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Min EDC 01/18/2024cibolo*tx �eeroM�c s�rno�w�wr c o u i 200 South Main Street P.O. Boz 826, Cibolo, Texas 78108 Phone: (210) 658-9900 Fax: (210) 658-1687 www.cibolooc.gM Regular Call Meeting Cibolo Economic Development Corporation CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING 200 S. MAIN January 18, 2024 6:30 P.M. I T_ 1. Call to Order — Meeting was called to order by the President Mr. Mattingley at 6:37 p.m. 2. Roll Call and Excused Absences — Members Present: Mr. Mattingly, Ms. Qaiyyim, Mr. Boyle, Ms. Christophe, Mr. Triesch and Mr. Hicks; Members Absent: Mr. Ottman. The motion was made by Ms. Qaiyyim to excuse the absence of Mr. Ottman. The motion was seconded by Mr. Triesch. For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0. (Mr. Boyle was unable to vote until he received the Oath of Office). 3. Invocation — Moment of Silence — Mr. Mattingly called for a Moment of Silence. 4. Pledge of Allegiance — All in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Oath of Office to New EDC Board Members) Mr. Boyle was given the Oath of Office by the City Secretary, Ms. Cimics. 6. Citizens to be Heard (limit remarks to 3 minutes) This is the only time during the CEDC Board Meeting that a citizen can address the Board of Directors. It is the opportunity for visitors and guests to address the Board of Directors on any issue to include agenda items. All visitors wishing to speak must fill out the Sign -In Roster prior to the start of the meeting. The Board of Directors may not debate any non -agenda issue, nor may any action be taken on any non -agenda issue at this time; however, the Board of Directors may present any factual response to items brought up by citizens. (Attorney General Opinion - JC -0169) (Limit of three minutes each.) All remarks shall be addressed to the Board of Directors as a body. Remarks may also be addressed to any individual member of the Board of Directors so long as the remarks are (i) about matters of local public concern and (ii) not disruptive to the meeting or threatening to the member or any attendee. Any person violating this policy may be requested to leave the meeting, but no person may be requested to leave or forced to leave the meeting because of the viewpoint expressed. This meeting is livestreamed. If anyone would like to make comments on any matter regarding the Cibolo EDC or on an agenda item and have this item read at this meeting, please email pcimics@cibolotx.gov and vchapman@cibolotx.gov or telephone 210-566-6111 before 5:00 pm the date of the meeting. No individual signed up to speak during this item. 7. Consent Agenda— Consent Items (General Items) (All items listed below are considered to be routine and non -controversial by the Board of Directors and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered individually.) A. Approval of Minutes for the October 19, 2023, and November 16, 2023, Regular Call Meetings. B. Approval of Financial and Sales Tax Reports for October and November 2023. C. Approval of Reimbursement to the City of Cibolo General Fund for staff time working on Cibolo Economic Development Corporation projects for November and December 2023. Mr. Triesch made the motion to approve the consent agenda with exception of the October 19,2023 minutes which were table to another meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hicks. For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. 8. Agenda Items for Individual Consideration A. Discussion/Action on the nomination and approval of a Cibolo Economic Development Corporation President. President Mattingly called for nomination for the office of President. Ms. Qaiyyim made the motion to nominate Mr. Mattingly as President. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hicks. President Mattingly asks if there were any other nominations. Being none, he called for a vote. For: All; Against: None. Mr. Mattingly was elected President for Calendar Year 2024. B. Discussion/Action on the nomination and approval of a Cibolo Economic Development Corporation Vice President. President Mattingly called for nomination for the office of Vice President. Mr. Mattingly made the motion to nominate Mr. Triesch. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hicks. President Mattingly asks if there were any other nomination. Being none, he called for a vote. For: All; Against: None. Mr. Triesch was elected as Vice President for the Calendar Year 2024. C. Discussion/Action on the nomination and approval of a Cibolo Economic Development Corporation Secretary. President Mattingly called for nomination for the office of Secretary. Mr. Hicks made the motion to nominate Ms. Qaiyyim as the Secretary. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boyle. President Mattingly asks if there were any other nominations. Being none, he called for a vote. For: All; Against: None. Ms. Qaiyyim was elected as Secretary for the Calendar Year 2024. D. Discussion/Action on the nomination and approval of a Cibolo Economic Development Corporation Treasurer. President Mattingly called for nominations for the office of Treasurer. Mr. Boyle made the motion to nominate Mr. Hicks as the Treasurer. The motion was seconded by Mr. Triesch. President Mattingly asks if there were any other nominations. Being none, he called for a vote. For: All; Against: None. Mr. Hicks was elected as Treasurer for the Calendar Year 2024. E. Presentation, discussion, and/or possible action regarding the GVEC POWER UP grant application for electric vehicle charging stations located at 107 S. Main St. (Project Electrode). Ms. Ellis from the City Economic Development staff briefed the members on this item. She stated that staff were directed this past August to apply for the GVEC Power Up grant to assist in the cost associated with adding EV charging stations to the city owned parking lot located at 107 S. Main Street. Staff submitted the grant in August and notified in October 2023 they were not selected as a grant recipient for this round