Oct 20, 2025 Economic Development Corp. (Type A)

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OKAY. ATC HAS CLEARED US FOR TAKEOFF HERE, SO WE WILL GET THE MEETING OF THE BURLESON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

I ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF CITIZENS. MELISSA, BETH.

DO YOU ALL WANT TO TALK TO US? YOU CAN, BUT OTHERWISE, I SEE NO REQUEST TO ADDRESS THIS BODY.

[3.A.Consider and take possible action on the minutes from the August 18, 2025 Economic Development Corporation (Type A) meeting. (Staff Contact: Monica Solko, Deputy City Secretary).]

MEMBERS, IF YOU TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THOSE AND ARE READY TO MAKE A MOTION, I'LL TAKE ONE.

I WASN'T HERE, SO. I'LL VOTE FOR IT. AND IF NOBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION, I GUESS I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. WELL, LET'S SEE, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT THIS WAY. SHOW OF HANDS. ALL RIGHT, UNANIMOUS VOTE. LET'S MOVE ON. ITEM THREE B IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION

[3.B. Consider and take possible action of a one-year services contract with the Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $40,000. (Staff Contact: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director)]

PRESIDENT, 4A BOARD MEMBERS, ALEX PHILLIPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON, HERE TO BRING YOU THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVICE CONTRACT, THEIR ANNUAL RENEWAL THAT WE BRING BACK EVERY OCTOBER.

AGAIN, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS LED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MELISSA MILLER AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS.

AND MELISSA IS IN ATTENDANCE. IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONTRACT AT ALL. CITY'S BEEN IN CONTRACT WITH THE BURLESON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EACH YEAR SINCE 2022, AND WE WORK COOPERATIVELY ON A NUMEROUS EVENTS WITH THE CHAMBER AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THEIR CURRENT ACTIVITIES, THEY STILL DO THE QUARTERLY LUNCHEON. WE HAD THE EDC STATE OF EDC LUNCHEON LAST WEEK.

NEW BUSINESS RIBBON CUTTINGS. I THINK THEY'RE DOING THEM JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE I SEE ANOTHER POSTING OF A NEW BUSINESS COMING TO TOWN AND JOINING THE CHAMBER, WHICH IS GREAT. THEIR MEMBER EVENTS, THEY DO NETWORKING, NETWORKING NIGHT.

THEY ALSO DO THE BREAKFAST ONE AT THE BRICK, BUT IT ALSO MOVES AROUND AS WELL.

THAT'S WELL ATTENDED. SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE AND THEY DO THE COMMUNITY AND TOURISM EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE LIKE HONEY TOURS.

THEY LEAD THAT AS WELL AS THE FULL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.

FOR US AND EDC, THEY HANDLE SOME OF OUR BUSINESS RETENTION EFFORTS.

BUSINESS RETENTION VISITS AND SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED WITH BUSINESSES FROM ALL OVER INDUSTRIES, ALL SIZES OF INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES. SOME OF THE STATS WE RECEIVED BACK FROM THOSE SURVEYS, 93% OF BUSINESSES RATED THEIR SATISFACTION OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY ABOVE AVERAGE.

63% OF BUSINESSES HAVE PLANS FOR EXPANSION. NOW, SOME OF THOSE EXPANSION PLANS, WHEN WE GET THOSE SURVEY RESULTS BACK AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN EXPANDING, IT MAY BE ADDING A COUPLE JOBS, OR IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE THE EDC KIND OF GETTING INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH EXPANSION PLANS, BUT WE REACH OUT TO ALL OF THOSE ENTITIES THAT NOTIFY THAT THEY WANT TO EXPAND AND HAVE BETTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.

BUSINESSES COMMENTED THEY WANT MORE EVENTS IN OLD TOWN, JUST CONTINUE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND ASSIST IN CONNECTING BUSINESSES.

AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OF CONNECTING BUSINESSES WITH OTHER BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

90% OF ALL BUSINESSES REPORTED ABOVE AVERAGE SATISFACTION IN DOING BUSINESS HERE IN BURLESON, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT. ON THE TOURISM SIDE THEY HOSTED THE 24TH ANNUAL HONEY TOUR.

AGAIN, IT'S HELD OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THEY HAD 632 RIDERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE, AS WELL AS PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OKLAHOMA.

SOCIAL MEDIA ADS AND BILLBOARDS PROMOTED THE EVENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ALONG WITH FLIERS DISTRIBUTED WIDELY ACROSS THE METROPLEX.

