HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Community Development Corporation - 2022 - 09/19 - Regular ALLEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
REGULAR MEETING
111 MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 19,2022
Board of Directors:
Tommy Baril,President
Antoinette Vincent,Vice-President
Shahmeen Khan, Secretary
Matthew Foster
Ron Alexander
Stacy Gonzales
Ben Trahan
City Staff:
Tim Dentler,Assistant City Manager
Rocio Gonzalez,Deputy City Secretary
Chris Landrum,Assistant Financial Officer
Kate Meacham,Director of Parks and Recreation(absent)
Laura Cuellar,Landscape Architect
Bill Herman, General Manager
Ross Girouard,Assistant General Manager
1) Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.
With a quorum of the Allen Community Development Corporation Board present, President Baril
called the Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2022, in the Council Conference
Room of Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway,Allen,Texas.
2) Approve Minutes of the August 15,2022,Meeting.
Motion: Upon a motion by Secretary Khan and a second by Board Member Foster, the Board
voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to approve the minutes of the August 15,
2022,meeting as modified to correct a typo. The motion carried.
President Baril recessed the Regular Agenda at 7:03 p.m. and announced the Executive Session.
3) Executive Session.
In accordance with the Texas Government Code, the Allen Community Development Corporation
convened into Executive Session at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2022, in the Council
Conference Room of the Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas, in order to discuss
matters pertaining to:
Economic Development Deliberations Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code for
Discussion of Potential Economic Incentives for Mixed-Use Entertainment Project 1 and Mixed-Use
Entertainment Project 2 at The Farm on State Highway 121.
The Executive Session adjourned at 7:33 p.m. on Monday, September 19,2022.
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111 4) Reconvene and Take Action on Items Resulting from Executive Session.
President Baril reconvened the Allen Community Development Corporation into the Regular Meeting
at 7:34 p.m. on Monday, September 19,2022.No action was taken during Executive Session.
The Board took action on Agenda Items 5 and 6 as follows.
5) Consider an Economic Development Incentive Agreement for Mixed-Use Entertainment Project
1 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the agreement on behalf of the Allen
Community Development Corporation including any amendments or instruments related
thereto.
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Foster and a second by Board Member Alexander,
the Board voted six(6)for and one(1)opposed with board Member Gonzales casting
the negative vote, to approve an Economic Development Incentive Agreement for
Mixed-Use Entertainment Project 1 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute the agreement on behalf of the Allen Community Development Corporation
including any amendments or instruments related thereto. The motion carried.
6) Consider an Economic Development Incentive Agreement for Mixed-Use Entertainment Project
2 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the agreement on behalf of the Allen
Community Development Corporation including any amendments or instruments related
thereto.
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Foster and a second by Secretary Khan, the Board
voted six(6)for and one(1)opposed with board Member Gonzales casting the negative
vote, to approve an Economic Development Incentive Agreement for Mixed-Use
Entertainment Project 2 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the
agreement on behalf of the Allen Community Development Corporation including any
amendments or instruments related thereto. The motion carried.
7) Discuss and Consider Approval of Proposed CDC Project for Connemara Conservancy.
Motion: Upon a motion by Secretary Khan and a second by Vice-President Vincent,the Board
voted seven(7) for and none (0) opposed to approve the CDC project for Connemara
Conservancy in the amount of$186,270. The motion carried.
8) Receive Update on the Rolling Hills Park Project.
Laura Cuellar Landscape Architect for the City of Allen gave an update on the progress so far including
grading and drainage improvements and the multi-use sports court. Completion is anticipated for
January 2023.
9) Receive Update from Staff on Proposed Projects by Boardmembers from the August 15, 2022,
meeting.
Boardmembers gave further clarification on the projects discussed at the last meeting. Staff continues
to research details of the potential projects.
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10) Receive the Financial and Project Reports from Staff.
a) Sales Tax Report.
b) FY 2022-2023 CDC Budget.
c) Project Timeline Report.
d) Operations Report on Credit Union of Texas Event Center.
11) Adjourn
Motion: Upon a motion by Secretary Khan and a second by Board Member Alexander, the Board voted
seven(7)for and none(0)opposed to adjourn the meeting at 9:01 p.m. The motion carried.
These minutes approved the 17th day of October 2022.
APPROVED:
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Tommy Baril,PRESIDINT
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Shahmee han,SECRETARY