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11-21-2019 Agenda SEDC Board Reg Mtg SEDC Agenda 11/21/2019 Page 1 of 3 NOTICE OF MEETING AGENDA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019 The City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) Board of Directors will meet for a Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex, Council Chambers, Building No. 4, Conference Room, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas. This is an open meeting, subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Texas. Call to order 1. Roll call and recognition of visitors. Hearing of residents 2. Public comment - This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the Board. Each person should fill out the Citizen’s to be Heard registry form prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. The presiding officer, during the Public Comment portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered. Closed session 3. The SEDC Board of Directors will meet in closed session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to consult with its attorney to receive legal advice regarding a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to wit: • Kellum Family Medicine Inc. Economic Development Performance Agreement Reconvene into regular session 4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the SEDC Acting Executive Director to take the necessary and appropriate actions to proceed with negotiations based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item No.3. Workshop 5. Consider/Discuss and possible action regarding the SEDC Board of Directors attendance policy and/or bylaw attendance provision. (Requested by P. Macaluso) Consent agenda items – All the following items may be acted upon by one motion. No separate discussion or action on any of the items is necessary unless desired by a Board Member. 6. Consider/Discuss/Act on approval of the minutes for the Board of Directors Regular Monthly Meeting held on Thursday, October 17, 2019. (P. Horan) SEDC Agenda 11/21/2019 Page 2 of 3 Presentations 7. SEDC monthly financial statement: September and October 2019. (J. Walters) 8. SEDC Business Retention Update. (J. Kolbe) 9. SEDC Executive Director hiring update. (M. Browne) Closed session 10. The SEDC Board will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations, Closed Meeting. The governmental body is not required to conduct an open meeting (1) to discuss or 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 (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. • Project E-059 Reconvene into regular session 11. Discussion and possible action to authorize the SEDC Executive Director to take the necessary and appropriate actions to proceed with negotiations based on discussions held in Closed Session under Agenda Item No.10. 12. Information available in SEDC Board Packets – NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR • Update on Projects in progress/Motic-EMC Inc. (D. Vincent) Requests and announcements 13. Requests by Board Members to place items on a future SEDC Board Meeting agenda. Announcements by staff: • Office closures: Thanksgiving Day – November 28-29, 2019 Christmas Day – December 25, 2019 • Next Board Meeting: December 19, 2019 Adjournment CERTIFICATION I, PATTY HORAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON THIS THE 18th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 AT 5:00 P.M., WHICH IS A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THAT SAID NOTICE WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. Patty Horan Executive Assistant- Economic Development SEDC Agenda 11/21/2019 Page 3 of 3 This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Audio units for the hearing impaired are available for any meeting. If you require special assistance, please call 210-619-1030 at least 24 hours in advance of meeting. The City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors reserves the right to adjourn into Closed Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act. Closed Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and the presence of any subject in any Closed Session portion of the agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Texas Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental body and constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering available opinions of a court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to this agenda with the intent to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.