of funding. The were told that other projects scored higher on priority/need. More letters of support and the grant panel had divided views on the concept of charging stations were other factors provide to staff on possible reason the grant was not approved. Staff have already received more letters of support if the members want to resubmit. Staff also conducted a public survey online for 25 days. They received 159 survey participants. Most of the responses were from individuals that did not own an electric vehicle. They also stated that having a EV charging station in downtown Cibolo would not make it more likely for them to purchase one. Many of the open-ended responses called out that there other needs like road repairs and parking downtown are more important. The group did discuss the item and mention by the members were the charging stations would be used by those visiting Cibolo and bringing more people to the Cibolo downtown area. Cibolo also has to be more forward thinking. The cost today will be much lower than the cost in the future. The Board decided to proceed with the grant. F. Discussion, direction, and/or action regarding update on EDC -owned property on FM 78 and the potential for a land swap with Niemietz Park. Ms. Wachholz from the Cibolo Economic Development staff briefed the members on this item. The members were told that staff is working on obtaining a minimum of three'market research firms that can provide professional and data -driven information on the feasibility of both a hotel at the EDC property site, as well as supportive retail and restaurant users. The contract between contract between the EDC and the Cibolo Fire Department was executed in December of 2023. Chief Troncoso will reach out to the EDC members when they have a training exercise to see if anyone would like to attend. Signs have been placed on the houses that identify the property as an official training facility of the Cibolo Fire Department and states that trespassers will be prosecuted. We Trope that this will deter vandalism of the property. The Board would also like to see additional signs on the back of the property closer to the creek. Mr. Boyle also stated if we had a 3D visual model of the property with the park amenities this might help during the joint meetings. G. Presentation and discussion on Economic Development Strategic Plan by President of RKG Associates, Inc. EDC members were given a presentation from RKG Associates covering: Workforce Analysis, Entrepreneurial Assessment, Site Selection Criteria, SWOT Analysis, Business Recruitment Strategy, and Opportunity Sites. The members had the opportunity to ask questions during the presentation. H. Discussion/Action on selecting and approving up to three (3) members of the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation Board to act as CEDC Legal Services RFP Evaluation Committee members. Mr. Mattingly, Ms. Christophe, and Ms. Qaiyyim volunteer to serve on the committee. I. Discussion, direction, and/or action involving updates regarding the Cibolo Master Plan project. Mr. Mattingly briefed the EDC members on the Master Plan meetings. The Master Plan held a meeting on Tuesday, January 16 and they went over Place Types. The next meeting will be on January 24' to finish going over the items not completed on Tuesday. There will be a Joint Master Plan meeting on January 30 with City Council, EDC, and Planning and Zoning. Discussion, direction, and/or action involving updated regarding the Cibolo EDC IH -10 Corridor Study project. (EDC 11-1-10 Corridor Study Advisory Committee) Ms. Qaiyyim briefed the EDC members that at their last meeting they looked at how they might be able to make I-10 area more attractive. They also talked about how the land is classified on I-10. Infrastructure was also talked about on the I-10 corridor. K. Discussion/Action on selecting and approving an additional member of the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation Board to act as CEDC Strategic Plan Advisory Committee member. Mr. Mattingly volunteered Mr. Ottman for the CEDC Strategic Plan Advisory Committee. L. Discussion/Action on selecting and approving an additional member of the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation Board to act as IH -10 Corridor Study Advisory Committee member. Ms. Christophe volunteered to serve on the I-10 Corridor Study Advisory Committee. 9. Executive Session The Cibolo Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board of Directors, as authorized by Sections 551.071 and 551.087 of the Texas Local Government Code (Texas Open Meetings Act), will in closed session either (1) consult with the Cibolo EDC's attorney regarding legal issues involving economic development negotiations, offers, and related matters from and/or to business prospects within the City of Cibolo, Texas; and/or (2) deliberate regarding (a) commercial or financial information that the Cibolo EDC has received from a business prospect that the Cibolo EDC seeks to have locate, stay, or expand within the City of Cibolo, Texas and with which the Cibolo EDC is conducting economic development negotiations; or (b) the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. A. Project Gateway The EDC Board Member convened into Executive Session at 8:27 p.m. 10. Reconvene into Regular Session and take/or give direction or action, if necessary, on items discussed in the Executive Session The EDC Board returned into Regular Session at 8:44 p.m. No action was taken. 11. Items for Future Agendas Mr. Boyle stated that he would like to have a presentation from the Ms. Cibolo Pageant at the next meeting. 12. Set a Date and Time for the next Meeting — February 15, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. 13. Adiournment Mr. Boyle made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:48 p.m. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hicks. For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 6 to 0. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024. Marcus Mattingl President, EDC