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MINUTES
THURSMAY, MAY 27,2021
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Complex, Council Chambers, Building No. 4, 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 visitol
Board President Macaluso presided the meeting and called it to order at 6:00 p.n-L Mr. Macaluso
welcomed everyone in attendance.
Staff present:
Mark Browne — City Manager
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Patty Horan — B RE Manager
Colin Sherman — Marketing & Recrifitment Mgr.
James Walters — Director of Finance
Morgan NWdox —Administrative Assistant
Others present:
Dan Santee - City Attorney
Lauren Trammell — Student, Chamber of Commerce Leadership CORE class (Vallance Security)
Jenna. Saucedo — CEO, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
Tom Long — Chief Development Officer, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
Hearing of residents
2. Public comment - This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the Board.
Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. Thepresiding officer will call on those
persons who have sig-ned up to speak.
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Minutes
3. Approval of the minutes for the Board of Directors Regular Monthly Meeting held on
Thursday, April 29, 202 1. (A. Perez/S. Courney)
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A motion to approve the minutes for the Board • Directors Regular Monthly Meeting held
Thursday, April 29, 202 1, was niad e by Mr. R. Richard and seconded by Mr. J. Hamilton. Motil
passed unanimously.
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This report covers the SEDC's second-quarter operational and market report for January
1 - March 3 1, 202 1. Mr. Perez provided the following summation of activity:
Marketing activity - The SEDC has begun planning in-person attendance of 8 recruitment
z;ngagements and in person outreach to a minimum of 4 site selector partners in the Dallas and
Atlanta markets in Q4.
Prospect Activity - Notable trends in Q2 Leads activity include 9 large scale manufacturing
projects, each representing over S100M in Capital Investment. Of these projects the SEDC has
provided information on five projects where Schertz met the minimum requirements for
competition. In Q2 Amazon executed a lease for 1150 Schwab Rd. and coordinated with SEDC
staff through the month • March • a regional press release and public announcement in April.
Key takeaways from the manufacturing visits included securing workforce as a concern that has
been exacerbated hy the pandemic. The positions most severely impacted were entry-level positions.
Events beld for the BRE program for this period included: Virtual job shadow day Career &
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Schertz has added to the renewed interest in the area where the facility is located along Schwab
Rd. The expansion is expected to bring $40M in new investments and 300 new jobs.
Ms. Saucedo explained the n-dssion of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation as
producing jobs. Core line of business is business development through corporate recruitment,
retention, and expansion and workforce development through branding and marketing. Promoting
collaborative economic development across the eight-county San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA as
a single economic region.
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A motion to approve SEDC Resolution No. 2021-5 authorizing the expenditure of S5,000 for
participation in the 2021 San Antr -New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Regional
Economic Collaborative marketing partnership was made by Mr. Carrasco and seconded by Mr.
McDaniel. Motion passed unanimously.
7. Briefing and possible action on approval of the SEDC Resolution No. 2021-6 recommending
approval by the CityCouncil for theproposed SEDC FY 2021-22 Budget and Reserves. (A. Perez)
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A motion to approve SEDC Resolution No. 2021-6 recommending approval of SEDC FY2021-
2022 Budget and Reserves was made by Mr. Snowden and seconded by Mr. Hamilton. Motion
passed unanimously.
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A motion to approve SED C Resolution No. 2021-7 rmornmend ing approval of the Agreement for
Provisions of Professional Services Between the City of Schertz and the City of Schertz Economic
Development Corporation was made by Ms. Merrill and seconded by Mr. Carrasco. Motion
passed unanimously.
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Reconvene to regular session
10. Take any actions based on discussion held in closed session under Agenda Item No. f,
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e Project E-068 - Public Hearing, briefing and possible action on approval of the SEDC
Resolution No. 2021-8 authorizing a Small Business Grant for up to $40,000. (A. Perez)
A motion to approve a Small Business Grant Clf 9 er Construction Equipment in the arnount of
$40,000 was made by Mr. Richard and seconded by Mr. Hamifton.MOtiDRpassed
unanimously.
Requests and announcements
11. Requests by Board Members to place items on a future SEDC Board Meeting agenda.
��OT update
New staff — Morgan Maddox, Administrative Assist
Staff Retirement — Patty Horan, BRE Manager
Staff Hire pending
Next Board Meeting — June 24,2021
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