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The updates covered production milestones, stage construction and outreach to local businesses. Dr. Kanata, a presenter for Magnolia Music Theater, said rehearsals began June 9 and the production is about \"75 completed being blocked, choreographed,\" with a full cast sing‑through already complete. She said the orchestra will join the cast for a full musical run‑through in Room A above the library from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the coming Sunday, and that the cast will begin onstage rehearsals the following Monday. \"It's possibly 1 of the actors and certainly my favorite rehearsal in the process,\" Dr. Kanata said of that orchestra run.

Staff updated the board on a scavenger hunt coordinated with Magnolia in which participating businesses display themed posters for visitors to photograph; prizes will be provided by Magnolia. The hunt runs July 7 through Aug. 11, with a winner announced each Monday, and Magnolia is supplying prizes and promotional materials. City staff said 16 businesses had completed the Jotform sign‑up, two more were added by staff for a total of 18 at one point, and later reported 19 participating businesses. Staff said they had not yet tallied resident participants but will report those numbers after the event concludes.

On marketing, Dr. Kanata said the production team secured rehearsal space at St. Edward's University that includes mirrors for dancers and facilities for tap, roller skating and skateboarding, and that set construction began recently and was expected to be substantially complete in short order. She also said distribution of print materials had begun: a vendor is posting 200 posters across the Austin region, and 50 posters have been distributed in Bee Cave and nearby towns with a goal of up to 500 full‑length posters. Social media following for the production has increased by about 35% since March, staff said. Sonesta released a dedicated SpongeBob rate for the show; staff noted last year that rate produced 28 room nights and they are hoping for more this year.

Staff also outlined volunteer and grassroots outreach: a group of high school students had agreed to distribute about 1,000 postcards to houses, and a local pizza business agreed to print a thousand flyer inserts on delivery boxes. City staff and Magnolia said additional outreach — including a press release with the Galleria and hotel front‑desk placement of postcards — was under way.

Board members expressed enthusiasm and encouraged staff to report back with participation totals and lessons learned after the event.

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Staff summarized audited fiscal year 2024 results and said the corporation expects to end FY2025 with about $11,300,000 in fund balance to begin FY2026. Sales tax revenue for the budget is projected at $2,625,000; staff said current collections are running about 4–5% above last year but kept the FY2026 budget conservative. Interest income was budgeted at $425,000.

Staff described how several city positions and services are shared between the corporation and the city, and that salary allocations shown in the budget represent estimated percentages of staff time devoted to economic development functions. Staff said Chelsea’s position is now split 50/50 with planning and development and that some salary lines should be lower next year due to vacancies and revised allocations.

The budget includes a ceiling for advertising and promotion of $262,500, which staff said represents the 10% statutory ceiling on promotional spending. Staff also explained line items for legal notices, conference attendance (TMLI and TEDC), membership fees, special events and several professional services subscriptions and data tools (examples mentioned: GSI, Resimplify and consideration of Placer AI). Staff noted removal of a Blue Dot subscription from the current budget after review of overlapping tools.

The budget continues to include a placeholder for a remaining portion of a $3.8 million development agreement related to the Willie Way extension; staff said $200,000 of the remaining obligations may be spent this year (including a $150,000 payment related to vacating a parking easement and $50,000 for an easement) and the budget includes a $2,000,000 placeholder for future construction obligations though full spending is not guaranteed. Staff also described $300,000 budgeted for construction of water‑quality ponds (landscaped, not wet ponds, per staff).

Board members asked questions about how salary and IT charges are estimated and how professional services and capital projects will be brought forward; staff replied that project‑specific professional services contracts would return to the board and city council as resolutions when they are ready. Staff said the budget includes capacity for professional services and data subscriptions to support strategic‑plan implementation and business outreach.

A motion to approve Resolution 2025‑09 carried unanimously.

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Staff presented the plan as a high‑level document intended to guide priorities and noted it will be updated annually. During discussion staff recommended striking a line that would have specified an initial $20,000 allocation for a small business retention fund, saying the allocation and criteria were better handled through the annual budget process and a separate policy to be developed later. Staff said the small business retention fund will require a policy with application criteria and that the board will determine per‑business limits (for example, up to $5,000 or other amounts) during the policy process.

Board members discussed how the plan should remain broad while implementation details — application cycles, funding rounds and specific per‑business award limits — should come through a later policy and budget decisions. Councilman Haidt asked whether amendments during the plan period could change elements of the plan; staff said yes, the plan is intended to be a rolling three‑year document that the board may amend as priorities shift or as implementation identifies needed changes. Staff also confirmed the plan will be published on the BCDC website.

A board member asked whether the document had been reviewed by the corporation’s attorney; staff said the strategic consultant Carly is an attorney by training but is not the corporation’s legal counsel and that the plan had not been reviewed by the corporation’s attorney. Staff said policy and application development will follow the plan’s adoption and will return to the board for review.

A motion to approve Resolution 2025‑08 carried unanimously.

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Staff told the board the project was included in the corporation’s capital improvement commitments and that the city applied for an HSIP grant in 2023; council recently approved using HSIP funds on March 25, 2025. Staff said the resolution covers the engineering and design portion while the HSIP grant will cover construction costs. The project must be let for construction by Dec. 1, 2026, staff said.

Board members pressed staff on right‑of‑way and easement issues. A board member asked whether the city has easements for trail elements; staff said engineers plan to keep work within the public right‑of‑way to avoid private easements when possible but that easements would be acquired if needed. Staff clarified that the right‑of‑way along the corridor of FM 2244 (the 2244 corridor) will fall under TxDOT and that the city has maintenance and construction approval in its right‑of‑way segments.

Staff also said the amount in the resolution covers engineering and design only, which is why it is “such a small number” relative to the total project cost; the grant will cover construction. The board was told design documents need to be ready by July 2026 to meet the grant timeline.

A public commenter, Katharine Burford of the Galleria, spoke during public comment and urged safer pedestrian crossings at the intersections where Bee Cave Parkway meets Bee Cave Road and State Highway 620, citing the need for foot access to the library and referencing pedestrian safety improvements in other cities.

A motion to approve Resolution 2025‑07 carried unanimously.

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