Development Corporation of Mercedes, Inc. Regular Meeting Thursday, September 12, 2019 4:30PM 320 S. Ohio Board Members Present: Fred Gonzalez - President Joe Flores Vice President Tony Garza = Treasurer Jaime Gonzales - Secretary Roel Villanueva- Member Manuel Garza- - Member Board Members Absent: Antonio Anzaldua III -Member EDC Staff Present: Melissa Ramirez Executive Director Rose Saenz - Administrative Assistant City Staff Present: Mark Sossi - DCM Interim Attorney 1. Call Meeting to order Fred Gonzalez called the meeting to order at 4:30 PM. 2. Discussion and Action: Development Corporation of Mercedes FY 19-20 Budget Tony Garza motioned to approve the FY 19-20 Budget with the following changes, decrease meetings by $1,000 and increase Chamber by $10,000. Seconded by Joe Flores. All voted aye. 3. Discussion and Action: FY 19-20 Marketing Plan Budget Tony Garza motioned to approve the FY 19-20 Marketing Plan Budget with the following changes, decrease Texas Street Festival by $10,000, decrease Little Nashville by $10,000 and decrease Winter Texan Reception by $1,500. Seconded by Roel Villanueva. All voted aye. 4. Executive Session: Section 551.074 Personal Issues-Section M of the DCM Policy Handbook and Section 551.071: 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 4:51 PM The Board went into Open Session at 5:01 PM 9. Discussion and Action: item #4 No Action 10. Adjournment: 5:02 PM Ty Aud gellnt Fred Gonzalez, Président Joe Flores, Jr., Vice President 1 22 Tonyfarza, Treasurer Jaime Gonzales, Secretary Roel Villanueva, Member Antonio Anzaldua III, Member Manuel Garza, Member