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Good morning everyone. We have a quorum of seven now so we

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'll call the economic bill

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park before meeting for Wednesday, June 10th.

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I just ordered at 1110 and I don't see any members of the

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public during that portion

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so we'll go to items for consideration which would be the

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first one IMA, EDP 26-014, consider approval of the minutes

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from April 15th,

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26th economic bill of partnership board retreat and special

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follow meeting.

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I think everybody received the minutes and the email. Were

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there any questions related to that?

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Move approval.

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Got a motion from Rick. Second?

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Second.

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All in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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I'll go to the same sign. Motion carries.

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Item B is EDP 26-015, consider making a recommendation to

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the city council of the adoption of the city of January

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chapter 312 tax abatement policy.

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Good morning. My name is Erica Sullivan. I'm the economic

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development program administrator here at the city and I'll

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be giving a presentation on the update to our tax abatement

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policy.

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So we'll begin with an overview and history, talk about the

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tax abatement considerations and then we'll go over those

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changes.

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We have a number of new members so I thought I'd give a

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brief overview of tax abatements.

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So chapter 312 of the Texas tax code is the governing

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statutory. The tax abatement is falling under the four new

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and expanded distances.

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There's a minimum capital investment required for our tax

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abatement policy. It's five million.

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That's exclusive to the tax abatement policy and not the

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Texas 380 policy.

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The chapter 380 policy we have, we wanted to be able to

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incentivize human capital. So a lot of times our technology

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members don't have that type of capital.

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So we can have those grants via chapter 3. So the property

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owner receives an exemption of all or a portion of their

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property taxes and that's done through the central apprais

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al discrete on their tax bill.

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And as for all of our incentives, we perform an economic

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analysis to determine the project costs and the ROI. And

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then one thing to note is that it's the incremental so only

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new, but state law we can't incentivize what's already

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existing under chapter 312.

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So new real property and new business. That could be two

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existing buildings or brand new buildings.

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So the policy history, our first policy was adopted in 1989

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. We included sustainability incentives in 2010 and 12.

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And then we expanded the incentive to include chapter 380

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of the local government code that gives cities a

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opportunity to give grants and loans in 2014 and then in 18

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we address retail language, adding some definitions for

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sales and use tax for construction,

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and then we incorporated the investment fund in our base

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aircraft incentive all under one umbrella. And then 2020 we

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didn't have any significant changes because we were working

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on the strategic plan and wanted to incorporate that.

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So the plan was adopted in 2021. And then the policies were

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separated into two policies the tax payment policy and the

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chapter 380 policy at that time, and we aligned them with

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the city's core values and the strategic plan.

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The city plan has five guiding principles that we use to

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frame economic development that's core resiliency, future

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focused, inclusive growth, entrepreneurial spirit and

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cultural vitality.

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And there are also three major goals of the plan to

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accelerate recovery at that time, foster growth and

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strengthen community inclusion.

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So the last update that was performed in 2024, we rest

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ructured our strategic growth areas or SGA's under all of

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our public benefit factors under those. So we have

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connectivity, creative, sustainable and competitive.

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So we put all of our criterion under those in order to

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better align it with the plan, but I think that was found

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to be confusing.

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And then we also added this board recommended adding a

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comprehensive benefit package consideration. We also

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incorporated underwriting in 2024 after the Fine Arts

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Theater.

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So some considerations again, chapter 3 file the tax code

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is what governs it and state law requires us to update our

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policy every two years in order to be eligible to grant tax

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abatements.

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So they're only effective for those two years and then they

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expire and then during that period, if you want to amend it

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, you need to have three quarter vote or super majority in

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order to do that.

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And that's part of the reason we chose in 2022 to separate

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the tax statement policy and the chapter 3 policy so we

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could update the chapter 3 policy in that interim without

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super majority.

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And then also for times like this, where we had a board

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retreat, it gives us a little bit more time to work on the

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chapter 3 policy in order to incorporate some of those

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things in that.

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So it I think it benefited us by supporting the two

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policies. And then the chapter requires the governing body

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to hold a public hearing when adopting the tax abatement

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policy.

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Debt county is another consideration. They generally prefer

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to participate in tax payments with cities, but they have

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done a couple chapter 3, 8, 1, which is the county

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equivalent of chapter 3 here recently. So we're encouraged

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by that.

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So we'll go into the proposed changes to the policy. One of

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the considerations that we added was to address redevelop

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ment. That was one of the items that this board had

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recommended in the retreat.

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And we want to also encourage redevelopment in the downtown

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areas of the downtown tours. And then we also want to

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encourage projects that were identified or support the new

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master plan was approved in September of 24. I designed

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downtown plan.

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And then we have some general administrative cleanups of

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definitions and items not needed. We're trying to

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streamline the policy. So it's not as daunting.

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So a lot of the definitions, for example, could be handled

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in the agreement or were specific to a particular project.

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So we cleaned some of that up and then we updated the

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census maps with the qualified census tracks.

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We also align our policies to the city core values.

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So you can see here the current values and then the

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proposed that are aligned with the cities. So the new ones

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are in blue there collaboration, quality service and

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strategic focus.

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And then we also want to highlight the changes to the

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current policies dealing with our targeted industry sectors

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. So our current industry sectors are aligned with our

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strategic growth areas. And this is taken directly from our

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strategic plan.

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And these are organized by NAICS, the industry codes. And

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again, there are creativity, creativity, sustainability and

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competitiveness. Those were the four areas that the NAICS

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were organized under.

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And a lot of businesses and even our new staff found this

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confusing. So we are proposing, especially with our new

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marketing efforts, because we, you know, the Chamber and

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the City have taken on different roles.

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Chamber took on business retention. We took on marketing.

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So we are proposing aviation, aerospace, you see here on

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the right, drone and transportation, mobility, advanced

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manufacturing, biomedical, bioscience, like the Vardis,

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information technology, renewable energy, research and

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development.

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That was another item that came out of the board retreat.

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Supply chain and logistics, because where we're located,

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that's ideal at the apex of Dallas-Fort Worth.

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And then we also want to, you know, we have our own

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municipal electric utility and other utilities. So we want

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to incorporate significant consumers and municipal

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utilities.

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And then our unmanned aircraft systems, UA Aztec ecosystem

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that we want to support.

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So here is a change and some considerations that we looked

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at as a group. So again, the minimum five million capital

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investment for the tax evasion policy.

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Another item is that incentives may not be considered if a

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permit has been issued or if instruction has been issued.

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This addresses the but for with the business comp up for

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incentives.

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And then we added the targeted industry sectors that we

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just reviewed on that last slide. So you can look at them

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clearly. Just a quick update on the 2026 qualified census

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tracks. We added the new map with that.

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And we also made a change here. Any minimum job related

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thresholds will be at least 75% of the jobs in the

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application. Our previous was 90, but that's a little hard

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to achieve for some of our businesses.

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And then we also have a minimum threshold value performed.

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This is our timely completion date in 24 months.

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And so if they're constructing a new facility or expanding,

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they have to do that within that in order to be eligible

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for the incentive.

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And then the minimum threshold at least 75% of the value

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for new projects and 50% for expansion projects. We found

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that in span, expansion projects, expanding the same amount

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were not valued the same amount unless they changed the use

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Increases higher wage knowledge based jobs. So we have an

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average of 65,000 for all jobs for 35,000.

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25% maintenance, 75,000. We wanted to see if that was still

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something that we wanted to support and then pays a living

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wage for all new employees in accordance with the living

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wage calculator for NIC.

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So these are some things to consider. The options and

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recommendations for this board. The board can recommend

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proposed changes to the tax statement policy.

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The board can make recommendations to include or exclude

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items to provide other direction. And then I wanted to

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highlight the next step. So the tax abatement policy is

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right now scheduled to be considered on July 14.

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The Chapter 380 policy would go to EDP in July or August.

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And then the Chapter 380 policy by council in August or

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September.

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I'm happy to entertain questions.

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Thomas, anything?

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Well, actually I have one quick question. On the

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construction, is that the start construction within 24

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months of finished construction?

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The final completion would be to finish. And that's

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typically what we allow in our policy. And it's December of

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that year. So it's not necessarily exactly 24 months, but

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typically it's two years after it's developed, but it's

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December 31.

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So it's more?

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A little bit. It depends when it falls exactly.

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Because my only concern is if you can't get an application

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in your permit period, it could take you 12 months. You're

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planning. And then 12 months in this big project could take

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a little longer.

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So that would be the only thing I think that we're going to

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be here. Probably if you could already be in your building

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permit. So I think there might need to just think about

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that timeline because I could put some people.

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30 months, 36 months.

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That may be a better way that maybe better language. I'll

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say that we had two businesses that we had to deny

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incentives because they were yet applied for commercial

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alterations permit.

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And so I think we always refer back to the but for clause

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and Scott or Eric, you may want to review that real quick

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because that's what I think.

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Please talk about this item here. The minimum threshold tax

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value within 24 months. We're proposed changing that to 30.

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And then the but for incentives. But you may leave that up

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here. The second item, it says may not be considered a

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billing permit for new construction has been issued.

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That's not being added. That's already in existing. In

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existing. But these are things I want you to consider.

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So that's why they're up on this. So there's two things of

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both of those. First, let's finish on this. I think Lucy's

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comment on that 24 months after the building permits been

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issued just to make sure because that's real.

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Yeah.

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And then on the I think we need to be clear because we kind

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of said two different things there on building permit has

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been issued or applied for. So it's been applied for. I

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think you still should be eligible for incentives.

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But once it's been issued, I kind of I see both sides of

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that because somebody could spend the time saying, okay, we

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're on a tight timeline.

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Like, we're trying to get this thing going. We're going to

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go ahead and move forward. I've seen companies move forward

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with permits in two cities actually at the same time,

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because whatever they're going to spend is worth and then

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see where they end up.

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Then on the flip side of that, I also see if they already

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got a building permit, why are we going to give them an

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incentive because they're coming here anyway. So that's

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kind of two sided going there.

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But because of the timeline, it takes to get projects done

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entitled, especially if they're zoning and planning.

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So, I'd like to hear other people's opinion on that because

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I'm kind of on the fence. Right? Like, why do we give

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incentives if they're already got a building permit? But

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then on the flip side of that, it takes a long time.

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I don't really like to hear. There is a caveat in this

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consideration too that's not listed here. So if they've

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already applied to us and later they get the permit, that's

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okay. We have to have an application in the house.

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Before they get their permit. They could be in the process

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of getting their permit, make application, but don't have

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it received it yet.

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That's currently what it is. But we've actually had some

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that have received a permit and have applied. It's rare,

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but it happens. So it's just a consideration.

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And as far as the 24 month time of completion, I think

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Tyson's done that. They constricted right after COVID. So

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that was part of the reason.

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So back to the permit. She said, but for what's that cause?

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When it happened, but for incentives, it's more of a legal

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case to you that we talk about.

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So, and Scott can chime in. So you don't want to give an un

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constitutional gift. You want it to be a public benefit. You

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don't want to give it if they would come anyway.

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I have the idea, but for incentives, we didn't give it to

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them. They come anyway. So, and this is probably just an

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education for me.

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If someone had a permit and then they presented a new

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opportunity, do they amend the permit or do they have to go

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through and get a new permit?

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If the scope of the work expands because of a new project,

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then they have an opportunity to do. So let's say a

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business is growing and they're going to do X.

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But now they have an opportunity to get a new contract with

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a new customer. And then now they need to increase the

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scope.

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Is there an amendment process through the planning

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development that we offer or do they have to start that

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entire process over to get a new permit?

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I can't see for development services permit process. I can

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tell you how we would apply our policy.

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Scott, I know you work with other departments. I don't know

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if you would be involved.

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I think there's a flow chart to that somewhere. I think it

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says if it's a percentage of change or don't quote me on

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this, but I think if it's more than 50% of buildings.

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I mean, there's a flow chart out there, so it's a

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complicated answer. So yes and no. So I guess my question

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would be if they have to do this additional scope of work,

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it falls under the existing permit.

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But they're not eligible to come to us at that point for an

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incentive to do that job or to do that work expansion.

