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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GEDCO_01.18.2011Minutes of the Meeting of the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday, January 18, 2011 The Georgetown Economic Development Corporation of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Members Present: Dale Ross, Pat Berryman, John Marler, Tommy Gonzalez, John Kiltz Members Absent: Staff Present: Paul Brandenburg, General Manager, Micki Rundell, Finance Manager, Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director, Shirley Rinn, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Mark Sokolow, City Attorney Minutes Regular Meeting Called to order at 2:02 p.m. A.Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report, including Hope Lumber Company, Airborn, Texas Outdoor Power Company, Enflite, McIntosh Holdings, LLC, Ringdale, and Radix BioSolutions-- Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director and Paul E. Brandenburg, General Manager Discussion regarding whether to leave McIntosh on this report. It will remain on the report for now. There is no new information on the settlement. Thomas provided an overview of the other pending projects. B.Consideration and approval of the minutes from the Meeting held Monday, November 15, 2010--John Kiltz, Secretary Motion by Gonzalez second by Marler to approve the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held Monday, November 15, 2010. (Approved 4-0, Berryman absent) C.Consideration of the December 31, 2010 Financial Reports--Micki Rundell, Finance Manager Rundell went over the financial report, including expenses and sales tax. Sales Tax is up for November. If sales tax trends stay the same or go up, there may be more funding available for use since the budget was based on lower estimates. Berryman arrived at 2:10 p.m. D.Discussion and possible action regarding changing the time and/or date of the regularly scheduled Meetings for the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation--Pat Berryman, President Pat provided an overview of the reasons to change the time of the meeting. Motion by Berryman, Second by Kiltz to change the meeting time of the GEDCO Meetings to 4:00pm beginning with the February 2011 Meeting. Recessed to Executive Session 2:11pm 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: E.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 the Development Corporation Act which discussion in open session would have a detrimental effect on negotiations with third persons. F.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. - Project Baxter - Project FS - Project Star - Project Lincoln - Project Golden Dragon - Project Infrastructure G.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. H. Action out of Executive Session No Action out of Executive Session. Reconvened into Regular Session at 4:04 pm Adjourned at 4:04 p.m. Attest: __________________________________________________________ John Kiltz, Corporate SecretaryPat Berryman, President