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12.17.2014 PEDC MinutesProsper MINUTES Meeting of the Prosper Economic Development Corporation ECONOMIC 170 N. Preston Rd., Suite 50 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Prosper, Texas 75078 Wednesday, December 17, 2014.6:00 p.m. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present Board President Jim Wicker called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board members present were Mayor Ray Smith, Roger Thedford, David Bristol, and Reno Jones. Board members Jordan Simms and Gary Jackson were absent. PEDC Executive Director Robert Winningham and Economic Development Assistant Sam Blatt were also present. Guest John Herring was also in attendance. 1. Comments from Citizens (The EDC may receive input from citizens only on topics that are not listed on the meeting agenda) There were no comments from citizens. 2. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting on November 19, 2014 Roger Thedford moved to approve the November 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes. The motion was seconded by Ray Smith and was unanimously approved by all Board members present. 3. Approval of PEDC Financial Reports for November 2014 and Take Any Additional Action Necessary Reno Jones presented the November 2014 Financials. Jones noted that he had reviewed the Financial Reports with Robert Winningham and concluded that the reports were sound. Jones added that November was the second -highest month of sales tax revenue collected in PEDC history. Ray Smith moved to approve the November 2014 Financial Reports. The motion was seconded by Roger Thedford and was unanimously approved by all Board members present. 4. Consider and Take Action on the PEDC 2015 Strategic Plan Robert Winningham distributed the PEDC Strategic Plan for 2015 and noted the changes and additions made from the 2014 PEDC Strategic Plan. Winningham added that only minor revisions were made, and that the strategic goals for the PEDC would remain largely unchanged in 2015 from the Strategic Plan for 2014. Roger Thedford noted a grammatical error in the Strategic Plan for 2015. Winningham noted that it would be corrected. Roger Thedford moved to approve the PEDC 2015 Strategic Plan. The motion was seconded by Ray Smith and was unanimously approved by all Board members present. 5. Convene into Closed Executive Session Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.087; Deliberation of Economic Development Negotiations to Deliberate Commercial and Financial Information and Economic Incentives relating to the following: Board President Jim Wicker called the meeting into Executive Session at 6:14 p.m. to discuss: Retail Development Office Development Board President Jim Wicker reconvened the meeting into Open Session at 6:41 p.m. PEDC Minutes —page 2 December 17, 2014 6. Reconvene into Open Session and take any action necessary as a result of Closed Session deliberations No action taken. 7. Town of Prosper Report: Update on Various Activities and Projects by the Town Mayor Ray Smith gave an update on various projects and issues pertaining to the Town of Prosper. 8. Executive Director's Report: Administrative and Marketing Activities of the PEDC and Upcoming Events PEDC Executive Director Robert Winningham presented updates on projects on which the PEDC staff is working. Winningham noted that the Town had approved 506 single family housing permits so far this year. Winningham asked Ray Smith if this was the first time the Town had approved over 500 permits to which Smith acknowledged that it was. 9. Confirm Next Regularly Scheduled PEDC Board Meeting on January 21, 2015 It was determined that the next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be held on January 21, 2015. 10. Adjourn The PEDC Board meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m. with a motion from David Bristol and seconded by Roger Thedford. The motion was passed unanimously. Jordan Sim — PEDC Secretary / 2//� Date