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Meeting Minutes
Reinvestment Zone No. 3
Tuesday,April 21, 2020 9:30 AM Council Chambers
A. Chairman Everett Roy to call the meeting to order.
Chairman Roy called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call roll of the Corporation Directors.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the
Board was present to conduct the meeting.
Note: Board Members Gil Hernandez, Rudy Garza, Carolyn Vaughn and James
Sedwick,Jr.participated by video conference.Council Members Michael
Hunter and Paulette Guajardo participated telephonically.
Present 10- Chair Everett Roy, Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Rudy
Garza, Board Member Paulette Guajardo, Board Member Gil Hernandez,
Board Member Greg Smith. Board Member Michael Hunter, Board Member
Joe McComb, Board Member James Sedwick. and Vice Chair Carolyn
Vaughn
Absent 2- Board Member Susan Hutchinson, and Board Member Ben Molina
C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairman Roy referred to Public Comment. There were no comments from the
public.
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PUBLIC COMMENT -AUDIENCE AND PRESENTER SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND PUBLIC HEARING INPUT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS OF
THE PLANNING COMMISSION. To reduce the chance of COVID-19 transmission,
public meetings will be held in a manner intended to separate, to the maximum
practical extent, audience and presenters from personal contact with members
of Community, City Staff, and Boards. Public testimony and public hearing input
for Public Comment and all items on the agenda at public meetings of the
Boards should be provided in writing, in the form of an e-mail or by using the
PUBLIC COMMENT/INPUT FORM located on the City Secretary's webpage
(PREFERRED METHOD) and shall be e-mailed to NormaD2@cctexas.com no
later than five minutes after the start of each meeting of the Board meetings.
Testimony and/or public input shall be in accordance with the City Secretary's
instructions, which shall be posted on the City Secretary Office's door and on
the City website, and allow for electronic submission. The written public
testimony shall be provided to members of the Boards prior to voting on
measures for that meeting. Written testimony shall be limited in accordance with
the City Secretary's requirements and shall be placed into the record of each
meeting. This testimony shall serve as the required public testimony pursuant to
Texas Government Code 551.007 and shall constitute a public hearing for
purposes of any public hearing requirement under law. The meeting may be held
telephonically or via videoconference. The public may participate remotely by
following the instructions of the City Secretary at
cctexas.com/departments/city-secretary.
D. MINUTES:
1. Approval of Minutes of the March 24, 2020 Regular Meeting
Chairman Roy referred to Item 1.Chairman Barrera made a motion to approve
the minutes,seconded by Board Member Smith and passed unanimously
(Board Member Molina and Board Member Hutchinson-absent).
E. FINANCIAL REPORT:
2. TIRZ#3 Financial Reports as of February 29, 2020
Chairman Roy referred to Item 2.
Treasurer Alma Casas presented the financial report for Tax Reinvestment
Zone No. 3 ending February 29,2020,including: total assets; revenues;
expenditures; commitment reports; encumbrances;and fund balance.
There were no comments from the Board.
F. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: (None)
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G. AGENDA ITEMS: (None)
H. PRESENTATION ITEMS:
3. Presentation - Downtown Reinvestment Zone#3 COVID-19 Impacts &
Business Survey
Chairman Roy referred to Item 3.
Executive Director of Downtown Management District Alyssa Barrera Mason
presented information on the following topics: COVID-19 Impacts and Business
Survey;COVID-19 Response Best Practices-Envisioning the Future; Phase I;
COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Results; COVID-19 Response Best Practices
Phase 2; and COVID-19 Response Best Practices Phase 3.
Board Members,Executive Director Alyssa Barrera Mason,and Real Estate&
Main Street Manager Jason Alaniz discussed the following topics: the Texas
comptroller offered a deferment on sales tax assistance;another survey in the
future will be taken to compare changes from March to April; some people
who applied for the Paycheck Protection Program(PPP)didn't get it; some of
the projects in place have been delayed, but not canceled currently; and the
need for extensions on some projects.
4. Update on TIRZ#3 Approved Programs and Initiatives- April 2020
Chairman Roy referred to Item 4.
Real Estate&Main Street Manager Jason Alaniz presented information on the
following topics: Ward Building; Limerick Apartments; 807 N. Upper Broadway;
K Space Contemporary;Americano Properties; Dusty's Taco Shop; Aka Sushi;
Downtown Carwash Club; Muse Bistro; The Goldfish Bar;and Residential
Projects.
There were no comments from the Board.
I. IDENTIFY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Chairman Roy referred to Identify Future Agenda Items. No items were
discussed or identified.
J. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 a.m.
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*Regardless of the agenda heading under which any item is listed,any word or phrase of any item listed on this agenda shall
be considered a subject for consideration for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Act and other relevant laws,and the
Board of Directors may deliberate and vote upon any such subject and resolutions related thereto.Any descriptions of
property or amounts stated in this agenda are descriptive and not restrictive,and property and amounts may be changed in
the motions,actions or documents.In addition to other items listed in this agenda,policies and procedures of this
corporation,legal analysis of any items,policies or procedures,and any items that are currently receiving funding from this
corporation may be discussed and deliberated and these matters are added as subjects of discussion to this meeting.This
agenda has been reviewed and approved by the attorney for the governing body,and the presence of any subject or
description in the Executive Session portion of this agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Chapter 551 of the Texas
Local Government Code by the attorney for this corporation indicating that said subject or description thereof may be legally
discussed in a closed meeting.
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