Economic Development Partnership Board
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · September 21, 2016
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
Economic Development Partnership Board
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 11:00 AM Chamber of Commerce Board Room
After determining that a quorum is present, the Economic Development Partnership Board of the City
of Denton, Texas, will convene in a Work Session on Wednesday, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chamber of
Commerce Board Room Denton, 414 West Parkway Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items
will be considered:
1. WORK SESSION
A. EDP16-056 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the status of
the Downtown Reinvestment Grant program.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 Draft Policy for Small Business Improvement Grant Program
Exhibit 2 Downtown Grant ROI 2007-2015
B. EDP16-054 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council
regarding a Downtown Reinvestment Grant for 104 W. McKinney (Hop and Sting
Brewery).
Attachments: Exhibit 1- Grant Application
C. EDP16-050 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council
regarding Downtown Reinvestment Grant for 200 E. McKinney Street (Denton
County Brewing Company).
Attachments: Exhibit 1- Grant Application
D. EDP16-052 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council
regarding Downtown Reinvestment Grant for 200 W. Oak (JT Clothiers).
Attachments: DOWNTOWN GRANT_200 W Oak application
E. EDP16-057 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding changes to the Economic
Development Program Agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton
Chamber of Commerce.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the Economic Development Partnership Board will
convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the
Closed Meeting section of this agenda. The Economic Development Partnership Board reserves the
right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its open meeting agenda consistent with Chapter
551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as otherwise allowed by law.
1. CLOSED MEETING
A. EDP16-055 Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas
Government Code Section 551.087.
Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a Downtown
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Reinvestment Grant for 104 W. McKinney Street (Hop and Sting Brewing
Company). This discussion shall include commercial and financial information the
City has received from Hop and Sting Brewing Company, which the City seeks to
have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the city, and with which the
Economic Development Partnership Board is conducting economic development
negotiations; including the offer of financial or other incentive.
B. EDP16-051 Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas
Government Code Section 551.087.
Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a Downtown
Reinvestment Grant for 200 E. McKinney Street (Denton County Brewing
Company). This discussion shall include commercial and financial information the
City has received from Denton County Brewing Company, which the City seeks to
have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the city, and with which the
Economic Development Partnership Board is conducting economic development
negotiations; including the offer of financial or other incentive.
C. EDP16-053 Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas
Government Code Section 551.087.
Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a Downtown
Reinvestment Grant for 200 W. Oak Street (JT Clothiers). This discussion shall
include commercial and financial information the City has received from JT
Clothiers, which the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the city, and with which the Economic Development Partnership Board
is conducting economic development negotiations; including the offer of financial
or other incentive.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting, the Economic Development Partnership Board will
convene in a Regular Meeting at which the following items will be considered:
1. REGULAR MEETING
A. ID 16-1225 Consider approval of the minutes of the August 10, 2016, meeting.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 EDP MINUTES 08 10 2016
2. CONCLUDING ITEMS
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A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Economic
Development Partnership Board or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy,
or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section
551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding
which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence;
information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public
employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the
governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or
sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended
by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement
involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen
after the posting of the agenda.
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of
Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2016 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
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