[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          ALREADY, WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE FIRST NORTH LAKE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MEETING TODAY. IT IS 5:31 P.M. AND WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. SO WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM TWO, BRIEFING 
          [2.A. Briefing - Overview of Municipal Development District (MDD) & Board Training]
AND WORKSHOP ITEMS. ITEM A BRIEFING OVERVIEW OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MDD BOARD AND BOARD TRAINING. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. AND IT'S A HISTORICAL NIGHT HERE IN NORTH LAKE. FIRST MEETING OF THE THE MDD BOARD. SO THIS TRAINING IS PLANNED REGULARLY FOLLOWING NEW BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENTS. YOU'RE ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AT LEAST FOR THE MDD. THIS PROVIDES ORIENTATION FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND AS WE DO THIS ANNUALLY, WILL BE A REFRESHER FOR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS. THERE'S MORE IN DEPTH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PUTS ON SOME GOOD CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS. SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO SOME OF THOSE. SO I'VE GOT A DATE UP HERE OF THEIR THEIR ANNUAL SALES TAX WORKSHOP THEY HOLD IN THE DFW AREA. IT'S IN SEPTEMBER OVER IN RICHARDSON. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN GET YOU SIGNED UP. 
          PROBABLY NEED TO DO THAT PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS BECAUSE IT GETS IT GETS BOOKED UP AND SOLD OUT. THERE'S ALSO A VIRTUAL OPTION IN DECEMBER. THEY HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED WHEN THAT'LL COME OUT, BUT IT'S USUALLY A TWO WEEK PERIOD. THEY GIVE YOU THE MATERIALS AND THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC TIME WHERE YOU CAN GO LIVE WITH A QUESTION ANSWER PERIOD WITH WITH LEADERS THAT PUT ON THE WORKSHOP. NOW, JUST TO GO BACK OVER KIND OF THE HISTORY OF HOW WE ARRIVED HERE. AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A SPECIAL ELECTION WITH TWO PROPOSITIONS ONE TO CREATE THE MDD, ONE TO TERMINATE THE EDC AND THE CDC. BOTH MEASURES PASSED. THE PROPOSITION A WAS PRETTY CLOSE, BUT IT PASSED. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH THE NEW MDD BOARD. THE SPECIAL ELECTION. THAT PROPOSITION B, IT TERMINATED THE EDC AND CDC. THERE'S COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT THEY IMPLEMENTED THE PLAN OF DISSOLUTION AND THE TERMINATION OF THE. THE CORPORATIONS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY RUNNING THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER BECAUSE THAT'S THEY'LL BE COLLECTING SALES TAX THROUGH THAT TIME. AND THEN THE MDD WILL PICK UP FROM THERE IN OCTOBER, STARTING TO COLLECT SALES TAX, ALL REMAINING ASSETS, FUNDS AND PROPERTIES FROM THE EDC AND CDC WILL TRANSFER TO THE TOWN AUTOMATICALLY UPON THE DETERMINATION. THE TOWN IS PARTY TO ALL KNOWN AGREEMENTS, BUT EXISTING AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE TOWN. WITH THAT RESOLUTION AS WELL. THE PLAN IS FOR THE TOWN TO TRANSFER THE REMAINING EDC AND CDC FUND BALANCE AND ASSIGN THE EDC CDC AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS TO THE MDD EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST ONE. THEN YOU'LL HAVE SOME FUNDING AND YOU CAN YOU CAN DO SOME THINGS. NOW FOR THE MDD. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS. IT'S OUR EDC AND CDC BASICALLY FUNCTION THE SAME COULD DO THE SAME TYPE OF PROJECTS. THE ENACTING LEGISLATION FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS ACTUALLY REFERENCES THE PROJECTS THAT THE TYPE B EDC CAN DO. AND TYPE B, EDC CAN DO A TYPE A PROJECT. SO MDD CAN DO THE SAME PROJECTS THAT ARE EDC AND CDC COULD. SO IT'S. IT'S FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES ALL OF THE TOWN LIMITS, BUT ALSO OUR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. 
          EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION OF OUR ETJ, WHICH IS IN HARVEST. IT EXCLUDES THE BELMONT FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, WHICH COVERS HARVEST. THE MDD. IT COLLECTS A HALF CENT SALES TAX, AND THAT IS ONE BENEFIT OF THE MDD IS THAT WE COLLECT THAT FROM THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THAT AREA OF THE ETJ, WHICH IS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THAT'S LIKE I SAID, 
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THE SALES TAX COLLECTION WILL START TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1ST. THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE NEEDS SOME TIME TO TRANSITION THOSE TAXES. SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHEN IT STARTS. THEN THAT SALES TAX IS ADMINISTERED BY A BOARD APPOINTED BY TOWN COUNCIL. YOU ARE THAT BOARD. 
          AND THEN YOU MAY FUND PROJECTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES THAT AREA IN THE ETJ. 
          AND YOU CAN ALSO FUND PROJECTS POTENTIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT IF IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE DISTRICT. SO THE AUTHORITY FOR AN MDD COMES FROM THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 377. HOPEFULLY YOU'VE ALL HAD A HAD TIME TO READ ALL THAT, BUT IT'S. IT STATES THAT MDD SHALL ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FUND TO UNDERTAKE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. SO THAT HALF CENT SALES TAX, ALL THOSE FUNDS WILL GO TO THAT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FUND, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DECIDE HOW TO USE THOSE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE CODE. LIKE I SAID, REFERENCE THE PROJECTS ALLOWED BY TYPE A AND TYPE B DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, WHAT OUR EDC AND CDC OR PLUS THEY ADD THE ABILITY TO HAVE CONVENTION CENTER RELATED TYPE PROJECTS AS WELL THAT CAN BE BE FUNDED. THE CHAPTER 377 ALSO SAYS THAT MDD MAY ALSO ACCEPT GRANTS OR LOANS, ACQUIRE, SELL, LEASE AND CONVEY PROPERTY, EMPLOY NECESSARY PERSONNEL, ADOPT RULES TO GOVERN OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT AND ITS EMPLOYEES AND PROPERTY. CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES, AND PERFORM ANY ACT NECESSARY TO FOOL THE. PERFORM THE FULL EXERCISE OF DISTRICT'S POWERS. THE. INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET WAS RESOLUTION 2645 THAT WAS APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL AND IT KIND OF ESTABLISHED THE. THE GOVERNANCE COMPOSITION OF THE MDD AND INCLUDING THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD. AS YOU ARE AWARE NOW, THERE ARE SEVEN DIRECTORS AND APPOINTED BY TOWN COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS FOR FOR BEING THOSE. AND YOU'LL SERVE STAGGERED TWO YEAR TERMS FOLLOWING YOUR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS. SO SOME OF YOU ARE IN PLACES THAT HAVE A ONE YEAR APPOINTMENT TO BEGIN THAT STAGGER. DIRECTORS MAY BE REAPPOINTED, AND YOU ALSO NEED TO BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR BECAUSE YOU MAY BE REMOVED BY TOWN COUNCIL AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. VACANCIES ARE FILLED BY TOWN COUNCIL. 
          APPOINTMENT DIRECTORS MUST RESIDE WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. A MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS MUST RESIDE WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS. THAT WAS SOMETHING INCLUDED IN THAT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT IS THAT TOWN EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM SERVING ON THE BOARD BECAUSE STATE LAW DOES ALLOW FOR THEM TO BE ON THE BOARD. BOARD OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY, AND THERE'S THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ARE SPECIFIED BY IN CHAPTER 377 AND ALSO IN THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. KIND OF SIMILAR TO HOW THESE POSITIONS FUNCTION WITH THE EDC AND CDC. THE PRESIDENT RUNS THE MEETINGS. VICE PRESIDENT STEPS IN THEIR ABSENCE. THE SECRETARY IS THERE TO HELP SIGN SIGN DOCUMENTS, BUT YOU WILL HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. THE TOWN MANAGER WILL SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER. SEVERAL TOWN STAFF POSITIONS WILL BE ASSISTING WITH THE MDD, INCLUDING MY MY POSITION AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. WE HAVE SEVERAL POSITIONS THAT WILL ALSO HELP OUT WITH. LIKE FINANCE DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR AND OUR MY DEPARTMENT'S MANAGING ASSISTANT AS WELL. THE TOWN SECRETARY WILL MAINTAIN RECORDS AND MEETING MINUTES. SO THE THE THE SECRETARY, THE OFFICER WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. CAN JUST ASSIST WITH THAT AS NEEDED. 
