0:35 → 1:29(54s)
Chair Mark Geary called the meeting to order and board members were polled: Place 1 Eubanks and Place 2 Marcel Terry were absent; Place 3 Kenneth Michaels, Chair Mark Geary, Place 4 Navarz, Place 5 Verona and Place 7 Glover were present, establishing a quorum. The chair asked whether anyone had signed up for public comment (none).
Kennedale Economic Development Corporation discussed financials and development updates, approved authorization for the city manager to negotiate a 3-year lease with Southpointe Constructors, heard developer Daryl Pennington present a vision for 600 W Kennedale Parkway (favoring a car-wash/auto-oriented uses), heard a proposal from CP2 Consultants for EDC/Chamber support, and conducted a line-by-line review of proposed economic development grant guidelines before tabling final adoption for revisions.
