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Home My WebLink AboutCDCpkt2013-10-03COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION October 3, 2013 Meeting Packet AGENDA ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION October 3. 2093 at 5:00 p.m.' ANNA CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, Ij 111 N. POWELL PKWY., ANNA, TEXAS The Anna Community Development Corporation will conduct a meeting at 5:00 P.m.' on October 3. 2013 at the Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, to consider the following items: 1. Call to Order. '..) i I t 2. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum. 1 bow/ SGLeV;o P 3. Invocation and Pledge. 4. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding renewing contract with WebQA the Shop Local program, and City. Mobile App. ca -- = 1 1.-(; ; ,,'L, 5. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding approving the minutes from September 12, 2013. 6. Adjourn. I This is to certify that I, Jessica Perkins, Chief Administrative Officer, 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 5:00 p.m., September 30, 2013. Je lca Perkins,(Chief Administrative Officer 1 ADDITIONAL NOTICE REGARDING MEETING TIME: In the event that the Anna Economic Development corporation meets at the same time and place scheduled for this meeting, then this meeting will be delayed and will begin immediately after the conclusion of the meeting of the Anna Economic Development Corporation. IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE: The Corporation may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed In this agenda. 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 Meetings Act. Disabled persons who want to attend this meeting and 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. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Meeting: October 3, 2013 Budgeted Amount: n/a Item No. 4 Anna Community Development Corporation Agenda Staff Report Staff Contact: Jessica Perkins Exhibits: _X—Yes No AGENDA SUBJECT: Consider/Discuss/Action regarding renewing our contract with WebQA the Shop Local program and City Mobile App. SUMMARY: Web QA is a well-established business located in the Chicago area that partners with cities all over the US to provide a variety of municipal customer services. They have a program call Shop QA. Shop QA is an online shop local marketing program. Recently, they launched a Mobile App for City Website. After we told them we were not interested in renewing the Shop Local page, Web QA offered to cut the price in half and give us the City Mobile App as well. The City Mobile App is a nice product that offers compatibility with smart phones. This component along with the %2 price is a nice offer. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends you consider renewing. ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO PROMOTE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE LOCATED IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS WHEREAS, the Anna Community Development Corporation (the "CDC') desires to authorize the promotional expenditure of funds to assist the City of Anna in promoting local businesses that have located in or near the City of Anna, Texas; and WHEREAS, the CDC has determined that this expenditure of funds is in the best interests of the CDC and will promote economic and community development in and near the City of Anna; and WHEREAS, the CDC anticipates that the City of Anna City Council will approve a service contract between the City and WebQA, Inc, to provide for the promotion of local businesses and the CDC has determined that the funding authorized herein is contingent on such contract being approved by the City and fully consummated. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THAT: Section 1. Recitals Incorporated The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein for all purposes as if set forth in full. Section 2. Authority to Expend Funds for Promotion of Local Businesses The Anna Community Development Corporation approves the expenditure of $_650_ to assist in funding the services anticipated to be rendered by WebQA, Inc. to promote local businesses and that such funding is contingent on the City of Anna and WebQA, Inc. entering into a mutually agreeable and enforceable written agreement for said services for a period of one year. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Anna Community Development Corporation this day of , 2013. APPROVED: John Houcek, CDC President ATTEST: Sherilyn Godfrey, CDC Secretary CDC OF ANNA, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO._ PAGE 1 OF 1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Meeting: October 3, 2013 Budgeted Amount: n/a Item No. 5 Anna Community Development Corporation Agenda Staff Report Staff Contact: Jessica Perkins Exhibits: _X Yes _No AGENDA SUBJECT: Consider/Discuss/Action regarding approving the minutes from September 12, 2013. SUMMARY: n/a STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends you approve the minutes. ILMINUTES FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION COMMUNITY Thursday, September 12, 2013 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The Anna Community Development Corporation ("CDC") of the City of Anna met at 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at the Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 North Powell Parkway (Hwy. 5), Anna, Texas. 1. Call to Order John Houcek, President, called the meeting to order at 5:02 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, Connie Stump, John Houcek, Sherilyn Godfrey, John Beazley, Lee Miller and Michael Williams. Director in abstention: None A quorum was declared present and the floor was open for business. Others in attendance: Jessica Perkins, Chief Administrative Officer ("CAO"); and Clark McCoy, attorney for CDC. 3. Invocation and Pledge. Connie Stump gave the invocation and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding renewing contract with WebQA the Shop Local program. Jessica Perkins updated the Directors as to the on-line program, "Shop Local," for the past two years, CDC and EDC have sponsored this program, offering to business owners, free of charge. Even though there has been an increase in usage, only a few business owners are currently using the program. A significant hurdle is that the business owners are not updating their websites. Before continuing the program, City staff needs to know why it is not being utilized and to settle the question of whether we should just rely on the Chamber to offer this type of program. 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. 09-12-2013 Regular CDC Minutes.doc The opinion of each Director was solicited. Their comments included: 1) training is available; 2) the program is professional designed and user-friendly; 3) a mobile app can be added; and 4) the program can be utilized more effectively in 5-10 years since there will be more businesses located in Anna. Lee Miller made a motion to authorize the CAO to take the necessary steps to cancel the contract with WebAQ. Michael Williams seconded the motion. Motion passed. 6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding the minutes from September 2013. A motion to approve the minutes, as corrected, was made by John Beazley and seconded by Alonzo Tutson. Motion passed. 6. Adjourn. Michael Williams made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Lee Miller seconded the motion. Motion passed and the meeting was adjourned at 5:18 p.m. I_\�7iiPL�li John Houcek President of CDC ATTESTED: Sherilyn Godfrey Secretary of CDC 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. 09-12-2013 Regular CDC Minutes.doc