Min EDC 02/21/2019tX
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C O R P
200 South Main Street, P.O. Box 826, Cibolo, Texas 78108
Phone: (210) 668-9900 Fax: (210) 658-1687
www.elbolotx.gov
Regular Call Meeting
Cibolo Economic Development Corporation
200 South Main, Cibolo, Texas 78108
Thursday, February 21, 2019
6:00 P.M.
MINUTES
1. Call to Order -Mr. Petersen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Excused Absences — Members Present: Mr. Petersen, Mr. Chard, Mr. Hetzel, Mr.
Thies, Ms. Walker, Mr. Weber and Ms. Pedde; Staff Present: Mr. Luft, Ms. Cimics and Ms. Lee;
Council Present: Councilman Gibbs and Councilman Hicks.
3. Invocation —Moment of Silence— Mr. Petersen requested a Moment of Silence.
4. Pledge of Allegiance —All in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. Citizens to be Heard (limit remarks to 3 minutes)
This is the opportunity for visitors and guests 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. (Texas Attorney General Opinion—JC-0169) (Limit of three minutes each)
OTHER THAN A PUBLIC HEARING THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY A CITIZEN CAN BE HEARD
DURING THIS MEETING.
All remarks shall be addressed to the Board of Directors as a body, and not to any individual
member thereof.
The following individuals spoken during Citizens to be Heard: Ms. Gibbs and Ms. Ward both spoke
in favor of item 7.
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 January 17, 2019 Board Meeting.
B.) Presentation of the Financial Reports for December 2018.
C.) Presentation of Sales Tax Reports for December 2018.
D.) Presentation of Quarterly Investment Report Ending December 31, 2018.
Mr. Chard made the motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Mr. Weber.
For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 7 to 0.
Discussion, direction and appropriate action relating to a grant application by Just Kids Academy
for the Business Improvement Grant (BIG) Program for the structure located at 310 Pfeil Road in
the Old Town/Downtown Business Area.
Ms. Walker made the motion to approve a grant application by Just Kids Academy for the Business
Improvement Grant Program for the structure located at 310 Pfeil Road in the Old
Town/Downtown Business Area. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hetzel. For: All; Against: None.
Motion carried 7 to 0.
8. Briefing and discussion by Peter Ellis on the future of retail and mixed use development.
Mr. Ellis briefed the EDC Board on the future of retail and mixed use development in the City of
Cibolo. He stated that most retail businesses are looking for sites that have infrastructure already
in place. It's important to have streets, water, power, gas, sewer and fiber in place as businesses
don't want to spend the extra time or money to add something they can go down the street and
purchase with all infrastructure ready to go. Mr. Ellis also spoke that Cibolo is missing daytime
employment. Restaurants need the daytime traffic to support opening nice restaurants in Cibolo.
9. Discussion and possible direction on entering into an Economic Development and Incentive
Agreement between the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation and Santikos Theater Realty,
LLC.
The board gave Mr. Luft the direction to proceed with the draft incentive agreement. They also
stated to continue with the public hearings required in both March and April.
10. Discussion, direction and appropriate of staff request authorizing the Director of Finance to
request an amendment of Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and approving for a professional
service contract in the amount of $2,075 to AC Group, LLC for traffic data collection services.
The board gave Ms. Lee the direction to request an amendment for additional locations and to
receive a revise quote for a professional service contract to AC Group, LLC for traffic data
collection services. Staff will bring this item back to the board at the March 21 meeting.
11. Set a Date and Time for next Meeting— March 21, 2019, at 6:00 pm.
12. Adjournment — Mr. Thies made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Motion was
seconded by Ms. Walker. For: All; Against: None. Motion carried 7 to 0.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2019.
Davi Petersen
President
Economic Development Corporation