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After closed session, Cibolo EDC authorizes LOI for Project Freeze and mutual termination of Bravo's Backyard grant; no action on Project Echoes
Summary
In open session following an executive session held under Texas Government Code, the Cibolo EDC authorized staff to negotiate and execute a letter of intent with "Project Freeze," directed staff to prepare a mutual termination of a big grant with Bravo's Backyard, and recorded that no motion was taken on Project Echoes.
After convening an executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.087 (economic development) and 551.072 (deliberations regarding real property), the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation returned to open session and took or recorded action on several items.
The board authorized the EDC chair, EDC staff and general counsel to negotiate and execute a letter of intent with an entity referred to in the meeting as "Project Freeze." In open session a board member moved "to authorize the EDC chair with EDC staff and general counsel to negotiate and execute a letter of intent with project freeze." A second was recorded and the motion was adopted by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was given in the public record.
On a separate item, the board recorded that there was no motion or direction on "Project Echoes." The chair explicitly stated there was no action on that item.
Regarding Bravo's Backyard, the board authorized staff to prepare and execute a mutual termination of the big grant to Bravo's Backyard. In open session a motion "to authorize the ED staff to prepare and execute a mutual termination of the big grant to Bravo's backyard" was made, seconded and passed by voice vote; the public minutes record that the motion passed.
Before entering executive session, two corporation members announced recusals for specific items: one member recused from the Bravo's Backyard discussion (item 8c) and another member recused from the Project Freeze discussion (item 8a); those recusals were stated on the record prior to the closed session.
The meeting minutes do not include roll‑call vote counts for these motions; staff characterized the approvals as authority to proceed with negotiation and mutual termination steps and assigned implementation tasks to EDC staff and counsel. Further contract documents or termination paperwork will be presented to the board for formal signature as required.
