW, AGREEMENT& FOR SERVICE. THIS IS HOW THISS& WORKS. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A ONE YEAR TERM. YOU KNOW IF THIS& GOES WELL WE'LL WE'LL WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT THE FOLLOWING YEAR FOR MAYBE A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. AND SO IT'S A $10,000 GRANT, LIKE A $10,000 PAYMENT TO THEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND WE'RE GOING TO& WE'RE GOING TO SPREAD THAT OUT OVER A MONTHLY PERIOD OVER 12 MONTHS. AND SO WITH THAT, I STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVALL& OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES. WE THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT. ORGANIZATION. PROJECT VIDA IS I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHH& LIFT FUND, WITH PEOPLE FUND. 
          BUT THESE FOLKS HAVE REALLY. INSERTED THEMSELVES IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE OFFICES HERE. THEY DID VIDA MARKET AND THEY DID THAT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ANY FUNDING, YOU KNOW,,& WHEREAS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS,,& THEY'RE GOOD ORGANIZATIONS. BUT& THESE FOLKS REALLY TOOK TO HORIZON CITY AND PROVIDED THEIR SERVICES HERE. AND THEY TOOK THAT. THE THE IDEA OF HAVING A SATELLITE OFFICE TO HEART. OKAY. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FROMM& ANYBODY. I HAVE A COUPLE. SURE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID AT THE FIRST WHERE THIS ISN'T A PERFORMANCE CONTRACT. HOWEVER, DOES THIS CONTRACT SPEAK TO ANY& SORT OF METRIC PERFORMANCE??& ABSOLUTELY. AND AND SO REALLY WHAT WE NEED THEM TO DO IS THEY NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND DOO& THOSE VISITS WITH US. THOSE ARE METRICS THAT I INSERTED IN THE PRESENTATION. THEY NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND FURTHER THEIR EFFORTS. HOST THAT VIDA MARKET THAT WE HAD IN OUR OFFICES..& THAT'S BEEN ALL THAT'S BEEN ONN& SOCIAL MEDIA ALREADY AND CONTINUE TO DO THE, YOU KNOW,,& LOAN PREPARATION. BUT THE ONLYY& CATCH IS NOW WE'RE REALLYY& FOCUSING ON HORIZON CITY, RIGHT? AND WE SPELL THAT OUT. WE NEED YOU TO DO THIS IN HORIZON CITY. TWO DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK..& YOU'VE COMMITTED TO TWO DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK. AND SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN OUR THEIR OBLIGATIONS OF OF PROJECT. ANDD& THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'VEE& LISTED HERE THAT ARE IN THE, IN THE CONTRACT. SO THOSE ARE THEIR METRICS. ESSENTIALLY IT'S& I UNDERSTAND IT'S A FOCUS ON HORIZON CITY, BUT IT ISN'T A PROHIBITION OF ASSISTING. IF SOMEBODY WALKS IN THE DOOR, I MEAN, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY DO& THAT. BUT FOR OUR FOR OUR EFFORTS, I MEAN, THEY NEED TO BE COMMITTED TO TO WORKING WITH US. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANTT& TO BE FOCUSED HERE, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO TURN SOMEBODYY& AWAY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. I MEAN,& IF IF SOMEBODY HAPPENS TO WALK IN AND THEY'RE NOT IN HORIZONN& CITY, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP THAT EITHER. YOU KNOW,,& WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST EFFORTS TO MAYBE HAVE THEMM& LOCATE IN HORIZON CITY, RIGHT??& OR THEY'RE JUST OUTSIDE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGINGG& FOLKS THROUGH. SO. RIGHT. BUT,,& YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY& LIKE I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE,,& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS. AND SO IN THIS CASE, WHAT WE'RE 
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DOING IS WE'RE PUTTING THATT& MONEY OUT THERE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GIVING THE FOLKS THATT& LIVE IN HORIZON CITY, THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BUSINESS IN HORIZON CITY FIRST SHOT AT THE SERVICES& THAT WE'RE PROVIDING FOR THEM, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. RIGHT.& SO TO YOUR POINT, WE WOULDN'TT& DO THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S& JUST BAD TASTE. BUT WE WE WE HAVE OUR OUR EFFORTS ARE FOR HORIZON CITY AT THE END OF THE DAY BECAUSE WE CANNOT SPEND DOLLARS AS AN EDC TO HELP FOLKS& OUTSIDE OF HORIZON CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'TT& DISCOURAGE IT, BUT WE'REE& CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO PROMOTEE& IT IN ANY WAY. THE ONLY OTHERR& THING WITH YOUR BRAND NEWW& OFFICE AND EVERYTHING IS THERE OTHER ARE THERE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER GROUPS& THAT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL? ABSOLUTELY. AND SO ENCOURAGE THEM TO. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YOU KNOW, AND SO I WAS HAVING THAT DISCUSSION WITH STAFF THE OTHER DAY. AND WE DOO& KNOW WE HAVE TWO OFFICES THATT& WE'RE UTILIZING RIGHT NOW. ANDD& THEY'RE UNOCCUPIED BECAUSE THESE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, THEYY& JUST CARRIED OVER WHAT THEYY& WERE DOING IN OUR OTHER OFFICES WHERE THEY HAD ONE. THEY WEREE& SHARING ONE OFFICE, BUT NOW WEE& HAVE TWO OFFICES TO SHARE. SO AT LEAST TWO DAYS OUT OF THEE& WEEK, THEY'RE EMPTY. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE PROJECT VIDA GOING INN& THERE MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE HAVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS GOING IN THERE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. SO THE DAYS THAT THOSE FOLKS AREN'T IN& THEIR OFFICES, WE'RE EXPLORINGG& THE IDEA OF PUTTING SOMEBODY ELSE IN THERE WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS, THAT THAT BUILDINGG& COULD BE THE QUASI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHERE WE'RE GOING TOO& UTILIZE IT TO ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. RIGHT? YOU KNOW, WEE& DON'T WE WANT THOSE OFFICES, SOMEBODY UTILIZING THEM AT SOME& POINT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE WENT OUT THERE. WE MADE THAT INVESTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THATT& WE COULD DO THAT. RIGHT. AND IT'S MORE OF A PROFESSIONALL& SETTING. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING IN THERE FOR A LOAN, FORR& EXAMPLE, OR YOU'RE TRYING TO GET A LOAN, THERE'S SOMEE& PRIVACY THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU ARE EXCHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION. COOL. ANYBODY ELSE? COMMENT? NO. DO I& HAVE A MOTION ON ON THIS MATTER. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT. RIGHT. 
          THAT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT..& YEAH. TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES. YES. I SECONDD& OKAY I HAVE A MOTION. I'M SURE I DO. OR WE'LL MAKE IT UP ORR& SOMETHING. OKAY. IS THEREE& FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANYY& OPPOSED? AND BEING NO FURTHE
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