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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes <br />December 19,,2017 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />motion to approve the October 'financials, Mr. Hughes seconded the motion. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 - <br />nays. <br />Mr. Hernandez mentioned a few items on the November Cash Out sheet, Ms. Portugal attended the <br />TEDC Sales Tax Workshop. Mr. Paris stated that Paula. Portugal was reimbursed for the TEDC <br />Workshop, Also, Randy Reese Drafting did drawings for a prospect that is looking at expansion. Mr. <br />Banks asked about the difference in the Salary numbers between October and November. Mr. Paris <br />said that we would look closer at the numbers and get back with him. He also asked about Cirro <br />Energy and why they did not get paid. Ms. Brownfield answered that it depends on when we receive <br />the invoice and when the City pays it. Mr. Banks made a motion to approve the November financials. <br />Mr. Hamill seconded the motion. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. <br />Convene into Executive Session: <br />a) Section 551.087; Deliberation of Economic Development Negotiations to deliberate <br />Commercial and Finaneial Infori-nation and Economic Incentives relating to the <br />following: Commercial real-estate development. <br />1) Discuss Land Purchase <br />2) Prqject Wind Cave <br />3) Project American SpiralWeld <br />Chairman Manning convened the Board into Executive Session at 5:27 p.m. <br />Reconvene into, Open Session and possibly take action on item(s) discussed in Executive Session. <br />Chain -ran Manning reconvened the Board into open session at 6:15 p.m. <br />Mr. Banks made a motion to authorize staff to engage for a Phase I environmental study and a <br />biotechnical study for the property on the northwest corner of the Industrial Park. Mr. Hughes <br />seconded the motion. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. <br />Mr. Banks made motion that we offer an additional forty (40) acres in the Industrial Park to be added <br />to the one hundred and one (101) acres for American SpiralWeld. Mr. Hamill seconded the inotion. <br />Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. <br />Discuss and possibly approve the quote on a yearly subscription to Demographics Now. The <br />gcote is $3,699.00 for a two -user subseril2tion. <br />Mr. Paris stated that Demographics Now is a too] that lie and Mr. Stout use to get precise <br />demographics information on labor, workfome, industry, and retail within a mileage radius. They have <br />been using this program for the last two years through his graduate studies, library website. Now the <br />graduate program has eliminated the program from the website. This too] has tremendous value to us, <br />since it gives us demographic information from purchasing power all the way to traffic counts. The <br />$3,699.00 subscription is annually for two -users. Mr. Hamill commented that "it's like having an extra <br />employee for $154.00 a month", Mr. Hamill made a motion to approve a yearly subscription to <br />Demographics Now, Mr. Hernandez seconded the motion. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. <br />Discuss and approve the purchase of an I -Pad for the Executive Director. <br />Mr. Paris said that his contract states that the PEDC will provide him a tablet. He reminded the Board <br />that his tablet was stolen from his vehicle about a year ago. He had not purchased a replacement to <br />