Development Corporation of Mercedes, Inc. Regular Called Meeting Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:30AM Board Members Present: Fred Gonzalez - President Joe Flores Vice President-Virtual Tony Garza - Treasurer Peggy Marie Chavez Yanez - Secretary Roel Villanueva- Member Luis Huerta Member Marcos Garcia - Member Board Members Absent: EDC Staff Present: Melissa Ramirez Executive Director Norma Saenz - Administrative Coordinator City Staff Present: Others Present: Rudy Salinas Givilancz & Martinez Others Absent: Mark Sossi DCM Attorney 1. Call Meeting to order Fred Gonzalez called the meeting to order at 11:32 AM. 2. Discussion and Action: May 18, 2022 Minutes Tony Garza motioned to approve May 18, 2022 minutes as presented. Seconded by Marcos Garcia. Unanimous. 3. Discussion and Action: May 2022 Financials. Marcos Garcia motioned to approve May 2022 financials as presented. Seconded by Roel Villanueva. Unanimous. 4. Discussion: TXCLASS Report Marcos Garcia motioned to approve TXCLASS Quarterly Report presented. Seconded by Tony Garza. Unanimous. 5. Discussion and Action: Observed Holiday: Juneteenth Marcos Garcia motioned to approve the observance of Juneteenth and observe as a federal holiday. Seconded by Roel Villanueva. Unanimous. 6. Discussion and Action: National Fitness Campaign Tony Garza motioned to approve the National Fitness Campaign fitness court granting $70K in funding from next year's budget. Seconded by Marcos Garcia. Unanimous. 7. Executive Session: Section 551.087: Economic development negotiations with Project Travel Center, Project MD, Project J. Salinas and Project SS; and Section 551.072 Real Estate: MERCEDES ORIGINAL TOWNSITE W100'-S95' BLK 10 and Section 551.071 pending legal issues with delinquent notes and on any regular agenda item requiring confidential, attorney- client advice necessitated by the deliberation or discussion of said item as needed. The Board wen! into Executive Session al 11:51 PM The Board went into Open Session at 12:29 PM 8. Discussion and Action: item #7. Tony Garza motioned to approve paying the $12,964.53 gap permit fee for Project Travel Center. Seconded by Marcos Garcia. Unanimous. Tony Garza motioned to formally decline Project J. Salinas's loan request for $144,100. Seconded by Marcos Garcia. Unanimous. Roel Villanueva motioned to decline Project SS current request for free land and continue re- negotiations. Seconded by Marcos Garcia. Fred Gonzalez, Joe Flores, Peggy Marie Chavez-Yanez and Luis Huerta voted aye. Tony Garza abstained from voting. 10. Adjournment: 12:36 PM 93 ( (ole Fred Gonzaleh, Presideng Joe Flores, Jr., Vice President VPooo mariw 0 Chunun Tonybarza, Treasurer Peggy Marie Chavez - Yanez, Secretary Roel Villanueva, Member Laisuerta, Member AB Marcos Garcia, Member