05 - APPROVE MINUTES FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON 04/24/2017

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Regular Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page 3 work. Council Member Clifford said it sounded like with a 500 year event that no matter how much money they spent, they would not be able to stop the flood. He also said the improvements the City had already done seemed to be making a difference. Council Member Clifford inquired about the cost for the entire City to have this type of drainage work and Mr. Sugg said he would not even begin to guess. Council Member Drake wanted to know if the baffles on Collegiate and Clarksville Streets were causing the water to slow and back up. Mr. Busby said it did cause water to slow but not back up, and there should be minimal effect. Mayor Hashmi said the City's drainage had been better since they had starting cleaning out the ditches and they needed to continue with that process. City Council thanked Mr. Sugg and Mr. Busby for their presentation. 13. Discuss and act on amendments to the 2016 -2017 PEDC budget. PEDC Director Michael Paris explained the PEDC Board was requesting amendments to the 2016 -2017 Budget, which included moving $23,000 from contract labor and inserting $21,000 in salaries and wages and $2,000 in Social Security /Medicare. He said this would accommodate the personnel transition from a staffing agency to PEDC employment. Mr. Paris also said the Board suggested an increase of $77,776.77 in the overall budget which meant they would increase insurance benefits, direct business incentives to the Park Street Project, direct business incentives to Potters Industries and direct business incentives to Powder Innovations. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Firerson and seconded by Council Member Trenado. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Convene into Executive Section pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1) as follows: Project Sun Bird Project Wind Cave Mayor Hashmi convened City Council into executive session at 6:30 p.m. 15. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Hashmi reconvened City Council into open session at 6:49 p.m. He informed the public that the PEDC Director updated them on two projects. 16. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081.