Economic development board adds two members Monday and takes up a request to sponsor special events

The Prosper Economic Development Corp. board meets at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at 121 W. Broadway St., where two new directors will be seated and a request for special-event sponsorship money is up for a possible vote, according to the posted agenda.

The board is set to welcome Charles Cotten and Jason Dixon, elect officers and consider appointing members to the boards of the town's two tax increment reinvestment zones, TIRZ 1 and TIRZ 2.

Sponsorships and open containers

Stephen Tanner, listed on the agenda as director of community engagement and community experiences, is scheduled to present the sponsorship request for special events, which the board may act on. Executive Director Robyn Battle is set to give a presentation on open containers.

The agenda gives no dollar amounts or other details for either item, and no meeting packet was posted with it on the town's meetings site.

Other public items include the September financial report, a discussion about the board's attorney or law firm, an update on new businesses, the executive director's report and a decision on whether to keep the next meeting on Monday, Nov. 16.

Closed session

The board also plans to meet privately. The agenda lists charitable donation requests from three local nonprofits: Cornerstone Assistance Network, Ray's Father and Battle of the Badges.

Under economic development negotiations, it lists a downtown incentives discussion, a TIRZ 1 discussion and three code-named projects: Project Loop, Project Uno and Project Care. Two real estate matters, Project Corner and Project Blue, and personnel are also on the closed-session list. Any action would come after the board returns to open session.

Separately, the town's meeting calendar shows the Town Council work session that had been set for 5 p.m. Tuesday is canceled.

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