          AND THE TOWN ATTORNEY WILL SERVE AS LEGAL COUNSEL. MDD MEETINGS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS. MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS WILL ARE NECESSARY TO CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. THE MEETINGS AND RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND PUBLIC 
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INFORMATION ACTS, AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE WELL VERSED ON THOSE, BUT Z WILL BRIEFLY GO OVER SOME INFORMATION ON THOSE AS WELL. TONIGHT, THE THE BOARD, YOU AS A BOARD ARE TO DETERMINE YOUR MEETING SCHEDULE AS NECESSARY. RIGHT NOW, THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY. MARCH. MAY. JULY. SEPTEMBER. NOVEMBER. AND A BIMONTHLY EVERY OTHER MONTH ARE RESERVED FOR POTENTIAL MEETINGS BECAUSE THAT WAS. THE MEETING SCHEDULE RESERVED FOR THE EDC AND CDC WILL NO LONGER BE MEETING. WE WILL NEED TO MEET IN JULY JULY 16TH AS THAT RESERVE DATE IN JULY TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, WHICH THEN WILL NEED TO GO TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR FINAL ADOPTION. SO THAT'S THE THE REASON FOR THAT. IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR CONSISTENCY PURPOSES. ALL OTHER BOARDS MEET HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND START THEIR MEETINGS AT 530. 
          WE'D RECOMMEND DOING THE SAME. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S IT'S UP TO THE BOARD TO DETERMINE YOUR SCHEDULE AND WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT TO MEET. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE BIT. NOW WE CAN BRING BACK A FORMAL ITEM AT THAT NEXT MEETING AND WHERE YOU KIND OF ADOPT THAT SCHEDULE. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE SCHEDULE OR CHANGE IT UP. YOU. LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU. OH, SORRY. OKAY. SO, SO YEAH, SO I ASKED THE QUESTION IF 530 WAS OKAY WITH EVERYBODY. I'M, I'M GETTING A LOT OF HEAD NODS. IT WORKS. YEAH. IT WORKS. YES. 
          THAT'S GOOD. WORKS FOR ME. OKAY. WORKS FOR ME AS WELL. SO I THINK WE CAN KEEP IT AT 530. IN TERMS OF MEETING, I KNOW THIS ISN'T OFFICIAL UNTIL OCTOBER WITH THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET AND WHATNOT, BUT IF WE WANTED TO MEET IN THE INTERIM, CAN ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT TO TALK THROUGH LIKE PLANNING AND THINGS LIKE THAT? YES. KNOWING THAT MAYBE WE CAN'T TAKE ACTIONS, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO? LIKE IN JULY, YOU'LL NEED TO ACT ON THE BUDGET. AND YES, YOU CAN. YOU CAN DO DO OTHER PLANNING ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR FEEDBACK? TIME AND DATES ARE GOOD. OKAY. SO DO WE WANT TO DO WE WANT OUR NEXT MEETING TO BE IN JULY? AND THEN WE CAN THINK ABOUT IF WE WANT TO MEET BEFORE OCTOBER, LIKE EITHER IN SEPTEMBER OR AUGUST TO DO SOME PLANNING. YEAH. WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? WELL, WE HAVE A BUDGET PRESENTATION TONIGHT BECAUSE I SEE SOMETHING IN OUR BUDGET, SO WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT. YES. PRIOR TO JULY 16TH. YES. THIS WILL BE A PRELIMINARY BUDGET. WE'LL GO OVER SOME POSSIBLE PROJECTS TO TO CONSIDER FOR NEXT YEAR THAT WE MAY WANT TO INCLUDE AS WELL. AND THEN WE'LL BRING BACK THAT BUDGET FOR YOU TO ADOPT AT THAT NEXT MEETING. OKAY. SO WE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO JUST PRESENT SOMETHING TO YOU AND MAKE YOU ACT ON IT NOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL PLAN ON SEPTEMBER BECAUSE THAT'LL BE A GOOD RIGHT BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR STARTS IF YOU WANT TO SET UP ANY PROJECTS SO WE STAFF CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING OCTOBER 1ST. SO THAT THAT WOULD BE FINE WITH US IF. AND AS ALWAYS, BACK WHEN EDC, CDC, IF YOU WANT TO CALL SPECIAL MEETING, WE'LL FIGURE OUT IF WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          AND WE CAN ALWAYS DO THAT. BUT AT LEAST HAVING THE. IS IT BI MONTHLY OR SEMIMONTHLY? I ALWAYS GET CONFUSED BIMONTHLY. AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE SOME CHECK IN POINTS AND YOU CAN PLAN YOUR CALENDAR APPROPRIATELY IF YOU. IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. YEAH, I WOULD DEFINITELY AGREE. THANK YOU. DREW. SO DO WE WANT TO PLAN ON A SEPTEMBER MEETING? YES, YES. 
          I WILL BE MOST OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, SO I WON'T BE BACK UNTIL THE 26TH. SO BUT. SO THAT THAT'S THE ONLY TIME THAT I'LL BE GOING. WOULD YOU PREFER WE MEET IN AUGUST? IS THAT BETTER SO THAT YOU CAN BE INCLUDED AND GET YOUR INPUT? OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO. I WOULD LEAVING AUGUST 26TH. SO ANY TIME PRIOR TO THAT WOULD BE GOOD. SO AUGUST 26TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26TH ON. BUT 
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IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO MEET BEFORE THAT SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE MY INPUT AS WELL, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. BUT IF IT'S INCONVENIENT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THAT UP. 
          WE HAVE SOME ODD COUNCIL DATES DUE TO TIMING FOR WHEN BUDGET HAS TO BE ADOPTED. IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO GET A THURSDAY MEETING IN AUGUST BEFORE THE 26TH, SO COULD WE POTENTIALLY PUSH THE SEPTEMBER MEETING TO THE LAST THURSDAY? I'M NOT LOOKING AT A CALENDAR, BUT WITH THAT. SO LET'S SEE. WOULD THAT WORK? IS THAT OPEN. THAT MAY BE POSSIBLE. SO OH TO THE 26. YEAH. 
          SO I WON'T BE BACK UNTIL THE 26. SO THAT'S FRIDAY. FRIEND MEANS THAT YOU'RE RIGHT AND YOU'RE OKAY. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE FEED COMING THROUGH. YOU DO HAVE TO HOLD YOUR MIND. THE LITTLE RED DOT MEANS THAT WE'RE MINES. AND THEN WHEN IT'S THE LITTLE RED DOT IS OFF OF YOUR MOUTH. SO THAT'S GOOD. I CAN ACTUALLY CHECK ON THAT TO VERIFY. I'M LOOKING AT MY WIFE, PUTS ALL THIS STUFF IN MY SCHEDULE. SO. I CAN, I CAN, I CAN VERIFY THAT AND JUST, I MEAN, I CAN EMAIL EVERYBODY AND JUST SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF LIKE THE TIME THAT I'LL BE GONE AND I'LL BE BACK, WELL, WE CAN HAVE A SPECIFIC ACTION ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING TO DISCUSS ONGOING MEETING SCHEDULE. BUT FOR NOW, LET'S PLAN ON JULY 16TH AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON THE SCHEDULE FROM THERE. OKAY. YEAH. AGREE. THANK YOU. NATHAN. AND NOW I JUST WANT TO DISCUSS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH TOWN COUNCIL. OF COURSE, YOU'RE APPOINTED BY TOWN COUNCIL AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR PROPER DISCHARGE OF OF DUTIES. 
