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RICHARD WARREN, PRESIDENT <br />MIKE COOKSLEY, BOARD MEMBER <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN, BOARD MEMBER <br />JAY MARTIN, BOARD MEMBER <br />MIKE CLAUSEN, BOARD MEMBER <br />RANDY WOODARD, BOARD MEMBER <br />NANCY OJEDA, BOARD MEMBER <br />MINUTES OF LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD <br />MEETING OF OCTOBER 14, 2013 <br />The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on October 14, 2013, at the City Hall Council <br />Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of <br />business: <br />1. Call to Order <br />President Warren called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The following members of the La Porte <br />Development Corporation Board were present: Vice -President Cooksley, Board members <br />Engelken, Martin, Clausen, and Ojeda. Absent: Board member Woodard. <br />Staff Present: Corby Alexander, Traci Leach, Patrice Fogarty, Scott Livingston, Michael Dolby and <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by the La Porte Development <br />Corporation Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items <br />unless a Board member requests an item be removed and considered separately.) <br />(a) Consider approval of minutes of the meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board <br />held on September 23, 2013 — P. Fogarty <br />Board member Clausen moved to approve the minutes as presented. Board member Engelken <br />seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: President Warren, Vice -President Cooksley, Board members <br />Clausen, Martin, Engelken and Ojeda <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: Board member Woodard <br />3. PRESENTATIONS <br />(a) Receive final report on retail and market study from Catalyst Commercial, Inc. — S. <br />Livingston <br />Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston presented a summary. <br />Jason Claunch, with Catalyst Commercial, presented the final report on the retail and market study. <br />4. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />(a) Consider approval or other action to move forward with items identified for changes to the <br />Enhancement Grant Program; renaming the program as the La Porte Enhancement Grant <br />Program; expanding the boundaries of the program; and requesting an amendment to the <br />FY 2013-2014 Budget for new enhancement grant projects — S. Livingston <br />Pagel of 2 <br />October 14, 2013, La Porte Development Corporation Board Minutes <br />