[1. Call to order; Establishment of Quorum]
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          DID IT WORK? YEAH. OKAY. IT IS EPISODE TWO. I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE HORIZON CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOGETHER. OUR FIRST ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE ARE IN. WE ARE NOW CALLED TO ORDER. FIRST ITEM IS 
          [2. Approval of Minutes from:     September 17, 2025, Regular Board Meeting.]
NUMBER TWO. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 17TH? MOVE TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OPEN FORUM. LILY, WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR US TONIGHT? NO 
          [4. Discussion]
ONE HERE FOR OPEN FORUM. WE CAN GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSSION ON A PRESENTATION FOR THE FROM THE EDC REGARDING PLANS TO CONTINUE MARKETING THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY INDUSTRIAL PARK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT. YOU'RE NOT ANYBODY. YES, SIR. AGENDA SAID RAFA. YES, SIR. 
          BOARD FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HORIZON CITY. SO WE DID WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? IS THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S OFF. YEAH. IT'S IT'S. CAN YOU RAISE THE CHANCE FOR ONE MINUTE? HELLO? HELLO, HELLO, HELLO. YEAH, THERE WE GO. YEAH. SO? SO WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN HORIZON CITY. OKAY, LET'S DO THAT. OKAY. WELL, SO SO THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING. SOME OF THE PROPERTIES ARE MOVING. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE DETAILS ON THAT. BUT WE DID THINK THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN HORIZON CITY. THIS IS MORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE VIEWERS AT HOME. I KNOW MOST OF US ALREADY KNOW WHERE THE INDUSTRIAL PARK IS, BUT JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE WE LOCK THAT IN JUST AROUND AFTER 2020, THE INDUSTRIAL PARK FOR THE CITY WAS ESTABLISHED UNOFFICIALLY. THAT WAS MORE OF AN INVESTMENT BY THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDED TO BE THERE WAS THERE. AND SO PRINCIPALLY, THAT WAS A A PONDING AREA AND THEN SOME STREET WORK OUT THERE. AND SO JUST SEE IF I CAN GET A SINK ON. SO IT JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS IT'S THESE PURPLE PROPERTIES ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT. 
          AND IT'S THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE RED SQUARES. SO SINCE THIS HAPPENED STAFF HAS TAKEN A THREE FOLD APPROACH TO PROMOTING THESE PROPERTIES. AND I'LL UNPACK EACH ONE OF THESE AS THE PRESENTATION GOES. WE WORKED ON PROMOTION AND MARKETING ON GETTING THEM SHOVEL READY. AND THEN MORE LONG TERM, YOU CAN SORT OF VIEW EACH ONE OF THESE AS AN IMMEDIATE TERM, MID-TERM AND THEN LONG TERM. AND AGAIN, WE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT WE MEAN BY THOSE. AND A LOT OF WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME OUR SECOND OR MID AND LATER TERM STRATEGIES WERE DEVELOPED FROM OUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE BOARD OF ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES DURING THE FIRST PORTION. SO FIRST OFF, WE PROMOTE OUR PROPERTIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF AVENUES. AND PRINCIPALLY IN TERMS OF THIS SLIDE, IS OUR OUR COOPERATION WITH THE BOARD OF PLEX ALLIANCE. SO YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH BOARD OF PLEX. THEY ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MAIN AGENCIES THAT PROMOTES LOCAL PROPERTIES IN TOWN TO INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL COMPANIES. AND THEY HAVE A DIRECT A LINE TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OUT THERE. SO THEY GET ACCESS TO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP CONTACT WITH THEM AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE GET ACCESS TO A LOT OF THESE BIGGER PROJECTS THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT INVESTING THINGS LIKE $80 MILLION, $200 MILLION. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE, AS YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW AS WELL, GOT MEMBERSHIP ON THEIR THEIR BOARD. SO WE'RE LITERALLY AT THE TABLE NOW WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS ARE BEING DISCUSSED AND WE GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT'S MOVING, WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE AND WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE TO PROMOTE THESE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS JUST THE THE SET OF PROJECTS WE'VE SUBMITTED. SO THESE ARE FULL REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS THAT THAT WE RECEIVED. AND WE PROVIDED FULL RESPONSES. AND THIS INCLUDES PROPERTIES DETAILS ON THE PROPERTIES AND OUR INCENTIVES. FOR THE MOST PART. NOW THE THE TOP TWO WEREN'T SENT OUT WITH INCENTIVES, BUT THE REST OF THEM WERE. AND SO THESE ARE 11 PROJECTS IN JUST THE PAST 15 MONTHS. THIS IS NOT EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME. THIS IS JUST THE PAST 15 MONTHS THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED. MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE SUBMITTED PROJECT BLUE SKY, WHICH IS A CRITICAL MINERAL REFINING COMPANY. THAT'S $200 MILLION. 
