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City manager reports new businesses, delayed Joshua Station closing and EDC staffing plans
Summary
The city manager reported recent local business openings and construction starts, said closing for a large Joshua Station development has been pushed to February, and outlined plans to interview candidates to replace the city's economic development staffer Molly.
At the January meeting the city manager reported several local business developments and gave an update on hiring for the municipal economic development position.
The city manager said a Taco Bell has opened and that Whataburger has begun site work, with silt fencing and initial grading in place. He also said a Burger King repurposing deal "is kinda falling through," so there is no activity at that site. On a larger item, the city manager said a developer proposing a multipurpose retail-residential project at Joshua Station has delayed a final land closing until February; he described previously-discussed estimates for that project as ranging in prior conversations from roughly $40 million to $70 million but did not provide a confirmed total.
The manager also reported a new car wash has opened and is running initial test operations; the city is discussing a monthly service arrangement to use the car wash for city vehicles.
On staffing, the city manager said he had reviewed applications and selected three local candidates to interview for the economic development position and had a fourth candidate in Kansas as a backup. He said one finalist "works at the school right now" with a master's degree in marketing and that several applicants have marketing or planning backgrounds. He invited board members to review resumes and participate in interviews, and said the office would schedule finalist interviews and could host finalists at a regular meeting for board questions.
The manager asked board members to indicate whether one or two of them wanted to sit in on the interviews. He said staff would circulate resumes and coordinate scheduling.
Ending
Staff will circulate candidate resumes and schedule interviews; board members will be invited to participate in finalist interviews and will be given an opportunity to meet finalists at a future meeting.
