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20190620 Minutes SEDC Board Reg Mo MtgMINUTES VVV2SI)JAX, JUkZJ&J= e City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) Board of Directors met for Special Called Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hal Baldwin Municip Complex, Council Chambers, Building No. 4, Conference Room, 1400 Schertz; Parkway, Schleirt 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. Board President Macaluso called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. and welcomed everyone Fn aftlen - L Board of Directors present: Staff- Paul Macaluso — Board President Kyle Kinateder — Executive Director Sammi Morrill — Board Secretary Patty Horan — Executive Assistant Roy Richard Jenifer Kolbe — BRE Manager Bryan Snowden James Walters — Director of Finance Benjamin McDaniel Mark Brown — City Manager Board Members absent: Jesse Hamilton Others present: Richard Dziewit, Daniel Ortega, Jesse Carrasco, Monica Garza, Rick Pena, Ed Bolton, Emiliano Guerrero. 2. Oath of office for newly appointed SEDC Board Members: Bryan Snowden and Benjamin McDaniel. Also, reappointment of Roy Richard. All members were appointed/reappointed by City Council during their regular session held on 6/4/2019 to serve for a two-year term: 5/31/2019 — 5/31/2021. (P. Horan) Ms. Horan, on behalf of the City Secretary, adminlistered the oath of office to all new ant reappointed members. 3. Introduction of new Board Members: Bryan Snowden and Benjamin McDaniel. (P. Macaluso) President Macaluso congratulated all new and reappointed Board Members and thanked them for their service. He asked the new members to introduce themselves. Mr. Bryan Snowden currently holds a position with HEB as the Manager of Consumer & Sensory K'esearch. He graduated Texas A&M in 2011 with a bachelor's degree of Science in Food M 9711,70,70T M, p e c i a I C a I I e d Page 1 of 5 Science & Technology. Mr. Benjamin McDaniel provides investigative research and service of process for attorneys at Glenn Clark. He graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word, with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Management IXCOU( 111t. Ifflow- Board President Macaluso recessed into closed session at 6:11 p.m. and moved to agenda item No. 12. Presentations 5. SEDC monthly financial statement: May 2019. (J. Walters) Mr. Walters reported that the sales tax payment was 6.8% lower than in the previous fiscal year. He specified that the recent decrease was caused by missing contributions from the State. Mr. Walters expects the payment to be reimbursed in June. There were no notable expenses reported. 3 Mr. Kinateder asked the Board if they had any questions on the full report included in their packet. No questions were asked. He resumed his presentation stating that during the March- May period, the SEDC identified 10 new prospects that are considering significant investments in Schertz. The SEDC participated in four major recruitment events. 111ININI 1 1111 1 1 1111111111 1 111 1 - I - SEDC Minutes 6/20/2019 Special Called Page 2 of 5 Due to time constraints, Mr. Kinateder asked the Board to revisit the information included in the packet (SEDC Funding Buckets and Appendix) to go over in full review during next month's meeting. to for individual consideration I 1� III 1 1 11 0 - 'NUT �141 1111111 - 11 i: LIXIM • A motion to approve the minutes for the Board of Directors Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2019 was made by Mr. Richard. Seconded by Ms. Morrill. Motion passed unanimously 10. Consider/Discuss/Act on SEDC Resolution No. 2019-12 authorizing the Second Amendment to the Economic Development Performance Agreement between the Schertz 312, LLC and the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation. (K. Kinateder) I I-TIT-74 Ilr= MIM&I M-1 I - r $111 10 Inc ncolloInIc ff, the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation as made by Ms. Morrill. Seconded ► Mr. Richard. Motion passed unanimously. Requests and announcements 11. Reauests bv Board Members to 131ace items giv a 11eetj�� Announcements by staff: Office closures — Independence Day July 4-5, 2019 SEDC Minutes 6/20/2019 Special Called Page 3 of 5 I- 1-0 =#. I Mal W = � I Mesita I 1110�AQIMOA lip 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 Itern No. 12. 0 Project E-052 — Consider/Discuss/Act and public hearing authorizing an SEDC Resolution relating to a performance agreement to provide a possible incentive of up to $200,000 for a project related to the creation or retention of up to 87 primary jobs. Mr. Kinateder introduced the project as Nexus Enterprises, LLC. The company plans to locate at 5600 Schertz Parkway behind the Emerus Hospital. The future 36,000 square foot office building offers Nexus the ability to locate in a new standalone facility that is more centralized to its workforce. The SEDC has offered Nexus the ability to reduce its clawback by or $25,000 if they promote the key locational decision on why they chose Schertz. SEDC Minutes 6/20/2019 Special Called Page 4 of 5 Mr. Ed Bolton, Founder and CEO of Nexus, introduced himself He provided a brief description and history of the company. Nexus is a clinical review services company that services health and insurance companies. He thanked the Board for their consideration. Mr. Bolton talked about the company's decision to relocate and that they will be consolidating operations from New Braunfels and Salt Lake City to the new Schertz location. 0 mt- F-0 M-1 71 V T13 TS ff* = SEDC RESOLUTION NO. 2019-13 I V Im I Wei V Wat) MIT* I A motion to approve the SEDC Resolution No. 2019-13 was made by Mr. Richard. Seconded by Ms. Morrill. Motion passed unanimously. muam= Maw," 1311 liall I Wo 6XV-3 51 1� I V : i FIMNSTIM MM=MA2019 Special Called Page 5 of 5