City Council

PRAIRIE VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 4B pvedc4b@gmail.com Notice of Regular Board Meeting Thursday April 21st, 2022 6:00pm PV EDC Office Location Victorious Believers Church, Community Room 21131 Pine Island Road Prairie View, Texas 77446 This meeting is in person. There will not be a teleconference. Due to COVID protocol and in an effort to keep our citizens, employees and Board members as safe as possible, The PVEDC meeting site will practice social distancing and has a limited capacity. If you wish to attend in person, please know that only the first 25 people will be allowed in the building to be dispersed as 25 people in the Community Room. Anyone wishing to offer Public Comments or speak during this meeting may do so by arriving at The Community Room at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting and indicating on the log-in sheet your desire to make Public comments. PLEASE complete a “Comment” card and submit to the presiding officer prior to the meeting starting time. All Public Comments will be taken in person, NO telephone comments available at this time. Call to Order Certification of Quorum Invocation CITIZEN FORUM 1. At this time, citizens will be able to speak for a length of time not to exceed three (3) minutes. Twenty-one minutes total has been allocated for this section. Pursuant to Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, any deliberation of or decisions about the subject inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. NO telephone comments available at this time. NOTES: 2. Discuss and take action on Texas A&M RFP development opportunity within the city. (C. Johnson) 3. Set date(s) for Directors training on Open Meetings, Economic Development Corporation Basics, etc. (Zech, Singleton) 4. Update on internal grant application process (M. Lymas) 5. 3-5 min Presentation by Julie Bookman for Marketritas 6. 3-5 min Presentation by Audrey Sauls for Sauls Empowerment C.O.C 7. 3-5 min Update on Pv Magazine (Charleston) 8. 3-5 update on Blackberry Festival (Charlston, Wallace) 9. Update from Monthly Waller County Economic Development Partnership meeting held 4-14-22 (Johnson). 10. Discuss and take action on scheduling for EDC picture day in May 11. Discuss and take action on quarterly small business development workshops for entrepreneurs (singleton) BOARD/STAFF REPORTS 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 thanks, congratulations or condolence: (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) an honorary or salutatory recognition of a public official, public employee or other citizen, except the discussions regarding a change in the status of a person’s public office or public employment is not an honorary or salutatory recognition for the 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 ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA Any items the Directors wish to have placed on the following regular agenda or request for a special meeting: Singleton (President) Aldridge Williams Wallace (Vice President) Hagin (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer) Roberts Brown (Secretary/Treasurer) ADJOURN Executive Session: 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 is a true and correct copy of said Notice and said Notice was posted on the entrance of the Prairie View City Hall, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times; said Notice was posted by 5:00pm, April 18th, 2022. The Notice will also be posted on the City’s website at: https://ww.prairieviewtexas.gov/departments/edc_meeting_agendas.php Dated this the 18th day of April, 2022 BY: T. Singleton President /VEBrown (Sec) 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.