MIINUTES City ofDickinson DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT #1 March 20, 2025 The Dickinson Management District #1 met in a duly called and announced on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM. in the Council Chambers located at 4403 State Highway 3 Dickinson, TX 77539. The meeting was held for the purpose of considering the following items: ITEM 1.) CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM Board members present were as follows: Johnnie Simpson, Brittany Bishop, Amy Skicki, John Ovalle. ITEM 2.) INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Board member Bishop led the invocation and Board member Ovalle led the Pledge of Allegiance ITEM 3.) PUBLIC COMMENTS Members oft the public are invited to give comments at this time, lasting no longer than 3 minutes. Comments may be general in nature or may address a specific agenda item, and should be directed at the entire Board, not individual members of the Board or staff. Any speaker making personal attacks or using vulgar language shall forfeit his/ her remaining time and shall be seated. In compliance with the open meetings act, the Management District may not deliberate. David Lehmann expressed concern over executive sessions and that the content should be made public. Lehmann also stated that streets in this town need work. Joan Malmrose(Dickinson historical society) announçed the Trash Bash from Keep Dickinson Beautiful and extended an invite to the Wine and Roses event on April 24th from 6pm-9pm at the Water Grove event center. Scott Shrader(3719 Kellner) told the board that Keith Kiplinger set up the DMD to buy police cars, firetrucks, ambulances, and infrastructure. Shrader said the fund balance is extremely low, no bond rating. He said he doesn't think DMD money should be spent on things it's not designed for. Shrader advised that the new Fire Department's Pumper is in that the DVFD requested 500k a few years ago for and received $250k. ITEM 4.) BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Board member Skicki had no comments. Board member Ovalle reminded everyone to buy local shop local. Bishop was able to attend the Italian festival. March 20, 2025 Dickinson Management District #1 Dickinson Management District #1 Meeting Minutes 1 Board member Simpson welcomed everyone and advised Motorola system went online that the DMD paid for. ITEM 5.) STAFF UPDATE Interim City Manager Chaise Cary announced staff changes and introduced Matt Maggiolino who will be the primary contact with the board. ITEM 6.) CONSENT AGENDA The following items are considered routine by the Management District and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be a separate discussion on these items unless a Board member requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the consent agenda and discussed after the consent agenda. 6.A Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the DMD Regular Meeting held on February 20, 2025. John Ovalle motioned to Postpone 6A and 6B , and Amy Skicki seconded the motion. VOTE: 4. AYES (Johnnie Simpson, Brittany Bishop, Amy Skicki, John Ovalle) 01 NAYS MOTION PASSED 6.B Consideration and possible action to approve the Financial Report for January 2024. 6.C Consideration and possible action to approve the Monthly Administrative Service Agreement Fee Transfer Request for February 2025. Amy Skicki motioned to Approve 6C, and Brittany Bishop seconded the motion. VOTE: 4. AYES (Johnnie Simpson, Brittany Bishop, Amy Skicki, John Ovalle) 0 NAYS MOTION PASSED ITEM 7.) OLD BUSINESS 7.A Consideration and possible action on staff update and negotiations with Fonroche Lighting America for streetlight installation. Matt Maggiolino gave an update on negotiations with Fonroche. He said that the pdf for the audit was in French sO we are waiting on them. The lights are $3800 per light ifwe want to try one. Maggiolino suggested using city property for the test light. Simpson advised he didn't expect movement, but likes to keep this item on the agenda. The board discussed where to put the lights. March 20, 2025 Dickinson Management District #1 Dickinson Management District #1 Meeting Minutes 2 ITEM 8.) NEW BUSINESS 8.A Consideration and possible action to approve the terms and conditions of an interlocal agreement between the City ofDickinson, Texas, and the Gulf Coast Transit District, regarding transit service in Dickinson. Wally Deats told the board that the Gulf Coast Transit District has outlived their usefulness that they're obsolete and the contract should be terminated. Skicki advised that the new model improves the service for the user with positive feedback but that she can see the issue with increasing price. Simpson advised that staff have been directed to have a conversation but there will be no action on this item. Carey advised that staff would report back to the DMD and Council after a meeting with the Transit District. 