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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Corpus Christi Business And Job Development Corporation (Type A) - 10/06/2014 - Special 1201 Leopard Street Cor us Christi p Corpus Christi,TX 78401 ` ' cctexas.corn = Meeting Minutes Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation Monday,October 6,2014 4:30 PM City Hall,6th Floor Conference Room SPECIAL MEETING A. President Bart Braselton to call the meeting to order. President Braselton called the meeting to order. B. Call Roll Assistant City Secretary Paul Pierce called the roll and verified that the required board members were present to conduct the meeting. Present: 5- Bart Braselton, Gabriel Guerra, R. Bryan Gulley, Chris Hamilton and Debbie Lindsey-Opel C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: NONE D. AGENDA ITEMS: (ITEMS 1-4) 1. Renew Grant for Del Mar College Internship Program (tabled on 9/15/14) Motion to approve the renewal of the Small Business Incentives Agreement between the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation and Del Mar College for an internship program to support small businesses in the amount of$80,000 until December 31, 2014. President Braselton referred to Item 1.Mike Culbertson,Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation,stated that the purpose of this item is to request that the Board renew the grant for the Del Mar College Internship Program through December 31,2014 in the amount of$80,000.This renewal will allow Del Mar time to modify the program going forward.Beverly Cage,Del Mar College,provided information on how interns are selected for the program.Board members spoke regarding the following topics:the funding for the program in the budget;the intent of the program as it exists; the types of jobs;and the amount of the funds spent per student,per company.President Braselton stated for the record that the Board is reviewing all of the programs because the economic development funds are running out and requested that this item be added to a future agenda for discussion.There were no comments from the public. Mr.Guerra made a motion to approve Item 1,seconded by Dr.Gulley and Corpus Christi Page 1 Printed on 10/21/2014 INDEXED Corpus Christi Business and Job Meeting Minutes October 6,2014 Development Corporation passed unanimously. Enactment No: 2. Renew Grant for Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi Internship Program (tabled on 9/15/14) Motion to approve the renewal of the Small Business Incentives Agreement between the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for an intern program to support small businesses in the amount of $90,000 until December 31, 2014. President Braselton referred to Item 2.Mike Culbertson,Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation,stated that the purpose of this item is to approve the renewal of the Type A Grant for the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi(TAMU-CC)Internship Program in the amount of $90,000 through December 31,2014.Mr.Culbertson said this will allow the program to run till the end of the fall semester.Terry Howe,TAMU-CC,stated that there is substantial evidence that the program is working,is very effective and creates an impact.Ms.Howe added that the return on investment is job growth and ithat employees have benefited from the program.Barry Gross and Sydney Alcola spoke on the impact the intern program has on the business owner and intern prospective.There were no comments from the public Mr.Guerra made a motion to approve Item 2,seconded by Mr.Hamilton and passed.Ms.Opel abstained from the discussion and action on this item. Enactment No: 3. Revision of Corporation's Policies, Proceduress, Practices, Guidelines, Incentive Processes, Contractual and Other Relationships Discussion with possible action on revising the corporation's policies, procedures, practices, guidelines, incentive processes, contractual and other relationships to address ongoing concerns of the Board. President Braselton referred to Item 7.President Braselton stated that the purpose of this item is to consider updating and adopting the Corporation's policies to provide a better understanding of how the Board interacts as a board with the City Council,staff and the Economic Development Corporation. Board members discussed the following topics:whether there is a relationship between the Type A Board and the EDC;creation of a memorandum of understanding with the EDC;who is the executive director of the corporation; the vetting process;the ability to consider projects;the timeframe for projects to be presented to the City Council after the Type A Board approves an item; consideration that one member of the board be allowed in the City Council's executive session when a Type A board project is presented; requiring that projects have an economic impact study; reviewing projects prior to the day they are voted on;presenting a project for review only after receiving a letter of intent;requiring matching funds for education and job training grants;setting Corpus Christi Page 2 Printed on 10/21/2014 Corpus Christi Business and Job Meeting Minutes October 6,2014 Development Corporation aside one-third of remaining economic development funds to secure large projects;clarity on communication between the Type A Board and the EDC; and the timeframe for the workshop between the Type A Board and the City Council.Mr.Guerra requested a copy of the guidelines and business criteria and the agreement between the EDC and the City.There were no comments from the public. Mr.Hamilton made a motion to table this item to continue the discussion, seconded by Ms.Opel and passed. 4. Tours of Grant Recipients' Facilities Discussion with possible action regarding Board Member tours of Type A Fund grant recipients' facilities. President Braselton referred to Item 4 and requested that this item be placed on the October 20th agenda. E. PRESENTATION ITEMS: (NONE) F. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTS: None. G. PUBLIC COMMENT None. H. IDENTIFY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. I. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:02 p.m. Corpus Christi Page 3 Printed on 10/21/2014