          THAT WAS SUBMITTED NOVEMBER 6TH. AND THEN JUST YESTERDAY WE SUBMITTED PROJECT AURORA BEAM, WHICH IS AN $80 MILLION PROJECT THAT'S LOOKING TO MANUFACTURE INDUSTRIAL GASES. AND SO, AGAIN, THOSE WENT OFF TO THE STATE. AND THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, EVEN IF WE CAN'T GET THE PROJECTS, WE DO GET A FEEDBACK FROM EITHER THE BOARD OR THE SITE SELECTORS THEMSELVES. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT, WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER, AND HOW TO RECTIFY WHATEVER ISN'T WORKING. SO THIS IS STEP ONE, AND REALLY GETTING THESE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES OUT THERE. YES, SIR. WALTER, THE MINERAL CRITICAL 
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MINERAL, IS THAT CONNECTED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AT SIERRA BLANCA? WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT SURE, YOU KNOW. SO A LOT OF THESE ARE WHEN WE GET THESE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, THEY GIVE US VERY THE INFORMATION ISN'T VERY DETAILED. SO WE CAN INFER THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY WITH WITH CRITICAL MINERALS RIGHT THERE RIGHT NOW. IT MAY BE WALTER, I JUST WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING FOR SURE BECAUSE THEY DON'T GIVE US A LOT OF DETAILS. 
          A LOT OF THESE, AS WE SAY, THESE ARE ALL CODE NAMES, CODE OF SILENCE. SOMETIMES WE MEET WITH PEOPLE AND THEY GIVE US FAKE NAMES. SO JUST I MEAN, THEY TELL US THEIR FAKE NAMES, THEY'RE NOT TRICKING US. BUT WHOEVER THOUGHT UP THESE NAMES MUST HAVE BEEN A STONER. YEAH, YEAH, THAT REMINDS ME. THERE ARE QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL SEND YOU THOSE THINGS. RIGHT? BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY. SO IT COULD BE. IT COULD BE. BUT YEAH, THESE ARE OUR COMPANIES THAT WE'VE BEEN SENDING STUFF OUT TO. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GET ON THE SORT OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL STAGE. BUT THEN OF COURSE, MEETING WITH LOCAL DEVELOPERS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS WE DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES A MONTH, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK, WHERE WE HAVE FULL ON MEETINGS WITH LOCAL DEVELOPERS. YOU SEE A LIST DOWN THERE OF JUST THE ONES WE'VE MET IN THE PAST, I THINK 4 TO 6 WEEKS, AND PROBABLY ACTUALLY EVEN MORE THAN THAT. BUT THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE PEOPLE WE MEET. VERY IMPORTANT TO US, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES LOCAL DEVELOPERS ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE MORE INVESTED LOCALLY. AND SO SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT WE CAN INTERACT WITH MOST CLOSELY OR MOST NIMBLE WITH THEM, AND WE CAN RESPOND TO THEM AS NEED BE. AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE THE PRINCIPAL ADVOCATES OF OF HORIZON CITY. AND SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE ONE, THE OTHER ONES GO OUT AND TEACH EACH OTHER BASICALLY. SO SO WE MEET WITH LOCAL DEVELOPERS. IN FACT, THAT IMAGE IS US MEETING WITH, I THINK IT WAS JUST PROBABLY LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE THAT. WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR INDUSTRIAL PARCELS, BECAUSE REALLY IT'S THOSE REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE TASKED PRIMARILY WITH MARKETING. AND SO OUR JOB IS TO TALK WITH THEM. WE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CORE REAL ESTATE, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST EARLIER TODAY. AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT THEY NEED, MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE LATEST AND GREATEST DATA ON THE PROPERTIES, AND THAT WE CAN PUT THEM IN CONTACT WITH ANY DEVELOPERS OR COMPANIES. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, CORE REAL ESTATE, THEY REPRESENT THE PROPERTIES THAT WE ARE PROMOTING FOR PROJECT OR THAT YOU JUST SAW BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL GAS MANUFACTURERS. AND SO WE NEEDED A BUNCH OF INFORMATION FROM THEM. AND WE TALKED TO THEM ALL THE TIME. SO SO WE PROMOTE THROUGH BORDER PLEX WITH THE NATIONAL COMPANIES. WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK TO DEVELOPERS AND THAT WE TALK TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROPERTIES IN TOWN. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND THE FINAL PART ABOUT HOW WE MARKET, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF THE FIRST STAGE, IS THAT WE GO OUT TO NATIONAL CONFERENCES. MY EDC, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. WE SET UP TABLES IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO. SO THANKFULLY, YOU ALL APPROVED A A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE IDC AND THE TDC ACTUALLY. AND SO THAT ALLOWED US TO HAVE A TABLE. WE GET ALL OUR INFORMATION OUT THERE. WE MAKE SURE WE PROMOTE ANY PROPERTIES, OUR BROCHURES, OUR PRESENTATIONS. IN CASE YOU DO FIND DEVELOPERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. AND THEN OF COURSE, WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE OUR VISUAL MEDIA. YOU ALL APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH OUR 11 D MARKETERS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THEM, ACTUALLY. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE LINKEDIN, YOU PROBABLY SEE US POSTING PRETTY OFTEN. WE'VE INCREASED OUR I WANT TO SAY IT'S INSTAGRAM SUBSCRIBERS BY OVER 100%. WE'LL GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS PROBABLY AT THE NEXT UPDATE IN TERMS OF OF HOW WE'RE DOING ON MEDIA. GREAT JOB ON THAT. BUT WE MAKE COMMERCIALS BASICALLY. IN FACT, THE NEXT SLIDE IS SHOWING YOU A COMMERCIAL. THAT'S ONE THAT WE JUST GOT TOGETHER YESTERDAY. NOW THIS IS TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. THIS WON'T SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THESE INDUSTRIALS. BUT THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE KIND OF MARKETING MATERIAL THAT WE PUT OUT THERE. THESE GO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. AND OF COURSE NATURALLY THAT'S THROUGHOUT THE PLANET. THAT GIVES US A WIDER REACH. SO SOMETIMES IT'S SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HORIZON CITY THAT MAY LOG ON TO SOMETHING TO DO WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEY SEE VIDEOS LIKE THESE. SO I'LL PLAY THIS FOR YOU. THIS AGAIN IS TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SITES IN TOWN, BUT IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW WE MARKET OUR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES. DO WE HAVE VOLUME AT ALL OR ON THE TVS? LET ME SEE IF I CAN PAUSE IT. OR REWIND IT FOR YOU. SO. ALL THE WAY UP IF YOU COULD. 
