4A Wichita Falls Economic Development Minutes - 05/16/2024 MINUTES OF THE
WICHITA FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MAY 16, 2024
PRESENT:
Leo Lane, President § WFEDC Members
David Toogood, Vice President §
Phyllis Cowling, Secretary-Treasurer §
Darron Leiker §
Brent Hillery §
Tim Short, Mayor § Mayor& Council
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager § City Administration
Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager §
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney §
Kaitlin LeVasseur, Budget Analyst §
Terry Floyd, Dir. of Development Services §
Chris Horgen, Public Information Officer §
Paige Lessor, Legal Asst/Recording Secretary §
Ron Kitchens, CEO § Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Moriah Williams, Partner §
Vicki Pratt, Partner §
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Lane called the meeting to order at 2:32 p.m.
2. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approval of Minutes (April 18, 2024)
b. Financial Report
Mr. Lane noted that the financial report did not contain any unexpected information. Mr.
Menzies added that the Board has not funded any new projects recently, so the fund balance is
growing quite rapidly. Mr. Lane, Ms. Cowling, and Mr. Leiker all commented that although sales
tax performance is better than in previous months, it is still not where they would like to see it.
Mr. Leiker moved to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Mr. Hillery, the motion
carried 4-0. Mr. Toogood had not yet arrived at the meeting.
3. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Lane adjourned the meeting into executive session at 2:34 p.m. pursuant to Texas
Government Code §§ 551.087. He announced the meeting back into regular session at 3:33 p.m.
The subjects posted in the Notice of Meeting were deliberated, and no votes or further actions
were taken on the items in executive session.
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6. ADJOURNED.
Mr. Lane asked if the public had any questions or comments. Since there were none, he
adjourned the meeting at 3:34 p.m.
Leo Lane, President
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