THE HONEY TOUR CARNIVAL WAS HOSTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONEY TOUR RIDE.

THEY ALSO DID THE FULL WOMEN'S FULL CIRCLE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.

THAT POWER OF HILLS HOST THAT CONFERENCE HERE IN TOWN.

THEIR BIG KEYNOTE WAS CHARLA CORN, A BRAND STRATEGIST AND TRANSFORMATIONAL STYLIST WHO EMPOWERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TO UNLOCK THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN BOTH BUSINESS AND IN PERSONAL LIFE. SO THE CONTRACT MOVING FORWARD THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 25-26 IS, AGAIN DOING THE BUSINESS RETENTION FOR THE EDC CONDUCTING 100 ANNUAL BUSINESS RETENTION MEETINGS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO GATHER THOSE KEY INFORMATION.

WE COLLABORATE ON THE LIST OF BUSINESSES. ALSO THE THE QUESTIONS, WE CHANGE THOSE A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR, JUST DEPENDING ON WHAT THE LIST OF THE BUSINESSES COMPRISE OF.

AND INFORMATION TOGETHER AT THOSE MEETINGS. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE CONTACT UPDATES WITH BUSINESSES, BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES. THAT WAY WE CAN POST AND WISH THEM A, YOU KNOW, A FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OR 10TH ANNIVERSARY.

SOME OF THOSE BIGGER ONES. SUMMARY OF BUSINESS STRENGTHS AND KEY ISSUES THAT THEY MAY HAVE IF THEY HAVE ANY GROWTH PLANS OR EXPANSION PLANS,

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TOURISM. WE'RE CHANGING A LITTLE BIT. IT USED TO BE HOST THREE EVENTS. WE'RE CHANGING IT TO, THE CHAMBER WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO HOSTING TWO EVENTS AND PUTTING MORE MONEY BEHIND THE HONEY TOUR WHEN IT COMES TO [INAUDIBLE] DOLLARS.

SO AND KEEPING THE FULL CIRCLE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE AS WELL.

BUSINESS RETENTION IS 20,000. THAT'S BUDGETED INTO THE EDC, THE 4A BUDGET.

THIS IS A 4A EXPENSE. TOURISM LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CHANGING THE AMOUNTS A LITTLE BIT INSTEAD OF 10,000 PER EVENT.

THE CHAMBER WANTED TO PUT 15,000 TOWARDS ADVERTISING EFFORTS TO GROW THE HONEY TOUR BIKE RIDE AND THEN 5000 TOWARDS THE FULL CIRCLE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.

REIMBURSABLE ADVERTISING COSTS BEYOND THE 50 MILE RADIUS.

IT'S A HOT EXPENSE IN LIEU OF THE CHAMBER. APPLYING FOR THE HOT SHOT GRANT EVERY YEAR FOR THOSE TWO EVENTS, THE TERMS PRODUCED THAT QUARTERLY REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE END OF EACH QUARTER.

HOST THE THE CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE AT HIDDEN CREEK ON A BI ANNUAL BASIS.

AND I THINK THEY'RE OVERPERFORMING THERE. I THINK EVERY YEAR HAS BEEN A HIDDEN CREEK. SO WHICH I WOULD LOVE FOR THAT TO CONTINUE.

BUT THEY HAVE TO HOST IT AT LEAST BI ANNUAL AT HIDDEN CREEK AND UTILIZE BURLESON CITY OF BURLESON CATERING FOR STATE OF THE CITY AND EDC QUARTERLY LUNCHEONS.

SO TERMINATION IS IF THEY DON'T PERFORM, THEY WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR ANY CITY FUNDING FOR ONE YEAR AND EITHER PARTY MAY TERMINATE WITHIN 30 DAYS UPON WRITTEN NOTICE. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WOULD CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ONE YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE BURLESON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE AMOUNT OF 40,000 AND 20,000 OF THAT IS FOR EDC EXPENSE.

QUESTIONS ANYONE. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, I HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE 2026 BURLESON HONEY TOUR AND THE BLAST.

JUST WENT OUT THIS MORNING. I KNOW I'M RIGHT ON TOP OF IT, BUT IF YOU USE CODE LAUNCH 2026, YOU'LL GET A SLIGHT DISCOUNT OFF THE PRICE. THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S A SHOOTING AGAIN FOR THE 67 MILES. PERFECT. LAST TIME I MISSED, BUT WE'RE TRYING AGAIN.

