RHCA Economic & Business Development Committee Meeting Follow-Up Notes
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
RHCA Economic & Business Development Committee Meeting Presentation… see online
If you have any questions, please call the RHCA at 972-786-0909.
1 . Welcome – Reminder for each person to mute themselves.
- Julio Florez, VP of Programs, RHCA
- Luis Delgado, RHCA Chair
- Juan Carlos “JC” Gonzalez, RHCA Secretary
- Veronica Munoz, RHCA Board Member
- Committee Introduction
2. Topics and Guest Speakers
- Topic: Williamson County $900M+ Bond Proposal
- Speaker 1: Bob Daigh, Sr. Director of Infrastructure, Williamson County
- Speaker 2: Russell Fishbeck, Sr. Director of Parks & Venues, Williamson County
3. Committee Discussions
- Statewide Initiative
- Project Opportunities
- EBD Committee to invite key members from municipalities from around the state and have them present and update on A/E/C Opportunities.
- City of Fort Worth
- Houston – City of Houston Office of Diversity and Inclusion Upcoming Opportunities
- Galveston – Galveston ISD… On Hold
- Austin ISD 2022 Bond Program
- El Paso ISD
- Midland / Odessa… On Hold
- Forney – Forney ISD
- Little Elm – Little Elm ISD
- Alvarado – Alvarado ISD
- Mansfield – City of Mansfield
- Infrastructure Bill Impact on Texas and DFW
- EBD Committee to invite key members from municipalities from around the state and have them present and update on A/E/C Opportunities.
- Legislative
- 2023 – 2024 Texas 88th Legislative Strategic Agenda A Public Policy Platform… see online
- Tracking Bills
- 88th Legislative Bill Tracker – Comprehensive – Excel… see online
- Texas Legislature Online (TLO)… see online
- Platform as guide… see online
- Testimony
- Develop letter template & speaking point
- Tracking Bills
- 2023 – 2024 Texas 88th Legislative Strategic Agenda A Public Policy Platform… see online
- Project Opportunities
- Open Discussion
- 2023 A|E|C Market Conditions
- Labor Market Conversation
- Large Businesses competing for the same talent pool as Small Businesses
- Material availability and price escalation
- Material Costs
- Labor Costs
- Layoffs
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- COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
- Next steps
- Labor Market Conversation
- Other____
- 2023 A|E|C Market Conditions
4. RHCA Upcoming Events and Announcements… see online
- RHCA FREE Fall Protection Training Initiative – 2023… see online
- ConnectU2Jobs… see online
- Luna Awards
- Registration… see online
- Nominations… see online
5. 2023 Pre-Committee Meeting Date Agenda Review
- Thursday, November 16, 2023 *
- Wednesday, December 14, 2023*
6. Committee Action Items
- Help identify Potential Presenters for a webinar or in-person topic
- Best Practices for Business Development
- Pre-Committee Meeting Agenda Review
- Guest Speaker Recommendations for our next Committee Meeting w/ Subcommittee help
- Deadline to submit recommendations: October 17, 2023, at 3 pm
7. Committee Resources
8. Next Meeting: Click to RSVP Tuesday, November 7, 2023… see online ….
9. Economic & Business Development Page:… see online
10. 2023 EBD Committee Meeting Dates: Third Tuesday of the Month, 8:30 am to 10:00 am CST (virtually)
- Tuesday, November 7, 2023*
- Tuesday, December 5, 2023*