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Council tables memorandum of understanding for EDC‑backed modular offices after budget questions
Summary
The council debated an EDC proposal to lease temporary modular office facilities (EDC favored a larger triple‑wide option) but tabled the memorandum of understanding to allow staff to return with clearer MOU language, definitive cost allocations, and budget sources for the city's share.
The Prairie View Economic Development Corporation presented options to lease temporary modular office space to relieve overcrowding in city offices. EDC favored a larger “option 3” (a triple‑wide modular unit) and proposed a split in which EDC would cover most installation costs while the city would cover part of ongoing rent and utility supplements.
Councilmembers pressed for more precise budget numbers, asked for written MOU language identifying option 3 and the city's exact monthly and installation obligations, and raised concerns about finding the money in the city budget without creating a deficit. After discussion council voted 4–1 to table the MOU so staff and EDC could supply clearer cost, duration and funding details at the next meeting.