          MUST FOLLOW POLICIES, RECOMMENDATIONS, BUDGETS AND ACTIONS. AND THOSE MUST REMAIN WITHIN APPLICABLE LAW. ALL TOWN ORDINANCES AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. IT MUST BE WITHIN CONTRACTS WITH THE TOWN OR AND AND MAY MUST MAINTAIN FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES. MOST BOARD ACTIONS REQUIRE FINAL APPROVAL BY TOWN COUNCIL TO. SIMILAR TO HOW THE EDC AND CDC FUNCTIONED AS WELL. NOW FINALLY, I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE MDD. IN SUMMARY, IT'S TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN PROJECTS AND PROJECTS THAT EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT, CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCE GOALS OF THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TOWN COUNCIL PRIORITIES. AND ONE WAY THAT THE COUNCIL DEMONSTRATES THESE PRIORITIES IS THROUGH ADOPTION OF STRATEGIC PLAN. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GOALS ALIGN WITH THOSE GOALS OF THE TOWN AS ADOPTED IN PLANS BY THE COUNCIL, SUCH AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN. SO ESSENTIALLY, IT'S IT IS THE ROLE OF THE EDC AND CDC, ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAD. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S EXPANDED WITH RESPECT TO THE MDD? IT'S IT'S ALL VERY MINOR CHANGES. ONE PROJECT TYPE EXPANSION IS THAT YOU COULD DO CONVENTION CENTER TYPE FACILITIES. SO IF THERE IS EVER WANTED TO DO ANOTHER LARGER CONFERENCE CENTER, CONVENTION CENTER, YOU COULD DO THAT. OR YOU COULD ADD. YEAH, DO AN EXPANSION OR ENHANCEMENTS TO THE EXISTING ONE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THROUGH THE EDC AND CDC, BUT ARE NOW. BUT IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO EDC AND CDC. SO MOST OF YOU WON'T REALLY NOTICE MUCH CHANGE AT ALL. AND THE, THE ETJ PIECE OF IT IS ANOTHER EXPANSION, RIGHT? WOULD WE CONSIDER THAT? YEAH, YOU CAN YOU CAN DO PROJECTS IN THE ETJ AND EVEN JUST OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT IF IT BENEFITS THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER DIFFERENCE IN BONUS. ALL RIGHT. 
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I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR TOWN SECRETARY NOW TO GO OVER HER ANNUAL BOARD TRAINING AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AND ETHICS. I'LL. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MOST OF YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD THIS AT SOME POINT IN TIME, AND THOSE NEW ONES HAVE NOT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THIS. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT ALSO BE INFORMATIVE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMUNICATION WITH TOWN STAFF. THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT WE REFER TO AS THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, WHICH WE REFERRED TO AS THE PIA ETHICS AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE BASICS. SO STAYING IN TOUCH, MOST OF YOU ALREADY HAVE EMAILS ISSUED, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. THOSE EMAILS, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO UTILIZE THEM FOR THIS BOARD TEAMS, RIGHT? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TEAMS IN THE PAST. VERY IMPORTANT. LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH THROUGH TEAMS. LET'S NOT TEXT IF WE CAN HELP IT AT ALL. IF YOU DO HAVE TO TEXT, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE TAKING A PICTURE OF THAT TEXT MESSAGE AND SENDING IT TO YOUR EMAIL SO THAT THEN THAT BURDEN OF KEEPING THAT DOCUMENT OR THAT RECORD IS ON US, NOT ON YOU. 
          MAKE SURE YOU'RE CHECKING YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE CHECKING YOUR EMAIL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THAT'S HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. THAT'S HOW NATHAN AND HIS STAFF DREW MYSELF WILL BE COMMUNICATING WITH YOU. IF WE SHOULD NEED TO HAVE A MEETING, WE WILL ALSO REACH OUT VIA PHONE. BUT EMAIL IS OUR PRIMARY FORM OF COMMUNICATION. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE SENT LAST WEEK, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. 
          WE. THAT LIST HAD AND INCLUDED YOUR ETHICS ACKNOWLEDGMENT, WHICH IS REQUIRED. YOUR PUBLIC ACCESS OPTION FORM THAT IS OPTIONAL. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO WANT TO HAVE IT ON, ON, ON FILE WITH THE TOWN SECRETARY'S OFFICE, THAT DOES HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF YOUR APPOINTMENT. SO LOOK AT THAT PLEASE, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU WANT THAT ON FILE, YOUR EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGMENT, YOUR OPEN MEETINGS ACT CERTIFICATES FOR BOTH TOMA AND PIA. THOSE ARE NOT DUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9TH, BUT SOME OF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED. AGAIN THANK YOU. AND THEN THE SOME BOARD INFORMATION, YOUR ENACTING LEGISLATION WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO YOU ALONG WITH YOUR T SHIRT ORDER FORM. SO IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THOSE AND GET THAT IN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ALL SET TO GO. WE ALSO GOT YOUR NAME BADGES. THEY'RE THEY'RE AT YOUR PLACE SO THAT YOU CAN UTILIZE THOSE WHEN YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE TOWN IN AN OUTSIDE SETTING. SO ON TARGET BOARD MEMBER. SO WHAT IS AN ON TARGET BOARD MEMBER? SO THERE ARE EIGHT INDISPUTABLE BEHAVIORS OF AN ON TARGET BOARD MEMBER THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. ONE IS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN AND COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S JUST BY REPRESENTING THE TOWN COUNCIL'S INTERESTS, DIRECTION, VISION AND SEEK INPUT WITH REGARD TO YOUR DECISIONS. RIGHT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE IN LINE AND BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR TOWN COUNCIL. KNOW YOUR ROLE. NATHAN WENT OVER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF. SET TARGETS, PROVIDE CLEAR GOALS TO STAFF AND TIMELINES SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MEASURE THAT SUCCESS OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE REQUIRING OR NEEDING OUR HELP OR ASSISTANCE WITH, OR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SEE FULFILLED. IDENTIFY THE RISKS MORE WITH REGARD TO, YOU KNOW, FOCUSING ON THE BIG PICTURE. SOMETIMES WE TEND TO GET A LITTLE TOO INTO THE WEEDS WHERE IN REALITY YOUR, YOUR DIRECTION, YOUR GUIDANCE SHOULD REALLY, REALLY TRY TO FOCUS ON THAT BIG PICTURE AND LET STAFF HELP EXECUTE THAT FOR YOU TO DELEGATE THE WORK. AGAIN, YOU HAVE GREAT STAFF THAT ARE ASSISTING WITH THIS ENDEAVOR FOR THIS BOARD. RELY ON THEM AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION AND THE DIRECTION THAT THEY NEED. 
          ASSESS PERFORMANCE. WE'LL REVIEW AS YOU MEET, REVIEW THE BUDGET. YOU'LL REVIEW DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE YOU. YOU'LL GET UPDATES ON HOW THINGS ARE PROGRESSING. SO IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TRACK AND KEEP TRACK OF THAT PRACTICE DISCIPLINE WITH REGARD TO YOUR MEETING, ATTENDANCE, PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING, REVIEWING YOUR AGENDA AND ENSURING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE COMING TO BE DISCUSSING AND AND CONSIDERING FOR A MEETING. WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOME AND WE ALWAYS WELCOME. I KNOW DREW, NATHAN, HIS STAFF, MYSELF. IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND THEN REPORT BACK, WRITE, COMMUNICATE THOSE DECISIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL SO THAT THERE IS THAT GOOD FLOW OF COMMUNICATION AND EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME PAGE. IT WORKS BETTER. IT'S MORE EFFICIENT, MORE EFFECTIVE. TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THIS IS THE WONDERFUL ACT THAT ALLOWS US TO MEET TODAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES WITHIN THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THERE WAS A CHANGE AND A SHIFT IN HOW WE HAVE TO POST. WE NOW ARE REQUIRED TO POST THREE DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE MEETING. 
