GUNERI  EST.1901  105 N.4h Street, P.O. Box 349 Gunter, TX 75058-0349 903-433-5185 Fax: 903-433-8039 MINUTES Joint Special Meeting Gunter City Council and EDC Thursday, July 11,2 2024 7:00 p.m. Following the P& Zi meeting Meeting Opened. At 7:13 p.m.  (EDCNOQUORUM,  Members Present: Mayor. Karen Souther, Cyndy Davis, Alan Richins, David Self Staff Present: Eric Wilhite. Director of Planning & Development, Detra Gaines City Secretary, Pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given of a Special Meeting oft the City Council oft the City ofGunter, Texas to bel held on. July 11, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. ini the Gunter Public Safety Building located at 105 N 4th Street, Gunter, Texas, at which time the Pursuant. to Section 551.127, Texas Government Code, one or more Councilmembers or employees may attend this meeting remotely using videoconferencing technology. The video and audio feed of the videoconferencing equipment can be viewed and heard by the public at the address posted above as the Welcome to the City Council Meeting. Please sign the Sign-In-Sheet as a record ofc attendance. Ifyou wish to speak on an open-session agenda item, please fill out the Opinion/Speaker. Registration Form and turn iti in to the City, Secretary before the meeting starts. A card tos speak at a public hearing may be CALLTO ORDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING [Mayor will call the meeting to order, establish a quorum ifpresent, and declare notice is legally posted pursuant toi the Open Meetings Act. During the course oft the meeting, members ofthe audience wishing to. speak must be recognized. by  Members Absent: Wade Burtsfield, William Stevens Adam. Adams Director of Parks & Public Services  following will be discussed and considered:  location ofthe meeting.  submitted any time before the public hearing is closed.  the Presiding Officer.1  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COUNCIL BUSINESS - OPEN SESSION  1. Discuss Dissolution of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Creation  ofal Municipal Development District (MDD)    The presentation regarding the development and implementation of a Municipal Development. District (MDD), was, given by Denise. Morris with the City of Pilot Point. Citizen comments were given by Ken Boyd regarding the MDD. fund balance budget. Citizen comments were given by Chris Donohoe regarding reasons for the rush to be on Citizen comments were given by Mark Merrill regarding annual funds Pilot Point received in thefirstyear and the amount oftime it took to create the MDD. Citizen comments were, given by Don Anderson regarding the structure of the EDC and Citizen comments were given by Sue Stratton regarding how) funds can be spent in the  thel November Ballot.  MDD. MDD.  ADJOURN  Adjourned. At 7:45 p.m.  Karen Souther, Mayor  1R  RA  ATTEST: D&- Detra Gaines, City Secretary  TER,