I'M NOT GOING TO SHOOT FOR THE 67 MILES. YEAH, WITH THE E-BIKES ARE ALL RIGHT.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? IF ANYONE'S READY.

MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT ITEM PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS, MELISSA. SHE'S STILL HERE. I'M SORRY.

WHO SECONDED? OH, THE SECOND WAS SCOTT. I'M SORRY.

BOEDEKER MADE THE MOTION. SCOTT SECONDED.

OKAY. APOLOGIES. THEN. ADAM, SCOTT, ADAM AND SCOTT.

GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO EXIT OUT SO I DON'T SEE IT.

[3.C.Consider and take possible action on a resolution approving the contract with SYB Construction Co., Inc. for construction services on the Hooper Business Park Drainage and Paving Improvements (ITB 2025-16) in the amount of $3,437,863.37 with a project contingency of $343,786.34 for a total amount of $3,781,649.71. (Project DV2201)(Staff Contact: Michelle McCullough, P.E., CFM, Deputy Director/City Engineer)]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MICHELLE MCCULLOUGH.

GOOD EVENING. MICHELLE MCCULLOUGH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE HOOVER BUSINESS PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AWARD. SO THE PROJECT BACKGROUND, JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, DESIGN FUNDING WAS APPROVED IN OCTOBER 2022 AND AMENDED IN JULY OF 2023 TO INCLUDE THE REALIGNMENT OF COUNTY ROAD 1019 AND A DETAILED DRAINAGE STUDY.

WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AN EASEMENT ACQUISITION.

WE NEEDED TWO DRAINAGE EASEMENTS AND THEN A SMALL PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 1019, WHICH WAS STILL ACTUALLY PART OF A PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTION OF TWO RETENTION PONDS AS PART OF THE HOOPER BUSINESS PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE REALIGNMENT OF COUNTY ROAD 1019.

AND IT ALSO INCLUDES RELOCATION OF A 12 INCH WATER LINE.

SO WE ISSUED THE INVITATION TO BID APRIL 13TH.

THE BIDS WERE OPENED SEPTEMBER 11TH. WE DID RECEIVE SIX SUBMISSIONS WITH SYB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER AT A LITTLE OVER $3.4 MILLION. ADDING THE 10% CONTINGENCY. THE RECOMMENDED AWARD IS $3.781 MILLION AND THE BUDGET AMOUNT WAS 6.5. BUT ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T PUT IN HERE, I DO HAVE THAT THE OPC INCLUDED ABOUT $800,000 FOR THE LANDSCAPE BUT DURING DESIGN AND AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE OPC, THE ORIGINAL OPC THAT SET THE BUDGET BY A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION, BECAUSE INSTEAD OF HAULING OFF ALL THAT DIRT,

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SO WE ACTUALLY SAVED SOME MONEY ON THAT. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SUCH A SURPLUS OF THAT.

SO THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE AWARD, IF AWARDED TONIGHT, WE WOULD ISSUE NOTICE TO PROCEED IN 2 TO 3 WEEKS.

THE CALENDAR DAYS IS 365, SO THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION IS WINTER OF 2026.

WE DID LOOK AT OR CALL AND REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL OF THE REFERENCES THAT WERE PROVIDED OVER THE LAST 2 TO 3 YEARS, INCLUDING CITY OF ARLINGTON CITY OF CEDAR HILL, CITY OF IRVING, AND ALL OF THE REFERENCES WERE GOOD.

AND THOSE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET OR UNDER BUDGET.

YOU DIDN'T NEED TO DO THAT. I WOULD HAVE VOUCHED FOR SYB. I'M SORRY? YOU DIDN'T NEED TO DO THAT. I WOULD HAVE VOUCHED FOR SYB.

I USE THEM ALL THE TIME AS A SUBCONTRACTOR, BID AGAINST THEM AS A GENERAL, TOO.

SO THEY'RE A GOOD COMPANY. YEAH. WE I MEAN, WE WENT AHEAD AND CHECKED IT OUT THERE.

GRADER IS AMS, WHICH IS WHO WAS WORKING ON THE LAKEWOOD PROJECT.

SO WE HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH THEM AS WELL. AND SO THE ACTION REQUESTED TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH SYB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON THE HOOPER BUSINESS PARK, DRAINAGE AND PAVING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,437,863, WITH A PROJECT CONTINGENCY OF $343,786, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF A LITTLE OVER 3.781 MILLION.

AND I AM HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY.

