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1) Approval of minutes with correction – The board approved the minutes of the Feb. 24, 2025 meeting with a typographical correction (the word “incentive” was misspelled as “inventive” on page 6). Motion made and seconded; voice vote in favor; motion passed.

2) Approval of payables – The board approved payables totaling $13,056.82 for the period ending Feb. 28, 2025. Motion made and seconded; voice vote in favor; motion passed.

3) Approval of Westpark Toll Road underpass feasibility study funding – The board voted to approve payment of approximately $50,000 to fund a feasibility study (consultant: Gannett Fleming) to determine if an underpass alignment under State Highway 1093 is technically feasible; the board directed staff to forward a resolution to city council to authorize the expenditure under the Type A corporation statute. Motion made, seconded, and passed by voice vote.

4) Approval of bylaws amendments (CDC Resolution 2025-01) – The board approved edits to the corporation’s bylaws, including added language on voluntary-resignation notice and removal of redundant committee-approval language, and directed staff to submit the draft to counsel and city council for formal adoption. Motion made, seconded, and passed by voice vote.

Notes: All recorded votes were taken by voice; no roll-call tallies were read on the public record in the transcript. For items requiring council approval because they were not previously included in an approved project list, counsel advised the board to prepare the required statutory findings for council action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fulshear - Economic Development Corporation - Apr 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal board actions recorded at the April 14, 2025 meeting of the City of Fulshear Development Corporation.","taxTitle","Fulshear, Fort Bend County, Texas","taxId",69473,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605357,"Fulshear EDC amends bylaws; board approves updated language and will send to counsel",0,4162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987046-d07721ee991cb7aaabe4e7f86b1ac13f&start=4162&end=4162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987046-d07721ee991cb7aaabe4e7f86b1ac13f/thumbnail_4162000.jpg","/articles/6605357/Fulshear/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Fulshear-EDC-amends-bylaws-board-approves-updated-language-and-will-send-to-counsel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605357-06171ae073bd5f796cc7e5a0a2c1fac9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770885115&Signature=DVGFja8Fih2WLjiV7NWZLaIigxYph4eJKz~t1IG3uGnFNx9dMr7N5JqH2dyyIY9OKG9RaDnS8td9DZkLy4mnQT3DBrEUVy3lLBoKwL-kUf8FJFiLh8hFKyGiob1fkIISnP3ptOAdfAQwBJwVHrpf1x1f~QyaxU5iKHO6Peayd9Q1J3d0jJaVb3OTE4HvmqqB6XpNWY~J4I-rboDxtxtt4MV7RBYAf-xZIyc77MKeNgx8TVjLFZQMlezHtNbDljSaoTiEpeCQ3CKu7FKkaQzNiZMLLNbFs~9XIGUc7~V0PYG8cLhUb~3xP5nzKbEt~WbCThXg7hfVyovH143~gqlfRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Fulshear Development Corporation approved a draft update to its bylaws, adopting edits requested at a prior meeting and adding a sentence on voluntary resignation notice that would require the economic development director to notify the mayor, council and EDC board members. The board voted to forward the revised bylaws to the city council and legal counsel for review and formal adoption.

Staff said the draft corrected typographical errors, updated Article 4 and Section 7 on vacancies, and added Section 10 to formalize the voluntary-resignation notification process. Board discussion focused on whether the council must approve committee memberships and on the role of the city council in approving salary expenditures. Legal counsel explained that while the law requires council approval of expenditures (including salary amounts as budgeted expenditures), the state statute does not itself require the council to approve the employment terms of a corporation’s executive director; nevertheless counsel advised that because council holds the purse strings, councils commonly approve salary amounts as expenditures.

Following discussion, a board member moved to approve the bylaws with the requested language additions (the voluntary-resignation notification sentence) and a deletion in Article 7 to remove redundant council-approval language for committee membership; a second was heard; the board approved the motion by voice vote. The motion directs staff to submit the updated bylaws to counsel and to request city council approval for the project/expenditure where required. The board noted the effective date of the bylaws will depend on counsel and council approval.

