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200 South Main Street P.O. Box 826, Cibolo, Texas 78108
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Regular Call Meeting
Cibolo Economic Development Corporation
CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING
200 S. MAIN
September 19, 2024
6:30 P.M.
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1. Call to Order — President Mr. Mattingly called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Excused Absences—Members Present: Mr. Mattingly, Ms. Qaiyyim, Ms. Christophe,
Mr. Ottman, Mr. Hicks, and Mr. Triesch; Member Absence: Mr. Boyle. Mr. Triesch made the
motion to excuse the absence of Mr. Boyle. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hicks. For: All;
Against: None. The motion carried 6 to 0.
3. Invocation — Moment of Silence — President Mr. Mattingly ask for a Moment of Silence.
4. Pledlte of Allegiance — All in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. 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 one signed up to speak during this item.
6. Consent Agenda— Consent Items (General Itemsl
(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 August 15, 2024, Regular Call Meeting.
B. Approval of Financial and Sales Tax Reports for July 2024.
C. Approval of Reimbursement to the City of Cibolo General Fund for staff time working on
Cibolo Economic Development Corporation projects for August 2024.
Mr. Triesch made the motion to approve the consent agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Hicks. For: All; Against: None. The motion carried 6 to 0.
7. Discussion/Action
A. Recognition of International Economic Development Council Awards.
Ms. Lee briefed the Economics Development Corporation on two Awards received from the
International Economic Development Council. These annual Excellence Awards honor the
economic development organizations, government entities, initiatives, and programs that have
demonstrated consistent, exemplary performance in the profession.
B. Discussion/Presentation regarding the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation's
marketing video project updates.
Mr. Chris Larson from Blue Horizon Media gave the Economic Development Corporation an
update on both videos (Great Place to Live & Great Place to Work) and photography portfolio.
All the members were pleased with both videos and pictures. The subcommittee will meet with
Blue Horizon Media to create a roll-out plan for the official release of both videos.
C. Discussion/Action regarding changes to the CEDC Business Improvement Grant ("BIG")
Guidelines.
Ms. Ellis briefed this item to the EDC members. The Grant Program started in FY14 and since
than over 20 grants have been approved by the board over the years supporting a variety of
facilities throughout the designated area. Ms. Ellis also went over items the board directed staff
to make to the grant program in August of 2023. The board was also briefed on grant amounts
from comparable programs in neighboring cities. The board had the opportunity to ask
questions. The Board did not have any updates to the BIG Program guidelines or application
for FY25 after staff presentation.
D. Discussion/Action regarding implementation of the Strategic Economic Plan.
There was no action taken on this item. President Mattingly made a few statements on this item
and staff then briefed the board on the Strategic Economic Plan. The Cibolo Economic
Development Corporation has earmarked $75,000 in the FY25 budget for implementation
items related to the Strategic Economic Development Plan. The board gave direction to staff
to start the process to advertise for a consultant for the project.
E. Discussion/Action regarding an Affiliated Entities Confidentiality Agreement between the City
of Cibolo and Cibolo Economic Development Corporation.
This item was briefed by the EDC Attorney Mr. Garza. Mr. Garza did inform the board that
this is a very typical agreement. It would be signed by all board members and city council. The
agreement would make the EDC Projects confidential so information on new projects, so they
are not discussed in public. Mr. Mattingly had a few questions on the agreement. He wanted to
know why it would be necessary to sign a blanket agreement for all projects. Mr. Garza did
state that many companies have their own Confidentially Agreement. Although the city has an
overall agreement to cover all projects company's may still require their agreement signed. Mr.
Mattingly was not sure why this agreement needed to be signed, after looking at the agreement
and talking about he found no reason for the EDC Board to sign the agreement at this time.
F. Discussion on required Sales Tax training for Cibolo EDC Board Members.
Ms. Lee informed the board that Sales Tax training for EDC Board is required to be taken at
least once every two years. Mr. Mattingly, Mr. Triesch, Ms. Qaiyyim, Mr. Hicks, and Mr.
Ottman attended training in 2023 and would not need to take training at this time. Mr. Boyle
and Ms. Christophe would be required to take training before the end of the year. The following
training opportunities for the remainder of the calendar year are November 8's in Austin,
November 22 in Houston, and December 2-13 which will be Virtual. Please inform staff which
class you plan on attending and they will get you registered.
8. Executive Session — The EDC Board did not go into Executive Session during this meeting.
The Cibolo Economic Development Corporation will convene in Executive Session as authorized
by the Texas Gov't Code Chapter 551. Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney and 551.087,
Economic Development to deliberate and seek legal advice regarding the following:
a. Discussion regarding ab Affiliated Entities Confidentiality Agreement between the City
of Cibolo and Cibolo Economic Development Corporation.
9. Open Session
Reconvene into Regular Session and take/or give direction or action, if necessary, on item discussed
in the Executive Session.
10. Items for Future Agendas — Brig back the Strategic Economic Development Plan.
11. Set a Date and Time for the next Meeting — Next meeting is scheduled for October 171 at 6:30 p.m.
12. Adjournment — Mr. Hicks made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. The motion was
seconded by Ms. Qaiyyim. For: All; Against: None. The motion carried 6 to 0.
PASSED AND APPROVED THE 171" DAY OF OCTOBER 2024.
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Marcus Mattingly
President