          SO THIS MEETING WAS ACTUALLY POSTED LAST WEEK SO THAT YOU ALL CAN MEET TODAY. WE TAKE CARE OF THAT TOWN SECRETARY'S OFFICE. TAKES CARE OF, TAKES CARE OF THAT IN. IN ADDITION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE WORK TOGETHER ON THAT. THE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE QUORUM, LIKE NATHAN MENTIONED, IS GOING TO BE FOR MEMBERS OF THE MDT. IF THERE IS NOT A QUORUM, A MEETING SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. OKAY? EMAILS AND DAISY CHAINS BE VERY MINDFUL OF RESPONDING TO ALL IN AN EMAIL OR SENDING EMAILS TO ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AT ONE 
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TIME. IF YOU NOTICE IN SOME OF THE EMAILS THAT WE'VE SENT OUT, WE DO NOTATE BK. THAT JUST MEANS EVERYONE'S GETTING THE INFORMATION, BUT WE'RE BLIND COPYING EVERYONE SO THAT NO ONE INADVERTENTLY A REPLY TO ALL AND THEN IT GETS SENT TO EVERYONE JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU OUT. YES, SIR. STAFF DOESN'T COUNT TOWARD THE QUORUM. CORRECT. WE'RE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW MANY STAFF AND. YES, YES. STAFF IS NOT IS NOT PART OF THE QUORUM. THE QUORUM IS THE QUORUM WOULD BE FOUR OF THE SEVEN OF YOU. THE ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO SOCIAL GATHERINGS. SO WITH THIS BEING A DEVELOPMENT TYPE OF DISTRICT, YOU MAY SEE SOME INVITES WITH REGARD TO GRAND OPENINGS OR THINGS THAT YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, ASSISTING WITH OR ENDEAVORS THAT YOU ARE SEEING COME TO FRUITION, SUCH AS THE STAR CENTER WITH THE UDC AND CDC. THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS ARE SOCIAL IN NATURE, AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR THERE TO BE AN ACTUAL MEETING POSTED. 
          HOWEVER, WE'RE VERY VIGILANT AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT, AND WE DO ASK THAT YOU RESPOND TO THOSE INVITES SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK IF A QUORUM WILL BE PRESENT, SO THAT IF THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT, WE HAVE A POSTING CALLED A NOTICE OF POSSIBLE QUORUM, AND THAT'S JUST ALERTING WHOEVER WANTS TO KNOW THAT A QUORUM OF YOUR OF YOUR GOVERNING BODY WILL BE THERE. OKAY. SO SOME LEGISLATIVE SESSION IMPACTS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE 72 HOUR NOTICE THAT CHANGED THE THREE BUSINESS DAYS. HOUSE BILL 5238 DID ALLOW FOR A ANYONE WHO DISRUPTS AN OFFICIAL MEETING, WHETHER IT BE IN PERSON OR HYBRID, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE, WILL BE COULD ASSESS A FINE OR A FEE OF A MISDEMEANOR. B SO THAT IS ONE OF THE NEW THINGS. AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL IS THE OPEN MEETINGS VIOLATION. SO IF THERE'S EVER ANY TYPE OF VIOLATION THAT'S DEEMED OR DETERMINED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO NOTIFY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND THEN POST THAT PUBLICATION OF WHATEVER IT WAS THAT WHOEVER DID WHAT ON THE WEBSITE. SO IT BECOMES VERY PUBLIC. SO JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT. WITH THAT, WE JUMP INTO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. SO WHAT IS PUBLIC? EVERYTHING. 
          EVERYTHING THAT YOU CREATE IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY FOR THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, IS PUBLIC AN EMAIL, A NOTE, A TEXT, A TEAMS MESSAGE. IT'S ALL PUBLIC. WITH THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR ROLE AS A TEMPORARY CUSTODIAN. YOU ARE NOW TEMPORARY CUSTODIANS OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU CREATE ON OR FOR THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE ON BEHALF OF YOUR IN YOUR, IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY. LIKE WE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'RE USING TEAMS, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WOULD REALLY WANT YOU TO STICK WITH. TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM TEXTING, TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM PERSONAL EMAILS. IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET A CONSTITUENT THAT SENDS YOU AN EMAIL BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT YOU'RE ON THE BOARD AND THEY WANT TO REACH OUT TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU FORWARD THAT TO YOUR TOWN ISSUED EMAIL. AND AGAIN, PUT THAT BURDEN BACK ON US TOWN. 
          THE TOWN WILL ENSURE THAT THAT'S KEPT FOR THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME AND NOT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MANAGING THAT. OKAY, SAME THING WITH TEXT MESSAGES. TAKE A QUICK SNAPSHOT AND JUST EMAIL IT TOOURSELF. AND THEN IT'S NOT IT'S NOT YOUR WORRY ANYMORE. 
          IF YOU HAVE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH SOMEONE REQUESTING SOMETHING OF YOU, THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET IT TO OUR OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PROCESS THAT. WE TYPICALLY HAVE TEN BUSINESS DAYS, AND THOSE TEN BUSINESS DAYS GO FAIRLY QUICKLY. SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT POPS INTO YOUR EMAIL OR SOMEONE ASKS OR SOMETHING, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN WRITING. SO IF THEY CHOOSE TO PUT IT IN WRITING, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU REFER THEM TO OUR OFFICE. BUT IF THEY DECIDE TO SEND IT TO YOU, JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE FORWARDING THAT TO US, PLEASE. NOW WE'LL WALK INTO ETHICS. SO CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ESSENTIALLY. WE HAVE SOME CRITERIA WITH REGARD TO WHAT WE CONSIDER WOULD BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT. MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE. IF YOU THINK JUST EVEN HAVE THE MOST MINIMAL DOUBT THAT IT COULD BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT CHECK WITH STAFF. DREW IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. SO IS NATHAN. THEY WILL REACH OUT OR MYSELF WILL REACH OUT TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND GET SOME, GET SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU AND GET SOME GUIDANCE WITH HOW YOU SHOULD PROCEED. SHOULD YOU NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM SOMETHING, THERE IS AN ACTUAL ABSTENTION AFFIDAVIT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE FILED. BUT AGAIN, I IN MY TIME HERE, I'VE SEEN MAYBE 2 OR 3. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE COMMUNICATING WITH US TO LET US KNOW BEFORE THE ACTUAL ACTION TAKES PLACE. YOU GET YOUR AGENDA AS A COUPLE OF DAYS IN ADVANCE. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T LOOK OR LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL ISSUE FOR YOU, LET US KNOW AND WE'LL START WORKING WITH YOU AND WITH OUR TOWN 
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ATTORNEY TO GET YOU SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT. GIFTS CAN NEVER BE SOLICITED OR ACCEPTED IN EXCHANGE FOR ANYTHING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING ANYTHING, THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS. IT BE UNDER $50 AND IT NOT BE IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAVOR DOES NOT IMPACT ANYTHING YOU RECEIVE FROM PERSONAL FRIENDS, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, YOUR INDEPENDENT BUSINESS STATUS. WE REALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE THAT IF YOU ARE GETTING SOMETHING FOR SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE IS EXPECTING OF YOU FOR THE TOWN OR WITH REGARD TO YOUR POSITION, THAT'S WHERE YOU WE URGE YOU AND GUIDE YOU TO TO DRAW THE LINE. AND NOW INTO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. SO THE TOWN OF NORTHLAKE DOES FOLLOW ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. 