Motion and outcome: A motion to approve the City of Fulshear Development Corporation bylaws with the noted changes and submit them to counsel passed by voice vote; the board recorded no roll-call tally on the record and the bylaws will be presented to council for final approval and an effective date.","Board approved edits to the City of Fulshear Development Corporation bylaws (CDC Resolution 2025-01) with specific wording changes on vacancies and voluntary resignation notice; the board approved forwarding the draft to city council/counsel for final review and effective-date determination.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605362,"Fulshear EDC debates $100,000 strategic-plan refresh; no vote taken",1089,2071000,3160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987046-d07721ee991cb7aaabe4e7f86b1ac13f&start=2071&end=3160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987046-d07721ee991cb7aaabe4e7f86b1ac13f/thumbnail_2071000.jpg","/articles/6605362/Fulshear/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Fulshear-EDC-debates-100000-strategic-plan-refresh-no-vote-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605362-0e1ea263ddf0fcead5c84f07263d6484/orig.mp4?Expires=1770885115&Signature=M-QH2Np1iD6fYjmOuvIJHCw4~MMV~YB1A5fX~cEolQJinMip0CDcUkYj6yNFsfj6pN3vK65C-2qFNn4eSI17Mm8LEmwb93aqR~se1TdALQRT62OMwugsvG9K-iSgxsLQrG94LBDFcXCCutz-SX0kkrJPDK-Gxfb--~rKArIWe7R8uNp-7~bGcAlNS6XW~bmHYkok5LXX~wlyvXu~Wt0raRjhT5PQhm4kuEMngyzGyG-jadBioHlHEbNe2jbbfxjJLeXYtG8~sYvEACzZuGTO~oHsrF2wZPdI4i-nJCsKjesqqdbn9Hu0QDh4j2x0xJ4iO1F69km69BdXP35Zj1OP2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Fulshear Development Corporation discussed a proposed $100,000 “refresh” of its strategic plan by TIP Strategies, a scope the consultant characterized as not a full overhaul but a comprehensive update. The proposal would be split between the city’s two development boards (A and B), leaving an estimated $50,000 share for each board if both approve.

The board did not take a vote. Members debated the timing, cost and expected benefits: some said an updated strategic-plan and updated demographic data are critical to shorten negotiations with prospective commercial tenants and to align the boards and council with population changes since 2019; others said the city should prioritize infrastructure and drainage projects now under construction and questioned whether the EDC’s limited funds should be used on a plan update rather than capital projects.

Staff described the scope as a holistic refresh that would update demographics, reassess previous recommendations (many made in 2019), update goals and strategies, and create a new implementation matrix and organizational alignment with current staff and elected officials. Staff said the work includes stakeholder outreach, roundtables, and an assessment of how neighboring municipalities’ economic development activity affects Fulshear’s competitiveness.

Board members requested a clearer cost breakdown showing how much of the $100,000 would go to demographic updates versus the broader strategy work; several members said they would be willing to pay $50,000 for core demographic and market updates but wanted clarity on the remaining scope and cost. Some directors asked that landowners and developers be engaged during the refresh because earlier work in 2019 did not always include major property owners.