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If a project were to expand, normally an expansion is

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eligible. If they got their application in before, then

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they would still be eligible.

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But in this case, they don't because the work is already

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ongoing and now it's changed.

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It is different for existing businesses versus the ones

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that are moving here, recruitment projects. So that's how

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we measure. We put this, we apply incentives that get

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considered if they apply for building permit for new

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businesses coming in.

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Existing businesses are exempt in the policy. That's the

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clause. It's not completely, but it is exempt in the policy

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. So if you're already here and you're expanding your exempt

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from the new permit. So yes, they would be able to.

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I guess if someone's coming in new here and they're not

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existing and then that happens, then they would just be out

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of work.

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They're new and then they chose to expand now. But we would

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tell them that the next expansion would be happy to work

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with them on that. We can still be ambassadors to help them

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through that process.

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It's normally too restrictive because you know, if you're

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trying to jumpstart your $5 million investment, you can't

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get any access to that.

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I got a project right now we're working on it therefore,

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and you know, put preliminary budgets together on it, but

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we don't know our final budgets until we get through the

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city. So we don't know if it's going to require incentives

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or not.

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So the good thing is, it seems like we can move incentives

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through fairly quickly if we choose to. So that's kind of

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another little catch 22 because I think you met with mass

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code services, right?

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And so it's kind of like, I don't know if we're going to

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need incentives because we don't know what engineering is

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going to require. You know what level of offsite or

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whatever it may be.

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You know, sometimes you don't know that until you get into

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that process. So that's sometimes kind of a catch 22. You

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might have a budget for your project and then all of a

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sudden you got to pull the water line from somewhere and

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you don't know that.

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So, but I guess the catch to that is you could go okay I'm

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not picking my permit may be approved, but I'm not picking

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it up to let it be issued I'm going to set there for six

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months, while I go through my sentence and I guess that's

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probably where we can educate people applying for

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incentives, although it may be approved.

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It's not issued until you actually go pay for it and pick

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it up.

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I think they're saying you can't apply for it.

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That's why I asked the question Jeremy on that is, is it

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submitted for building permits, or is it issued.

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Okay, an issue doesn't, you don't have your building permit

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to you've paid your impact fees, and all that so you could

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leave it sitting there approved.

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And then apply. Yes.

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They said you had to apply with us first.

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Regardless of application or the permits been issued but

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you applied in your eligible, but it's issued to be clear.

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You can apply while you're in the process. So I guess it's

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just us educating people like don't pick that permit up yet

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. Whenever we meet with them and they are talking about

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incentives I encourage them to apply early in process to

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maintain your eligible.

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Yeah, so I think we're okay there we just need to make sure

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we do not go pay for that permit.

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We do welcome through we all start to move semester

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incentive application as soon as possible and we work with

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them and they need to update their numbers throughout the

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process we can do that, because it's a negotiation process

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but we want to make sure that we do that before.

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And also because our approval process takes so long, we go

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through, you can be and then no actually see council

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procession, you can be the back to the city council.

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So we definitely stress that they need to turn in their

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installation.

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So the minimum five million capital investment was it

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previously, you say five million.

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The only thing that's changed is here it just want you to

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consider it's one thing considered lowering it for example.

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There's only about one incentive I can think of it was a 3

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80 that we gave and that was so fun. So we gave them.

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I think it was a little over 2 million.

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And then again they were, it was a chapter three, he said

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we were a lot.

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Does you said that is a certain aspects of this don't apply

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to existing business or none of this applies to existing

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businesses.

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We call out specifically for this second item. If a permit

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has been issued and then we call out it excludes expanding

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businesses.

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So, but on the first one the five million capital

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investment doesn't apply for existing business.

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It's for all the only time it doesn't apply to when we're

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using policy to be clear trying to find the exact language.

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But is this something we looked at we looked at whatever

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cities were doing to and just something for conversation.

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The city of our cities of our size are usually higher.

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Pretty comfortable with that.

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If not, I want to say the motion to approve just to make

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sure I'm mostly approved changing the 24 months from the

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time.

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Building from issue.

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Correct.

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And I have that did you make that motion change?

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Yes, I'll make that motion.

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So we have a motion to accept as written with that change

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to the 24 months from after permit issue.

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Second.

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All in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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Motion to approve.

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We move to the work session called item A, 26 dash zero one

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six received report discussion regarding what plan goals

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partnership board retreat.

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Well, good morning everybody.

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So, as you recall, in March of this year, we hold our first

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boarders read.

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We should pick with opportunity strategies posted the event

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and we're two day retreat and she said that she was a great

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retreat and I also believe it was a great retreat.

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We had a lot of great goals that were accomplished.

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The board of six working goals and identify tasks to align

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with the overall goals of the city.

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As you recall, we broke out into groups to identify the

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goals and the purpose of this discussion is to collectively

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review all the goals listed on the sheet.

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That's on your desk.

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And to ensure that the goals are feasible and to address

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any other organizations that may be working on similar

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calls, since we broke out in the different committees, we

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may have knowledge of who else is working on other

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objectives.

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And so I want to make sure that we're all working on this

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together and we're checking off the boxes.

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Our goal is to share this with city council during an

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upcoming work session, either in July or August.

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And this won't be the primary focus will be general

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economic development update, but we will share this work

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plan.

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So, as a disclaimer, we're here to innovate if something

00:24:06.190 --> 00:24:09.009
has been done in the past, it doesn't mean we have to

00:24:09.009 --> 00:24:11.420
continue down the same avenue. And there's multiple ways to

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accomplish some of these goals.

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So it doesn't have to just be one goal that we work on. We

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can do this in multiple ways.

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So that's my goal here. I don't have a presentation.

00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:24.589
Alicia said that we probably need an hour for this. I don't

00:24:24.589 --> 00:24:29.000
know how much time do we have right now. Let's see.

00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:33.410
Oh, we have about maybe three minutes. Unless you want to

00:24:33.410 --> 00:24:37.000
go over a little bit. Chair, what do you think?

00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:39.579
I mean, when would that be another better time? I mean, if

00:24:39.579 --> 00:24:42.460
we don't have a bunch on the agenda now might not be a bad

00:24:42.460 --> 00:24:43.000
idea.

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Unless you think you would be more productive to have

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members here.

00:24:47.000 --> 00:24:50.839
That's kind of my only that's I know Amy was really

00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:56.000
involved with this and then it's a bright feedback as well.

00:24:56.000 --> 00:24:58.900
I mean, you don't think that it would be better to have

00:24:58.900 --> 00:25:02.000
more of a committee that's just the bare minimum form.

00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:07.140
Yes. Yeah. Why don't we just put it on? Questions now. Yeah

00:25:07.140 --> 00:25:09.000
. If you have questions, we can certainly address.

00:25:09.000 --> 00:25:12.369
We go over it. But I think it would make sense to do a more

00:25:12.369 --> 00:25:16.000
formal presentation when more of the board can be here.

00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:17.789
Okay, sounds good. Do you want to work through them just in

00:25:17.789 --> 00:25:21.440
case? And I can always go over these individually with

00:25:21.440 --> 00:25:25.000
Brian and Amy, whoever else may not be here.

00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:30.000
Very to address their concerns is the goal that consultant

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she wants to make this visually appealing.

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And so we listen this back to her pretty quickly so she can

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also pay sort of on a time.

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And and the presentation, the City Council is coming up in

00:25:41.289 --> 00:25:45.829
July. We have to post like a week or so. There's still time

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.

00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:50.809
I can be with them individually, too. Okay. So the first

00:25:50.809 --> 00:25:54.000
goal on your first development to establish a task force.

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The stakeholders to cultivate resilient, future ready

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talent under strategies.

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This group said under one point one, create a task force by

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building relationships that include universities, ISDs,

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employers and nonprofits.

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That includes CTE included in task force and United Way, DC

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W, SLT, the young professionals group to build soft skills

00:26:20.829 --> 00:26:22.000
and problem solving.

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And then the third template from the city of Fort Worth and

00:26:26.650 --> 00:26:29.599
TIA. Is there anyone that served on this committee here

00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:31.000
that maybe want to comment?

00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:34.730
Well, Jamie may serve on this one. I feel like Kim, you did

00:26:34.730 --> 00:26:38.000
too. Maybe Jason. One point.

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:43.230
What is DCW SLT? That's a great question. So remember how

00:26:43.230 --> 00:26:47.970
everyone wrote down notes and with note cards to that's

00:26:47.970 --> 00:26:52.000
what the consultant put down on this list.

00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:54.880
And so she wasn't aware of what that is. But Jamie, I

00:26:54.880 --> 00:26:58.509
believe you may have served. No, Christina Davis on our

00:26:58.509 --> 00:27:00.000
team. She just recently retired.

00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:02.819
This is a group put on with United Way and Workforce

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Solutions, the Chamber and other organizations.

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They meet monthly or quarterly.

00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:14.440
So she was primarily handed in that task group. I think

00:27:14.440 --> 00:27:18.150
they've kind of been on the back burner, but I think there

00:27:18.150 --> 00:27:21.930
's probably an opportunity to work with them to improve

00:27:21.930 --> 00:27:24.000
whatever their goals are.

00:27:24.000 --> 00:27:27.839
Great. And we don't want to recreate the wheels. So if that

00:27:27.839 --> 00:27:30.119
's something that's already happening, maybe we can just

00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:34.000
have some kind of conduit for information with that.

00:27:34.000 --> 00:27:37.579
And then the young professionals, is that the current young

00:27:37.579 --> 00:27:40.000
professionals group at the Chamber?

00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:43.390
I believe that's what they're referring to. Yes. And then

00:27:43.390 --> 00:27:48.019
can we get a copy of the template from the city of Fort

00:27:48.019 --> 00:27:50.000
Worth and whatever TIA is?

00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:54.000
Yes. So we can see that. Okay. I don't know what TIA is.

00:27:54.000 --> 00:27:57.150
The city of Fort Worth is the Mayor's Fort Worth Council on

00:27:57.150 --> 00:28:00.000
our education and workforce development.

00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:04.650
And yes, and then we were put together. But yes, I can get

00:28:04.650 --> 00:28:06.849
that template of how they do it. They do quarterly meetings

00:28:06.849 --> 00:28:08.000
. So I'll grab that.

00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:11.579
Just to see what that is. We've got more information as we

00:28:11.579 --> 00:28:16.019
try to push out what the steps might be for making sure we

00:28:16.019 --> 00:28:18.000
're not duplicating.

00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:21.309
And then let's keep going. And can we just raise our hand

00:28:21.309 --> 00:28:23.000
if we have questions or comments?

00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:30.009
Sure. This is an important discussion. Yes. Feel free. I

00:28:30.009 --> 00:28:30.460
was going to take it out of the way of what you all said. I

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:30.859
would tag the Chamber under young professionals only

00:28:30.859 --> 00:28:33.000
because there's lots of young professional groups in the

00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:33.000
community.

00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:35.500
So if you want one strategic partner, we're happy to be

00:28:35.500 --> 00:28:37.000
there. Okay.

00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:57.000
[inaudible]

00:28:57.000 --> 00:29:01.269
I mean, I just have a question as to whether, more

00:29:01.269 --> 00:29:07.000
specifically, and I would think the county.

00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:09.599
They may already serve on that committee. I haven't had an

00:29:09.599 --> 00:29:12.000
opportunity to make it out until the meeting on my team.

00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:14.789
She's on vacation now. She usually attends. And then Jamie,

00:29:14.789 --> 00:29:17.000
I think you've attended a meeting, right?

00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:21.269
I have not attended one. They were quarterly. And since

00:29:21.269 --> 00:29:22.930
Christina was tired, I have not attended one yet. But I am

00:29:22.930 --> 00:29:25.000
on the email.

00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:28.190
I was reviewing my notes at the retreat and when she was

00:29:28.190 --> 00:29:33.019
giving the Georgia example, she has TIA's targeted industry

00:29:33.019 --> 00:29:34.000
analysis.

00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:57.210
No, I wasn't that. Didn't County workforce success

00:29:57.210 --> 00:29:58.000
leadership team. Thank you.