          OKAY. SO CAN YOU REWIND IT PLEASE? AT THE CORNER OF OXBOW AND ALDER TREES, THE DOORSTEP OF THE BROKEN HORIZON CITY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN ON THE SHOW, AND EVER SINCE HE JOINED THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY IS SO CLOSELY KNIT THAT WE ALL GENUINELY WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT KEEPS GOING TOGETHER. WE RIDE IN A RIDING SCHOOL FROM INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL SPACES TO THRIVING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, THESE PROJECTS ARE 
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RESHAPING OUR LANDSCAPE, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND A BRIGHT FUTURE. AT THE CORNER OF OXBOW AND HAWLEY STREETS, THE GEORGE PIT PROPERTY IS SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR BUSINESS IN HORIZON CITY. THIS BRAND NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT BRINGS 30,000FT■!S OF MODERN BUSINESS , WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10,000FT■!S F OFFICE SPACE. UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT'S A HUB DESIGNED FOR BUSINESS OWNER INNOVATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY. THE HEART OF HORIZON CITY'S FUTURE STARTS HERE. THIS IS A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, A VISIONARY 64 ACRE PROJECT JUST NORTH OF DARRINGTON AND HORIZON BOULEVARD, DESIGNED FOR HIGH DENSITY, MIXED USE GROWTH, THIS DISTRICT WILL FEATURE RETAIL, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SPACE BUILT AROUND WALKABILITY AND CONNECTION. IT'S THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF HORIZON'S DOWNTOWN VIBRANT, MODERN AND MAJOR ENTREPRENEURS READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT. WELCOME TO VERDANT NEW HORIZON CITY. FUTURE. IN MOST, THIS 770 ACRE MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY WILL FEATURE 2400 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, 400 APARTMENTS AND 101 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL SPACE AND WORLD CLASS AMENITIES LIKE POOL, GYM, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS. 
          WALKING TRAILS AND PARKS BECAME A MAJOR RESIDENTIAL LIFESTYLE IN 2026. PRESENTED MORE THAN DEVELOPMENT, IT'S A DESTINATION FOR FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND A BETTER FUTURE. HEALTH AND INNOVATION. AT THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, A 36,000 SQUARE FOOT DEVELOPMENT TAILORED FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND WELLNESS PROVIDERS READY TO BE RENTED IN MID 2026, THIS MODERN DAY BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INVESTMENT IN ONE OF THE REGION'S FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITIES, FROM BUSINESS TO LIFESTYLE TO INNOVATION. INVEST, BUILD AND GROW WITHIN THE HORIZON. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS HERE TO GUIDE YOU TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THE HOSPITALITY OF HORIZON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CITY, AS WELL AS ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE UP THIS COMMUNITY, HAS BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, AND IT JUST FEELS GOOD KNOWING THAT YOU'RE IN A COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON. I BELIEVE ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THE START UP, BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO CALL HOME HORIZON IS THE WAY TO GO. AND SO WE DO A LOT OF THESE VIDEOS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE. I THINK THEY REALLY SHINE A GOOD LIGHT ON THE CITY. AND AS WE KEEP UNFOLDING THESE, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO PICK UP A LOT MORE OF THESE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES. BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF PRODUCT THAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO IN TERMS OF MARKETING OUR CITY AND OUR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES. AND SO THESE THESE STRATEGIES, AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THEM HAVE THANKFULLY HELPED PRODUCE SOME WINS. AND SO HERE'S HERE'S SOME OF THE PROGRESS REPORTS. I'LL BRIEFLY MENTION SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON THIS. IT'S ON THE SLIDE. BUT IT'S REALLY NOT THE MAIN ISSUE OF THE SLIDE. THIS PROPERTY IS, AS YOU REMEMBER, IS OWNED BY NOHO PROCESSORS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GALERA. WE SIGNED AN INCENTIVE WITH THEM. THEY HAVE PUMPED THE BRAKES ON THAT TEMPORARILY. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM SIGNED. AND THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE I MEAN THEY'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT. 
