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200 South Main Street,P.O.Box 826,ribao,Teras 78108
Phone:(210)658-9900 Fax:(210)658-1687
wwot.abaobc.gov
Regular Call Meeting
Cibolo Economic Development Corporation
CIBOLO MUNICIPAL BUILDING
200 S.MAIN
OCTOBER 20,2022
6:30 P.M.
MINUTES
1. Call to Order—Meeting was called to order by President Mr.Thies as 6:34 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Excused Absences—Members Present: Mr. Thies, Ms. Qaiyyim, Mr. Triesch, Mr.
Fourier,and Ms.Walker(arrived at 6:45pm). Members Absent:Mr.Mattingly. Mr.Triesch made
the motion to excuse the absence of Mr. Mattingly. Motion was seconded by Mr. Fournier. For:
All;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0.
3. Invocation—Moment of Silence—Mr.Thies ask for 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 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 individuals signed up to be heard.
6. 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 so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and
will be considered individually.)
A. Discussion and approval of Minutes for the September 15,2022, Regular Call Meeting.
B. Presentation,discussion, and acceptance of Financial and Sales Tax Reports for July 2022.
C. Presentation, discussion, and approval of Reimbursement to the City of Cibolo General Fund
for staff time working on Cibolo Economic Development Corporation projects for September
2022.
Mr. Triesch made the motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Mr.
Fournier. For:All;Against:None. Motion carried 4 to 0.
7. Agenda Items for Individual Consideration
A. Presentation, discussion, and/or direction involving a proposal to produce a Downtown
Marking Video project in partnership with Iconic Media Studio.
A representative from Iconic Media was not present during the meeting but the item was briefed
by both staff and Mr. Thies. The EDC discussed possible slit of the price with the city. They
wanted to know who would own the video.There were numerous questions and the EDC would
like to look at this more, it some information from finance
B. Discussion, direction, or possible action on issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP)to contract
with a qualified consultant for the creation of a Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy/Strategic Plan 2023-2027. (Ms.Lee)
C. Discussion and appointment of up to three members to a subcommittee to evaluate future
proposals received as a result of the CEDC advertising an RFP for the Strategic Plan.
The following members volunteered to service on the subcommittee: Ms. Walker, Mr.
Mattingly,and Mr. Qaiyyim.
D. Discussion and/or direction on tools to implement a survey that Cibolo businesses can use to
solicit feedback on customer satisfaction.
This item was briefed by staff. The information collected would be only viewable by staff until
exported for official purposes. There would be no cost to use the City's SurveyMonkey.com
account. If an account is needed for the EDC the cost would be$468. The Board did want to
know if the results would go to the businesses and how the data would be utilized once
collected. The Board understood that potential questions would be brought back to the board
before proceeding. Ms. Lee also mentioned a kit that businesses receive from the EDC. Ms.
Walker was interested in seeing what was actually in the kit the businesses receive.
E. Presentation, discussion, direction, and/or possible action involving the Cibolo EDC 590 W
FM 78 project,property, buildings, equipment,facilities, infrastructure, improvements, plans,
development,expenditures, and all requirements to undertake the project.
A letter was received from the City requesting the use of the newer home on the Wren property
while the public works facility expansion is completed. The City would maintain the property
and pay the utilities. The Board would like a Memorandum of Understanding and the City
would check we legal to determine if the cities insurance would cover the property in case of a
fire.
F. Recognition of Dustin Morris for service to the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation.
Mr.Moms was presented a plaque from the EDC for his service to the Economic Development
Corporation.
8. Items for Future A eg ndas
Mr.Thies would like to see this coming year a rotating schedule of those companies,and businesses
that play a key role with the EDC (GVEC, TxDot, etc.). Ms. Walker would like to see the kit that
the businesses receive when coming into the city. Update on the business partnerships the EDC
pays into.
9. Set a Date and Time for the next Meeting—November 17,2022,at 6:30 p.m.
10. Adjournment
Ms. Walker made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. Motion was seconded by Ms.
Qaiyyim. For:All;Against:None. Motion carried 5 to 0.
P ED AND APPROVED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022.
doffies
President
Cibolo EDC