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EDC staff reports H‑E‑B outreach, picnic-grounds redesign, Water Street and West Side development; consent agenda approved
Summary
EDC staff updated the board on grocery-retailer outreach, a redesigned picnic-grounds project now out to bid, an upcoming Water Street parking garage contract meeting, and a large West Side mixed‑use development. The board approved the consent agenda, including financial and payroll reports.
EDC staff reported contact with H‑E‑B executives about long‑term interest in Dickinson but said the grocery chain does not see immediate feasibility; staff said H‑E‑B will monitor local growth and revisit in several months. Staff also said H‑E‑B indicated it may consider a donation toward the city’s picnic‑grounds playground project.
Staff member David Funk told the board the picnic‑grounds redesign by Structure Tone has been completed and the project has been reissued for subcontractor bids. Peyton Dawson is resubmitting permit documents; staff said a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) response is expected this week. If the GMP is within budget, staff said construction fencing and site preparation could begin as early as next week with heavy construction activity beginning in the first week of June.
The EDC said it has created an educational video series on its YouTube and social channels; three short videos have been released and a fourth is scheduled to be filmed the following week. Staff said the series will run roughly monthly and cover topics such as how an EDC is formed and its statutory role.
Staff announced plans for an SBA “Access to Capital” panel in Council Chambers scheduled the following morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., free to the public. Staff also said it will submit a T‑Mobile Hometown Grant application this week; the T‑Mobile $50,000 hometown grant program awards up to $50,000 to small cities for community projects, and the EDC requested letters of support from council members and other local officials.
On infrastructure and development, staff said a meeting with Flintco about the Water Street parking‑garage contract was scheduled for May 20 and that staff is finalizing a development agreement for a health clinic with Dr. Saunders for legal review. The board also heard that a West Side redevelopment—replacing the Sears building and wrapping around the Walgreens location—includes mixed‑use retail, a new light at Bay Sky, a second neighborhood entrance, multifamily housing and a park along the bayou. Staff described the mixed‑use portion as roughly 360 multifamily units and an approximate $45 million development (speaker used the phrase “about 45 ish million”).
During public comment, resident Garland Copeland asked for more detailed project updates and noted some financial statements listed in the agenda packet (TexPool and Texas First information) did not appear to load for him online; staff said the reports are posted as part of the online agenda packet and staff would check why Copeland could not access specific files.
The board approved the consent agenda by motion and voice vote. The consent items included approval of minutes from the April 14, 2025 EDC meeting; approval of the March 2025 DEDC financial and investment report; approval of the March 2025 DEDC account statement (TexPool); approval of the March 2025 monthly administration service fee transfer request; and approval of the April 2025 payroll transfer request.
The board later held a closed executive session under the Texas Government Code to discuss real property and economic‑development negotiations (Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 551.072, 551.087). When the board returned to open session at 8:18 p.m., it reported no action items from executive session and adjourned.