8.B Consideration and possible action to approve a grant application for Dickinson Plaza LLC. Vijay (applicant) claimed that the City attorney said its fine to request money from the DMD. He said this improvement would provide amenities shopping and will draw commuters from other cities generating property and sales taxes. Vijay said that the center is the gateway to Dickinson and thinks it would help the city. Charles Suderman (2705 Jamestown) pointed out that the DMD already has an investment there. He said the City has a low fund balance and no bond rating to issue bonds. Suderman said that ifhe owned the center, it would be up to him to develop it. HE advised it would be a better investment to put it into the street behind the center, Spruce Dr., which is a major city thoroughfare. David Lehman spoke about what he has done with the military and engineers. He mentioned the need to fix the railroad tracks and invited board members out to ride with him and observe the streets and drainage that need to be fixed. Wally Deats advised he could not believe this item made it to the agenda and talked about DMD history. Deats suggested there is a dire need to spend this money on City capital improvements such as streets and drainage. Board member Simpson explained there is a process to handle DMD #1 grant applications during budget time. He said that the DMD normally allots $150K and this item is more than double. Simpson also reminds the board that one of the restaurants in that plaza has already received DMD money. March 20, 2025 Dickinson Management District #1 Dickinson Management District #1 Meeting Minutes 3 Nghiem Doan mentioned the preliminary meeting referenced by Vijay. He said that Vijay asked if there is a limit to how much he could request, to which Doan told him thats not a good question and that he should have a plan. Skicki asked staff to update the DMD Bylaws on the City Website. Simpson said that he is not opposed to economic development, but there is a process. Amy Skicki motioned to Deny , and Brittany Bishop seconded the motion. VOTE: 4 AYES (Johnnie Simpson, Brittany Bishop, Amy Skicki, John Ovalle) 01 NAYS MOTION PASSED ITEM 9.) EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S) The Dickinson Management District will now hold a closed executive meeting pursuant to the provision of Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's s Texas Codes annotated, in açcordance with the authority contained in: Wally Deats asks if DMD is hiring a fulltime director just replacing former employee. Simpson explains that the previous City Manager was the director. Board enters closed session 7:48PM Adjourn closed session at 8:17PM 9.A 551.074. Consideration and possible action to deliberate the appointment ofa public officer, to wit: Executive Director of the Dickinson Management District No. 1. 9.B. 551.087. Consideration and possible action to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations. 9.C 551.071. Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules ofProfessional Conduct of the State Bar of' Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act. March 20, 2025 Dickinson Management District #1 Dickinson Management District #1 Meeting Minutes 4 ITEM 10.) ACTION ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S) 10.A 551.074. Consideration and possible action to deliberate the appointment of a public officer, to wit: Executive Director of the Dickinson Management District No. 1. Brittany Bishop motioned to Approve appoint Chaise Carey as Interim Executive Director of DMD #1, and John Ovalle seconded the motion. VOTE: 4 AYES (Johnnie Simpson, Brittany Bishop, Amy Skicki, John Ovalle) 0 NAYS MOTION PASSED 10.B 551.087. Consideration and possible action to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations. No Action on 10.B. 10.C 551.071. Consideration and possible action on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act. No Action on 10.C. ITEM 11.) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Skicki asked for status of reports on grants and forgivable funds milestones as well as updates Gulf Coast Transit. Carey advised staff will also update Bylaws. Bishop would like to potentially look at calendars and aligning with DISD. ITEM 12.) ADJOURNMENT Amy Skicki motioned to Adjourn > and John Ovalle seconded the motion. VOTE: 4. AYES (Johnnie Simpson, Brittany Bishop, Amy Skicki, John Ovalle) 0 NAYS MOTION PASSED March 20, 2025 Dickinson Management District #1 Dickinson Management District #1 Meeting Minutes 5 PASSED APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of April, 2025 25 - - Johnnie Simpson, Board Chair ATTEST: Claude Oliver Claude Oliver, City Secretary March 20, 2025 Dickinson Management District #1 Dickinson Management District #1 Meeting Minutes 6