          THE A LOT OF THEIR CALCULATIONS, THEIR PLANS, THEIR NUMBERS AND THE INCENTIVES WERE DEVELOPED BEFORE THE THE ADMINISTRATION'S TARIFFS CAME ONLINE. AND THAT REALLY SWITCHED AROUND HOW MUCH THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR, THEIR INPUTS. AND SO THEY'VE, THEY'VE TOLD US BASICALLY TO HOLD OFF ON THAT. WE'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY OFFICIAL WORD FROM THEM THAT THEY WANT FULLY OUT OF THE PROJECT. SO WE DO REMAIN OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN STILL PULL THAT IN. BUT WE HAVE ALSO NOT SEEN ANYTHING THAT'S INDICATING THAT THAT'S FOR SALE, FOR SURE. WE'VE HEARD THAT MAYBE THEY'RE CONSIDERING SELLING THE PROPERTY, BUT THANKFULLY RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL WORD. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY MENTION THAT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A SENSE THAT OF ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES, THIS IS OUR THESE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF OUR INDUSTRIAL SECTIONS, THE OTHER ONES YOU'LL SEE FURTHER DOWN THE SLIDE. THIS MUCH OF IT IS ALREADY SPOKEN FOR BASICALLY THIS PART RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS PART OF THE SLIDE. THE SHADED AREA IS OWNED BY BAIN INVESTMENTS. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WHEN WE TALK TO COMPANIES, WE ALWAYS TRY TO LEARN WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED IN TOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DEFICIENT IN, BASICALLY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS, AND YOU'LL SEE THIS ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, IS THAT WE NEED WHAT ARE CALLED PLUG AND PLAY FACILITIES. WE SUBMIT PROJECTS TO THE STATE THAT WE KNOW WE CAN STAND BY, AND THAT IS IF THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, 21 ACRES. WE KNOW WE'VE GOT THAT. IF THEY NEED 21 ACRES WITH ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, WE ONLY PROMOTE WHAT WE KNOW WE'VE GOT. THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS SEND SOMETHING OUT TO THE STATE THAT ISN'T TRUE. YOU GET THROWN OFF YOUR LIST FOR THIS. SO? SO WE DON'T DO THAT. I SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TIMES 
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WE GET PROJECTS ASKING FOR FACILITIES THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT, YOU KNOW, 80,000FT■!S OF SOMETHING. WE CAN PLUG IN AND PLAY OR GET IN THERE, YOU KNOW, NEXT MONTH. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT YET. BUT BAIN INVESTMENTS IS LOOKING TO CREATE THAT FOR US. THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE A HUGE FACILITY THERE. SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ADJACENT TO THEIR PROPERTY, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED. SO RIGHT UP HERE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE GOT RUDY HEFNER THAT OCCURS UP TO MICONAZOLE RIGHT HERE IS REALLY DIRT. AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BAIN INVESTMENTS GROUP TO START PAVING AT LEAST THEIR PORTION RIGHT HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROPERTY IS READY FOR EVENTUALLY FULL DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING. BUT AFTER THEY DO THAT, THE INTENT IS TO BUILD FLEX SPACES, WHICH WILL BE BRAND NEW SQUARE FOOTAGE AND WILL REALLY PUT US IN THE MARKET FOR A LOT OF THE PROJECTS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TO REJECT VERY IMPORTANT TO US. SO THEY'VE TAKEN DOWN MORE PROPERTY RIGHT THERE. AND BY THE WAY, THEY ALSO OWN PROPERTY RIGHT HERE, WHICH THEY ARE NOT SELLING. SO WE SUSPECT THAT'S ALSO IN PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO AGAIN THESE BAIN INVESTMENTS IS OUT HERE. AND THEN I'LL MENTION THAT. SO SO THIS I GUESS I PROBABLY SHOULD LET ME. YEAH I'LL DO THAT. THERE WE GO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. THAT LEAVES US WITH THE PROPERTIES ON RUDY HEFNER. RIGHT. AND SO ONLY THREE PARCELS ADJACENT TO REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST TWO PARCELS OUT HERE ARE ALREADY BOUGHT BY THE ESD. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT UP THEIR NEW TRAINING FACILITIES. AS I MENTIONED, THIS ONE'S NOT ON THE MARKET. AND SO IT'S THESE PARCELS THAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER. WHAT DID YOU SAY. THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THEIR TRAINING FACILITIES FOR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WELL FOR THE FIRE SIR WE DON'T HAVE. THE TAXES. I KNOW, I KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BUY SOME HAMBURGERS UP ON THE STREET, BUT. YEAH. NO, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. ACTUALLY, WE PREFER TO PRIVATIZE THAT BECAUSE THAT THAT'S. THOSE ARE TAX GENERATORS THAT WE'RE RIGHT WITH YOU. BUT THAT DOES LEAVE ONLY 21 ACRES OF CONTIGUOUS LAND IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK. 
          OUTSIDE OF THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A BIT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LEFT WITH, 21 ACRES. AND THE THE THIRD PARCEL, AS I MENTIONED, IS OFF THE MARKET FOR NOW. SO WE'VE GOT 21 ACRES. THAT'S IN FACT WHAT WE SENT OUT TODAY FOR THAT PROJECT, AURORA BEAM. SO THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE WERE ON THE PHONE AGAIN WITH CORE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS PROPERTY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THEIR LATEST NUMBERS IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO SELL AND THE THE UTILITIES THAT, THAT THEY HAVE THERE IN PLACE. SO SO THAT'S LOOKING GOOD. BUT LONG STORY SHORT ON THIS ONE IS WE'RE DOWN TO BASICALLY THESE PROPERTIES THAT WE COMFORTABLY CAN MARKET. THESE ARE STILL SPOKEN FOR. THESE ARE BEING DEVELOPED. THESE ARE OWNED NOW BY SC. SO WE'RE DOWN TO 21 ACRES UNDER A ZERO PARK FOR THIS PART. SO SO THAT'S SUCCESS. 
