HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GEDCO_07.21.2008Notice of Meeting of the
Georgetown Economic Development Corporation
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, July 21, 2008
The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation, created pursuant
to Section 4A of the Economic Development Act of 1979, as amended (Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann.
Art 5190.6), will meet on Monday, July 21, 2008 beginning at 02:00 PM in the City Council
Chambers, located at 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Georgetown Economic Development Corporation Members:
Rick Smith, Ron Shelly, Ben Oliver, Pat Berryman, Dale Ross
Call to Order at 02:00 PM
REGULAR SESSION:
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member , the City Manager, Assistant City Manager , City Council Member , or legal
counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act , Texas Government Code Chapter 551,
and are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows.
A Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report. -- Mark Thomas, Economic
Development Director and Paul E. Brandenburg, General Manager
B.Consideration and approval of the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held Monday, May
19, 2008 -- Ben Oliver, Secretary
C. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2008/09 Interlocal Service Agreement between
GEDCO and the City for administrative services--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager
D. Discussion and possible action to finalize the proposed 2008/09 GEDCO budget--Micki Rundell,
Finance Manager
E.Consideration of the May 31, 2008 Financial Reports--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager
F.Consideration of the June 30, 2008 Financial Reports--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager
GDiscussion and possible action to approve a Resolution and Performance Agreement regarding
Airborn, Inc. – Paul Brandenburg, General Manager and Mark Thomas, Director of Economic
Development
H.Discussion and possible action to approve a Resolution and Performance Agreement regarding
Enflite, Inc. – Paul Brandenburg, General Manager and Mark Thomas, Director of Economic
Development
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The Georgetown Economic Development Corporation will meet in closed executive session as allowed by
Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 551), as follows:
I.Section 551.072. DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY
Discussion and possible action to deliberate the purchase , exchange, lease or value of real property for purposes
authorized by Section 4A of Economic Development Act of 1979 (as amended) which discussion in open session
would have a detrimental effect on negotiations with third persons.
J.Section 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
Deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the corporation has received from a business
prospect that the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or
near the territory of the City of Georgetown and with which the Corporation is conducting economic
development negotiations; and/or deliberation regarding the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business
prospect that the Corporation seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City of
Georgetown.
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K.Section 551.071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
Consultation with attorney regarding legal issues related to agenda items and other matters in which the duty of
the attorney to the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
REGULAR SESSION:
The Board will reconvene in regular open session to take any action necessary related to any of the
above-posted executive session items.
L.Action from Executive Session.
Certificate of Posting
I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice
of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general
public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2008, at __________, and remained so
posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
Sandra Lee, City Secretary
Minutes of the Meeting of
the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, July 21, 2008
The Georgetown Economic Development Corporation of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Monday, July 21, 2008.
Members Present:
Rick Smith, Ron Shelly, Dale Ross, Pat Berryman
Members Absent:
Ben Oliver
Staff Present:
Paul Brandenburg, General Manager, Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer, Mark Thomas,
Economic Development Director, Shirley Rinn, Exective Assistant to the City Manager/Deputy
City Secretary, George Gomez, Project Specialist, Leticia Zavala, Controller, Trish Carls, City
Attorney
Minutes
Regular Meeting
REGULAR SESSION:
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member , the City Manager, Assistant City Manager , City Council Member , or legal
counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act , Texas Government Code Chapter 551,
and are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows.
ADiscussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report. -- Mark Thomas, Economic
Development Director and Paul E. Brandenburg, General Manager
Thomas gave an explanation of the purpose of the progress report for the benefit of the new
Boardmember, Dale Ross.
Thomas gave the Board an overview of all of the active projects that the GEDCO Board approved,
including Hope Lumber Company, Citicorp, Vista Solutions/Loading Dock, Airborn, TLCC,
Orthopuetics, Enflite, The Beauty Escapt, TOPE, and other biotechnology companies.
Board discussed removing Reliagene from the active list.
B.Consideration and approval of the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held Monday, May
19, 2008 -- Ben Oliver, Secretary
Motion by Berryman, second by Shelly to approve the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting
held Monday, May 19, 2008. Approved 4-0 (Oliver Absent)
C. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2008/09 Interlocal Service Agreement between
GEDCO and the City for administrative services--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager
Rundell explained to the terms of the Interlocal Service Agreement. She told the Board that the
4A Board will be charged $5,000 for month for administrative services, which is a $1,000 increase
per month from the prior year.
