Sweeny Economic Development Corporation - 4B 12/09/2024 06:00 PM City Hall, 102 W. Ashley Wilson Rd, Sweeny, Texas

BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Sweeny will meet in Regular Session on date and time listed above at 102 W. Ashley Wilson Rd, Sweeny, Texas, Sweeny City Hall with the following agenda. Council is conducted under modified Roberts Rules of Order as approved by Resolution 102-16; July 19, 2016. In accordance with Chapter §551 of the Texas Government Code, if required, the Council may conduct an executive session on any of the agenda items provided the City Attorney is present.
Agenda

1.Call to Order

2.Roll Call

3.Pledge of Allegiance

  1. a.US Flag

  2. b.Texas Flag

4.Invocation

5.Welcome Visitors – Upon recognition by the Chair, persons desiring to address the Board may speak on any topic not on the agenda and not to exceed three (3) minutes in length.  Board members are prohibited from deliberation on any item presented but may recommend placement on a future agenda for discussion.

6.Consent Agenda – All Consent Agenda items listed are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or other interested persons so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.  Information concerning Consent Agenda items is available for public review.

  1. a.Financial Report - October and November 2024

  2. b.Minutes from Regular November 2024 and Special November 21, 2024 meeting

7.Directors Report

8.City Report

9.Old Business

  1. a.Update and possible action to Industrial Park utilities and price per acre

  2. b.Discuss and act as needed lights along main street repair

  3. c.Discuss and act as needed changes to existing block grant

10.New Business

  1. a.Discuss and act as needed immediate goals for Industrial Park for compliance of Covenants

  2. b.Discuss and act as needed EDC compliance vs Businesses compliance at the Industrial Park

  3. c.Discuss and act as needed financial strategies to obtain funding for completion of the Industrial Park to include discussing seeking loan

  4. d.Discuss and act as needed to amend 2024/2025 budget

  5. e.Discuss and act as needed legal action for non-payment of agreement with EDC and Elvira Alvarez

  6. f.Discuss and act as needed to clarify Executive Director benefits

11.Executive Session

As authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001, the board my enter into a closed Executive Session at any time concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including, but not limited to, the following:  Texas Government Code

  1. a.Discuss and deliberate according to Section 551.087 Business prospect - Equipment Share

     

    Section 551.087– Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations - (1)  to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2)  to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect

12.Reconvene to Regular Session

13.Announcements/Items of Community Interest

14.Adjournment 

Certification

I certify that this meeting notice was posted as follows:

Date: __________________                                                                     Time: ______________

Location:  City Hall, 102 W Ashley Wilson Rd., Sweeny, TX 77480 and https://sweenytx.gov/city-government/edc/.

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Michelle Medina, Executive Director
Sweeny Economic Development Corporation

This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available.  Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting.  Please contact the Executive Director at 979-548-2894 or email michelle.medina@edc.sweenytx.gov for further information.