00:29:58.000 --> 00:30:07.650
I think I'm going to need more words. So a lot of these

00:30:07.650 --> 00:30:10.180
beings I've said it over the past 20 years for workforce

00:30:10.180 --> 00:30:13.529
development. It is like no disrespect, but it is the United

00:30:13.529 --> 00:30:14.000
way.

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:18.269
Texas work for all the one and they're just giving you a

00:30:18.269 --> 00:30:22.130
bunch of stats, right? And I get more really quickly and

00:30:22.130 --> 00:30:26.460
leave. I think we need people like industry in town saying

00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:30.000
this is how we these are the skills that we need from

00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:30.000
people.

00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:33.640
And with T. W. and Texas and didn't ask the saying this is

00:30:33.640 --> 00:30:37.279
the curriculum. We need you to write for this. I know the

00:30:37.279 --> 00:30:40.740
president of you and teeth. I had dinner with him a few

00:30:40.740 --> 00:30:44.000
months ago and that was one of his main questions.

00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:47.940
What programs do we need to be standing up to actually have

00:30:47.940 --> 00:30:50.509
the skills? Because people walk in my office with college

00:30:50.509 --> 00:30:54.000
education. They don't know. They're not ready.

00:30:54.000 --> 00:30:57.019
You know, they don't they don't have to ask us specifically

00:30:57.019 --> 00:31:00.000
those. What are the skills so we can design classes?

00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:02.000
Because I think you and he's hearing that from.

00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:05.839
So I think some kind of coral takes his work for commission

00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:09.599
United way doing great work, but we need the business is

00:31:09.599 --> 00:31:13.000
telling us we need to be able to read about sheet.

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:17.430
You know, force for this size of business or we need these

00:31:17.430 --> 00:31:21.680
guys to be able to do a marketing plan digital marketing

00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:26.579
plan or whatever that is. So I think engaging HR from the

00:31:26.579 --> 00:31:31.079
actual business small businesses and large businesses in

00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:33.190
town because that's kind of two different curriculums,

00:31:33.190 --> 00:31:34.000
right?

00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:37.460
That should be our focus to try to engage those guys at the

00:31:37.460 --> 00:31:40.849
highest level get their times going to be our but if they

00:31:40.849 --> 00:31:44.130
see like, hey, we're really we went back and put some

00:31:44.130 --> 00:31:47.240
classes together at you and more taxes to be able to

00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:51.000
provide this or bit nice in the welding program.

00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:54.329
Whatever. That's where we have to engage and that's what

00:31:54.329 --> 00:31:57.789
the Fort Worth Mayor's Council does it is Lockheed Martin.

00:31:57.789 --> 00:32:01.470
It's bell with the universities in the same room. That's

00:32:01.470 --> 00:32:04.000
exactly and that's why it's so successful.

00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:08.269
You know the nonprofits involved and it's becomes a money

00:32:08.269 --> 00:32:12.250
raising thing and I don't mean that in a bad way, but they

00:32:12.250 --> 00:32:16.440
they're in front of business owners now they're trying to

00:32:16.440 --> 00:32:19.930
raise money and step we need to make sure that it's

00:32:19.930 --> 00:32:23.000
actually what our goal is narrow.

00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:26.880
What kind of test course we need because again, there are

00:32:26.880 --> 00:32:31.109
all these other groups doing different components. What is

00:32:31.109 --> 00:32:34.000
it that we're saying is not being done.

00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:37.839
And the person that runs this I know that he would come

00:32:37.839 --> 00:32:42.000
here and show you how he established it and how it runs it.

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:46.559
Well, I think the city of San Antonio a few years ago they

00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:50.769
set aside general fund monies to support workforce

00:32:50.769 --> 00:32:54.000
development from the entire city.

00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:56.000
I thought we're very innovative.

00:32:56.000 --> 00:33:00.000
So maybe that's eventually maybe we'll get to.

00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:04.630
Everything the thing that came out of this meeting, what I

00:33:04.630 --> 00:33:09.259
remember the most is if we have qualified workforce and can

00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:12.549
get a building permit quickly. That's if I remember I may

00:33:12.549 --> 00:33:13.990
be wrong but if I remember the top two things that came out

00:33:13.990 --> 00:33:17.410
of that how quick can we get you to work and can we get

00:33:17.410 --> 00:33:18.000
people.

00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:21.730
Even to the point that the consultant said incentives don't

00:33:21.730 --> 00:33:25.000
even matter as much if you can do those two things.

00:33:25.000 --> 00:33:29.380
And say those two things again get a permit quickly and get

00:33:29.380 --> 00:33:33.519
their building open and have people to fill it and work

00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:38.000
that that means more than even.

00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:39.000
That's right.

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:41.000
There you go.

00:33:41.000 --> 00:33:43.440
So we back up and I know that we're kind of getting on this

00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:44.000
little bit of it.

00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:46.000
So we put in nonprofits.

00:33:46.000 --> 00:33:50.670
We have anyway we're not seeing like anyway but what are we

00:33:50.670 --> 00:33:53.000
seeking from the nonprofit.

00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:56.000
I think well it depends on what their goals are.

00:33:56.000 --> 00:33:58.000
I think their goals.

00:33:58.000 --> 00:33:59.000
This is our goal.

00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:00.000
Yes.

00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:01.000
Okay.

00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:02.000
So what is our goal.

00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:03.000
What are we seeking to get from that.

00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:06.039
Our goal is to collaborate and have priority objectives

00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:08.820
like Lee saying he says there's a needs engaged with

00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:12.000
industry to get feedback on what skills that they need.

00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:15.389
Do we feel like other groups are doing a satisfactory job

00:34:15.389 --> 00:34:18.510
or should we actually implement new programming we

00:34:18.510 --> 00:34:21.880
facilitate and creating a mayor's group to do something

00:34:21.880 --> 00:34:25.280
similar where all the right parties are involved or do we

00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:28.329
utilize this word to actually do it ourselves and put on

00:34:28.329 --> 00:34:29.000
those events.

00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:30.000
Right.

00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:32.000
It just it could be anything.

00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:34.000
So that's kind of the goal.

00:34:34.000 --> 00:34:37.840
I based on that goal I can see the businesses in the

00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:42.000
education piece but I'm not tying in the nonprofit.

00:34:42.000 --> 00:34:44.909
So I guess I need someone to explain what value the

00:34:44.909 --> 00:34:47.000
nonprofit is going to provide.

00:34:47.000 --> 00:34:49.800
They would just probably be a partner because they work

00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:52.909
with workforce solutions workforce solutions is a division

00:34:52.909 --> 00:34:55.000
of the Texas Workforce Commission.

00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:57.889
There's all types of skills development grants that they

00:34:57.889 --> 00:35:00.349
can help us with and they may be working on similar

00:35:00.349 --> 00:35:03.000
initiatives with specific industry partners.

00:35:03.000 --> 00:35:06.630
But maybe it's just prompting us to work with them to learn

00:35:06.630 --> 00:35:10.000
more about their goals is how we can collaborate.

00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:13.179
It's premature to consider the nonprofits of what we want

00:35:13.179 --> 00:35:15.000
to do and do you mind if I speak up.

00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:19.329
Yeah, I think as opposed to trying to create another

00:35:19.329 --> 00:35:22.409
organization I think at least initially, it should be this

00:35:22.409 --> 00:35:23.000
group.

00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:27.610
That actually listens to what kind of template there's been

00:35:27.610 --> 00:35:32.139
in the past and potentially ourselves put together a group

00:35:32.139 --> 00:35:36.159
meeting where we can ask the right people the right

00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:40.000
questions and then try to figure out how to implement that.

00:35:40.000 --> 00:35:44.269
I mean, this is just a suggestion but I just don't want to

00:35:44.269 --> 00:35:50.000
create a bunch of other administration and red tape.

00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:52.030
I think that's something that that's what kind of this

00:35:52.030 --> 00:35:54.090
group is trying to get the right people in the room and so

00:35:54.090 --> 00:35:56.219
we probably have the right people here that at least know

00:35:56.219 --> 00:35:58.000
the right people.

00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:04.000
I'm just going to keep saying people.

00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:07.000
It seems like we used to have quarterly meeting.

00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:09.769
I don't know whether sponsored by the chamber or this great

00:36:09.769 --> 00:36:10.000
.

00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:14.969
But it was usually held at a business location and we have

00:36:14.969 --> 00:36:19.940
people come talk about this kind of thing to try to inform

00:36:19.940 --> 00:36:24.000
the community of what things were headed.

00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:27.000
The last one I remember was out of the airport.

00:36:27.000 --> 00:36:30.599
Three or four years ago I haven't seen one since I could

00:36:30.599 --> 00:36:32.000
have been asleep.

00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:38.929
I mean, it seems like this group may be taking more lead is

00:36:38.929 --> 00:36:41.000
a correct answer.

00:36:41.000 --> 00:36:43.000
I like it.

00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:45.690
And sometimes when we implement new programs we just hear

00:36:45.690 --> 00:36:48.000
feedback that oh so and so is working on this.

00:36:48.000 --> 00:36:50.000
That's why we're just covering all of our faces.

00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:51.000
That's really difficult.

00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:52.000
Thank you for sharing that.

00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:54.760
Well, I think also we're kind of preventing if we have a

00:36:54.760 --> 00:36:57.579
nonprofit in there that we're thinking so and so is going

00:36:57.579 --> 00:37:00.449
to this is another party that we're going to be looking for

00:37:00.449 --> 00:37:03.000
answers and if they don't do it and they're a piece of it.

00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:04.000
And where does that leave us?

00:37:04.000 --> 00:37:05.000
Right.

00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:06.000
Right.

00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:11.449
So I think if we're going to I don't know that nonprofit

00:37:11.449 --> 00:37:17.210
maybe an answer, but it needs to be aligned with like there

00:37:17.210 --> 00:37:20.000
needs to be something we're going to benefit from.

00:37:20.000 --> 00:37:24.000
Not just have an online is awesome.

00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:25.000
Great point.

00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:26.000
I like it.

00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:27.000
All right.

00:37:27.000 --> 00:37:28.000
Be ready to be loved.

00:37:28.000 --> 00:37:32.369
And so the next school here is a program resources and

00:37:32.369 --> 00:37:36.000
messaging campaigns from T.W.C.

00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:39.840
didn't I see the whole industries and CTC by level was

00:37:39.840 --> 00:37:44.000
entry level professional and advanced.

00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:46.800
I don't know one database that collects all this

00:37:46.800 --> 00:37:50.159
information I'll say that our team is releasing a website

00:37:50.159 --> 00:37:54.000
that we also want this is called opportunity.com.

00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:58.760
So maybe that's a personal workforce resources or maybe

00:37:58.760 --> 00:38:03.000
another maybe we create marketing materials.

00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:09.000
Any comments on this one.

00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:12.079
All right. Well the next one one point three is established

00:38:12.079 --> 00:38:15.050
and actually working committees from the task force based

00:38:15.050 --> 00:38:16.000
on industry.

00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:22.000
So they wrote aviation media logistics defense

00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:28.000
manufacturing.

00:38:28.000 --> 00:38:31.000
Does anyone have anything else to add here.

00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:35.269
I think that we just invite those businesses that are here

00:38:35.269 --> 00:38:39.019
that are part of these industries into this template for

00:38:39.019 --> 00:38:43.920
this model that we're going to try to set up after this

00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:46.000
table.

00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:52.079
And we might also utilize what the chamber has done as far

00:38:52.079 --> 00:38:58.280
as they put together groups depending on industry to talk

00:38:58.280 --> 00:38:59.000
about.

00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:01.449
So what is it that they're happening in that industry so I

00:39:01.449 --> 00:39:02.000
don't go.

00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:06.000
So what is it that is discussed.

00:39:06.000 --> 00:39:08.000
Is it I know they've been like roundtables.

00:39:08.000 --> 00:39:11.000
So it would be like a targeted advisory group.

