The Cedar Park City Council approved a slate of items Thursday including two performance-based economic development grants, an appointment to the Type A economic development sales tax corporation board, and the excusal of a council member whose absence was caused by a technology failure.

Arthur Jackson, the city’s chief economic development officer, presented two proposals:

- Firefly Aerospace (Project SETI): a $1,000,000 performance-based grant in exchange for the company leasing a new 44,000-square-foot facility in New Hope Corporate Park, completing a $3,100,000 tenant finish-out and committing to hire 300 full-time employees at a $140,000 average annual wage. Jackson said Firefly’s expansion would anchor the New Hope development and build on the company’s existing Cedar Park presence. The resolution passed with six votes in favor and one recusal; a council member recused herself because a family member works for Firefly.

- Right 1 (Project FAN): a $1,200,000 performance-based grant in exchange for Right 1 leasing a facility at Brushy Creek Corporate Center, hiring 164 full-time employees and completing a projected $15.5 million investment in Cedar Park. Jackson said the company’s operations would support advanced manufacturing and estimated conservatively that the company’s activity would generate taxable sales for the city over time. The council approved the Right 1 agreement unanimously.

Other actions recorded in the meeting:
- Appointment: The council approved the appointment of Erin Forsyth to Place 1 on the Type A economic development sales tax corporation board (unanimous vote). The appointee was not present at the meeting but had submitted an application packet.
- Excused absence: The council approved excusing Council member Kirkland’s absence for the Sept. 25, 2025 meeting due to a technology failure; the motion passed unanimously after staff explained the legacy system had failed and has since been replaced.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda (items D and F, minus F8 which was pulled) was approved unanimously earlier in the meeting.

Votes at a glance:
- H2 (Firefly performance-based grant): approved 6–0 with 1 recusal/abstention (recusal recorded due to personal conflict). Motion and second recorded; vote tally read by the presiding officer.
- H3 (Right 1 performance-based grant): approved unanimously.
- H1 (Erin Forsyth appointment to Type A board): approved unanimously.
- F8 (excuse absence for Council member Kirkland): approved unanimously.
- Consent agenda: approved unanimously (D and F minus F8).