          HOWEVER, WE ARE VERY LENIENT IN HOW WE EXERCISE THAT. THESE ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED MOTIONS, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY MORE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WHICH TYPICALLY APPROVES THE ITEM OR SETS THE ITEM ON THE TABLE FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A DATE, CERTAIN OR A FUTURE DATE. A MOTION TO DENY AND AND POINT OF ORDER. THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THE ONES THAT WE'VE SEEN UTILIZED WITH, REALISTICALLY, THE MOTION TO APPROVE BEING THE ONE THAT'S MOST COMMONLY UTILIZED. QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOUR MEETING WOULD LOOK LIKE. JUST A REMINDER AT THE TOP. NO QUORUM, NO MEETING, NO DISCUSSION. I DON'T GET TIRED OF SAYING THAT OVER AND OVER. YOUR MEETING TYPICALLY STARTS WITH A CALL TO ORDER, AND THEN WE GO INTO A ROLL CALL DETERMINING WHO IS PRESENT, ENSURING THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT. YOUR AGENDA ITEMS ARE THEN READ BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ALLOWING A STAFF REPORT AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. IF YOU SHOULD HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          BUT YOU MUST STATE THE TIME AND THE ENDING TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER THEN CAN OPEN FLOOR FOR MOTIONS, AND THERE DOES HAVE TO BE A MOTION. AND SECOND, ON EVERY ACTION ITEM, WE DO HAVE A VOTING SYSTEM FOR YOU THAT WE UTILIZE. ATHENA, I BELIEVE, SHOWED YOU HOW TO TOGGLE BACK AND FORTH ON YOUR SCREEN SO THAT WHEN YOU DO HAVE AN ITEM TO VOTE ON, IT CHANGES FROM WHAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW TO YOUR ACTUAL VOTING SCREEN. IT HAS A YAY NAY OR ABSTAIN AND THEN A SAVE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIT THAT SAVE TO ENSURE THAT THE VOTE IS RECORDED. AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THE VOTE IS RECORDED. WE NOTATE AND IT DISPLAYS ON THE SCREENS AND ON YOUR SCREEN AS WELL. THE CHAIR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL THEN READ THE VOTE OUT LOUD, AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. AFTER THAT, AFTER ALL ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED, WE THEN ADJOURN AND THERE'S NO NEED TO HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT, JUST ADJOURNING WITH THE TIME ENDING. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME CONTACT INFORMATION HERE FOR YOU. NATHAN, DREW, LAURA AND MYSELF. 
          WE'RE ALWAYS HERE, ALWAYS AVAILABLE. I KNOW. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE JUST THREW AT YOU. WE I COULD HAVE GONE A LOT MORE IN DEPTH, BUT WANTED TO KEEP IT HIGH LEVEL. 
          IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU OFFLINE. 
          THIS WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO THE WEBSITE, MUCH LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER SLIDES THAT WE DO FOR ALL THE OTHER MEETINGS, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A WEB PAGE AS WELL ALREADY SET UP, AND I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL VIA EMAIL. IS JUST OUR USERNAME AND WE'LL FILL IT IN. YES, YES, YES. 
          THE TEAMS, I BELIEVE DIRECTOR BOLEN AND DIRECTOR BOYD ARE WHO JUST GOT THEIR NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES. EVER IS IN OUR ACTIVE DIRECTORY. WE'VE CHANGED YOUR YOUR TITLE TO MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE GIFTS. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. SO IF PERHAPS SOMEBODY REACHES OUT ABOUT A GIFT, DO WE REPORT THAT TO YOU IMMEDIATELY? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED AS WELL AS SAY NO THANK YOU? YEAH, I WOULD SAY IF IT'S 50 OR UNDER AND IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO COMPROMISE YOU IN ANY WAY WITH REGARD TO YOUR OFFICIAL, YOU KNOW, CAPACITY, THEN THERE'S NO NEED. I WOULD SAY IF IT'S OVER 50, I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND LETTING US KNOW AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND THERE'S CONFLICT OF CONFLICT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFIDAVITS THAT WE CAN HELP YOU FILL OUT AND HAVE ON FILE. EVEN IF YOU REFUSE, IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. I WOULD, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW. NO, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT. BUT IF YOU WANT TO, JUST TO HAVE IT ON THE RECORD, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. AND WE DON'T WE DON'T MAKE THAT PUBLIC. IT WOULD JUST BE A SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, SIMPLE DOCUMENT THAT'S PUT INTO YOUR FILE. NO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BRAND NEW MDD, IF THERE'S BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT ARE, OH BOY, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO? ARE WE GOING TO TALK, YOU KNOW, TALK TO PEOPLE, OFFER THEM STUFF. YEAH. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. YES. AND, AND SO WE ALL KNOW AND ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND I WOULD SAY THAT IF THERE ARE ANY DEVELOPERS, ANYONE THAT 
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REACHES OUT TO YOU DIRECTLY WITH YOU ALL BEING A NEWLY FORMED, YOU KNOW, ENTITY, I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DEFER THOSE QUESTIONS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO DREW AND TO NATHAN, THEY REALLY ARE WHO SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, GUIDING THAT CONVERSATION AND THEN BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION, YOU KNOW, AS AS IT COMES. ANY OTHER. QUESTIONS FOR Z? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. Z RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON 
          [2.B. Briefing - Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Overview]
TO ITEM TWO. B BRIEFING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. BUDGET OVERVIEW. ALL RIGHT. SO THE BUDGET WILL ALIGN WITH THE TOWN'S FISCAL YEAR FROM OCTOBER 2ND TO SEPTEMBER. AND LIKE WE DISCUSSED, THE PROPOSED JULY 20TH OR JULY 16TH MEETING IS WHEN WE'LL NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THE BUDGET TO GET IT TO TOWN COUNCIL IN TIME. AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO GO OVER A PRELIMINARY BUDGET THAT WE'VE PREPARED FOR YOU TO LOOK OVER AND SOME SOME OPTIONS TO CONSIDER FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS NEXT YEAR TO POTENTIALLY INCLUDE. AND JUST TO START. SO THIS BASE COLUMN IS ACTUALLY, SINCE MDD HASN'T EXISTED, THIS IS EDC AND CDC. 
