Min EDC 10/18/2017 - TrainingCibolo*tx
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C O R R
200 South Main Street, P.O. Box 826, Cibolo, Texas 78108
Phone: (210) 658-9900 Fax: (210) 658-1687
wmAbolotx.gov
MINUTES
Regular Call Meeting
Cibolo Economic Development Corporation
200 South Main, Cibolo, Texas 78108
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
6:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order— President Petersen called the Board Meeting to order at 6:13 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Excused Absences — Members Present: Mr. Petersen, Mr. Thies, Mr. Chard, Mr.
Hetzel and Ms. Walker (arrived at 6:28 p.m.); Members Absent: Mr. Buell and Mr. Hatfield. Mr.
Theis made the motion to excuse the absent of Mr. Buell and Mr. Hatfield. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Chard. Staff Present: Mr. Luft, Ms. Lee and Ms. Cimics
3. Invocation —Moment of Silence —President Petersen ask for a Moment of Silence.
4. Pledge of Allegiance —All in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. Citizens to be Heard
This is the opportunity forvisitors and guest to address the Board of Directors on an issue that is
relevant to the mission and purpose of the Economic Development Corporation. 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 Director's may present any factual response to items
brought up by citizens. — No citizens signed up to be heard at this time.
6. Consent Agenda. All of 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.
A.) Approval of Minutes for September 21, 2017 Board Meeting.
B.) Presentation of the Financial Reports for August 2017.
C.) Presentation of Sales Tax Report for August 2017.
Mr. Thies made the motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Mr. Chard.
For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 4 to 0.
7. Discussion and appropriate action on a response letter to the Mayor's Letter Dated June 16, 2016,
by the current Board of Directors on the remaining task completed.
A) "Best Practices"
B) "Prioritization List"
C) "Metrics"
Ms. Lee went over a response and requested deliverables from the EDC Board of Directors which
will be sent to the City Council. The Response Covered Strategic Plan Goals, Metrics, Best
Practices, and a Prioritization List. A few changes were made to the response. Mr. Thies made
the motion to move the letter forward with the changes. Motion was seconded by Ms, Walker.
For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 5 to 0.
8. Set a date and Time for next Meeting -Tentatively— November 16, 2017, at 6:00 pm
9. Adjournment of Regular Call Meeting — Mr. Chard made the motion to adjourn the regular
meeting at 6:38 p.m. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hetzel. For: All; Against: None. Motion carried
5to0.
Short break before starting the EDC Workshop.
10. Call Workshop Meeting to Order — Workshop was called to order at 6:46 by President Petersen.
11. Roll Call — Members Present: Mr. Petersen, Mr. Thies, Mr. Chard, Ms. Walker and Mr. Hetzel.
12. Discussion and/or direction of the Board of Directors based on a conversation/presentation lead
by Dr. Thomas Tunstall (Institute for Economic Development with UTSA) on the general subject of
the future economic development trends, means, direction, challenges and other topics derived
from the open dialogue from this workshop with the Board of Directors Members.
The EDC Board went over future economic development trends with D. Thomas Tunstall who is
with the Institute for Economic Development with UTSA. The EDC Board was able to ask questions
and concerns to Dr. Tunstall. There was no action taken at this meeting.
13. Adjournment of Workshop — Mr. Chard made the motion to adjourn the Workshop at 8:10 p.m.
Motion was seconded by Ms. Walker. For: All; Against: None.
TP D ANDA PPROVED THIS 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2017.
D id Petersen
President
Cibolo Economic Development Corporation