00:39:11.000 --> 00:39:13.750
So we look at aviation it would be a targeted advisory

00:39:13.750 --> 00:39:17.510
group on aviation focusing on whether it's the current F.P.

00:39:17.510 --> 00:39:20.550
O. there that airport management and then recruitment and

00:39:20.550 --> 00:39:23.420
retention of businesses and whatnot to try to figure out

00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:25.000
just that industry sector.

00:39:25.000 --> 00:39:31.000
And then we also have a lot of the

00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:33.980
industry that is going to be the one that is going to be

00:39:33.980 --> 00:39:35.000
the most important part of that to manufacturing.

00:39:35.000 --> 00:39:39.760
I think that's the one most recently is manufacturing

00:39:39.760 --> 00:39:42.039
heater bills and the team out there to try to figure out

00:39:42.039 --> 00:39:43.000
what do they need.

00:39:43.000 --> 00:39:45.769
Are we meeting it. Are we following short of it. How do we

00:39:45.769 --> 00:39:47.000
exceed it.

00:39:47.000 --> 00:39:51.289
We could have something where Jamie could add that into his

00:39:51.289 --> 00:39:55.000
reporting on the last meeting to this meeting.

00:39:55.000 --> 00:39:59.269
These are the industry specific roundtables that advance

00:39:59.269 --> 00:40:02.000
the economic goals.

00:40:02.000 --> 00:40:05.250
He would be I'm sure I can't speak for him but I'm sure he

00:40:05.250 --> 00:40:08.550
would be happy to provide updates from like listening

00:40:08.550 --> 00:40:11.000
sessions that occurred out there.

00:40:11.000 --> 00:40:14.630
Jamie I'm sorry as far as what is discussed in those roundt

00:40:14.630 --> 00:40:18.000
ables does it include what is it that you all need.

00:40:18.000 --> 00:40:21.289
What are what are these groups looking for in a lot of this

00:40:21.289 --> 00:40:24.000
response to business for just expansion.

00:40:24.000 --> 00:40:29.000
You hear roads here.

00:40:29.000 --> 00:40:32.340
Workforce and whatever the issues are we come back and

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:35.000
share that information.

00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:39.539
It hasn't been that targeted from my standpoint by everyone

00:40:39.539 --> 00:40:42.000
to come here about.

00:40:42.000 --> 00:40:48.000
Workforce everyone can hear about the career centers.

00:40:48.000 --> 00:40:51.840
Yes we can get more targeted in smaller rooms and more

00:40:51.840 --> 00:40:54.000
specific topics.

00:40:54.000 --> 00:40:56.630
So we're looking at the same perspective to the chambers

00:40:56.630 --> 00:40:59.630
one piece of this ecosystem that we also have still coming

00:40:59.630 --> 00:41:01.000
out of our department as well.

00:41:01.000 --> 00:41:04.599
And so we just posted aviation roundtable at the airport

00:41:04.599 --> 00:41:07.000
because we own the airport right.

00:41:07.000 --> 00:41:10.429
And so we met with several aviation companies on the site

00:41:10.429 --> 00:41:13.650
to hear more about the challenges and how the city can

00:41:13.650 --> 00:41:16.000
better provide services to them.

00:41:16.000 --> 00:41:19.489
So we offer that as well and then Stoke has their own small

00:41:19.489 --> 00:41:21.000
business services.

00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:25.940
And so I know they host lines for like our groups for like

00:41:25.940 --> 00:41:29.000
media professionals as well.

00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:32.190
So do we want to maybe we just have more of a focus on the

00:41:32.190 --> 00:41:36.000
roundtables for these industries and we just promote it.

00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:38.829
So whether the chamber does or someone else does that we

00:41:38.829 --> 00:41:40.000
just promote them.

00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:43.000
How does that sound.

00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:47.619
So what we want to know is what are these industries

00:41:47.619 --> 00:41:52.000
looking for in the employee need.

00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:55.429
So if they're already meeting let's just have them be asked

00:41:55.429 --> 00:41:56.000
that.

00:41:56.000 --> 00:42:00.000
So it's a creating more city for work as it is.

00:42:00.000 --> 00:42:02.000
They have this working committee.

00:42:02.000 --> 00:42:04.880
They have all these people that are from the businesses of

00:42:04.880 --> 00:42:06.000
the higher education.

00:42:06.000 --> 00:42:10.269
And then if they're like a media we want to do more Taylor

00:42:10.269 --> 00:42:11.000
Sheridan.

00:42:11.000 --> 00:42:13.449
They have a subcommittee that breaks off the meets

00:42:13.449 --> 00:42:14.000
virtually.

00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:15.949
But they do the quarterly in-person meetings with everybody

00:42:15.949 --> 00:42:17.000
at the table and knock it out.

00:42:17.000 --> 00:42:19.000
Don't waste anybody's time.

00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:23.000
And then if there's more in depth you do your subcommittee.

00:42:23.000 --> 00:42:27.000
Yeah I keep thinking that gets everybody's at the table.

00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:30.000
It just seems for.

00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:32.000
We all these pockets.

00:42:32.000 --> 00:42:36.000
Because I need to go close because you know.

00:42:36.000 --> 00:42:39.190
Who are we asking help of because it can always be the city

00:42:39.190 --> 00:42:41.000
incentivizing sometimes.

00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:43.800
So she's the example where I came from because it's the

00:42:43.800 --> 00:42:46.000
same thing's happening with a out now.

00:42:46.000 --> 00:42:50.000
So the city I came from you got G a UPS.

00:42:50.000 --> 00:42:54.000
Other than the bus of urban and Churchill down.

00:42:54.000 --> 00:42:56.460
But when Ford retooled their line everybody thought all

00:42:56.460 --> 00:42:58.000
they go there's all these jobs.

00:42:58.000 --> 00:43:01.079
They did that work force actually increase what they needed

00:43:01.079 --> 00:43:02.000
with the problem.

00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:06.269
I just had a real course for the math skills to recalibrate

00:43:06.269 --> 00:43:07.000
the line.

00:43:07.000 --> 00:43:11.000
And so that's another problem.

00:43:11.000 --> 00:43:16.349
Social but you know you had a time that Louisville was

00:43:16.349 --> 00:43:18.000
cutting out all of their remedial math and everything else.

00:43:18.000 --> 00:43:21.000
So just want to do it as a person going to put it back.

00:43:21.000 --> 00:43:22.550
So how are you getting that communication to the university

00:43:22.550 --> 00:43:28.000
that there's a man there.

00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:34.000
Because we'll teach classes.

00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:36.309
I mean that kind of group you're talking about everybody's

00:43:36.309 --> 00:43:37.000
at the table.

00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:39.000
So you're in the same thing.

00:43:39.000 --> 00:43:41.710
And if there's necessary for some committees what we do we

00:43:41.710 --> 00:43:44.429
meet and then we have to update at the next quarterly

00:43:44.429 --> 00:43:45.000
meeting.

00:43:45.000 --> 00:43:49.000
And then we have to do that.

00:43:49.000 --> 00:43:54.000
So that's the biggest problem.

00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:56.679
The biggest problem in the industry as to use six foot of a

00:43:56.679 --> 00:43:58.000
tree.

00:43:58.000 --> 00:44:00.019
There's only so many trees that you cut the first six foot

00:44:00.019 --> 00:44:01.000
lose all the rest of it.

00:44:01.000 --> 00:44:04.869
So you got UK and UL right now researching trying to figure

00:44:04.869 --> 00:44:07.369
out if you could put stays together and not change the

00:44:07.369 --> 00:44:11.000
color and taste the taste of art.

00:44:11.000 --> 00:44:15.000
None of that would have ever happened.

00:44:15.000 --> 00:44:17.840
The university is too busy doing whatever it's doing and

00:44:17.840 --> 00:44:20.630
not listening to the business who's saying I have a need

00:44:20.630 --> 00:44:21.000
here.

00:44:21.000 --> 00:44:24.000
I'm all interested in this bourbon.

00:44:24.000 --> 00:44:28.500
I think we should try the bourbon from the six foot tree

00:44:28.500 --> 00:44:31.000
versus the five foot tree.

00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:33.000
That's a good point. Excellent point.

00:44:33.000 --> 00:44:35.010
So really this board just needs to be the lead of

00:44:35.010 --> 00:44:38.000
collecting that data from whether it's doing some of this.

00:44:38.000 --> 00:44:40.760
Maybe it's a small committee or maybe it's the chamber

00:44:40.760 --> 00:44:44.000
having the roundtables or if we're providing a roundtable,

00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:46.010
we need to make sure that all the boards invited and we

00:44:46.010 --> 00:44:48.739
report that data because I think that's the way that's

00:44:48.739 --> 00:44:50.000
structured right now.

00:44:50.000 --> 00:44:54.469
We're all we're all working on it. It's just how do we make

00:44:54.469 --> 00:44:58.000
sure that this board's involved.

00:44:58.000 --> 00:45:10.269
Excellent. Let's see what has any other comments on that

00:45:10.269 --> 00:45:12.000
one. Real quick going back on the goodwill industry. So

00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:12.000
what is what is that program's resources and messaging and

00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:12.000
I just educate me on what goodwill industries would provide

00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:12.000
there.

00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:17.000
So goodwill and remind you I did not put these together.

00:45:17.000 --> 00:45:20.710
This was a group. I think Kim and Stany serve on this group

00:45:20.710 --> 00:45:21.000
.

00:45:21.000 --> 00:45:24.480
Goodwill in certain areas of Texas, they will provide like

00:45:24.480 --> 00:45:28.110
workforce centers providing they'll actually open up center

00:45:28.110 --> 00:45:31.460
about their goodwill facilities to help people apply for

00:45:31.460 --> 00:45:32.000
jobs.

00:45:32.000 --> 00:45:35.539
I'll help them with resumes. I'll help them with skills

00:45:35.539 --> 00:45:36.760
development. And so that's how we would be connected to

00:45:36.760 --> 00:45:43.000
that. That's something we're interested in.

00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:48.730
Ready to go the next one. And goal number two, business

00:45:48.730 --> 00:45:52.300
retention expansion. As to grow and strengthen existing

00:45:52.300 --> 00:45:54.539
businesses and didn't by identifying and addressing local

00:45:54.539 --> 00:45:56.989
business needs, providing quality assistance and ensuring

00:45:56.989 --> 00:46:00.559
access to resources that support business retention and

00:46:00.559 --> 00:46:02.000
expansion.

00:46:02.000 --> 00:46:06.269
Item two point one is an advisory board council at

00:46:06.269 --> 00:46:11.199
potential task force. So multiple requests for task force

00:46:11.199 --> 00:46:15.739
here. Two point two is a silver tsunami connection to host

00:46:15.739 --> 00:46:18.000
small business workshops.

00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:21.840
And they put review and connect with small business

00:46:21.840 --> 00:46:26.199
resource partners develop plan identified by industry and

00:46:26.199 --> 00:46:30.699
include finance reverse job fair section planning for small

00:46:30.699 --> 00:46:32.000
businesses.

00:46:32.000 --> 00:46:36.800
And I believe this goal is probably just to coordinate all

00:46:36.800 --> 00:46:41.909
the small, small business resources into one, which we can

00:46:41.909 --> 00:46:46.760
use an opportunity to use another avenue. I have any

00:46:46.760 --> 00:46:48.000
suggestions. Any comments on that?

00:46:48.000 --> 00:46:52.269
The next one is two point three. And that's decide on BRE

00:46:52.269 --> 00:46:56.119
software that is shared with the city in the chamber. I did

00:46:56.119 --> 00:47:00.199
look into this and this was recommended in the chamber work

00:47:00.199 --> 00:47:10.000
plan for F.Y. 2526. Any updates on that? Jamie or Aaron?

00:47:10.000 --> 00:47:17.210
No, ideally, we want to be able to communicate together and

00:47:17.210 --> 00:47:21.280
share a CRM. So I guess the question is, do we get access

00:47:21.280 --> 00:47:24.000
to yours or do we have to create a new one or what?

