Res 2021-178/approving an agreement with the Greater San Marcos Economic Development Corporation (“The Greater San Marcos Partnership”) for economic development and small business economic development services in the amount of $400,000 per year

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J. Economic Development San Marcos Board (“EDSM”). The President/CEO, or designee, shall attend all meetings of the EDSM Board at which an incentive presented to the City by the Partnership is discussed or at which the President/CEO’s presence is requested by the City Manager. 1. If the City’s Economic and Business Development Manager is unavailable, the Partnership shall perform the following services: i. Provide facilities and staffing for meetings of the EDSM Board. The Partnership will ensure that facilities for EDSM Board meetings allow for attendance by members of the public during open public session. ii. Keep minutes of the public portion of meetings of the EDSM Board and provide a copy of each set of minutes to the City Council and City Manager. iii. Prepare agendas for meetings of the EDSM Board and provide them to the City Clerk in a timely manner so that notice of meetings of the board can be given in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. iv. Ensure that an appropriate record is made of any closed meetings of the EDSMBoard, and promptly deliver such records to the City. 2. For any project presented to the EDSM Board for consideration by the Partnership, the Partnership shall: i. Ensure that all members of EDSM complete the City’s Standard Non- Disclosure Agreement prior to evaluating potential project information. Any modifications to the City’s Standard Non-Disclosure Agreement or any alternative form of non-disclosure agreement provided to members of EDSM shall be subject to approval of the City Attorney. ii. Ensure that all members of EDSM complete a statement acknowledging the receipt of confidential information for economic development purposes and evaluating potential incentives relating to the attraction of applicants and prospects to the City of San Marcos. iii. Make meeting materials available for advance review by EDSM Board members no less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the EDSM Board meeting or the required posting date. The Partnership shall endeavor to have said materials available no less than one hundred (120) hours prior to the EDSM Board meeting butis frequently constrained by timelines outside its control. iv. The City and Partnership agree that any meeting materials related to any non-public portion (also known as closed or executive session) of an EDSM Board meeting or those materials that are subject to a Non- Page 7 of 22