No motion was offered at the meeting. Staff indicated they would return with additional detail and that the B board had not yet voted; if both boards elect to proceed, staff proposed starting the project in fiscal 2026 with a kickoff in October.","Board members debated a proposed refresh of the Economic Development Strategic Plan by TIP Strategies (total cost $100,000 to be split between A and B boards). Directors questioned timing and scope; several members said updated demographics are needed but disagreed on whether to spend now.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605367,"Fulshear EDC approves $50,000 feasibility study to test underpass option for Westpark Toll Road",1607,156000,1763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987046-d07721ee991cb7aaabe4e7f86b1ac13f&start=156&end=1763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987046-d07721ee991cb7aaabe4e7f86b1ac13f/thumbnail_156000.jpg","/articles/6605367/Fulshear/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Fulshear-EDC-approves-50000-feasibility-study-to-test-underpass-option-for-Westpark-Toll-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605367-0e1d15ea906dd39f3f980c5c289e6b5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770885115&Signature=Q4KhxKbIW5qDKAWwIr7lmpyRlM7m~891YoQczXLdsMXzAi3ZJ-Be0cegPcnBswbquwf1ZZWtJscAa41XuguQOWi36oCXluU8L-ULTbeHZa2EKf9pU7G0LfaKfOqw8iaDjNhi61xTGi6UeTvaAJEGwis6UGGythm~jPF098XtOZBdao~Q2yfay6y6sFOlscTLqskVcw0OIiPfHIBPVV56LAAN5MQL5OlUm5g5i6Vj-voPfegvZZVuIRrj2iUue0mZeNlj87D18FO00GzOTWT5G88zVKNCjL0a0u~0~IOvvQbtrJsDGa0jeIyAUnl~dsmpGg1cWKFn1zfVKrLffcn3xA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Fulshear Development Corporation voted to fund a feasibility study to test whether the Westpark Toll Road can pass under State Highway 1093 through the downtown area, approving payment of the approximately $50,000 proposal and directing staff to forward a resolution to city council for its required findings and approval.

The vote follows a presentation by Gary Shaws, Fulshear’s public works director, who outlined concerns about an elevated toll-road structure bisecting downtown and presented an underpass and roundabout-based alternative designed to preserve north–south connectivity, reduce noise, and support multimodal access. The board approved paying the full study cost and agreed to forward a resolution to the city council so the expenditure can be authorized under the corporation’s statutory project authority.

Shaws said the study would test the core technical questions: whether sufficient vertical clearance can be achieved, whether roadway grades and vertical curves can meet design standards, and how drainage would be handled (gravity drainage versus pump systems). He said Gannett Fleming proposed to do the study for just under $50,000 and that the board would use the study to determine whether to pursue a depressed alignment that could include roundabouts and pedestrian-friendly design rather than an elevated roadway.

Board members asked whether the $50,000 covers the entire study (Shaws: yes), how long the study would take (Shaws: three to six months), whether Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority had already reviewed the idea (county-level staff gave a high-level negative reaction), and whether drainage impacts would be assessed (Shaws: the study will determine whether the underpass can be drained by gravity or would require pumps). Several board members said the concept has arisen repeatedly through past planning efforts and that residents oppose an overpass that would function like a wall through downtown.

Legal counsel reminded the board that, because the proposed expenditure was not in a previously approved project list, the board must find that the study “promotes or develops new or expanded business enterprises” before the city council can approve it under the Type A corporation statute. Counsel said the council must approve the expenditure amount as an expenditure, and that the board would return to council with a resolution containing the required findings and an effective-date authorization.

Motion and outcome: A board member moved that the corporation approve 100% of the estimated cost (approximately $50,000) for the feasibility study and forward a resolution to city council seeking approval of the project; a second was heard; the board voted in favor and the motion passed.

The study is intended as a technical feasibility step only. If it finds an underpass physically possible, subsequent design, cost estimates, and negotiations with the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority and TxDOT would follow. Shaws and board members repeatedly emphasized that the study’s immediate purpose is to answer the binary question of whether the underpass is technically feasible, and to identify any caveats or constraints (drainage, vertical clearance, creek crossings and connectivity to Wallace Street and Main Street) that would affect design and cost.","The City of Fulshear Development Corporation approved funding to pay the full cost—about $50,000—of an engineering feasibility study to determine whether the Westpark Toll Road can be routed below grade through downtown via an underpass rather than an elevated structure.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Fulshear EDC meeting, April 14, 2025

Fulshear EDC amends bylaws; board approves updated language and will send to counsel

Fulshear EDC debates $100,000 strategic-plan refresh; no vote taken

Fulshear EDC approves $50,000 feasibility study to test underpass option for Westpark Toll Road