          BUT IT ALSO LIMITS OUR INVENTORY. BUT THAT LEADS US TO THE SECOND PART, THE FIRST SET OF OF OF STRATEGIES ARE WITHIN THE FIRST STRATEGY ARE THINGS THAT ARE SORT OF LOW HANGING FRUITS, WHICH IS WHY I THINK A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES HAVE MOVED. BUT WE KNOW NOW THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE FUTURE STEPS TO MAKE SURE, AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE SITE READY. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO MOVE IN TOMORROW. DO THEY HAVE BUILDINGS THERE THAT THEY CAN MOVE INTO? IF THEY DON'T? IS A ZONING READY TO ABSORB WHAT THEY NEED TO GET DONE? HOW CLOSE ARE THEY TO KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, UTILITIES ROADS. SO THAT'S THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WE GET ALL THE TIME. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT IT REALLY ISN'T A PROPERTY. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST. THERE'S THERE'S AREAS ALL OVER THAT DO HAVE THESE SITES READY. 
          AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS WE'RE REALLY OUT OF THE COMPETITION. SO IN THE LONG TERM, WE KNOW WE NEED TO WORK WITH THESE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE SITES GET SHOVEL READY. 
          AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALWAYS PROMOTING OUR INCENTIVES TO NOT ONLY PROMOTE THE COMPANY, BUT ALSO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY TO GET IT TO THIS STAGE. SO THAT REALLY HAS TO BE THE SECOND MOTION THAT WE TAKE. RIGHT? AND THIS IS A GOOD SLIDE TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THE THIS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY. THIS IS THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF OUR CITY. IT'S OWNED BY MICHAEL EGAN. AND IT'S 345 ACRES OF PROPERTY. VERY IMPORTANT. THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT 6% OF ALL LAND AREA OF HORIZON CITY. IT'S BEEN DORMANT FOR A WHILE, AS WE ALL KNOW. MOST RECENTLY, HE CONTRACTED WITH MARCUS MILLICHAP, WHO WERE IN STEADY CONTACT WITH TO START PROMOTING THAT SITE. SO WE'RE WE'RE BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM. WE JUST RECEIVED THEIR MOST UPDATED BROCHURE, I THINK, TWO WEEKS AGO. SO SO NOW WE'RE MARKETING THE PROPERTY USING THAT. BUT OF COURSE WE PROMOTED THIS PROPERTY BEFORE. AND SO WE'RE VERY AWARE OF WHAT COMPANIES WANT TO SEE AND WHAT LIMITS THIS PROPERTY. AND ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS THAT THERE'S LOW CONNECTIVITY. THERE IS ONLY ONE ROAD FOR ACCESS RIGHT HERE IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE OF THE PARCEL, LTV ROAD. AND THAT LEADS TO DARRINGTON. BUT OF COURSE IT CUTS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL. AND SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOME SORT OF HESITATION. 
          IF YOU'RE A COMPANY THAT'S LOOKING TO MOVE BIG INDUSTRIAL PIECES. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE IF THAT WASN'T THE ONLY ACCESS ROAD. SO WHAT WE GET A LOT IS THAT WE 
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REALLY NEED A SECOND POINT OF ACCESS. THIS BECOMES SORT OF A BIT NOT A PROBLEM, BUT A BIT SORT OF HARDER TO ACHIEVE BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS NOT HORIZON CITY PROPERTY, THIS IS PARCEL COUNTY. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO. ASSURE US THAT IF THERE'S A PROJECT THAT THEY THEY THINK IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN STAND BEHIND, THEY WOULD TALK TO THE LEADERSHIP TO GET SOME FUNDING AND TRY TO GET A ROAD BUILT. WE UNDERSTOOD BEFORE THEY HAD ACTUALLY SET ASIDE FUNDS THOSE MIGHT NOT BE THERE ANYMORE. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. AND YOU KNOW HOW PUBLIC BUDGETS GO. SO THEY MAY HAVE HAD TO PULL THAT. BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING TO GET DONE, BECAUSE THAT COMES UP OVER AND OVER THAT IT'S NOT REALLY CONNECTED. BESIDES THE LTV ROAD THAT RUNS TO DARRINGTON, THEN THERE'S ALSO THE FACT THAT IT'S AN OVERLY LARGE PARCEL. SO IF YOU'RE SOMEBODY WHO MAY NOT WANT TO BUY 345 ACRES, YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR 30, 40 ACRES. YOU CAN'T WORK WITH THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY IF THE INSIDES DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT UTILITIES THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE THERE. SO IF THEY'RE NOT SELLING THESE OUT HERE, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH TRYING TO BUY IN THERE. YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR WATER, YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR ROADS, AND THAT IS NOT A MARKETABLE PROPERTY. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE WORKED WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROPERTY, NOT SO MUCH WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES TO TO EXTEND SOME, SOME, SOME OFFERS. AND REALLY A LOT OF THAT IS WE WILL WORK TO HELP DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR YOUR PROPERTY TO START BREAKING APART YOUR PROPERTY IN A WAY THAT'S FEASIBLE FOR DEVELOPERS TO MOVE IN, AND WE'RE WILLING TO EVEN FUND THAT. SO SO WE'VE TALKED TO THEM, WE'VE EXTENDED THAT OFFER BECAUSE WE NEED THAT BIG PIECE OF LAND TO REALLY START GETTING ON OUR TAX ROLLS. 
          THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARCELS OF LAND THAT WE'VE GOT NOW. AND AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS PROMOTING THIS IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES. SO SO THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. WHEN WE NEED TO GET SITES SITE READY, SHOVEL READY. AND HERE JUST TO KIND OF IMPRESS UPON YOU ALL THE THE SORT OF WHAT I MEAN, THIS IS A HUGE PIECE OF LAND RIGHT HERE. 
          NO REAL OUTSIDE ACCESS TO IT. AND SO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT OTHER ROAD, THIS IS LOOKING EAST. AND SO THIS IS THE NORTHEAST ROAD. AND THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS PARCEL. AND THAT DOESN'T LOOK ATTRACTIVE TO A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT DO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THAT OWNER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORKS OUT. AND THEN FINALLY, THE EVEN LONGER TERM PLAN, THIS IS MORE MORE SORT OF A LEARNING LESSON THAT WE'VE HAD FROM DEALING WITH COMPANIES. THE QUESTION ALWAYS BECOMES, HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO I-10? AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE NOT RIGHT ON I-10. WE'RE ABOUT FOUR MILES OR SO ON THE SHORTER END FROM I-10. AND SO THAT DOES PUT US AT A DISADVANTAGE. I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT VINTON AND SOCORRO. VINTON IS RIGHT THERE BY I-10, SO IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO GET OFF. SOCORRO HAS AN INDUSTRIAL PARK WITH BUILDINGS THAT ARE READY TO ABSORB COMPANIES NOT TOO FAR FROM I-10. WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET. BUT THAT'S THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE'RE WORKING TO GET THERE. AND SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS WORKING WITH A IN FACT, I THINK WE MAY HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS WITH YOU OFFLINE. AND SO WE WON'T MENTION THIS IN PUBLIC, BUT WE WILL BE BRINGING AN ITEM TO YOU. WE'RE WORKING WITH VERY LARGE LOCAL COMPANY TO TRY TO BRING IN MORE LAND AREA TO HORIZON CITY, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LAND, SQUARE MILES WORTH OF MINE. AND SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE'RE BETTER SERVED TO TRY TO PULL OUR CITY TOWARDS I-10 AND TRY TO GET IT COME TOWARDS US. BUT GETTING ON I-10 IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL. WE KNOW WE'VE LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF PROJECTS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE WEREN'T RIGHT THERE ON I-10. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CONNECTIVITY TO THE LARGER CONNECTION TO THE LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE, IT REALLY PUTS US AT A DISADVANTAGE. SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR LONG TERM MISSIONS, IS TO EXTEND OUR FOOTPRINT TO GET CLOSER TO ITEM THERE. WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, IF THE COUNTY HAS ANY PLANS ON EXTENDING THAT TIMOTHY TO HORIZON CITY TIMOTHY ROAD, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE THE CITY OF SOCORRO, THROUGH A DEVELOPER IS EXTENDING BOMBING ROAD, WHICH IS THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF TIMOTHY, FROM NORTH LOOP TO GATEWAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T MENTIONED IN OUR TALKS WITH ROBERTO RANSOM OVER THE COUNTY THAT YOU'VE NEVER MENTIONED THAT TO US. AND WE'VE BEEN VERY OPEN ABOUT THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. SO I GUESS IF THEY WERE, THEY WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT TO US. BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY WORD OF THAT. YOU'RE ASKING IF THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT ALL THE WAY TO HORIZON CITY PROPER. WE HAVEN'T HAD WORD OF CAN BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT. OKAY. BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE. AND IF THE COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO DO IT, WE NEED TO OUR CITY CLOSER TO I-10. BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW SESSIONS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. WE'RE GOING TO BE PROPOSING AND THANKFULLY WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MOVING WELL. IN FACT, THE BALL'S IN THEIR COURT. I KNOW WE'RE MOVING A BIT FURTHER. HAVE THEY NEEDED US TO? THEY ACTUALLY TOLD US, SLOW DOWN. 
          WE'VE GOT TO GET WORK ON OUR SIDE AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ALL. SO YOU JUST SORT OF BE PREPARED FOR THAT, THAT ITEM, IT'S GOING TO BE RELATED TO THIS. BUT DEFINITELY WE DO NEED 
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TO EXTEND OUR FOOTPRINT. SO THAT'S REALLY MISSION THREE. SO AGAIN AND LET ME MENTION THIS BEFORE I GO TO THE FINAL PART. WE'RE ALSO EXTENDING IN THE SPIRIT OF EXTENDING OUR FOOTPRINT NOT ONLY SOUTHWEST TOWARDS I-10, BUT NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE ASCENSION ROAD. 
