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Brays Oaks Management District Business & Economic Development Committee met April 2.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

The Brays Oaks Management District Business and Economic Development Committee held a meeting via Zoom video conference on April 02, 2025, at 10:00 am.

District Board and Committee members present: Sheri Cortez, Ralph Rieger, Brandon Herndon, Cindy Chapman, Etan Mirwis

Staff members present: Josh Hawes, Cosme Garcia, Natali Hurtado

Public present: Shavonnah Robers Schreiber – SNR Creative, Carolina Gambrel – SNR Creative, Brenda Jackson, Gwen Smith-Johnson, Tabitha Isreal – Upstanding, Barbara Hite – District K, Vincent Sanders – METRO, Jenny Nguyen – METRO

Committee Chair Sheri Cortez called the meeting to order at 10:04 AM, and the committee meeting adjourned at 11:20 AM.

THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING:

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comment

a. No public comment.

3. Minutes of 03/05/25 B&ED Committee Meeting

a. Committee meeting minutes submitted for reference.

4. District Updates & Recommendations

a. Development Properties

i. Executive Director Hawes advised the property at 8633 W. Airport Blvd. will be redeveloped. The owner answered a letter sent by the District.

ii. Cmte. Chair Cortez advised that Brays Oaks Crossing will be receiving a Tesla charging station.

iii. Cmte. Chair Cortez asked staff to contact the property owner of the food truck property.

iv. Cmte. Chair Cortez asked for an update regarding the development next to the food truck park that is stalled.

v. Board Chair Rieger advised a new gym will be replacing the 99-cent store in the Westbury area.

b. Branding

i. SNR Creative

1. Ms. Schreiber gave an update on the folder they are working on.

a. Cmte. Chair Cortez advised she wants the folder to be information based so that people know who to reach out to for issues.

2. Ms. Schreiber advised they are working with Mayor Pro-Tem on dates to walk through the new Starbucks.

3. Ms. Schreiber discussed the possibility of billboards. Cmte. Chair Cortez advised she would reach out to her billboard contact. SNR reviewed billboard pricing and recommended a digital billboard.

ii. Upstanding Enterprises

1. Executive Director Hawes reviewed a proposal for writing services.

2. Cmte. Chair Cortez advised she was in favor of the idea. Without objection the proposal will be forwarded to the board for consideration.

c. Permits & Platting

1. Permits

a. Executive Director Hawes reviewed the permit report and answered questions from the cmte.

2. Platting

a. Executive Director Hawes reviewed the plat report and answered questions from the cmte.

i. Director Mirwis was unaware of anyone developing any new multi family properties in the District.

ii. Cmte. Chair inquired if the property at 11414 Fairmont will receive a tax credit. District K will investigate.

iii. Cmte. Chair inquired if staff could find out how much space is available to build on the property.

d. METRO

i. Cmte. Chair Cortez gave the committee some background on METRO PnR. ii. Mr. Sanders advised he would bring the concerns of the committee to leadership. iii. Ms. Nguyen gave an update on METRONow and answered questions from the committee.

e. Discuss Economic Development Initiatives

i. No update.

f. Discuss Business Improvement Grants

i. Executive Director Hawes advised the application is live on the website.

g. Discuss Co-work Space Opportunities

i. Director Mirwis presented an idea regarding office rentals in the District.

5. Adjourn

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:

• The committee recommended forwarding a proposal for writing services from Upstanding Enterprises.

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