00:47:24.000 --> 00:47:26.750
It was really creative new and I did check with our

00:47:26.750 --> 00:47:29.820
technology department and they said that it would be a

00:47:29.820 --> 00:47:34.079
necessary risk. It would if we were to give a contractor

00:47:34.079 --> 00:47:35.000
access.

00:47:35.000 --> 00:47:38.420
That's new because we did used to share, but we have new

00:47:38.420 --> 00:47:42.099
rules and standards. And I think back then this was

00:47:42.099 --> 00:47:46.230
different leadership for the new board members. There's

00:47:46.230 --> 00:47:48.000
been six different directors over the past fifteen years.

00:47:48.000 --> 00:47:52.269
And so not everything has been clean and functional. So

00:47:52.269 --> 00:47:55.300
that provides a large risk if an outside party was to gain

00:47:55.300 --> 00:47:59.000
access to our customer relationship management database.

00:47:59.000 --> 00:48:01.769
What are you asking? And you're saying we should have a

00:48:01.769 --> 00:48:04.579
shared BRE, but now you're saying we can't have a shared B

00:48:04.579 --> 00:48:06.000
RE. This was recommended.

00:48:06.000 --> 00:48:10.269
So it's the request that the chamber creates it and you all

00:48:10.269 --> 00:48:14.019
access to it because it not feels like you want us to take

00:48:14.019 --> 00:48:17.329
the risk. Does that make sense? So you guys aren't willing

00:48:17.329 --> 00:48:20.500
to go or legal doesn't allow, but you want us to do it and

00:48:20.500 --> 00:48:21.000
allow.

00:48:21.000 --> 00:48:22.000
Technology, we cannot label.

00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:27.829
If we want to allow, then legal probably won't allow it

00:48:27.829 --> 00:48:31.059
either. And it would be essentially like if you were going

00:48:31.059 --> 00:48:33.000
to share your database with outside parties.

00:48:33.000 --> 00:48:36.679
We did. We have providers that helps us with online banking

00:48:36.679 --> 00:48:40.590
and everything else. Like whenever you pull up an app on

00:48:40.590 --> 00:48:44.539
your phone for your banking, like your bank can go and

00:48:44.539 --> 00:48:47.000
create an IT team and develop that.

00:48:47.000 --> 00:48:49.880
Like there's a part of that. That's where we kind of talk

00:48:49.880 --> 00:48:53.000
in the meeting is there's gotta be some kind of agreement.

00:48:53.000 --> 00:48:56.320
So I guess where I would let me just let's revisit this

00:48:56.320 --> 00:48:57.000
later.

00:48:57.000 --> 00:49:01.269
But I guess what I would ask is that whoever is responsible

00:49:01.269 --> 00:49:04.829
with the city for that, why don't they come and present

00:49:04.829 --> 00:49:08.820
here and let's have a discussion about what is possible,

00:49:08.820 --> 00:49:11.000
not what is not possible.

00:49:11.000 --> 00:49:14.400
Make a recommendation. Well, I think I've managed to be a

00:49:14.400 --> 00:49:17.559
reprogrammed in the past and so there's multiple ways to

00:49:17.559 --> 00:49:21.000
achieve this goal. And that's not necessarily the same.

00:49:21.000 --> 00:49:24.079
We have our own city projects that we work on that are

00:49:24.079 --> 00:49:27.289
private and if that information were to get out, then

00:49:27.289 --> 00:49:30.000
sometimes that could cause a large risk.

00:49:30.000 --> 00:49:34.329
So there's survey monkey. There's other databases that you

00:49:34.329 --> 00:49:38.019
can use where everybody can if Jamie's meeting with a

00:49:38.019 --> 00:49:42.530
business, then he can enter the data. We all have access to

00:49:42.530 --> 00:49:43.000
it.

00:49:43.000 --> 00:49:45.809
Or maybe he just has access to it and we just have them

00:49:45.809 --> 00:49:49.179
complete a survey because we do various well, right? We're

00:49:49.179 --> 00:49:50.000
collecting that data.

00:49:50.000 --> 00:49:54.269
There's just there's multiple ways to accomplish the same

00:49:54.269 --> 00:49:57.730
goal. It's not just the way we've done it in the past,

00:49:57.730 --> 00:50:00.340
which Aaron's referring to. So I guess the question is how

00:50:00.340 --> 00:50:01.000
do we make it a two way street instead of a one way street?

00:50:01.000 --> 00:50:03.000
The city won't share their information.

00:50:03.000 --> 00:50:06.550
I don't care. We're all after the same goal. That's fine.

00:50:06.550 --> 00:50:08.699
We're not forgetting the business. We'll see it then if we

00:50:08.699 --> 00:50:11.429
want. And everything you have is open records requests

00:50:11.429 --> 00:50:13.000
anyway. So nothing you have to protect.

00:50:13.000 --> 00:50:20.869
That's not everything. I think the opportunity is for

00:50:20.869 --> 00:50:22.550
Brittany and I to sit down and have a conversation about

00:50:22.550 --> 00:50:25.670
what to use. I think Jill or Jeremy's phrase, but we can do

00:50:25.670 --> 00:50:29.000
within the parameters that exist and then bring that back.

00:50:29.000 --> 00:50:32.420
But I do think that the common core is we're doing the same

00:50:32.420 --> 00:50:34.820
jobs. We're doing them differently and we need to do them

00:50:34.820 --> 00:50:37.519
collaboratively together. So that could be a really great

00:50:37.519 --> 00:50:39.000
opportunity for this plan.

00:50:39.000 --> 00:50:40.050
Right and Stoke also does it too. I mean, we're not the

00:50:40.050 --> 00:50:45.159
only department in the city that also looks on BRE. So I

00:50:45.159 --> 00:50:47.900
think the perspective has been from the Chamber and hasn't

00:50:47.900 --> 00:50:49.000
been from the city.

00:50:49.000 --> 00:50:52.329
So we would like that consideration as well. So I don't

00:50:52.329 --> 00:50:54.820
think this should be a point of contention. We're working

00:50:54.820 --> 00:50:58.110
on other major projects right now. And so that's the

00:50:58.110 --> 00:50:59.000
priority.

00:50:59.000 --> 00:51:03.000
But yes, we can be an after this and Jeremy can attend to.

00:51:03.000 --> 00:51:06.000
We can just find another solution.

00:51:06.000 --> 00:51:10.230
I don't think you're hearing us. I don't think you're

00:51:10.230 --> 00:51:12.630
hearing us because I don't mean to be tough, but I hear you

00:51:12.630 --> 00:51:15.280
think you got this crown of information that you want to

00:51:15.280 --> 00:51:16.000
protect.

00:51:16.000 --> 00:51:19.340
But at the end of the day, if it's going to be, I want to

00:51:19.340 --> 00:51:22.929
control this and I want to protect this, none of this is

00:51:22.929 --> 00:51:24.000
going to work. Right?

00:51:24.000 --> 00:51:27.010
Because we got to look at all avenues because if I'm a

00:51:27.010 --> 00:51:30.159
business owner and I may or may not like who I'm dealing

00:51:30.159 --> 00:51:33.659
with at the city, we need to collectively put somebody else

00:51:33.659 --> 00:51:36.000
in place that that business may like.

00:51:36.000 --> 00:51:38.489
Or if I'm dealing with the Chamber and I don't like Aaron

00:51:38.489 --> 00:51:41.090
or whoever at the Chamber, we may want to place and go, we

00:51:41.090 --> 00:51:44.119
're not getting anywhere with this. Let's put somebody else

00:51:44.119 --> 00:51:45.000
in here to help.

00:51:45.000 --> 00:51:47.639
So that's what I'm not saying that I understand their

00:51:47.639 --> 00:51:50.340
strengths, but I want to make sure that our goal is the

00:51:50.340 --> 00:51:53.039
same. It's not about I own this and I did this that our

00:51:53.039 --> 00:51:55.559
goal is to go get the businesses here and then we get

00:51:55.559 --> 00:51:58.000
employees and then however we get there.

00:51:58.000 --> 00:52:01.090
That's how we do it. I agree. That is a goal for us, too. I

00:52:01.090 --> 00:52:03.000
am hearing you, Lee.

00:52:03.000 --> 00:52:06.000
But I have not seen this in other cities that I worked in.

00:52:06.000 --> 00:52:08.050
I've been an economic development for the past 15 years. I

00:52:08.050 --> 00:52:10.000
don't care if you see it in another city.

00:52:10.000 --> 00:52:12.849
I've never done it, to be honest with you. It doesn't

00:52:12.849 --> 00:52:15.710
matter to me. I want to do what we can figure out to work

00:52:15.710 --> 00:52:18.000
best to get businesses and employees.

00:52:18.000 --> 00:52:22.400
I think the underlying theme and how much does this cost

00:52:22.400 --> 00:52:25.800
for the retreat? This cost, I'll have to look up, alright,

00:52:25.800 --> 00:52:28.000
maybe $6,000. $6,000.

00:52:28.000 --> 00:52:31.429
So one of the prevailing things which above was the reverse

00:52:31.429 --> 00:52:34.849
welfare and succession planning and all of that. I sense

00:52:34.849 --> 00:52:38.260
this, like I've heard a couple business people say that is

00:52:38.260 --> 00:52:41.000
a real issue and that they're having trouble.

00:52:41.000 --> 00:52:42.380
They're at the end of their career and they're trying to

00:52:42.380 --> 00:52:45.690
fare well with you. So that's a known issue. The other

00:52:45.690 --> 00:52:49.989
thing that was really a big issue was just working together

00:52:49.989 --> 00:52:51.000
.

00:52:51.000 --> 00:52:55.269
This is an avenue to try to work together and for the

00:52:55.269 --> 00:52:59.170
greater good of the city. And I think the city needs to

00:52:59.170 --> 00:53:03.000
figure out a way that we can make that happen.

00:53:03.000 --> 00:53:06.349
Well, we can definitely do that. And if this is a priority

00:53:06.349 --> 00:53:09.389
to you, this sharing data is a priority versus all the

00:53:09.389 --> 00:53:13.300
other work-free items, then we can make it a priority. But

00:53:13.300 --> 00:53:15.000
to me, we have other priorities.

00:53:15.000 --> 00:53:17.710
Then in that case, I think we're going to need additional

00:53:17.710 --> 00:53:20.360
feedback back and I think we do need to delay this going to

00:53:20.360 --> 00:53:22.849
council from next month in July so we can really have a

00:53:22.849 --> 00:53:25.000
time to go through it and look at it.

00:53:25.000 --> 00:53:29.500
Especially because the Chamber is contracted to do exactly

00:53:29.500 --> 00:53:33.639
this, so we need to be very specific and not step on each

00:53:33.639 --> 00:53:35.000
other's toes.

00:53:35.000 --> 00:53:39.000
But we can move on, right?

00:53:39.000 --> 00:53:42.260
Okay, this is recruitment to develop a robust plan to

00:53:42.260 --> 00:53:45.929
utilize available research for recruitment targets while

00:53:45.929 --> 00:53:49.599
achieving site readiness and availability and develop new

00:53:49.599 --> 00:53:54.269
businesses through pilot programs and technology ecosystem

00:53:54.269 --> 00:53:55.000
support.

00:53:55.000 --> 00:53:59.309
On 3.1, it says facilitate site readiness through a

00:53:59.309 --> 00:54:04.000
certified site program for proactive development efforts.

00:54:04.000 --> 00:54:08.269
So Charlie Rosendahl, he's now the director of development

00:54:08.269 --> 00:54:10.420
services. He stated that he wants to work with us to create

00:54:10.420 --> 00:54:12.000
this program. So that's great.

00:54:12.000 --> 00:54:16.280
3.2 is review and update target industries in collaboration

00:54:16.280 --> 00:54:20.210
with UNT data, excluding regulatory prohibited businesses

00:54:20.210 --> 00:54:24.690
and community priorities for business community and

00:54:24.690 --> 00:54:26.000
citizens.

00:54:26.000 --> 00:54:29.739
So we didn't meet with him and Kim sent over a contact Ben

00:54:29.739 --> 00:54:34.139
McGill who is working on regional workforce initiatives. He

00:54:34.139 --> 00:54:37.610
's going to present to this board in July, which we may have

00:54:37.610 --> 00:54:41.000
to postpone that July meeting to the end of the month.

