Castroville Economic Development Corporation Board

CITY OF CASTROVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR CALLED MEETING 1209 Fiorella City Council Chambers May 13, 2022 Friday 12:00 P.M. MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Darrin Schroeder called the meeting to order at 12:08 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman/Mayor Darrin Schroeder Scott Dixon, City Administrator Vice Chairman Aaron Padilla Debra Howe, City Secretary Board/Councilmember Phil King Board member Shannon Smith Beasley Board member Arnold Dollase Absent: Board/Councilmember Herb Dyer Board member Scott Tschirhart Others in Attendance: Ernie Gonzalez, ESC Strategy Group, LLC III. Minutes for April 08, 2022 A motion was made by Board member Shannon Smith Beasley and duly seconded by Board member Aaron Padilla to approve the April 08, 2022 minutes. A vote was taken (5:0 all ayes) the motion carried by all present. IV. CITIZEN COMMENTS The City Council will hear comments from any citizen or visitor. Speakers must address their comments to the presiding officer rather than individual council members or staff; stand at the podium, speak clearly into the microphone, and state your name and residential address before speaking. Speakers will be allowed a maximum of 3 minutes for testimony. Speakers making personal, impertinent, profane, or slanderous remarks will be given one warning before losing the privilege to speak k or may be removed from the room. In accordance with the State Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the agenda. Action can only be taken at a future meeting. No one requested to speak. EDC Meeting Minutes May 13, 2022 Page 2 V. Introduction of Tourism and Business Development Candidates City Administrator Scott Dixon briefed the board on the two candidates the city were considering. Mr. Dixon said both candidates were in attendance and would be introducing themselves. Darin Hamm currently worked for the City of Delta, Colorado and had experience in tourism, marketing, website design and social media. Mr. Hamm said the city he worked for showed good sales tax increase under his guidance and he hoped to put his skills to work for the city. Michael Blair had previously worked for Congressman Tony Gonzales and with his knowledge of funding opportunities he felt he could do an excellent job for the city. Mr. Blair felt good communication was a must, and was there to help with the growth. The Board wished the candidates luck in their upcoming interviews. VI. Presentation and discussion regarding EDC goals. (Ernie Gonzalez, EMC Strategy Group, LLP) Mr. Ernie Gonzalez briefed the board on setting goals both short and long term and addressing what he called low hanging fruit. Mr. Gonzalez provided a short presentation with definitions of what the short term and long-term goals should look like. The board members were scheduled to hold a work session to discuss in more details the mission and goals for the board and future development. It was relayed to the board the Texas Economic Development Representative was Kate Stafford. VII. Agenda topics for next EDC meeting There were no topics requested. VIII. Adjourn Chairman Schroeder adjourned the meeting at 1:39 p.m. Darrin Schroeder Chairman ATTEST: Debra Howe Board/City Secretary