Jul 22, 2024 Economic Development Corp. (Type A)

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AT THIS TIME, SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A PRESIDING OFFICER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 4:33.

THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM TWO, OATH OF OFFICE.

[2.A. Administer the Oath of Office to Place 4 Alexa Boedeker and Place 5 Adam Russell for FY 2024-2027. (Staff Presenter: Amanda Campos, City Secretary)]

IF YOU GUYS WILL JOIN ME UP FRONT, WE'LL DO THE OATHS.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT OUT OF THE WAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO B.

[2.B. Nominate and elect a President and Vice President for the Burleson Economic Development Corporation Board for FY 2024-2025. (Staff Presenter: Amanda Campos, City Secretary)]

THIS IS A ONE YEAR PRESIDENCY AND VICE PRESIDENCY.

I WILL LET THE BOARD KNOW AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS TO CATCH UP WITH WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE BACK IN OCTOBER.

WE DID NOT DO THAT.

IT DOES ALLOW THE PERSON THAT IS PRESIDENT TO KEEP CONTINUING TO SERVE UNTIL SOMEBODY ELSE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OR THEY'RE REELECTED PRESIDENT.

SO WE WILL BE DOING THIS AGAIN IN OCTOBER, BUT AT THIS TIME, I DO NEED THIS BOARD TO ACT ON PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, AND SO THERE'S NO FORMAL WAY YOU GUYS DO THIS.

YOU JUST KIND OF JUST SAY I NOMINATE SOMEBODY AND THEN THERE'S A SECOND AND THEN A VOTE ON THAT.

I'LL SAY, SINCE DAN'S NOT HERE, HE SHOULD BE PRESIDENT, AND I THINK I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ADAM AS VICE PRESIDENT.

OKAY, SO WE'LL TAKE THIS ONE AT A TIME.

SO PLACE FIVE.

RUSSELL NOMINATED DAN MCCLENDON TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT.

YES. YES.

OKAY, SO, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU WANT TO SECOND? PHIL WAS THE SECOND.

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, AND THEN NEXT IS THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT, AND PHIL ANDERSON NOMINATED ADAM RUSSELL TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT.

SO IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS MOTION? OKAY. OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION. I ABSTAIN.

I GUESS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ABSTAIN.

YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOURSELF.

OKAY. I GUESS IT'S TOO LATE, I GET OUTNUMBERED.

THERE'S A MOTION BY PHIL ANDERSON AND A SECOND BY ALEXA BOEDEKER TO NOMINATE ADAM RUSSELL AS THE VICE PRESIDENT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES.

THEREFORE. VICE PRESIDENT RUSSELL.

THE MEETING IS NOW YOURS.

THANK YOU, AMANDA.

ALL RIGHT, SO THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS ITEM THREE, CITIZENS APPEARANCES.

THIS IS A CHANCE FOR SOMEONE TO TALK ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

SO I WILL OPEN IT TO ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, AND SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 20TH,

[4.A. Consider approval of the minutes from the May 20, 2024 Economic Development Corporation (Type A) meeting. (Staff Contact: Amanda Campos, City Secretary)]

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MINUTES OR ANY CHANGES? AND IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

OKAY. HAVE A MOTION BY ALEXA TO APPROVE.

OKAY. SECOND BY PHIL.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR B, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SPEAKING CONTRACTS FOR THE 2025 PROJECT U LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.

[4.B. Consider approval of speaking contracts for the 2025 Project U Leadership Conference. (Staff Presenter: Alex Philips, Director of Economic Development)]

GOOD EVENING, MR. PHILLIPS.

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I'M HERE TO PRESENT PROJECT U SPEAKING CONTRACT.

PROJECT U IS A CREATED THIS BID TO PROVIDE VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR ATTENDEES TO ENHANCE THE CURRENT SKILL SET.

COLLABORATE WITH LIKE MINDED PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME BETTER BASICALLY. WHOA.

EASY. WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.

THIS IS THE SPEAKER LINEUP FOR NEXT YEAR.

LEIGH-KATHERINE BONNER, WE'VE SEEN HER A COUPLE TIMES IN PERSON AT DIFFERENT CONFERENCES.

SHE'S ACTUALLY A FOURTH GENERATION BEEKEEPER AND HAS A PRETTY COOL STORY IN HOW THAT TIES BACK TO LEADERSHIP.

AMANDA BOX SHE'S LOCAL HERE IN THE STATE.

