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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDCmin2015-10-01MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION COMMUNITY Thursday, October 1, 2015 DEVELOPMENT I RPOF'.n.T ION The Anna Community Development Corporation ("CDC") of the City of Anna met at 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at the Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 North Powell Parkway (Hwy. 5), Anna, Texas. Call to Order Alonzo Tutson, Vice President, called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m., and after roll call and the establishment of a quorum, the following items were presented to the Directors for their consideration. 2. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum. Directors in attendance: Alonzo Tutson, Brent Thomas, Connie Stump, Doug Hermann, Lee Miller, and Michael Williams. Directors in Abstention: John Houcek was absent. A quorum was declared present and the floor was open for business. Guests Speaker: Matt Lunsford, Vice -President of Communications for the Texas Resolution. Others in attendance: Clark McCoy, legal counsel for CDC; Jessica Perkins Chief Administrative Officer; and Sherilyn Godfrey, Secretary. 3. Invocation and Pledge. Connie Stump gave the invocation and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Discussion regarding the Texas Revolution arena football team. Matt Lunsford addressed the Board regarding the Texas Revolution arena football team. He handed out literature to each person to keep. The organization is in need of a national headquarters. Currently, the team plays out of the Allen Event Center Arena and has a sales office nearby in Plano. The organization cannot completely move to Anna, but wants to execute a three-year partnership agreement giving the naming rights to the City, plus a percentage of its ticket sales. There could be many benefits for the City, including a training center for youth. The team has won more games than it has lost, does not have any I. The Corporation may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this agenda. 2. 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. 3. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the oil -ice of the City Secretary at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 10-01-2015 Regular CDC operating debt, made a profit last year, and will bring sales tax revenue from the ticket sales to the City. The Directors were very receptive to the idea. City Staff will pursue conversations with Texas Revolution regarding the feasibility of the aforementioned subject. 5. Discussion and update regarding the resource guide. The resource guide is completed and ready to be distributed to the business community. 6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding funds granted under a line of credit agreement Empowered Training Centre. Skipped. 7. Discussion/Update regarding the branding project. North Star has committed itself to a visitation of the City that includes tours, meeting with different focus groups and individuals as well as having others complete an on-line survey. Once this has been done, the information will be reviewed by North Star and its representatives will meet with staff and the Branding Advisory group to give its recommendations. 8. Discussion and action on potential cancellation of the November regular board meeting. Jessica Perkins informed the Board that the November meeting would probably be cancelled due to her participation in the ICSC conference, the scheduled site visitation by North Star, Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving. By a show of hands, no Director objected. 9. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding minutes from August 25, 2015 and September 3, 2015. Brent Thomas made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Michael Williams seconded the motion. Motion passed. [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT] 1. The Corporation may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this agenda. 2. 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. 3. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the office of the City Secretary at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 10-01-2015 Regular CDC 2 10. Adjourn. Doug Hermann made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Brent Thompson seconded the motion and the meeting adjourned at 6:09 p.m. APPROVED: A ]Jqn Houcekhen yin Goc P sident of CDC Secretary of 1. The Corporation may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this agenda. 2. 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. 3. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the office of the City Secretary at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 10-01-2015 Regular CDC