          COMBINED. AND WHERE WE'RE AT THIS YEAR OR SHOULD BE AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL NOTICE ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD BE FOR THE MDD NEXT YEAR, STARTING IN OCTOBER. ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES IS REDUCTION IN IN THE REVENUES. AND THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE AND NOT KNOWING WHAT WE'LL GET FROM THE SALES TAX IN THE ETJ. WE'RE NOT COUNTING ON ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT. WE'LL GET SOMETHING, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH. AND THE MDD IS ONLY COLLECTING A HALF CENT. TOGETHER, THE EDC AND CDC COLLECTED THREE QUARTERS CENTS. SO THERE'S THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THERE. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY THAT IS DIFFERENT. AND I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAILS ON THESE SLIDES AND WHAT THESE DIFFERENCES ARE AND WHAT'S COVERED IN SOME OF THESE LINE ITEMS ON YOUR BUDGET. SO FIRST GO OVER THE REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS. THE MAIN REVENUE SOURCE IS SALES TAX. AND LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'RE PROJECTING A 26% DECREASE JUST DUE TO THAT REALLOCATION OF SALES TAX FUNDS AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH IS GOING TO COME FROM THE ETJ. OUR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES ARE INTEREST AND ADVERTISING AND LEASE REVENUE. THE THE EDC AND CDC COLLECTED THE LEASE REVENUES FROM THE LAMAR BILLBOARD THAT THE TOWN OWNS NEXT TO THE CIRCLE K AT 114 AND 35 W, AND THEN HAS SPENT THOSE FUNDS ON ADVERTISING FOR FOR BUSINESSES IN THE TOWN. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT SAME ARRANGEMENT. SO THOSE FUNDS WOULD COME TO THE THE MDD. AND WE'RE EXPECTING THOSE LEASE REVENUES TO, TO BE FLAT FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR. NOW FOR EXPENDITURE HIGHLIGHTS, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THESE CATEGORIES AND WHAT THESE INCLUDE. SO PAYROLL AND BENEFITS. THIS FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS, AT LEAST PARTS OF FOUR DIFFERENT POSITIONS, INCLUDING MY POSITION THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION LAURA IS OUR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. AND SHE'LL USUALLY BE AT THESE MEETINGS, BUT SHE'S AT ONE OF THOSE TDC TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OF A MID-YEAR CONFERENCE THAT SHE'S ATTENDING THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS A MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT. THAT'S HELPING US A LOT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOME OF THE RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION AND TRACKING OF AGREEMENTS. AND THEN OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR WHO ASSIST US WITH THE MARKETING EFFORTS THAT WE TAKE ON. SO WE'RE PLANNING FOR A 3% INCREASE AS COMPARED TO THE 26 BUDGET. AND THIS IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY INCREASES FROM COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT THAT'S PLANNED ACROSS TOWN WIDE AND FOR INCREASED HEALTH CARE COSTS. IN THE SERVICES LINE. ITEM IS ONE OF THE LARGER ONES. THIS INCLUDES A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND IN THIS BUDGET IT KIND OF CARRIES OVER THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES EXPENSES 
          [00:40:06]
TO CONTINUE OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES THAT WERE BEING FUNDED BY THE EDC AND CDC. SO SOME OF THESE INCLUDE OUR PRINTING AND ADVERTISING FOR PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS, DIGITAL BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENTS, PRINTING OF MAPS OR RETAIL GUIDE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BROCHURES. ALSO COVERS TRAVEL AND TRAINING, INCLUDING TO CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS SUCH AS THE TDC. ONES ALSO TRAVEL EXPENSES TO EVENTS SUCH AS ICC EVENTS, RETAIL LIVE AND AUSTIN THAT WE ATTEND, TRYING TO RECRUIT RETAILERS. IT ALSO PROVIDES SOME EVENT RELATED FUNDING FOR CHRISTMAS AT THE COMMONS. THE. THE ONLY REMAINING COST IS STORAGE AND SERVICE COSTS FOR THE. THE TREE. THE TREE HAS BEEN PAID OFF. ALL THE OTHER EXPENSES NOW ARE BEING PAID BY THE GENERAL FUND AND SPONSORSHIPS AND. WE ALSO STARTED THIS YEAR. BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST NETWORKING EVENTS THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO CONTINUE OR KIND OF TOOK A LITTLE SUMMER HIATUS BECAUSE WE HAD A STAFF TRANSITION AND NOW A BOARD TRANSITION. AND WE'RE GOING TO START THAT BACK UP IN AUGUST. WE ALSO USE THE SERVICE EXPENDITURES FOR PROMOTIONS, SUCH AS HAVING BOOTHS AT TRADE SHOWS AND EXPOS LIKE THE ICSC CONFERENCES AND RETAIL LIVE FOR SPONSORSHIP OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN, LIKE THE ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM AND THE QUARTERLY LUNCHEONS. IT'S ALSO FUNDS, DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS TO THE CHAMBER AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ICSC AND TDC, AND SOME ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES THAT WE USE FOR IMPORTANT DATA IN OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO. AND TO THINGS LIKE ZACK TAX THAT HELP US ANALYZE OUR SALES TAX RECEIPTS. AND THEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST AMOUNT IN THIS IS THESE PLANNED PROJECTS AND APPROVED INCENTIVES THAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR. SO PAST AGREEMENTS HAVE APPROVED A SALES TAX, CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT. ONE OF THOSE WAS FOR DHL INDUSTRIAL PROJECT NORTH OF THE SPEEDWAY. AND THEY HAVE THEIR ONE OF THE FEW THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, WHICH, AS YOU REMEMBER, MOST OF THE TIME, THESE SALES TAXES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENDS UP GOING TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION OUTSIDE OF NORTH LAKE. BUT IF THEY SET UP THEIR SITUS ON THAT SITE, THE. THE TOWN CAN COLLECT THAT SALES TAX AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THE THE WORK TO TO ENABLE THAT, THE. IN THE PAST, THE EDC AND CDC HAVE OFFERED THESE SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WHAT THEY WOULD COLLECT. AND THEN THE TOWN WOULD GET TO KEEP THAT ADDITIONAL TAX THAT OTHERWISE WOULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO THIS IS ANTICIPATED PAYMENT TO DHL FOR THE SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT TO THEIR ANTICIPATING NEXT YEAR. AND THEN ALSO TO CONTINUE OUR DETOUR DOLLARS FOR FM 407 THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. BUT THE FULL BREAKOUT PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED SOMEWHAT AND IS ANTICIPATED TO START NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADD THAT TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THEN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEM IS KIND OF THE IS THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE LINE, AND THAT'S TO COVER THE ENTRY MONUMENT SIGNAGE EFFORT. SO WE'VE ONLY STARTED THE ENGINEERING THIS YEAR. WE RAN INTO SOME HURDLES IN ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY FOR ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, WHICH HAS SLOWED SOME THINGS DOWN, BUT WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO DO THIS PROJECT NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO WE'RE ROLLING OVER THOSE THAT BUDGET INTO TO TO NEXT YEAR. THE INTERNAL SERVICES IS AN ALLOCATION FOR EXPENSES SHARED ACROSS ALL TOWN DEPARTMENTS FOR BUILDING SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND THEN TRANSFERS AS AN ALLOCATION TO THE TOWN GENERAL FUND TO COVER OTHER OVERHEAD COSTS. AND, AND THEN 
          [00:45:10]
FINALLY, THE FUND BALANCE. SO LIKE, LIKE WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE PLAN TO TRANSFER THE REMAINING EDC CDC FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR OVER TO THE MDD AND, AND THE PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR FOR THE EDC AND CDC WOULD BE ABOUT 5.1 MILLION. AND THEN WITH THIS PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS PROPOSED, ENDING FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR WOULD BE 4.4 MILLION. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU STILL GOT A LOT OF MONEY IN THE BANK TO TO WORK WITH, AND TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH PROJECTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER SOME OPTIONS FOR PROJECTS. NEXT YEAR, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER FUNDING AND. SOME OF THESE WE DON'T HAVE HARD COST ESTIMATES ON YET. AND OTHERS WE DO. THIS FIRST ONE IS THE NORTH LAKE COMMONS TRAIL CONNECTOR PROJECT. THIS IS A TRAIL CONNECTION PLANNED ACTUALLY JUST RIGHT BEHIND YOU HERE TO CONNECT AND HARVEST INTO NORTH LAKE COMMONS AND GOLF CARTS WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT AS WELL AS AS BICYCLES AND AND EVEN PEDESTRIANS. IT WOULD PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION TO SUPPORT NORTH LAKE COMMONS BUSINESSES WITH ADDITIONAL ACCESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH GETTING PEOPLE IN HERE BECAUSE OF ACCESS AT 407. SO THIS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL WAY FOR FOR CUSTOMERS TO TO GET TO NORTH LAKE COMMONS. THAT ESTIMATED COST IS $200,000. AND THEN THERE'S A LIFESTYLE CENTER, SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AND SIDEWALK TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS. SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE AREA AROUND THE STAR CENTER AND CHADWICK COMMONS, THE COMMERCIAL AREA AROUND 114. AND THE GOAL OF THIS WOULD BE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL SITES THAT GENERATE SALES TAX, ALSO PROVIDE IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY FROM THE EXISTING AND AND SOME PROPOSED AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION HOTELS TO THE STAR CENTER AS WELL AS SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT THAT IS PLANNED. AND SO THEY BUILD A KIND OF BETTER SYNERGY OF ALL THOSE OF ALL THOSE BUSINESSES AND DESTINATIONS. AND THEN FINALLY, THIS WOULD BE A PRETTY BIG ONE. THE CLEVELAND BRANCH SEWER LINE. UPSIZING. SO CLEVELAND BRANCH IS SMALL. 
