HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDCagd2007-09-061. The Corporation reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this agenda,
whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meeting Act.
2. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary
at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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Right Where You Want to Be.
REGULAR MEETING
OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 6:30 P.M.
ANNA CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
111 N. POWELL PKWY., ANNA, TEXAS
The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Anna will conduct its
regular meeting at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, September 6, 2007, at the Anna City
Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, to consider the following
items:
1. Call to Order and Establishment of Quorum.
2. Citizen comment.
3. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a business presentation by “Force
Performance.”
4. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a reward for the college student
that provides the Anna EDC with a detailed Economic Report/Study on
the City of Anna for the next 5, 10, 20, 25 years, etc.
5. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding website for the EDC provided by
Alexander Hamilton and expenses thereof.
6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a summit hosted by the EDC that
will include the City of Anna Council, Boards and Commissions for
October 13, 2007.
7. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding Rail access on the EDC land.
8. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding initiating communication with the
owners of the rail company.
1. The Corporation reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this agenda,
whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meeting Act.
2. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary
at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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9. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding initiating communication with the
individual/company that will pay for the “J”.
10. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding who will pay the impact fee if any
for the “J”.
11. Discussion regarding “new Exemption of “Goods in Transit” – Local
Option Tax. For EDC to research and make a recommendation to City
Council.
12. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding purchasing promotional items such
as lapel pins, Informational CD about the City, key to the City,
brochures, model board, etc.
13. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget.
14. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a budget for the Mayor or his
designee and a member of the EDC to cover expenses for travel,
meals, etc. to visit potential business/investors or convention and/or
trade show and/or conferences.
15. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas
Government Code the board may enter into CLOSED SESSION or
Executive Session to deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business
prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or
expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which
the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations
or to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property
because such deliberations in an open meeting would have a detrimental
effect on the board’s position in negotiations with third persons
(Government Code, Chapters 551.072, 551.087).
Return to open session.
16. Discuss and take action as desired on items discussed in Executive
Session.
17. Staff report(s).
18. Consider/Discuss/Action to choose at least one member to attend the
Economic Sales Tax Seminar September 25, 2007.
1. The Corporation reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this agenda,
whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meeting Act.
2. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary
at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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19. Consider approval of Minutes of meeting of August 6, 2007.
20. Consider approval of financial report and payment of bills.
21. Discussion/Action regarding future agenda items.
22. Adjourn.
This is to certify that I, Natha Wilkison, City Secretary, posted this agenda at a
place readily accessible to the public at the Anna City Hall and on the City Hall
bulletin board at or before 6:00 p.m. on August 31, 2007.
_______________________________
Natha Wilkison, City Secretary