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The EDC board approved a reimbursement of $497 to Groves Laundry Basket at 3930 Ninth Street for advertising costs. The board also approved reimbursements and façade or signage grants for several other businesses, including West End Hardware (5110 Twin City Highway) and Classic (address amendment to 6111 30 Ninth Street was noted and the board approved the request with the corrected address). The board approved a $7,500 reimbursement for American Best Value Inn and Suites for signage and exterior work. The transcript shows the board approved a grant request for Doxy Coffee (4233 Lincoln Avenue) for exterior remodeling and furnishings; the meeting record contains unclear numeric amounts for that item and the transcript’s figures were not fully legible in the recording.

EDC staff presented February sales-tax and budget reports and explained transfers from EDC funds to the city general fund and to the interest-and-sinking (debt) fund to cover overhead and debt-service obligations, including the fire-station bond payment. Staff said sales-tax receipts for January and February were the largest the EDC has received for those months; the January figure mentioned in the meeting was $337,000 and the board was told year-to-date receipts were roughly 5.5% higher than the same period last year. Staff noted economic volatility and cautioned that trends could change with wider market conditions.

Board members asked several procedural questions about grant eligibility, including whether inventory purchases qualify (staff said inventory is not eligible and that grants generally do not cover resale inventory) and whether vehicle wraps qualify as reimbursable advertising (staff said current guidelines do not reimburse such vehicle wraps; the board may revisit that in future policy discussions). The board said it will plan a policy review and workshop once a full permanent board membership is in place.

The EDC meeting approved the minutes of the Jan. 27, 2025 meeting and several grant reimbursements by recorded voice vote. Staff said checks for approved reimbursements are typically available in about a week. The EDC adjourned its meeting at approximately 7 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Groves Council Meeting 3-24-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Groves Economic Development Corporation on March 24 approved several grant-reimbursement applications for small businesses, reviewed February financials and reported year-to-date sales-tax gains, while agreeing to review EDC policies with incoming board members.","taxTitle","Groves, Jefferson County, Texas","taxId",69534,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6077947,"Groves council extends temporary game-room permits, approves invoice list and extends board application period",4893,127000,5020000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2962753-6ec877dec46bfd106958527984867db7&start=127&end=5020","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2962753-6ec877dec46bfd106958527984867db7/thumbnail_127000.jpg","/articles/6077947/Groves/Jefferson-County/Texas/Groves-council-extends-temporary-game-room-permits-approves-invoice-list-and-extends-board-application-period","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077947-d8eabf09e720a96742940dcf81520eb0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172892&Signature=malWjSZ~14pv1S~HIK9NNwft6ybp698gnv-5mgTOimCw3EHLfJ8Lgg3651h13co6VyXX4TVTGQoyCzY18bvmTx8SVcTAIwrlIqDhSCPVDkBmeXTT3tvkA5FKnAIAvWiSFYOUJq8gVM-EutAKRu62sX6mHXREGGOnplkkOH1X2u9lJ1Jfj0CSx4y~MnIZ15pzw2cN832lVEx1vmZFQjJe4gGGmbqSJgsK2C6cuhDjtkdfIAxdcb1h-eFpqFbesJAwecPdN4ZdvFEAc3YdAS~zFqe2B4bJ8c9VZwELr9Hb4fUVb8MY5qS2n4yNYs7uukVB7Gzi30sQjMOAZgiOtpBziA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Groves City Council on March 24 voted to extend temporary specific-use permits for existing game-room operators through the duration of the moratorium imposed by Ordinance 2024-29 and approved the city’s March 24 invoice list.

The vote on the temporary game-room permits came after the council moved out of an executive session that had begun at about 5:20 p.m. The council’s action extends current specific-use permits through the moratorium and through any renewal process that falls within the moratorium period. The motion passed on a recorded voice vote.

The council also unanimously approved the March 24 invoice list, a package of payments that city staff presented at the meeting. The clerk read a summary of vendors and amounts, and the council voted to pay the listed invoices; the staff summary showed a grand total of $169,656.52 for the items described in the meeting packet.

During the meeting the council took up the status of applications for appointments to the Groves Economic Development Corporation, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Adjustments. Staff told the council the city had received applications for 23 total positions across the three bodies and that several applicants had applied for more than one board. The council agreed to extend the application period for two additional weeks and asked staff and council members to advertise openings and recruit candidates; there was no separate roll-call vote recorded on that extension in the public transcript, which shows the item was continued for further action and a future agenda review.

The meeting opened with roll call, prayer and pledge, and included a citizen report by Ken Lofton. Lofton offered a lengthy historical overview of Kosovo during the reports segment; those remarks were presented as a citizen report and were not tied to a council action. The council convened an executive session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to consult with counsel on pending or contemplated litigation and returned to open session to complete business.

The council adjourned shortly after completing the evening’s items; staff said the appointments item would return to a future agenda for formal appointment decisions and that application materials would remain open for the additional two-week period.","At its March 24 meeting the Groves City Council voted to extend existing game-room specific-use permits through the moratorium period, approved the March 24 invoice list and agreed to extend the application window for three citizen boards for two weeks.","actionData","errors"]

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Groves EDC approves multiple grant reimbursements and reports strong sales-tax returns

Groves council extends temporary game-room permits, approves invoice list and extends board application period