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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING Thursday, April 03, 2025 06:00 PM 213 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140

1.MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

2.INVOCATION

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.PRESENTATION

  1. A.Swearing In - Michelle Hudson

5.CONSENT AGENDA

  1. A.Previous Meeting Minutes -

    April 29, 2024

    May 7, 2024 

    August 19, 2024

6.CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

7.DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. A.Financial Report - Interim Executive Director

  2. B.Discussion regarding the development and implementation of an Community Development Strategic Plan

  3. C.Discussion related to the setting of quarterly meeting dates

8.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

  1. A.Setting of Future Agenda Items

9.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. A.Texas Government Code section 551.074 – Personnel Matters – to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to wit:  EEDC Executive Director

  2. B.Texas Government Code section 551.087 – Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations – to discuss or deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect that the EEDC seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which it is conducting economic development negotiations, to wit:  Timberview Farmstead

10.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.ADJOURN

I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday March 28, 2025.

/s/ Mindi Parks
City Secretary

Citizens may watch meetings live on YouTube. A link to the City of Everman YouTube channel is provided on the city website at: www.evermantx.us/government/citycouncil/

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non-emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members, including the presiding officer, will be physically present at the location noted above on this Agenda.

Pursuant to Section 551.071, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Boards & Commissions reserve the right to convene into Executive Session(s) from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting, to receive advice from its attorney on any posted agenda item, as permitted by Law. Additionally, Boards & Commissions may convene into Executive Session to discuss the following:

A.    Section 551.071 - Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek Advice of the City Attorney.
B.    Section 551.072 - Purchase, Sale, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property.
C.    Section 551.073 - Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift.
D.    Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters.
E.    Section 551.087- Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.
F.    Section 551.089 - Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits.

According to the City of Everman Policy on Governance Process, individual citizen comments will be restricted to three (3) minutes unless otherwise determined by a majority vote of the Council. The Presiding Officer of the Board or Commission is responsible to enforce the time limit. Citizens may address the Board or Commission either during the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting or during deliberation of a listed agenda item. Members of the Board or Commission are only permitted by Law to discuss items that are listed on the agenda. Citizens wishing to make comments should notify the City Secretary as soon as possible.

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