00:54:41.000 --> 00:54:45.769
So, and they have worked on creating a regional industry

00:54:45.769 --> 00:54:49.099
study just for workforce development is what we learned. It

00:54:49.099 --> 00:54:51.739
's not necessarily for industry recruitment, but it is for

00:54:51.739 --> 00:54:53.000
workforce development.

00:54:53.000 --> 00:54:56.500
So, something Alicia recommended was completing an industry

00:54:56.500 --> 00:54:59.800
study through a consultant since our economic development

00:54:59.800 --> 00:55:03.039
strategic plan needs to be updated. It wasn't it was

00:55:03.039 --> 00:55:07.000
created in 2020. And so we're about 6 years.

00:55:07.000 --> 00:55:12.489
Down the road, it's 87% completed. There's still a few

00:55:12.489 --> 00:55:15.000
items that we need to work on.

00:55:15.000 --> 00:55:19.340
But let's see here. Yes, if that's something we're

00:55:19.340 --> 00:55:23.780
interested in doing, then we need to ask council in the

00:55:23.780 --> 00:55:28.000
future for budgeting funds for the consultant.

00:55:28.000 --> 00:55:31.320
Some another cities economic development agencies, they

00:55:31.320 --> 00:55:34.400
will do these ambitious studies. Corporate is a great

00:55:34.400 --> 00:55:37.889
example. Instead of completing a strategic plan. They did

00:55:37.889 --> 00:55:40.920
that industry study where I did identified based on the

00:55:40.920 --> 00:55:44.280
existing businesses, which industries to recruit into the

00:55:44.280 --> 00:55:45.000
city.

00:55:45.000 --> 00:55:48.440
So they were able to land still dynamics and test the ref

00:55:48.440 --> 00:55:52.119
inery and purpose Christie, which created huge economic

00:55:52.119 --> 00:55:55.570
impact in the region still dynamics is when the largest

00:55:55.570 --> 00:55:58.000
still mills in the United States.

00:55:58.000 --> 00:56:01.440
They then brought on the suppliers. It's similar to a Peter

00:56:01.440 --> 00:56:04.769
belt. Right? And so that's something that we can focus on

00:56:04.769 --> 00:56:08.000
versus maybe updating the strategic plan in the future.

00:56:08.000 --> 00:56:16.599
Is that something you're open to? We say additional budget.

00:56:16.599 --> 00:56:18.000
I was what how much is that? It could range up 50 grand.

00:56:18.000 --> 00:56:28.000
Or more potentially. I don't think we want to go 50 grand.

00:56:28.000 --> 00:56:34.929
I support maybe as the county for help because we go in

00:56:34.929 --> 00:56:39.000
this budget season. Property taxes assessments are down.

00:56:39.000 --> 00:56:42.210
Sales taxes down. So we're not going to have more. We're

00:56:42.210 --> 00:56:45.239
going to have less. So just we might look at partnering

00:56:45.239 --> 00:56:47.000
with other groups.

00:56:47.000 --> 00:56:52.289
I think that would be a great. And I'm happy to take it to

00:56:52.289 --> 00:56:56.800
Andy if we put something together for me to share

00:56:56.800 --> 00:56:59.000
information with.

00:56:59.000 --> 00:57:04.000
We need to make sure we're okay.

00:57:04.000 --> 00:57:09.880
I'm going to use great. I utilize connections with existing

00:57:09.880 --> 00:57:15.650
local and countywide business leaders to recruit suppliers

00:57:15.650 --> 00:57:18.000
to didn't. So that's something that we're going to do.

00:57:18.000 --> 00:57:22.760
That could be part of Jamie's plan as well. We're being

00:57:22.760 --> 00:57:26.449
already established programs and policies for pilot

00:57:26.449 --> 00:57:29.329
programs and startup recruitment related mobility in the

00:57:29.329 --> 00:57:31.000
technology ecosystem.

00:57:31.000 --> 00:57:34.329
We host the mobility summit earlier this year. We're

00:57:34.329 --> 00:57:37.510
building up the framework of how to recruit some of those

00:57:37.510 --> 00:57:40.909
mobility startups to the city right now. And so we may do

00:57:40.909 --> 00:57:44.980
our chapter 380 policy update that will provide the next

00:57:44.980 --> 00:57:46.000
few months.

00:57:46.000 --> 00:57:50.690
We may see some updates that can support research and

00:57:50.690 --> 00:57:53.000
development funding.

00:57:53.000 --> 00:58:00.360
So that's one of them. Does anyone else have any ideas

00:58:00.360 --> 00:58:03.000
about to do this? Sorry, I don't have ideas. I have a

00:58:03.000 --> 00:58:03.000
question.

00:58:03.000 --> 00:58:09.000
Are we talking about like unmanned cars? Like what is this?

00:58:09.000 --> 00:58:12.650
I don't know what a program or policy related to what kind

00:58:12.650 --> 00:58:16.000
of mobility businesses would we be targeting?

00:58:16.000 --> 00:58:23.539
This is just my lack of knowledge. So drones because we're

00:58:23.539 --> 00:58:24.829
looking at our low hanging fruits. You need to just go on

00:58:24.829 --> 00:58:26.000
the largest testing facilities in Texas.

00:58:26.000 --> 00:58:29.190
The largest one before that was in focus Christie. So I

00:58:29.190 --> 00:58:32.570
work closely with the loan source center and focus Christie

00:58:32.570 --> 00:58:36.000
, who is one of seven FAA test sites in the entire nation.

00:58:36.000 --> 00:58:40.000
So they just strictly work on research and development with

00:58:40.000 --> 00:58:43.599
Texas A&M University. And so something I was working on

00:58:43.599 --> 00:58:47.000
with them is to start a startup fund to recruit some of

00:58:47.000 --> 00:58:50.000
those businesses into focus Christie.

00:58:50.000 --> 00:58:54.449
But this is when I took this job. So now I'm here. What I

00:58:54.449 --> 00:58:58.929
learned is that UNT Dr. Kamesh Navenduri has applied for a

00:58:58.929 --> 00:59:01.000
grant to build that testing page.

00:59:01.000 --> 00:59:03.099
So there's opportunity to do the same thing here. There's a

00:59:03.099 --> 00:59:05.269
lot of drone companies that are competing for the best

00:59:05.269 --> 00:59:08.000
technology right now. We can recruit them in.

00:59:08.000 --> 00:59:12.530
UNT is also applying for additional federal grant funding

00:59:12.530 --> 00:59:17.340
to support additional UAS like tracking systems and other

00:59:17.340 --> 00:59:19.000
just equipment.

00:59:19.000 --> 00:59:21.929
We also have land around our airport. And so many of you

00:59:21.929 --> 00:59:25.219
may be aware the airport master plan was completed earlier

00:59:25.219 --> 00:59:26.000
this year.

00:59:26.000 --> 00:59:29.880
And so a vertical site was identified and we'd like to see

00:59:29.880 --> 00:59:34.010
if we can maybe implement test pilots for some of those UAS

00:59:34.010 --> 00:59:36.000
companies there as well.

00:59:36.000 --> 00:59:41.019
So there's an opportunity. And then, but also UAS, but also

00:59:41.019 --> 00:59:44.400
logistics and supply chain. So Brian's not here, but he can

00:59:44.400 --> 00:59:45.000
speak to it.

00:59:45.000 --> 00:59:49.269
He's investing heavily into R&D for autonomous digital

00:59:49.269 --> 00:59:50.000
technology.

00:59:50.000 --> 00:59:53.070
I'm just going to stop you real quick. I think I've got

00:59:53.070 --> 00:59:56.329
real concerns about how these next elections are going to

00:59:56.329 --> 01:00:00.000
turn out and whether or not any of this is going to be

01:00:00.000 --> 01:00:04.000
implemented when it comes to the city.

01:00:04.000 --> 01:00:08.900
I don't know if you all saw that we had a unanimous vote in

01:00:08.900 --> 01:00:13.539
this board to recommend the incentives to the drone

01:00:13.539 --> 01:00:16.000
facility and it squeaked.

01:00:16.000 --> 01:00:21.349
Past. So, I mean, I'm just saying that, I mean, I think we

01:00:21.349 --> 01:00:24.130
're on the right track. However, we also need to be cogniz

01:00:24.130 --> 01:00:26.989
ant of the politics around all of this and either lay the

01:00:26.989 --> 01:00:31.349
groundwork for it or abandoned for a time being, depending

01:00:31.349 --> 01:00:32.000
on who gets in office.

01:00:32.000 --> 01:00:37.000
I mean, I'm just trying to be realistic with our time.

01:00:37.000 --> 01:00:42.230
Definitely paying attention to that right now, but I think

01:00:42.230 --> 01:00:46.550
if this is drones are coming either way. And so, as they

01:00:46.550 --> 01:00:48.820
innovate, maybe we can take advantage of it. And if we don

01:00:48.820 --> 01:00:55.000
't, we need to pivot, then we pivot to another supply chain.

01:00:55.000 --> 01:01:09.110
I can sell that deal saving emissions. Saving emissions.

01:01:09.110 --> 01:01:09.429
Look, we're saving the environment by drones. I don't want

01:01:09.429 --> 01:01:09.710
to get us off-turn. It was a very rough city council. It

01:01:09.710 --> 01:01:10.000
really was, Lee.

01:01:10.000 --> 01:01:18.000
I mean, it was very, I don't want to sit as a for failure.

01:01:18.000 --> 01:01:18.000
That's all.

01:01:18.000 --> 01:01:29.000
We can sell that. Love it. So, identify side readiness gaps

01:01:29.000 --> 01:01:29.000
, their cross reference of comprehensive and master plans

01:01:29.000 --> 01:01:29.000
across departments, quarterly meeting.

01:01:29.000 --> 01:01:33.530
So, this is a work in progress. Cassie, as an interim city

01:01:33.530 --> 01:01:38.070
manager, she's really focused on making sure that we're all

01:01:38.070 --> 01:01:42.650
collaborating and talking to each other. That'll be a work

01:01:42.650 --> 01:01:47.170
in progress. But again, elections have a lot to do with all

01:01:47.170 --> 01:01:50.239
this. So, but that's why I'm doing my best to make sure

01:01:50.239 --> 01:01:52.000
that your voices are heard at the top.

01:01:52.000 --> 01:01:55.539
And Cassie Aubin, she cares. That's why she came here. She

01:01:55.539 --> 01:01:59.199
had to leave another meeting, but we're doing our best. Let

01:01:59.199 --> 01:02:01.000
me tell you. All right. Goal number four.

01:02:01.000 --> 01:02:05.820
I think that's critical. The communication in our

01:02:05.820 --> 01:02:07.000
department.

01:02:07.000 --> 01:02:09.000
It is.

01:02:09.000 --> 01:02:13.000
It might make sense, but we can move on to number four. I

01:02:13.000 --> 01:02:13.000
just wanted to add that.

01:02:13.000 --> 01:02:16.000
Thank you. All right. Customer service excellence to

01:02:16.000 --> 01:02:19.079
prioritize top downstream lining of customer facing effic

01:02:19.079 --> 01:02:21.969
iencies throughout the development process to achieve

01:02:21.969 --> 01:02:24.000
regional and statewide recognition.

01:02:24.000 --> 01:02:27.659
So, for four point one, develop recognition comprehension

01:02:27.659 --> 01:02:31.289
from leadership regarding connection between development

01:02:31.289 --> 01:02:35.000
service, services processes and economic development.

01:02:35.000 --> 01:02:38.840
So, as you saw, I'm passing here. I think that's going to

01:02:38.840 --> 01:02:42.400
make a difference. We're talking to our directors and

01:02:42.400 --> 01:02:46.250
capital projects and development services to see how we can

01:02:46.250 --> 01:02:48.000
improve our process.

01:02:48.000 --> 01:02:51.590
But we have our own way of operating. So, it is the other

01:02:51.590 --> 01:02:53.000
departments.

01:02:53.000 --> 01:02:57.000
And are you still attending the developer meetings?

