Development Corporation of Mercedes, Inc. Special Called Meeting Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:00PM Board Members Present: Marcos Garcia -Vice President Lou Huerta - Secretary Peggy Marie Chavez Yanez- Treasurer Roel Villanueva - Member Joe Flores - Member Board Members Absent: Fred Gonzalez- President Tony Garza - Member EDC Staff Present: Melissa Ramirez - Executive Director Zefra Mascorro = Administrative Coordinator EDC Staff Absent: Mario Salinas - Marketing Specialist Mark Sossi - DCM Attorney City Staff Present: Oscar Montoya- City Mayor Alberto Perez- City Manager City Staff Absent: Others Present: 1. Call Meeting to order Marcos Garcia called the meeting to order at 5:12PM 2. Discussion and Action: Telephones Contract Roel Villanueva voted to approve the Landstar Telecom phone contract. Seconded by Joe Flores. All voted aye. 3. Executive Session: Section 551.087: Economic development negotiations with Project Kamel Section 551.071: pending legal issues with Case No. C-4846-19-A and on any regular agenda item requiring confidential, attorney-client advice necessitated by the deliberation or discussion of said item as needed. The Board went into Executive Session at 5:18PM Mr. Alberto Perez, City Manager entered the Executive Session at 5:33PM Mr. Oscar Montoya, City Mayor entered the Executive Session at 5:50PM The Board went into Open Session at 6:28PM 4. Discussion and Action: item #3 Roel Villanueva motioned to instruct Melissa Ramirez, Executive Diretor to proceed as discussed in Executive Session with Project Kamel. Seconded by Joe Flores. All voted aye 5. Adjournment: 6:29PM 0el3 Fred Gonzalez, President Joe Flores, Jr., Member u Marcos Garea,Vice-President Tony Garza, Member Vyay mare Chaven Zuneny Pegky Marie Chavez-Yanez, Treasurêr Roel Villanueva, Member - * Lou Huerta, Secrétary