FOUNDER AND CEO OF BOX COMMUNICATION, TALKING ABOUT COMMUNICATION THROUGH CHANGE AND TOUGH CONVERSATIONS.

DANNY GOLDBERG OUT OF NEW JERSEY.

HIS TOPIC IS INFINITE ROI ON LEADING WITH CARE, AND THEN GREG OFFNER, HE'S AUTHOR, WORKFORCE STRATEGIST.

HIS TOPIC IS TIP A JAR CULTURE.

IMPROVE WORKFORCE RETENTION, INCREASE THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN OUR HEADLINER IS JON ACUFF.

HE'S A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR.

TOP 100 LEADERSHIP SPEAKERS ACROSS THE NATION, AND HIS TOPIC WILL BE HOW THE BEST TEAMS OVERCOME OVERTHINKING.

OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THE EVENT, WE ANTICIPATE SPONSORSHIPS TO BE 57,700.

TICKET SALES 35,050.

WE'RE PUSHING THE ATTENDANCE.

ATTENDEES FROM 375 TO 400 THIS YEAR.

WE'RE INCREASING IT BY 25 PEOPLE.

OUR EDC BUDGET AMOUNT FOR THE EVENT IS 40,000 FOR THAT HEADLINER SPEAKER THAT WAS APPROVED A COUPLE SESSIONS AGO WITH THE BUDGET.

TOTAL REVENUE BEING 132,750.

OUR TOTAL EXPENSES BEING 126,299.

JUST KIND OF WHAT WE DRAFTED RIGHT NOW, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE EXPENSE OF EVERY SINGLE THING THAT GOES INTO THE EVENT.

SO. ESTIMATED RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE ON THE PLUS SIDE OF THINGS OF $6,400 AND SOME CHANGE THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO BOOK AND PROVIDE TRAVEL FOR ALL THE PROPOSED SPEAKERS WILL NOT EXCEED 97,250.

LAST YEAR WAS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OVER 94,000 FOR ALL THE SPEAKERS.

SO BOARD ACTION TONIGHT IS APPROVED.

THE SPEAKING CONTRACTS WITH ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR 2025 PROJECT U LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AS PRESENTED OR DENY THOSE CONTRACTS.

THE CONFERENCE IS FEBRUARY 20TH OR FEBRUARY 18TH OF NEXT YEAR IN 2025, AND TICKETS ACTUALLY WILL GO ON SALE OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

IT'S CRAZY TO THINK I FEEL LIKE WE JUST GOT THROUGH WITH THE EVENT.

FEBRUARY, AND WE'RE RIGHT BACK AT IT.

SO IT TAKES ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO PLAN THIS THING.

SO ALL OF THE SPEAKERS WE'VE SEEN, EITHER IN PERSON OR WE'VE GOTTEN VIDEO OF THEIR TALKS AND WATCHED THEM AS A TEAM AND DECIDED HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, ALEX, AND THE PRICE WILL BE THE SAME? YES.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM BECAUSE I ATTENDED IT LAST YEAR, AND I LIKE THAT WE HAVE ALL DIFFERENT SPEAKERS THIS TIME.

YES, SIR. THAT'S THE HARD PART, IS FINDING QUALITY SPEAKERS AND KEEP RAISING THE BAR A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE MISSED OUT ON JON ACUFF LAST YEAR.

THE LAST MINUTE. THIS YEAR WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE SECURED HIM.

AWESOME. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALEX? YEAH. ALEX, I ACTUALLY WATCHED ALL FOUR DAYS OF THE RNC CONVENTION THIS YEAR.

YES, SIR, AND YOUR ONE DAY PROJECT, YOU WOULD MATCH OR EVEN BE BETTER THAN ANY ONE DAY IN THAT RNC CONVENTION, AND THEY SPENT $155 MILLION.

GEEZ. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND WHAT Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER IN ONE DAY.

I APPRECIATE IT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO BRING THE MACHO MAN IN, SO WE WENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

THAT'S GREAT, AND EVERYBODY HAS A COPY OF THE CONTRACTS IN THEIR EMAIL.

SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

THANK YOU. HAVE A MOTION BY LARRY TO APPROVE.

SECOND BY ALEXA. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ALEX.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE OUR NEXT IS ITEM FIVE BOARD REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REPORTS.

ARE THERE ANY FOR NEXT TIME? I DON'T SEE ANY, AND EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NO NEED FOR THAT.

SO I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 4:42.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.