01:02:57.000 --> 01:03:01.500
So, we haven't had any with the transition. I think we got

01:03:01.500 --> 01:03:05.909
one scheduled, but we're working through the checklists

01:03:05.909 --> 01:03:10.500
each compliance plan checklist, trying to get some get what

01:03:10.500 --> 01:03:14.380
's needed early. Anyway, we're working through redoing the

01:03:14.380 --> 01:03:18.000
checklist to streamline it to make it a little faster.

01:03:18.000 --> 01:03:22.760
And with Charlie getting that position, I think he's he's

01:03:22.760 --> 01:03:27.719
going to carry that torch. I think that's a very, very good

01:03:27.719 --> 01:03:29.000
decision.

01:03:29.000 --> 01:03:33.000
The city position, I think it would be good to have Charlie

01:03:33.000 --> 01:03:37.369
come to speak to this group. So, everybody knows him

01:03:37.369 --> 01:03:39.000
because he is.

01:03:39.000 --> 01:03:44.960
I think he does a great job. I think he did a great job. He

01:03:44.960 --> 01:03:49.730
's been in the city for 20 years. He's been here a long time

01:03:49.730 --> 01:03:51.550
. So, he's established and I think he'll be established for

01:03:51.550 --> 01:03:52.000
a while.

01:03:52.000 --> 01:03:54.630
That's what's hurt the city is to turn over. But I think

01:03:54.630 --> 01:03:58.150
with development services, Charlie's working hard to get

01:03:58.150 --> 01:04:00.000
some of those streamlined.

01:04:00.000 --> 01:04:03.690
But I think for him to hear the impact, not just from you

01:04:03.690 --> 01:04:07.320
that has to get for doing your job to get a tenant here or

01:04:07.320 --> 01:04:11.099
business here to hear from all of us going, hey, this is

01:04:11.099 --> 01:04:14.000
when we came out of our work session.

01:04:14.000 --> 01:04:17.659
This is actually all number four. I feel like it should be

01:04:17.659 --> 01:04:19.000
going over to, but I don't care that much.

01:04:19.000 --> 01:04:24.880
But I wanted to make a point earlier that I think the

01:04:24.880 --> 01:04:30.289
numbering is not in order of importance. They're just

01:04:30.289 --> 01:04:31.000
definitely the numbers.

01:04:31.000 --> 01:04:34.190
But I think either today or next time we should actually

01:04:34.190 --> 01:04:37.579
work on what are the actual priorities that we feel are the

01:04:37.579 --> 01:04:39.000
first to tackle this.

01:04:39.000 --> 01:04:41.349
We can't do everything at once. It's a separate time and it

01:04:41.349 --> 01:04:44.139
'd be good to be on the same page as far as let's accomplish

01:04:44.139 --> 01:04:45.000
this and this.

01:04:45.000 --> 01:04:50.349
I think something that I can come to one of those. Sure. It

01:04:50.349 --> 01:04:52.489
's actually just a small committee that he put together with

01:04:52.489 --> 01:04:55.900
engineers and a couple of just to go through the checklist

01:04:55.900 --> 01:04:58.000
to go where you got struggling.

01:04:58.000 --> 01:05:00.570
What do you get the most comments back on? He's really

01:05:00.570 --> 01:05:03.289
working hard to say you people would have your mind going

01:05:03.289 --> 01:05:05.000
through a checklist like that.

01:05:05.000 --> 01:05:08.710
But I'd love to see you there. But one of those, I think,

01:05:08.710 --> 01:05:12.400
and then being able to represent the rest of council about

01:05:12.400 --> 01:05:15.269
what's happening might be helpful. And so that's why I'm

01:05:15.269 --> 01:05:16.000
saying maybe we'll reach out to Charlie.

01:05:16.000 --> 01:05:21.000
Sorry for the sidebar. But I think what he's doing helps.

01:05:21.000 --> 01:05:25.000
This is already working on his part. He's working on it.

01:05:25.000 --> 01:05:27.250
So I don't know that we need a subcommittee for this. I

01:05:27.250 --> 01:05:31.000
think Charlie is on his path.

01:05:31.000 --> 01:05:37.190
We can check. We did it. I think alongside Brittany, like

01:05:37.190 --> 01:05:39.619
along with Brittany, Charlie's been working on the next one

01:05:39.619 --> 01:05:42.239
or one down the road that's fostering relationships. So he

01:05:42.239 --> 01:05:44.989
's been really getting out in the community, which I think

01:05:44.989 --> 01:05:48.679
between the three of us that could be a really strong

01:05:48.679 --> 01:05:50.000
partnership as well.

01:05:50.000 --> 01:05:53.519
He's he's for real. He said he does what he says he's going

01:05:53.519 --> 01:05:57.119
to do. He follows up like he's he's good. He doesn't tell

01:05:57.119 --> 01:06:00.190
you yes all the time because I mean, nobody in that

01:06:00.190 --> 01:06:04.550
position can do that. But it's it's yes. But let's look at

01:06:04.550 --> 01:06:07.000
what options.

01:06:07.000 --> 01:06:13.000
So he's

01:06:13.000 --> 01:06:24.000
right. All number four customers. So I'm already there. I'm

01:06:24.000 --> 01:06:24.000
sorry.

01:06:24.000 --> 01:06:28.269
All right. So goal number four customer service excellence

01:06:28.269 --> 01:06:30.809
for workers top downstream when their customer facing

01:06:30.809 --> 01:06:32.000
efficiency throughout.

01:06:32.000 --> 01:06:47.079
Did I say the 4.2 that I'm on. Yes. Advocate for fast

01:06:47.079 --> 01:06:47.300
tracking policies and process with development services. We

01:06:47.300 --> 01:06:47.530
discussed that 4.3 prioritize understanding the customer

01:06:47.530 --> 01:06:47.750
facing impact of the development experience through inter

01:06:47.750 --> 01:06:50.000
departmental actions and planning portal meetings.

01:06:50.000 --> 01:06:54.269
I think that's key because I think the above the services,

01:06:54.269 --> 01:06:59.079
not just development services, but engineering. That's like

01:06:59.079 --> 01:07:03.650
the next level. Right. We have third party engineers that

01:07:03.650 --> 01:07:05.000
are based out of some out of Colorado.

01:07:05.000 --> 01:07:09.269
Some other places, I think, hearing from us that, hey, this

01:07:09.269 --> 01:07:12.690
business, if it is from city council in this group, if this

01:07:12.690 --> 01:07:16.190
business is a priority, those engineers and everybody

01:07:16.190 --> 01:07:20.050
understanding, hey, we got to make sure this is right. We

01:07:20.050 --> 01:07:21.000
don't want to do anything that's wrong.

01:07:21.000 --> 01:07:36.000
It's going to be a problem in the future. But making sure

01:07:36.000 --> 01:07:36.000
that they understand it's a priority from council. We've

01:07:36.000 --> 01:07:36.000
approved these incentives. This is a priority to help you

01:07:36.000 --> 01:07:36.000
with your job. We can't get a permit.

01:07:36.000 --> 01:07:39.119
Yes, we get them as well. And I think it also comes with D

01:07:39.119 --> 01:07:42.579
BR tracking as well. That's something that I didn't focus.

01:07:42.579 --> 01:07:46.309
Christie is with 100 businesses a year. Everyone wanted to

01:07:46.309 --> 01:07:49.460
meet with me, but that's where you go and collect data and

01:07:49.460 --> 01:07:51.000
then to report back.

01:07:51.000 --> 01:07:53.489
And then you're working with different entities. So I work

01:07:53.489 --> 01:07:57.090
closely with the development services director to make sure

01:07:57.090 --> 01:08:00.000
that those permitting processes were clear.

01:08:00.000 --> 01:08:08.000
All right. Goal number five foster relationships to connect

01:08:08.000 --> 01:08:08.000
existing entities and intentional ways to foster economic

01:08:08.000 --> 01:08:08.000
prosperity.

01:08:08.000 --> 01:08:21.199
I want one states to identify the players who needs to be

01:08:21.199 --> 01:08:31.090
at the table and wants to participate. Who was served on

01:08:31.090 --> 01:08:31.430
this group? Does anyone remember? Okay, five point to

01:08:31.430 --> 01:08:31.750
develop an onboarding one on one. So when I got to the city

01:08:31.750 --> 01:08:33.000
, there was an official onboarding process.

01:08:33.000 --> 01:08:36.270
They just believe staff would update the board with a

01:08:36.270 --> 01:08:40.189
PowerPoint presentation orientation. Now we meet with them

01:08:40.189 --> 01:08:45.689
one on one. So that Kim, I met with you. I met with Lucy to

01:08:45.689 --> 01:08:51.000
discuss our board policies and what our goals are.

01:08:51.000 --> 01:08:55.270
Okay, so contracted partners, monthly check in relationship

01:08:55.270 --> 01:08:58.569
building. I believe some of that is on our contracts

01:08:58.569 --> 01:09:01.000
already with Stoke in the chamber.

01:09:01.000 --> 01:09:06.000
Five point four quarterly city and departmental meetings.

01:09:06.000 --> 01:09:08.770
That's stated twice. So I'm planning to delete one of those

01:09:08.770 --> 01:09:09.000
.

01:09:09.000 --> 01:09:12.489
What are the other contracted partners? It's just the

01:09:12.489 --> 01:09:16.000
chamber and so are there any others that you can still.

01:09:16.000 --> 01:09:20.850
Okay. And what is Stokes mission statement? You know,

01:09:20.850 --> 01:09:22.000
generally.

01:09:22.000 --> 01:09:26.270
To support their entrepreneur hub and they provide co-re

01:09:26.270 --> 01:09:29.770
view space and they also provide support for small

01:09:29.770 --> 01:09:31.000
businesses.

01:09:31.000 --> 01:09:38.529
I have to get some. It's probably you all think it's silly,

01:09:38.529 --> 01:09:45.760
but I think sometimes we're talking about fostering

01:09:45.760 --> 01:09:53.029
relationships. We can't call our partners contractors. I

01:09:53.029 --> 01:09:54.630
think that's a new term. So I would love to just call each

01:09:54.630 --> 01:09:55.000
other.

01:09:55.000 --> 01:09:59.270
Very maybe legally work contracted partner contract for

01:09:59.270 --> 01:10:03.010
service. But I think the semantics of it, the word

01:10:03.010 --> 01:10:04.000
contractor.

01:10:04.000 --> 01:10:07.180
Feels different. I know that's real touchy. It's a step

01:10:07.180 --> 01:10:10.000
between or something.

01:10:10.000 --> 01:10:14.279
So, just work with city leadership and share goals and

01:10:14.279 --> 01:10:19.250
impacts their development services and economic development

01:10:19.250 --> 01:10:23.590
. We're actively we work with Christine and Cassie on a

01:10:23.590 --> 01:10:25.000
daily basis. And so that is he worked on.

01:10:25.000 --> 01:10:30.069
University, I SD post listing sessions to identify

01:10:30.069 --> 01:10:36.039
opportunities and synergies. So the city meets with you and

01:10:36.039 --> 01:10:40.920
team TWA you want to quarterly basis. I believe to share

01:10:40.920 --> 01:10:42.000
common goals.

01:10:42.000 --> 01:10:45.909
And if that's something that and obviously both of you can

01:10:45.909 --> 01:10:50.159
and Jason represent both universities on this board. Do you

01:10:50.159 --> 01:10:54.189
feel like we should host more listening sessions from this

01:10:54.189 --> 01:10:55.000
group?

01:10:55.000 --> 01:10:58.149
I think if we put together that workforce development

01:10:58.149 --> 01:11:01.579
higher education committee that that will handle this and

01:11:01.579 --> 01:11:07.000
we do need to the city. It's it's only plus a year.

01:11:07.000 --> 01:11:12.000
I also think there was a discussion of adding NCTC to this.

01:11:12.000 --> 01:11:16.000
Yes, I think that there is a whole stream.

