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EDC asks staff for maps, permitting tools and guidance on land acquisition executive sessions
Summary
Manvel EDC members requested utility/GIS snapshots and links to the development services permitting tool, discussed Presidio annexation and wastewater capacity, and asked whether prospective land purchases could be discussed in executive session under state law.
At the meeting, board members asked staff for concrete mapping and permitting tools to inform future economic development decisions and land‑acquisition discussions.
Tammy, a development‑services staffer, told the board the city maintains a public GIS map and an internal site that shows utility lines and connections; she said she will email snapshots and links to the board. She also described an online development‑services tool that walks users through permitting steps and said a website revamp with separate department pages is planned for June.
The board asked specifically about the 260‑acre Presidio tract and utility capacity. Tammy said Presidio is annexing some land into a MUD and that a revised planned‑unit development (PUD) is under review. She and other staff said the city’s water‑reclamation/wastewater improvements are expected to come online around 2027, which will affect where utilities are available for new development.
Members also asked whether the EDC could buy land and whether discussions about prospective purchases are allowable in executive session. Bobby told the board that price is one of the exceptions that can justify executive session under state law and that economic‑incentive discussions ("380"‑type incentives referenced in the meeting) can also be discussed in closed session when appropriate. He noted whether the city or the EDC is the purchaser and the structure of any incentive or ground lease will affect what can be discussed in executive session.
Why it matters: maps and permitting guidance will help EDC members target infrastructure gaps and potential sites that are shovel‑ready; clear rules about when executive session is appropriate will shape how the board and staff pursue acquisitions or incentive negotiations.
Next steps: Tammy will email GIS snapshots, the development‑services tool link and details about the water reclamation timeline; staff will continue to advise the EDC on executive‑session rules when land or incentives are at issue.