I HAVE NONE. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. THIS TIME I HAVE A MOTION BY LARRY AND A SECOND BY ALEXA TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

[3.D.Consider and take possible action on an amendment to Resolution 4A081825AnnualBudget by amending the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan of the 4A Economic Development Corporation for Fiscal Year 2026- 2030. The amendment proposes an increase to the total plan budget in the amount of $6,000,000. (Staff Contact: Randy Morrison, P.E., Director of Capital Engineering)]

BY AMENDING THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN OF THE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030.

THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY RANDY MORRISON. THANK YOU SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, RANDY MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL ENGINEERING.

THIS EVENING THIS ITEM WILL BE WALKING THROUGH A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE FOR A CIP FOR FY 26 THROUGH 30.

JUST TO RECAP SOME BRIEF HISTORY ON AUGUST 18TH, 2025, THE 4A CORPORATION APPROVED THE FY 26 ANNUAL BUDGET.

LATER ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, CITY COUNCIL RATIFIED THE FOR A BUDGET, AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE FY 26 ANNUAL BUDGET AND THE FIVE YEAR CIP.

SO THIS EVENING WE'RE PROPOSING AMENDING THE CIP TO INCLUDE ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR FY 26, AND THAT IS A LAND BANK ITEM AT HIDDEN CREEK PARKWAY AND I-35 FOR AN ADDITIONAL $6 MILLION BRINGING THE FY 26 ALLOCATIONS TO A TOTAL OF $11 MILLION. THIS IS JUST A RECAP OF THE FY 26 PROPOSED BOND ISSUANCE.

THIS ITEM DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY BOND ISSUANCE ITEMS, BUT IT JUST RECAPS THE TOTAL FY 26 CIP.

SO WE HAVE THE WESTSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AT 5 MILLION AND THEN THE THE NEW ITEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL 6 MILLION.

SO WITH THAT PROPOSING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FOR A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR, FY 26 THROUGH 30. THANK YOU SIR. QUESTIONS, ANYONE? OKAY. TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM AND A SECOND BY ALEXA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION WAS TO APPROVE, AND IT PASSED WITH UNANIMOUS VOTE.

[3.E. Consider and take possible action on a resolution declaring the intention to reimburse an amount not to exceed $6,750,000 for certain capital expenditures with proceeds from debt; and placing time restrictions on the issuance of tax-exempt obligations. (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Interim Director of Finance)]

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD EVENING. AS MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION THAT IS CONNECTED WITH THE BUDGET

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AND SO THIS REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION IS FOR $6,750,000 FOR THE PROJECT AND OTHER ISSUANCE COSTS CONNECTED TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUANCE. THE CITY ANTICIPATES ISSUING THIS DEBT WITH ALL THE OTHER PLANNED BOND ISSUANCES IN AUGUST 2026.

KNOWING THAT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE THOSE BONDS, BUT RATHER IS A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION.

SO COUNCIL APPROVED THE BUDGET SEPTEMBER 8TH, AND THIS EVENING THERE WILL ALSO BE A COMPLIMENTARY ITEM RELATED TO THIS AS WELL. SO THIS IS THE SAME TABLE THAT WE JUST SAW WITH THE NEW LAND BANK ITEM FOR $6 MILLION THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS CONNECTED TO BRINGING THE BOND ISSUANCE PROJECT LIST TO THESE TWO.

WE ARE WORKING ON A DEMOLITION PROJECT FOR $350,000 THAT WILL BE CASH FUNDED.

IT WAS IN BUDGET DISCUSSIONS THIS SUMMER. BUT IT WASN'T IN THE FINAL BUDGET.

WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ACCESS AND INCENTIVES THIS YEAR, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO CASH FUND THAT.

IF SOMETHING DOESN'T GO AS PLANNED, WE'LL COME BACK WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THAT ITEM.

BUT THIS IS THE BOND ISSUANCE LIST. AND SO THE OPTIONS FOR THIS EVENING OR THE REQUEST FOR THIS EVENING IS TO APPROVE THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION REQUEST TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS LAND BANK PROJECT THAT RANDY PRESENTED TO YOU MOMENTS AGO.

OKAY. SO OUR OPTIONS ARE TO VOTE, TO APPROVE OR TO DISAPPROVE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? IT'S RATHER ROUTINE MATTER.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FROM ALEXA, SECOND FROM LARRY TO APPROVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THANK YOU ALL.

NEXT UP IS ITEM FOUR. BOARD REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. HAVE WE ANY? I SEE NONE. WE HAVE A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE DO NOT. SO WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 4:37.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.