          SMALL DRAINAGE WAY THAT WOULD CONNECTS THE 1171 AREA DOWN TO WHERE TRA WILL BE BUILDING A NEW SEWER LINE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF TOWN, SO THAT THE FOUR CORNERS OF 1171 AND 35 W PROBABLY IS THE 135 W INTERSECTION WHERE THE TOWN ACTUALLY CONTROLS ALL FOUR CORNERS. AND IT'S IT'S RELATIVELY UNDEVELOPED, AND THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE, BUT IT'S LACKING SEWER. SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO BE ABLE TO REALIZE THAT INTERSECTIONS POTENTIAL. SO FIRST OFF, THERE'S SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, IN PARTICULAR SOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS CLOSER TO THAT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT THAT ARE WORKING ON EXTENDING SEWER LINES TO SERVE THEIR DEVELOPMENTS. SO ONE OPTION IS WE CAN SUPPORT UPSIZING THOSE TO MEET OUR MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WILL BE ENABLE US TO SERVE THAT RETAIL AREA TO THE NORTH, AND THEN ALSO TO PROVIDE SEWER TO EXTENSIONS. FROM THAT POINT, IF THERE'S WHERE THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THAT AREA AND TO ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL GROWTH IN THAT AREA. SO THESE THESE ARE THREE OPTIONS TO CONSIDER. YOU MAY HAVE MORE YOU WANT TO MENTION OR SOME SOME IDEAS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THESE, THESE OPTIONS AS A STARTING 
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POINT AND JUST TO KIND OF GO OVER WHAT WAS IN OUR BASE BUDGET AND THE, THE IDEA IS KIND OF REMAINING FROM THE EDC AND CDC PROJECTS TO, TO ROLL OVER INTO THIS YEAR. NATHAN, ARE THESE PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET FIGURES FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES? THESE ARE NOT. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTION ON THE NORTH LAKE COMMONS CONNECTOR PROJECT, I REMEMBER WE DISCUSSED THIS MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO AT EDC AND CDC AND KIND OF DECIDED NOT TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT. IS THERE A A DIFFERENT REASON WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD? OR WAS IT JUST KIND OF AN IDEA THAT SINCE IT FAILED, YOU WANTED TO MENTION IT? IT'S IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST AN IDEA TO DISCUSS. AND WHETHER THE MDD, THE NEW ENTITY, NEW BOARD WANTS TO CONSIDER FUNDING THIS. THE. 
          THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS IS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR NORTH LAKE COMMONS BUSINESSES. SO. NATHAN, WITH RESPECT TO THE. THE CLEVELAND BRANCH SEWER UPSIZING THAT THAT AREA THERE. 117135 W IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS NEEDED TO START DEVELOPING THAT LAND. THE UPSIZED SEWER LINES. 
          IS THERE ALREADY WATER THERE OR THERE? THERE IS WATER NEARBY AT CANYON FALLS AND AT CLEVELAND GIBBS AND 1171 THERE. SOME OF THESE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS WILL EXTEND IT SOUTH, BUT WATER IS A LOT EASIER IN THAT AREA. AND IT'S IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY, SEWERS. THE THING THAT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY STARTING TO GET CLOSER, BUT THERE'S STILL NEED TO BE SOME UPSIZING AND SOME EXTENSIONS TO, TO GET IT TO THOSE RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. 
          SO THIS IS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 117135. THERE'S THE TRAMMELL CROW PROJECT. HOW MANY MILLION SQUARE FEET THEY JUST ADDED? HALF 1,000,000.5 MILLION NOW. YEAH. AND POINT EIGHT. SO THE ORIGINAL TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY, THE THE MAIN PROVIDER WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN THIS AREA WAS GOING TO GO IN THE EAST SIDE OF 35 AT THAT CORNER. WELL, THEY FOUND SOME INDIAN CAMPSITES, SO THEY KEEP MOVING IT FURTHER AND FURTHER WEST. AND SO THAT TRAMMELL CROW CORNER THERE ON THE SOUTHEAST HAD TO KEEP GOING FURTHER WEST TO CATCH THAT LINE THAT HAS THAT'S MOVING WEST, GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT'D BE QUICKER TO JUST GO DOWN 35. THEY TALKED TO OUR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD GO IN THE TEXDOT RIGHT OF WAY VERSUS GOING THROUGH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WHICH IS IT IMPOSSIBLE, BASICALLY. SO THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER PATH. YOU KNOW, WE WE ARE DOING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THEM, BUT THEY WE CANNOT MAKE THEM DO MORE THAN ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO WHAT THEIR SEWER NEEDS ARE. 
          AND IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR FOR THEM TO BUILD A SEWER LINE THAT LETS EVERYBODY ELSE DEVELOP IN ADDITION TO THEM, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE COST BECAUSE OVERSIZING IS ACTUALLY PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR, BECAUSE YOU STILL GOT TO BUILD A TRENCH. BUT IF YOU OVERSIZE IT, ■YOU GOT TO BUILD IT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. YOU STILL GOT TO BUY THE PIPE, BUT IF YOU'RE OVERSIZING, YOU JUST BUY IT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. SO WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT GETTING THAT EXTRA IN AND THEN IT DOESN'T CUT OFF THAT AREA ON THE NORTH EAST CORNER, WHICH IS OUR BIG RETAIL AREA AND PARTS OF THE OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER AS WELL. SO THIS IS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THIS DEVELOPER AND GET THAT LINE BIGGER. LIKE NATHAN SAID TO THE MASTER PLAN TO OPEN UP ALL THAT RETAIL CORNER. SO IT'S. I'M, I'M GOING WELL BEYOND YOUR QUESTION, BUT SEWER IS THE KEY. AND WE HAVE A MOMENT IN TIME TO OVERSIZE AND PARTNER WITH THIS DEVELOPER WITH, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS OR MAYBE FROM THE TOWN OR FROM TAX INCENTIVES. ALL DIFFERENT MECHANISMS OF HOW WE NEGOTIATE THIS. BUT IF IF THE MDD COULD INFUSE SOME CASH UP FRONT, THERE'S NO FINANCING OF THAT. 
          IT HELPS THE PROJECT GO QUICKER AND OPENS UP THAT AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY ONE OF THE BOARD'S GOALS. DREW, IS THERE A COST ANALYSIS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO SEE THAT, HOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD SAVE THE TOWN IN PARTNERING WITH THAT AND ALSO TO WOULD IT 
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ENABLE US TO DEVELOP THAT AREA QUICKER THAN IF WE HAD TO DO IT ON OUR OWN LATER? YES, YES. THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION IS ABSOLUTELY. THE ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED, BUT WE CAN WE CAN WORK ON SOME NUMBERS. SO YOU COULD THEORETICALLY PARALLEL THAT LINE, HAVE THEM BUILD WHAT THEY NEED, AND THEN WE BUILD NEXT TO IT ANOTHER, A, ANOTHER LINE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'D ALMOST DOUBLE THE COST AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU'D, YOU'D DO IT LATER. AND SO, SO WE COULD, WE COULD PROBABLY COME UP SOME BALLPARK FIGURES ON WHAT YOU ENDED UP SAVING YOU. AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT IS YOU SPEND A LITTLE NOW AND YOU GET A LOT MORE LATER. SO WE'LL TRY TO. YEAH, I'LL TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME ANALYSIS ON THAT. 
          OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE OTHER INTANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THAT TOO? RIGHT. IF WE UPSIZE IT NOW, DOES THAT PREVENT A NEED TO RE RE EXCAVATE THE ENTIRE AREA LATER. 
          YEAH. THAT'S WHAT A PARALLEL WOULD DO. YOU WOULD HAVE YOU'D YOU PUT ONE LINE ON KIND OF ONE SIDE OF THE EASEMENT. YOU'D PUT YOUR NEW LINE ON THE OTHER SIDE. AND WE'RE GOING TO WE MAY HAVE TO DO THAT ANYWAY. WE'RE WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD WITH THE PREVIOUS BOARDS AND WITH THE COUNCIL OR THE COUNCIL HAS WITH THE PREVIOUS BOARDS. EVERY TIME WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO OVERSIZE TO OUR MASTER PLAN SO WE NEVER HAVE TO DIG A HOLE AGAIN. SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CASE WHERE WE'VE HAD TO PARALLEL. NOW OUR REGIONAL PROVIDERS HAVE TO ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THEY. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE OR USE OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD FUNDS TO OVERSIZE. SO THEY CAN ONLY REALLY BUILD WHAT THEIR SYSTEM CAN SUPPORT. SO. 
