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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday; June 21, 2022 Page 3 of 4 for input, and she asked members of the board to assist in sharing and distributing the survey information to gather broader input. RFP for PEDC Website: Request for bids were sent out in May, and the bid opening took place on June 2nd. We have received 3 proposals in response. The proposals are still under review and a recommendation will be presented to the board during a future meeting. 2022-2023 Plan of Work: Ms. Hammond reported that the Board approved a two-year plan of work last year that included initial priorities. She added that she would be identifying new priorities for the new fiscal year and asked the board to provide comments or input prior to the next meeting. No additional questions followed these updates. Convene into Executive Session: 1) Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to (1) 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 prospect described by Subdivision (1), to wit: • Project Athens • Project Rocket X Chairman Bray convened the Board into Executive Session at 5:40 p.m. Reconvene into Open Session and Consider Action on Item(s) Discussed in Executive Session Chairman Bray reconvened the Board into Open Session at 6:33 p.m. Discuss and Consider Action on Project Rocket X Dr. Hashmi made the motion to approve the Performance Agreement for Project Rocket X with the amendments as discussed during Executive Session and to authorize execution of documents by the Executive Director and Chairperson. Mr. Coleman seconded the motion. Vote: 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. Discuss Future Agenda Items No future agenda items were brought forward to discuss. Closing Remarks Mr. Terrell recognized the recent 501h anniversary celebration of Huhtamaki held on June 41h- He shared that he joined Ms. Hammond and Mr. Homer in attending the event, where they presented a plaque on behalf of the Governor. He went on to state that it was a fantastic event for our community, and he expressed how great it is to see a company still going strong in Paris for 50 years. Mr. Bray thanked Mr. Terrell for the closing remark and members of the board for attendance at the event in addition to tonight's board meeting.