City Council

PRAIRIE VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 4B pvedc4b@gmail.com Notice of Regular Board Meeting Thursday May 20,2022 6:00pm PV EDC4B 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 the 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 Approval of Minutes from May’s Special Meeting CITIZEN FORUM 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. 1. 5-7 min Presentation by PV EDC4B Office Manager/Staff regarding newly revised grant application package and the general process for applying for grant. (Lymas, Singleton). 2. Discussion and possible action on EDC Board Members’ application submissions. (Williams) 3. Discuss and possible action regarding Office Manager’s update on delinquent grants and possible new policies for how to follow up on delinquent grants that were approved and issued. (Lymas) 4. 3-5 minute Presentation by Charleston on proposed Prairie View’s Blackberry Festival. 5. Discuss and possible action on PV EDC possible involvement with the proposed Prairie View’s Blackberry Festival. 6. 3-5 min update and recommendations regarding the PV Marketing magazine. (Charleston) 7. Discuss and take action to set date(s) for our Open House activity and recognition of our valued businesses. (Singleton, Brown) 8. Discuss and take action to form a special committee to oversee activities for our Open House and Business Recognition event for City o Prairie View including: Part 2 – Meet and Greet with local area businesses and potential developers. 9. Discussion and possible action on EDC’s purchase of billboard (tabled from last meeting). 10. Update on planning team for office suits that may include beauty salon, nail shop, eyelash/eyebrow booth, therapeutic massage booth etc. (Brown, Singleton) 11. Discuss and possible action on recommendations for updating our procedures for grant consideration. (Aldridge) 12. Discuss and take action authorizing EDC President to hire intern. 13. Discuss and take action on the posting, timeline, and details of the Executive Director Position for PV EDC. (Wallace & Williams). 14. Update on development projects citywide. (Batista) 15. Update on Prairie View Dollar Program. (Batista) 16. President’s update report. (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) times; said Notice was posted by 5:00pm, May 16, 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 16th day of May, 2022. BY: T Singleton (President) /VEBrown (Sec) This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Request for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting by phoning (936) 857-3711. 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 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 on May 16, 2022 Thaddeus Singleton, Jr, President & Veda Brown, Secretary