          BUT YEAH, BOTH BOTH GREAT QUESTIONS AND THEY DON'T HAVE, THEY DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE, THE PACE AND LOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT EITHER. THAT'S HARD TO PROJECT. DREW, YOU MENTIONED THERE WAS A NARROW WINDOW OF TIMING. DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS? THE TREE LINE WILL BE COMPLETE. 
          WE THINK IN 2028. BUT. NO WAIT, LATE 2027. SO AND THEN THE PHASE TWO I THINK WILL BE MID 2028, SUMMER 2028. BUT SO YES, AND THEN THE BUT BEFORE THAT, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TRAMMELL CROW, THEY WANT TO GET STARTED. SO WHEN THE TREE LINE, AS SOON AS IT'S OPEN, THEIR LINE IS READY TO TO CONNECT AT THE SAME EXACT TIME. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT LATE DECEMBER 2027, WE NEED TO START DESIGNING AND FUNDING AND GETTING, GETTING EVERYTHING BUILT. SO THE WINDOWS NOW UNTIL LATE 2027. SO NEXT 18 MONTHS. DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE COST FOR THAT? I KNOW WE JUST HAVE ONE FOR THE CONNECTOR TRAIL PROJECT, BUT NOT FOR THE OTHER TWO. JUST BALLPARK. I 8 MILLION. 8 MILLION. THE OVERSIZING WOULD BE LESS THAN THAT. RIGHT? RIGHT. 
          THE TOTAL, THE TOTAL COST THAT I CAN'T YEAH, I'LL EMAIL YOU I, I OR I'LL TRY TO LOOK IT UP WHILE Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT OTHER STUFF WAS THE 8 MILLION WAS THE EXTENSION TOTAL EXTENSION. I THOUGHT YEAH THAT'S RIGHT. SO OVERSIZING WOULD BE MAYBE 25% OF THAT. SO GIVEN THAT THEN WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT WHAT 2028 BEFORE THAT. AND THERE CAN BE DEVELOPED FOR ANY RETAIL COMMERCIAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YES, FOR THE MOST PART, THERE'S SOME THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO GET SOME DEVELOPMENT CLOSER TO THE EAST, THE, THE HIGH, THE HIGH GROUND ON THAT NORTHEAST CORNER COULD FLOW INTO OUR EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM. BUT YEAH, FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DEVELOPMENT. BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS EVERYBODY'S TIMING THEIR PROJECTS TO THE TREE LINE AND TO TRAMMELL CROW LINE. SO WE COULD SEE QUITE A QUICK WATERFALL OF EVENTS HAPPENING ONCE THIS ONCE THIS OPENS UP BECAUSE WE EVERYBODY, ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS NORTH OF THEIR. THEIR FIRST QUESTION IS, WHEN IS THAT LINE GETTING BUILT? SO IT, IT COULD HAPPEN PRETTY QUICKLY AFTER THAT. AND 
          [01:00:04]
SO THAT LAND THAT WOULD BE THE AREA, IF I REMEMBER FROM OUR DISCUSSIONS IN THE EDC, THAT LAND WOULD BE THE LAND WHERE SOME OF THESE BIGGER, SAY LIKE A BIG BOX RETAILER OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES WHERE THEY NEED A LOT OF PARKING AND A LOT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THEIR OWN FACILITIES, LIKE A COSTCO OR LOWE'S OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BANKING ON. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TEAM? OKAY. SO ARE THERE ANY OF THESE OPTIONS YOU WANT US TO INCLUDE KIND OF COST ESTIMATES ON AND POTENTIALLY INCLUDE AS OPTIONS INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET? I WOULD SAY MY VOTE GOES TOWARDS THE THE LIFESTYLE SIDEWALK. WE WOULD LIKE A I THINK WE WANT AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT. THAT AREA IS KIND OF A MESS. AND IF Y'ALL BEEN DOWN THERE. BUT IT'S, IT'S HARD TO GET AROUND REALLY ANYWHERE. AND THERE'S NO, HARDLY ANY WALKING AREAS. SO THE OTHER ONE WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE, THE SEWER. 
          UPSIZING. NOT SURE ABOUT THE, THE TRAIL CONNECTOR PROJECT, BUT OPEN TO DISCUSSION, WHATEVER Y'ALL THINK. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT ALL THREE. GOING BACK TO THE NORTH LAKE COMMON TRAIL CONNECTOR PROJECT. REVIEW THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN AREA THAT CAN'T BE LIKE THE, THE LAND CAN'T BE DEVELOPED, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING UNDERNEATH IT. AND I WOULD, AND I, I WILL POINT OUT THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY MOVING FORWARD. IT'S IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHERE THE FUNDING COMES FROM. IF IT'S IF IT'S NOT FUNDED THROUGH THE MDD, IT'D BE HAVE TO BE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL THREE. SO WE WANT. YES, YES. OKAY. CAN WE DO THAT, NATHAN. THANK YOU. DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS THEY WANTED TO PRESENT FOR INCLUSION HERE? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. NATHAN, WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THE BUDGET. OKAY. 
          OKAY. NEXT ITEM UP IS ITEM THREE PUBLIC INPUT. SO THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC INPUT? WE'RE ALLOWED TO AS WELL AS PUBLIC. OKAY. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE 
          [4.A. Select the following Officers: i. President ]
IN THE AUDIENCE. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC INPUT AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR ACTION ITEMS. ITEM A IS SELECT THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS. WE HAVE ONE VICE PRESIDENT. NUMBER TWO I'M SORRY. 
          ONE IS THE PRESIDENT, TWO IS VICE PRESIDENT AND THREE IS SECRETARY. FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS. I WAS GOING TO ASK NATHAN, SORRY, DID YOU WANT US TO DO THIS IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY, OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME WITH A MOTION, A SINGLE MOTION? OR DO WE NEED TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE MOTIONS FOR EACH ONE? WELL, WE DID AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAD SUGGESTED OFFICERS, BUT IT'S YOU'RE NOT BOUND BY THAT SUGGESTION. IF YOU WANTED US TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. AND. AND WHAT WAS IT, NATHAN? THEY RECOMMENDED HOWARD MCGINNIS AND HILLARY SIMPSON AS PRESIDENT AND VICE AS LEADERSHIP. 
          LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. OKAY. BASED ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE'S INTERVIEWS. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THIS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH IT. IF SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION WITH A SLATE, IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH EACH OFFICER AT A TIME WITH NOMINATIONS, YOU JUST IF YOU WANT TO DO IT AS A SLATE AND OR INDIVIDUAL, YOU JUST NEED A FIRST AND A SECOND AND THEN AND THEN TAKE A VOTE ON EACH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR 
          [01:05:02]
HOWARD GUINNESS AS PRESIDENT. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR HOWARD 
          [4.A. VOTE]
GUINNESS AS PRESIDENT. ALL IN FAVOR? OH, WE GOTTA DO THE VOTING. DO WE USE THE VOTING BUTTONS OR WE JUST. ARE WE RAISING HANDS? OKAY, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. 
          OKAY. MOTION PASSES 100%. DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT? I'D LIKE TO 
          [4.A.ii. Vice-President]
NOMINATE HILLARY SIMPSON AS VICE PRESIDENT. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. 
          [4.A.ii. VOTE]
LET'S VOTE. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY? I'D LIKE 
          [4.A.iii. Secretary]
TO NOMINATE MYSELF FOR SECRETARY. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT NOMINATION. 
          [4.B. VOTE]
OKAY. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL RIGHT, MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL. HOWARD, HILLARY AND PETER. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANY OTHER. YEAH, RIGHT. I WAS GOING TO FINISH OUT, BUT HOWARD, TAKE IT AWAY, SIR. THERE YOU GO. SO
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