NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CANTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CEDC)  5:30 P.M., Tuesday, October 24, 2023 CANTON CITY HALL 201 N. BUFFALO STREET, CANTON, TEXAS  The Board of Directors of the Canton Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) attended a regular meeting at the above-mentioned date and time. CEDC Board members present included: President Kevin L. Deibert, Corley Ragle, Justin Richard, Thomas Beckham, John Cheyenne Behrend, and ex officio Lonny Cluck. CEDC Staff attending was Executive CEDC Director Stacy Crossley and Marketing Coordinator Austin Melton. Board members not in  attendance was 1st' Vice Chair DeAnne Callan and John McKeehan.  Minutes  1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum = Kevin L. Diebert opened the meeting at  5:30pm  2. Invocation = Given by Kevin L. Diebert 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Lead by Kevin L. Diebert 4. Declarations Regarding Conflicts of Interest - None  5. Public Comments - None  CONSENT AGENDA  6. Consider Action Regarding Minutes of September 26, 2023 7. Consider Action Regarding September 2023 Financial Statement  Consent agenda was tabled until next meeting  ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION  8. Presentation from The Gabrial Ranch Family = Brad, Ron and Lana Gabrial were in 9. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-08 Adopting the Canton Economic Development Corporation amended budgets for fiscal year beginning October 1,  attendance and presented their project to the board.  2022, and ending September 30, 2023 Item number 9 was tabled for next meeting  10. Updates and Community Announcements - Lonny Cluck Related Thereto - Austin Melton gave report on the following:  11. Canton Visitors Bureau and First Monday Marketing Report and Consider Any Action  A. Marking Report B. First Monday Update C. Special Events Update  12. Canton Main Street Reports and Consider Any Action Related Thereto - Stacy Crossley gave report in the absence of Shelley Newton on the following:  A. Downtown Projects:  B. Downtown Business Development Activity:    C. Downtown Events & Marketing Crossley gave a report on the following: A. CEDC Projects /F Partnership Update B. CEDC Business /Administration C. Local Development Activity  13. Executive Director's Report and Consider Any Action Related Thereto = Stacy  COs Issued: CO's Applied: Commercial Projects: Residential Projects:  D. Community Event Announcements  When necessary and warranted, a closed or executive session will follow pursuant to the provision of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas 14. Executive Session: The board entered closed executive session at 6:10 pm  Government Code, Section 551.087, 551.072,  A. 551.087 - to deliberate commercial or financial information the CEDC has received from a business prospect, and to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to business prospects, including HBIC LLC/Bluegrass Development Project, and retention, expansion and recruitment ofcommercial, industrial, retail, hospitality, sports, and family entertainment prospects B. 551.072-to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. 15. Return to Open Session and Consider Action, if any, on Items Discussed in Executive Session - The Board returned to regular session at 7:08 pm with no action taken 16. Items for Future Agenda --Next monthly board meeting November 28th 17. Adjourn - The meeting was adjourned: at 7:08 pm upon motion made by Corley Ragle. The Motion was seconded by Justin Richard, all voted ini favor andi the motion passed  unanimously  -  KEVINT L. DEIBERT, PRESIDENT  lullat SHELLEY NEWION, SECRETARY