          THAT'S THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ACCESS ROAD TO US. ULTIMATELY, THAT ROAD LIKELY WILL BE THE MAIN NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR AS THE CITY KEEPS EXPANDING THIS WAY. SO WE NEED TO GET OUR HANDS ON THAT ROAD. OUR CITY BOUNDARY DOES TOUCH THAT. BUT BETWEEN US AND THAT IS THE STATE PROPERTY. AND SO, AS YOU KNOW, WALTER, WE WENT TO THE STATE AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM FOR, FOR A GOOD WHILE ABOUT THIS. WE WENT OVER TO AUSTIN IN FEBRUARY TO, TO INITIATE TALKS, AND THAT WENT WELL AND WENT WELL ENOUGH FOR THEM TO COME DOWN AND BRING THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR MAIN PEOPLE OUT HERE IN HORIZON CITY IN MID-JULY. AND SO THEY TOURED THE PROPERTIES, AND THEN THEY CAME BACK TO US AND ASKED US TO SUBMIT SOMETHING THAT'S A BIT MORE DETAILED. AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON DOING THAT, AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, SO THAT WE GET THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP THAT AREA AND PUT US FINALLY IN CONTACT WITH ASCENSION ROAD. SO THESE ARE THE KIND OF LONG TERM GROWTH STEPS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPETITIVE. BECAUSE, AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS IS THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING FROM ALL OF THE COMPANIES AND SITE SELECTORS. WE NEED BETTER ACCESS. SO AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S COMING UP PRETTY SOON. AND I SUSPECT WE PROBABLY WILL BE BRINGING IN AN ITEM TO Y'ALL PRETTY SOON THAT DEALS WITH EXPANDING THAT WAY. AND FINALLY, ON TOP OF EVERYTHING YOU DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF FINANCIAL MECHANISMS OR DISTRICTS THAT WOULD PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT. AND SO NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS ARE SOME OF THOSE VERY IMPORTANT TO DEVELOPERS, FOREIGN TRADE ZONES. YOU'VE HEARD US TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON CERTIFICATION, OF COURSE, THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECENTLY HAD A SLOWDOWN. SO THAT SLOWED DOWN A BIT. BUT WE'RE NOT SLOWING DOWN. WE'RE CONSIDERING MULTIPLE CONSULTANTS TO ACHIEVE THAT. THAT MISSION AND THEN OPPORTUNITY ZONES, THOSE WERE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THOSE, THOSE WERE MADE ACTIVE, I WANT TO SAY AROUND 2018 OR 17 FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT'S KIND OF A PILOT PROJECT. WE HEARD JUST A MONTH AGO THAT. SO THEY'RE GETTING READY TO TERM OUT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING REOPENING THE PROJECT OR THE PROGRAM. SO WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TALKING TO THE STATE TO GET THE RIGHT SPACES CERTIFIED, TO BECOME OPPORTUNITY ZONES. SO WE MARK IT WITH THE THE COMPANIES THROUGH OUR DUPLEX, WE MARKET TO LOCAL DEVELOPERS. WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE TYPES OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE MAKING THE SITE READY. WE'RE EXPANDING OUR FOOTPRINT TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO IN TERMS OF THE KEY INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROADS. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE LAYING THESE ALL OVER THE CITY. SO SO WE'VE REALLY MOVED, LIKE I SAID, TO, TO GET CERTAIN THINGS. AND FRANKLY, I THINK A LOT OF THE LOW HANGING FRUIT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BESIDES THOSE 21 ACRES OF WHICH WE SENT OUT TODAY. BUT WE DO NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT THE MIDTERM SHOVEL READY SITES. BAIN IS GOING TO DO THAT FOR US. AND THEN THE LONG TERM STRATEGY OF EXPANDING OUR FOOTPRINT TO GET CLOSER. SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH SHOWING YOU ALL SOME OF THIS TONIGHT. COOL. SO YES, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR EDDIE GARCIA FOR FOR THE RECORD. AND SO THIS PRESENTATION, I PROVIDED IT TO CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK AND IT WAS A AT A AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WANTED AN UPDATE, YOU KNOW, ON THAT PROPERTY, THAT MANUFACTURING. BUT AS PART OF THAT, HIS REQUEST WAS ALSO, WELL, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THIS COMPANY IS GONE, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY? RIGHT? THAT'S THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY THAT WE ALL KNOW. AND SO RAFA MENTIONED, WE HAVE ABOUT 21 ACRES LEFT. RIGHT. SO WHILE WE DO FOCUS ON THAT, WE FOCUS ON THE GROWTH OF THE OTHER INDUSTRIAL PARKS THAT YOU HAVE IN HORIZON CITY. AND RAFA JUST OUTLINED THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE WITH THOSE. AND SO FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT 345 ACRE PARCEL. RIGHT. AND SO THE MESSAGE THAT I WAS TRYING TO CONVEY TO THE COUNCIL WAS, LOOK, WE'RE WE'RE UTILIZING EVERY DOLLAR THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US, WHETHER IT'S GETTING A MARKETING COMPANY, WHETHER IT'S GOING OUT TO SOME OF THESE CONFERENCES AND TALKING TO FOLKS, INVESTING WITH THE BOARD OF ALLIANCE TO GET US OPPORTUNITY ZONES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN IN AT THE STATE. I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN ALL THESE FOLKS DEAL WITH THE STATE. SO THERE'S THERE'S JUST A LOT MORE GOING ON THAN 21 ACRES IN THE, YOU KNOW, IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT WE KNOW OF. THERE'S WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND. 
          WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN THESE LARGE PARCELS THAT WE HAVE IN HORIZON CITY. AND SO THAT THAT WAS THE FOCUS OF IT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT AS TO WHY IT'S HERE AND WHY IT WAS THAT CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK. OKAY. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON SOMETHING I WANTED TO MENTION? I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK. I UNDERSTOOD THAT. FLEXOR RED HARRIS HAD MADE A DEAL WITH THE STATE TO SELL THE TEN ACRES NEXT TO THE HOSPITAL, THAT HE WAS BROKEN IN THAT FOR THEM. SO 
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YOU MIGHT YOU MIGHT CALL BRANT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND SEE IF HE COULD HELP HIM. YEAH, I GUESS I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN I HEARD THAT. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. BUT, YOU KNOW, AND SO AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WE WENT AND WE HIRED THAT CONSULTANT, YOU KNOW, AND MR. MILLER WAS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION. WE ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THE GLOW ON SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES. AND AT THOSE MEETINGS WITH THE GLOW, THE TEXAS GLOW, THEY INDICATED TO US THAT THEY WERE GETTING READY TO SELL THOSE PROPERTIES. AND SO THAT WAS THE GOAL AT THAT POINT, RIGHT, TO HEAR THAT IT'S BEING BROKERED BY BY PLEXUS IS GREAT NEWS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE IS MOVEMENT ON THAT LOCAL MOVEMENT. YEAH, IT REALLY IS. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU WANT THESE PROPERTIES DEVELOPED THAT ARE BUT HORIZON BOULEVARD AND THAT'S A COMMERCIAL PIECE OF PROPERTY. I MEAN I THINK WHAT BRENT'S DONE. YEAH. AND WE CAN WE'LL SEE. YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS. THEY'LL POP UP, YOU KNOW, AS WE AS WE MOVE AND WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. BUT, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE INVESTMENT AND YOUR JOB IS REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE DOING AND THE WAY YOU VOTE AND, AND YOUR SUPPORT TO STAFF IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THESE PARCELS AND INVEST IN HORIZON CITY BY EITHER GETTING A CONSULTANT TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, WITH GET MEETINGS WITH THE GLOW. 
          VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO IT'S AN END FOR US. YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'LL BRING TO THE FOREFRONT AND WE'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER UPDATE. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST WE WON'T KNOW MORE UNTIL PROBABLY JANUARY, END OF DECEMBER, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS. BUT JUST KNOW THAT THAT THAT'S HAPPENING AND WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD AND DILIGENT TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THESE PROPERTIES ON THE TAX ROLLS, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SITTING THERE VACANT FOR A WHILE, AND WE'RE WILLING TO INVEST IN IT, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS AN EDC. BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S TAKING TIME. AND RAFA MENTIONED SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT IS WHAT WE CALL SHOVEL READY. YOU GOT 345 ACRES THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SHOVEL READY. RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET IN THERE THROUGH ONE POINT OF ACCESS AND START BUILDING ON IT. WE NEED THAT SECOND POINT OF ACCESS. IF WHAT YOU WANT TO USE IT FOR IS INDUSTRIAL. RIGHT. AND AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERNAL CIRCULATION LIKE RAFA MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ROADWAYS, INGRESS, EGRESS, UTILITIES, ALL OF THAT STUFF IS GOING TO START WITH THE MASTER PLAN. YOU CAN START WITH MASTER PLANNING IT. 
          YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HISTORY TO THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, WE WE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ACTUAL OWNER. 
          WE'VE WORKED WITH FOUR DIFFERENT BROKERS, BUT THAT REALLY IS YOU KNOW, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO IS TO SHOW THAT WE'RE WORKING THESE PROPERTIES ALL OVER HORIZON CITY. YOU KNOW, WHILE WE DO FOCUS ON WHAT WE GOT IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK, AS RAFA MENTIONED, A LOT OF THAT IS SPOKEN FOR ALREADY. AND AND SO WE'RE PIVOTING AND TRYING TO GET THESE OTHER PROPERTIES SHOVEL READY BECAUSE COMPANIES, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SHOVEL READY PIECES OF PROPERTY IN EL PASO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET INTO THAT GAME. COOL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          [5. Discussion and Action]
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS DISCUSSION ON ACTION ON THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR HORIZON CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PRESENTLY, WALTER MILLER SERVES AS PRESIDENT. I NOMINATE WALTER. SECOND, THIRD, SECOND, THIRD. HE HASN'T EVEN FINISHED. HE'S HE'S ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OH, I, I SEE HIS EYES. OKAY. THERE HAS BEEN A NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT FOR WALTER MILLER. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED FOR VICE PRESIDENT? DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION, JERRY? OKAY, I HAVE JERRY GARCIA. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. AND FOR BOARD SECRETARY, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SUGGEST WE CONTINUE WITH OUR THE SAME ONE. WHO IS IT IS. OH, OKAY. YES, DEFINITELY. YES, DEFINITELY. SHE SAID THEY'RE GOING. WHY WHY ARE THEY FIRING. 
          VERONICA. OKAY. DID SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION. I GUESS YOU DID. YES. OKAY. THERE'S A SECOND FOR 
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VERONICA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND FOR TREASURE. PRESENTLY WE HAVE LILLY. ALRIGHT. GOOD, GOOD. 
          AND IS THAT A MOTION? YES. IN FORM OF A MOTION? YES. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. THERE'S OUR FOUR POSITIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I THINK. ALL RIGHT. 
          WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION, NO FURTHER ITEMS ON
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