01:11:16.000 --> 01:11:24.250
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Well, number six storytelling to

01:11:24.250 --> 01:11:28.140
create a strong story that encourages visitors businesses

01:11:28.140 --> 01:11:31.920
and citizens to live work and invest includes time talent

01:11:31.920 --> 01:11:34.000
pressure and our unique community.

01:11:34.000 --> 01:11:38.270
Strategy six point one develop three to four elevator

01:11:38.270 --> 01:11:41.000
pitches for economic development.

01:11:41.000 --> 01:11:43.449
I think that's an excellent idea. We can do a definitely a

01:11:43.449 --> 01:11:47.000
better job promoting ourselves and some of our successes.

01:11:47.000 --> 01:11:50.170
Six point to tell the triangle story economic development

01:11:50.170 --> 01:11:53.850
101 that tactics are part and shared by residents, tourists

01:11:53.850 --> 01:11:55.000
and businesses.

01:11:55.000 --> 01:11:58.470
So we are hosting Council orientations right now. We met

01:11:58.470 --> 01:12:02.819
with Jordan and Stevens a few weeks ago and we added a tax

01:12:02.819 --> 01:12:07.670
triangle on their presentation added to our presentations

01:12:07.670 --> 01:12:09.000
moving forward.

01:12:09.000 --> 01:12:13.270
Six point three utilize our existing new timelines and

01:12:13.270 --> 01:12:17.859
phrases where creativity needs commerce into our stories,

01:12:17.859 --> 01:12:22.300
which we've done that as well. Six point four onboarding

01:12:22.300 --> 01:12:26.939
develop some of these are people that at least I'm going to

01:12:26.939 --> 01:12:29.000
take some of these off.

01:12:29.000 --> 01:12:33.270
Six point five assign success stories by category. So

01:12:33.270 --> 01:12:37.020
currently we're working on updating one pagers play will be

01:12:37.020 --> 01:12:40.729
attending a bio life science conference in San Diego in the

01:12:40.729 --> 01:12:42.000
next few weeks.

01:12:42.000 --> 01:12:44.449
That's in partnership with the Dallas regional chamber

01:12:44.449 --> 01:12:47.520
chamber. That's another one of our partners that we work

01:12:47.520 --> 01:12:48.000
with.

01:12:48.000 --> 01:12:51.369
And we're going to update one papers for each industry, but

01:12:51.369 --> 01:12:54.689
we can also start including success stories as well so that

01:12:54.689 --> 01:12:57.869
you have those available to share six point six to create

01:12:57.869 --> 01:13:00.000
inventory of success store.

01:13:00.000 --> 01:13:05.619
Sorry, split assignment. Okay, it's kind of the same six

01:13:05.619 --> 01:13:11.380
point seven is little consistent aligned messaging. So, I

01:13:11.380 --> 01:13:17.149
think between all of our partners, slash contractors we can

01:13:17.149 --> 01:13:19.000
definitely do them.

01:13:19.000 --> 01:13:28.000
Do you know what the city stands on the overall

01:13:28.000 --> 01:13:34.000
comprehensive marketing.

01:13:34.000 --> 01:13:38.409
Our new board members, a city last year I believe maybe two

01:13:38.409 --> 01:13:42.729
years ago, they were working on implementing a new brand

01:13:42.729 --> 01:13:47.159
and campaign, and then we had financial challenges and so

01:13:47.159 --> 01:13:49.000
they put a hole to it.

01:13:49.000 --> 01:14:04.010
So it obviously costs a time to implement a new brand. So

01:14:04.010 --> 01:14:04.239
it's good. It's actually a good thing that we updated our

01:14:04.239 --> 01:14:04.489
marketing materials because we would not have anything to

01:14:04.489 --> 01:14:04.689
work with right now. So we're just using our, our brand

01:14:04.689 --> 01:14:05.000
until they get a new one.

01:14:05.000 --> 01:14:08.439
Who we need office should we recruit to see if we can

01:14:08.439 --> 01:14:11.000
recruit some money from the city.

01:14:11.000 --> 01:14:14.000
Yeah, we can.

01:14:14.000 --> 01:14:18.270
I think we have to have on this board. It's a city

01:14:18.270 --> 01:14:20.000
ordinance so it would.

01:14:20.000 --> 01:14:23.250
It has to go before and I have made a pitch regarding

01:14:23.250 --> 01:14:27.239
streamlining our boards and commissions and it adds changes

01:14:27.239 --> 01:14:31.649
to this group as well. So I will be sure to make sure that

01:14:31.649 --> 01:14:35.000
's included but no no no but unfortunately I mean and I wish

01:14:35.000 --> 01:14:37.000
it was not that way.

01:14:37.000 --> 01:14:41.340
But it is a city ordinance that has the makeup of this and

01:14:41.340 --> 01:14:45.659
so we'll have to go before Council so, but I think it's a

01:14:45.659 --> 01:14:50.159
great idea and I already made a note and I believe my, the

01:14:50.159 --> 01:14:54.329
presentation on my pitch to help reduce some of our and

01:14:54.329 --> 01:14:56.000
merge some of our boards and commissions

01:14:56.000 --> 01:15:00.270
because we have twice as many as cities, twice our size,

01:15:00.270 --> 01:15:04.550
and we form issues, etc. Anyways, I think that's coming

01:15:04.550 --> 01:15:08.000
within a couple of months, but I'm sorry.

01:15:08.000 --> 01:15:11.460
Oh, wonderful. Thank you. Actually, I'm going to email city

01:15:11.460 --> 01:15:14.000
leadership.

01:15:14.000 --> 01:15:16.850
And that will help because we do have several boards and

01:15:16.850 --> 01:15:19.619
that's one of our challenges too is we got conflicting

01:15:19.619 --> 01:15:22.590
messaging from from this board from other boards and so we

01:15:22.590 --> 01:15:25.460
have to be honest and what all of our stakeholders wanted

01:15:25.460 --> 01:15:28.000
to we have over 52 board members.

01:15:28.000 --> 01:15:31.000
And so we're one of the smallest departments in the city.

01:15:31.000 --> 01:15:34.029
So, that's why we have to be strategic and what our

01:15:34.029 --> 01:15:37.000
priorities are and what you want to do right.

01:15:37.000 --> 01:15:40.000
So any other additions to this.

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I have one comment.

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I'd rather see 6.2 be next to last. I hate negative things

01:15:50.180 --> 01:15:52.000
up front.

01:15:52.000 --> 01:16:05.460
It's a call on the rest of the items we're discussing when

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we present to somebody else.

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Which one was that right 6.2 you said negative negative

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taxes.

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The problem with that one supplication is it's multifaceted

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. So I mean, telling the triangle stories really about

01:16:44.000 --> 01:16:44.000
talking to the elected officials and giving them an under

01:16:44.000 --> 01:16:44.000
span your own invest in one of these or the other and

01:16:44.000 --> 01:16:44.000
triangle plays some conversation.

01:16:44.000 --> 01:16:47.840
You're gonna make it on the before development forward you

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got to educate more than one audience sometimes like

01:16:51.239 --> 01:16:55.210
officials sometimes it's your public sometimes it's who are

01:16:55.210 --> 01:16:57.000
we trying to recruit.

01:16:57.000 --> 01:16:58.979
This is for that audience but this these are for the same

01:16:58.979 --> 01:17:00.000
these are the audience.

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But you make a good point because the messaging there's

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positive words and negative words and help people hear

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things so we can change that to make it.

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I get focused on that.

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They have been attention anything else you say.

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You might as well shut the switch off and go home because

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they have decided they're not going to do anything.

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And something we're doing right and that's this is also on

01:17:25.640 --> 01:17:29.119
our back burner is we want to work with finance to better

01:17:29.119 --> 01:17:32.770
understand what our triangle looks like desert calls you

01:17:32.770 --> 01:17:36.720
show different shapes like Orlando Florida has a different

01:17:36.720 --> 01:17:38.000
triangle shape. We want to understand what our triangle

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looks like.

01:17:38.000 --> 01:17:43.000
So that's again one of the other products.

01:17:43.000 --> 01:17:51.000
So, a little competition needs.

01:17:51.000 --> 01:17:55.479
So for storytelling without the city's marketing department

01:17:55.479 --> 01:17:59.000
that will do that or will that be a consultant.

01:17:59.000 --> 01:18:02.329
Sure, it would be a combination between probably us and our

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marketing.

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So, I guess.

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Between here the next meeting.

01:18:26.000 --> 01:18:29.369
I guess when you get feedback from all members but I don't

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think Jerry attended the first board retreat.

01:18:32.000 --> 01:18:35.000
I don't believe he did but who else are we missing.

01:18:35.000 --> 01:18:52.000
Yeah.

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I think probably best timing certainly doesn't permit me to

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discuss that but I think it'd be best probably to get

01:18:59.109 --> 01:19:02.899
feedback from all of them. Bring it back here next week so

01:19:02.899 --> 01:19:06.000
we can get the organization that the order.

01:19:06.000 --> 01:19:10.270
And I would recommend anybody on here sent you back to

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Britain, what your preference of order is what you think is

01:19:14.979 --> 01:19:19.680
more urgent, so that maybe we can make this a 15 minute

01:19:19.680 --> 01:19:24.000
topic next time instead of an hour.

01:19:24.000 --> 01:19:47.000
I think people who are here do bring a lot of value.

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Thank you. That's all I have.

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I will say, let me see if we don't make it in time for the

01:19:55.510 --> 01:19:57.399
work session, and maybe I can say that we are working on it

01:19:57.399 --> 01:19:58.000
separately.

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And really, depending on who gets mayor and how council

01:20:01.300 --> 01:20:04.579
looks I mean this could obviously change in terms of like

01:20:04.579 --> 01:20:08.409
who's working on what so that's probably good feedback as

01:20:08.409 --> 01:20:09.000
well.

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Like we may need to alter it a little bit depending on what

01:20:17.659 --> 01:20:19.000
we think.

01:20:19.000 --> 01:20:22.000
So that is not an action item or anything.

01:20:22.000 --> 01:20:29.079
But we do have item B, ADP 26 that year one seven, which is

01:20:29.079 --> 01:20:31.000
future agenda items.

01:20:31.000 --> 01:20:36.000
So, all right for now July, I think play we did confirm we

01:20:36.000 --> 01:20:40.000
have to push the meeting right. So we will find a new date

01:20:40.000 --> 01:20:42.149
and you have time after this to find a new time to me at

01:20:42.149 --> 01:20:45.000
the end of July, we have a project circuit and the words

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right now

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requested and since, and so that still has to go to City

01:20:50.850 --> 01:20:57.260
Council closed session with the new council members coming

01:20:57.260 --> 01:21:01.000
online in the 23rd of June.

01:21:01.000 --> 01:21:07.180
So we didn't want this to be the first item that's brought

01:21:07.180 --> 01:21:13.479
before the new council, we wanted to make sure that we had

01:21:13.479 --> 01:21:19.000
at least an orientation with them prior.

01:21:19.000 --> 01:21:34.960
And then we have a guest speaker Ben McGill with you and T.

01:21:34.960 --> 01:21:35.000
And then we have the quarterly directors report.

01:21:35.000 --> 01:21:48.640
The 23rd isn't a full council meeting that's the swearing

01:21:48.640 --> 01:21:50.000
in. So the next council meeting before anything comes

01:21:50.000 --> 01:21:50.000
before.

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We'll move to the business discuss or suggestions on what

01:21:59.949 --> 01:22:05.000
they wish to discuss the next week.

01:22:05.000 --> 01:22:11.069
And so our next will be at the end of July. Yes, at the end

01:22:11.069 --> 01:22:17.300
of July, date to be determined. So just make sure you let

01:22:17.300 --> 01:22:20.000
Britain here.

01:22:20.000 --> 01:22:39.000
Any more issues. It will be helpful at the next. It will

01:22:39.000 --> 01:22:39.000
take a couple of meetings but then we'll get another city

01:22:39.000 --> 01:22:39.000
council member appointed as well. And so that will help or

01:22:39.000 --> 01:22:39.000
hopefully having another member appointed since

01:22:39.000 --> 01:22:51.000
member bird is no longer serving and she was pointed out.