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PRAIRIE VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Notice of Regular Scheduled Board Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2020; 6:00 p.m. Prairie View City Hall; City Council Chambers 44500 U.S. Business Highway 290 Prairie View, Texas 77446 1. Call to Order 2. Certification of Quorum 3. Invocation 4. Citizens Forum- at this time, citizens will be able to speak for a length of time not to exceed five minutes. Thirty minutes total has been allocated for this section. Pursuant to Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, any deliberation or decisions about the subject inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. 5. Update from Mayor Allen on new COPV projects and topics that may impact PVEDC; follow-up discussion and possible action on select projects and topics presented by Mayor Allen (Director Brown). 6. Presentation and consultation from Phillip Dunn, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 2 the Table on revising PVEDC’s strategic and comprehensive plan (Director Brown). 7. Presentation by Professor Marilyn Douglas-Jones, COPV Chamber of Commerce on financial literacy (Director Brown). 8. Presentation from the COPV Historical Foundation Commission (Director Brown). 9. Presentation by Brenda Nicholas and James Montgomery of Country Place Market on expanding product services to the COPV (Director Brown). 10. Select Special Committee to come up with specific recommendations to the PVEDC Board about revising the Board’s strategic plan (Director Brown). 11. Discussion and take action on PVEDC’s international economic development business opportunity from Minh Duc Doan on behalf of Minh Kim Ngan Investment Production Ltd., CO in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam for the COPV (Director Brown). 12. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.0415, the Board of Directors, without having provided notice, may make reports about items of community interest if no action is taken and possible action is not discussed regarding the information provided in the report. “Items of community interest” include: (1) expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) an honorary or salutatory Prairie View EDC Agenda Page | 1  recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen, except that discussions regarding a change in the status of a person’s public office or public employment is not an honorary or salutatory recognition for purposes of the PVEDC; (4) a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; (5) information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the PVEDC that was attend or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the PVEDC; and, (6) announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the political subdivision that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. The Prairie View Economic Development Corporation 4-B reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of the meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.086 (Economic Development). I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice and Agenda of the Regular Scheduled Meeting of the Prairie View Economic Development Corporation 4-B is a true and correct copy of said Notice and said Notice was posted on the entrance to the Prairie View City Hall, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times; said Notice was posted on Friday, January 17, 2019, by 6:00 p.m., and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time for said meeting. The Notice will also be posted on the City's website at: https://www.prairieviewtexas.gov/departments/edc_meeting_agendas.php Dated this the 17th day of January, 2020 By: Maduforo Eze_____________________________________ Maduforo Eze, President This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting by phoning (936) 857-3711. Prairie View EDC Agenda Page | 2