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Minutes of the
White Settlement City Council, City Hall, 214 Meadow Park Drive
Planning and Zoning Commission, and White Settlement, Texas
Economic Development Corp.
February 12, 2020
6:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. announcing a quorum of members present as
follows: Council Member Paul Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Evelyn Spurlock, Council Member Amber Munoz,
Council Member Christina Grudzinski, and Council Member Gregg Geesa. Board Members present
included Marolee Lunsford, Roger Chambers, Victor Correlajo, Edward Delgado, Ann Smith, Pat Wirsing,
and Steve Groomer.
Executive Staff present included City Manager, City Secretary and City Attorney. Other staff present
included Community Services Director, Communications Manager and City Marshals.
Others present included Mr. Trent Petty and Mr. Kirk McDaniel of Petty and Associates.
WORKSHOP
Members of the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Economic Development
Corporation Board of Directors will meet with the City of White Settlement Economic Development
Consultant, Mr. Trent Petty, to discuss the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Trent Petty was introduced and led the workshop. Mr. Petty arranged the room with workstations
for council members and board members to participate in group exercises during the meeting. Mr. Petty
asked audience members who are not on a board or the council to excuse themselves from the table
area to audience member seating. After the meeting format was explained, Mr. Petty explained his
intended goal for the meeting which included a presentation of:
Goal-get input
What Economic Development is NOT- Net Net Loss
What Economic Development IS - Attracting, Retaining Development
Direct cost benefit formula
No "going back" thinking - prior goals- s ales tax
EDC Strategic Plan
"If you cannot measure it, you cannot change it"
Members participated in the first group exercise relating to mission and vision statements. The groups
presented responses to Mr. Pett/s posed question "How is White Settlement better than today if we
accomplish the mission and visions statement".
The second group exercise related to five specific priorities necessary to realize the mission and vision.

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Each table presented their answers to both exercises. After taking information from the exercises, Mr.
Petty presented the following as the top priorities:
• Revitalize
• D evelop n
• R ebrand
• R ethink
Mr. Petty continued to discuss ranking of growth imperatives and looking at potential mixed use areas
Mr. Petty brought his presentation to a close discussing The Mechanics of Improvement: How which
Included:
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
Economic Incentives
Special Taxing Districts
Public/Private Partnerships
Strategic Land Assembly
Opportunity Zones
Strategic Plan Expectations
ADJOURNMENT
With there being no further discussion Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 8:35 PM.
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Approved this 3"^ day of March, 2020
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Ronald A. White, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Amy ArnoldyTRMC, CMC
City Secretary
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