Council considers second amendment to All Bridal development agreement; vote not recorded in transcript

The City Council returned from executive session at 8:08 p.m. and moved to consider a second amendment to the economic development agreement with Thanos Development Group LLC for the All Bridal project at 408 South Friendswood Drive.

A council member moved to "authorize a second amendment to the economic development agreement with Thanos Development Group LLC for the All Bridal Project located at 408 South Friendswood Drive." The motion was seconded. During discussion a council member asked that the item be postponed so staff could consider staging or staggering repayment and other incentives tied to project completion. That member later moved to amend the motion to postpone to a date certain (the July meeting); the amendment failed for lack of a second.

The record in the provided transcript shows the authorization motion and a second, followed by brief additional discussion. The transcript ends with "So we have a motion and a second. We have any further discussion? No further discussion. All this meeting is now adjourned." The transcript does not record the final vote on the authorization motion.

Why this matters: The amendment concerns an economic development agreement tied to a downtown property. Council members raised the need for enforceable incentives and discussed repayment staging as a way to ensure project completion.

Ending: The council considered the amendment, debated a postponement and then returned to the authorization motion. The final disposition of the authorization motion is not recorded in the provided transcript.