Motion by Shelly, second by Ross to approve the 2008/09 Interlocal Service Agreement between
GEDCO and the City for administrative services. Approved 4-0 (Oliver Absent)
D. Discussion and possible action to finalize the proposed 2008/09 GEDCO budget--Micki Rundell,
Finance Manager
Rundell gave the Board an overview of the FY 2008-09 GEDCO budget the 2008/09 Interlocal
Service Agreement between GEDCO and the City for administrative services. Brief discussion
regarding impact of sales tax on the budget.
Motion by Berryman, second by Smith to finalize the proposed 2008/09 GEDCO budget.
Approved 4-0 (Oliver Absent)
E.Consideration of the May 31, 2008 Financial Reports--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager
Zavala gave the overview of the Financial Reports, including monthly sales tax revenues,
monthly expenditures, budgetary report, and other relevant financial information.
F.Consideration of the June 30, 2008 Financial Reports--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager
Zavala gave the overview of the Financial Reports, including monthly sales tax revenues,
monthly expenditures, budgetary report, and other relevant financial information.
GDiscussion and possible action to approve a Resolution and Performance Agreement regarding
Airborn, Inc. – Paul Brandenburg, General Manager and Mark Thomas, Director of Economic
Development
Brandenburg and Thomas gave the Board an overview of the project and the terms of the
Performance Agreement. There was discussion regarding the Tax Abatement component that
Council previously approved and Brandenburg and Thomas confirmed that the tax abatement
was no longer on the table because it was tied to the other piece of property.
Thomas introduced Michael Cuff of Airborn to the Board to answer any questions that the Board
might have. There were a few questions regarding Airborn's current operations.
Motion byBerryman, second by Shelly to approve a Resolution and Performance Agreement
regarding Airborn , Inc. Approved 4-0. (Oliver Absent)
H.Discussion and possible action to approve a Resolution and Performance Agreement regarding
Enflite, Inc. – Paul Brandenburg, General Manager and Mark Thomas, Director of Economic
Development
Thomas gave the Board an overview of the project and the terms of the Performance Agreement.
Mark explained to the Board that Enflite is a local company that is expanding and that this is a
retention project for the community. He told the Board that the company originally asked for a
tax abatement. However after doing a Return on Investment analysis, it was found that the
abatement wasn't really a good the best tool to utilize
The company has asked that it receive the funding at the point of occupation of the building,
which is different from the Performance Agreements in the past where the funding wasn't
provided until proof of the job creation in a year's time. There was a discussion regarding the
clawback terms in the Performance Agreement.
There was discussion that Enflite is talking about making an additional expansion because of
their impressions of Georgetown. The particular expansion covered in this Performance
Agreement is for a new product line. There was additional discussion regarding the operations
of Enflite.
Mark told the Board that the ROI was similar to that of Airborn. The Board indicated that it
would like to see ROI analysis for each project that they review.
Motion by Shelly, second by Ross to approve a Resolution and Performance Agreement
regarding Enflite, Inc. Approved 3-0. (Oliver Absent)
Recessed at 2:53 p.m. into Executive Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The Georgetown Economic Development Corporation will meet in closed executive session as allowed by
Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 551), as follows:
I.Section 551.072. DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY
Discussion and possible action to deliberate the purchase , exchange, lease or value of real property for purposes
authorized by Section 4A of Economic Development Act of 1979 (as amended) which discussion in open session
would have a detrimental effect on negotiations with third persons.
J.Section 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
Deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the corporation has received from a business
prospect that the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or
near the territory of the City of Georgetown and with which the Corporation is conducting economic
development negotiations; and/or deliberation regarding the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business
prospect that the Corporation seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City of
Georgetown.
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K.Section 551.071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
Consultation with attorney regarding legal issues related to agenda items and other matters in which the duty of
the attorney to the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.
Reconvened into Regular Session at 3:15 p.m.
REGULAR SESSION:
The Board will reconvene in regular open session to take any action necessary related to any of the
above-posted executive session items.
L.Action from Executive Session.
No action out of Executive Session.
Adjourned at 3:17 p.m.
Attest:
__________________________________________________________
Ben Oliver, Corporate SecretaryRick Smith, President