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I JUST GET, I JUST GET YELLED AT.
WE'LL CALL THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND HATO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TYPE A AND HATO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TYPE B BOARDS OF DIRECTORS TO ORDER.
WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER SUTTON HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER KINZIE WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY.
ALL RIGHT, NOW YOU HAVE TO DO ROLL CALL, UH, CAMERA HARRIS MENDEZ, SENATE VICE CHAIR CARLSON, PRESIDENT, UH, SECRETARY PRESENT TREASURER.
BOARD MEMBER SCHNEIDER PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBER CLARK.
PRESENT BOARD MEMBER COLEMAN IS ABSENT.
NEXT WE HAVE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU'LL PLEDGE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND DO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS HANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE AND UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? SCENE
[5. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
NONE.WE'LL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM FIVE ONE.
THE COUNCIL AND BOARDS WILL NOW RECESS THE OPEN SESSION MEETING AND RECONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE PURSUANT TWO SECTIONS.
5 51 0 7 1 ATTORNEY CONSULTATION 5 51 0 87, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN 5 51 0 7.
TWO REAL PROPERTY TO DELIBERATE AND SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PROJECT E.
WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALRIGHT, SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.
ITEM SIX, DOES THE EDC NEED TO COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? YEAH, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
EDC IS ALSO RETURNING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
[6. ACTION RELATIVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM SIX ONE.THE CITY COUNCIL AND BOARDS MAY DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE STRUCTURE ORGANIZATION IN FUNDING FOR A PROJECT, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND OTHER DEVELOPERS TO ACQUIRE COTTONWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROPERTY FOR USE IN FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
SO FOR SEAN LUCAS EDC TREASURER, UM, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURES NOT TO EXCEED $240,000 FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE.
DUE DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES FOR COTTONWOOD PROPERTY SALE IN PROJECT E, ASK A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY TREASURER LUCAS, A SECOND BY SECRETARY.
MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPEND UP TO $100,000 IN DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES RELATED TO PROJECT E.
SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR PROTE GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCLAR.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON A MOTION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
SEVEN ZERO MAYOR, ALSO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUDDLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, EX EXPENDITURES APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR PROJECT E.
SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR PROTE GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLARK.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER KENZIE AYE.
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MEMBER THORTON AYE.ALL THAT BRINGS US THEN SAY, BUT BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I WANT TO THANK THE, UM, STAFF CHENEY, BOB JAMES, THE ACCOUNTING PEOPLE, THE ATTORNEYS, EDC PEOPLE, UM, AND ACCOUNTS MEMBERS FOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MEETINGS WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
UH, FOUR PROJECT E
UM, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M UP HERE MORE THAN I AM AT MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, THIS PROJECT'S BEEN A LOT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY PUTTING ALL THE WORK IN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOLIDAYS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HOPEFULLY, UH, THIS WILL BE THE END OF THE MEETINGS THIS YEAR.
UM, AND I CAN ADJOURN NOW, RIGHT? YEP.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN AT 8 0 5.