During its June 3 meeting, Tomball City Council approved, on first reading, Tomball Economic Development Corp. agreements with two commercial businesses—Keep It Simple and Pink, LLC, and TCG Capital, LLC.

What you need to know

Everything the TEDC does is performance-based, with all incentives and assistance paid out after a business fulfills its respective obligations laid out in the agreements, Executive Director Kelly Violette said during the meeting.

“Nothing is cash upfront, and nothing is based on anything that we can’t verify,” Violette said.

Diving in deeper

Keep It Simple and Pink, LLC, will receive $10,000 in rental assistance for opening a cafe and event space at 103 W. Main St., Tomball, according to the June 3 agenda packet.

TCG Capital, LLC, will receive $26,750 in assistance with infrastructure costs related to the development of a 100-stall parking lot expansion and related drainage facilities for Element Sportsplex, according to the June 3 agenda packet. Element Sportsplex is a 44,000-square-foot sports facility located along Theis Lane.