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MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE <br />LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and <br />LA PORTE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />January 31, 2018 <br />DETERMINE QUORUM; CALL TO ORDER. <br />The Board of Directors of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, City of La Porte, Texas, and La Porte <br />Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, held a regular joint meeting, open to the public, on Wednesday, <br />January 31, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La <br />Porte, Texas, and the roll was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to -wit: <br />Peggy Antone, Secretary Position I <br />Barry Beasley Position 2 <br />Alton Porter Position 3 <br />Horace Leopard Position 4 <br />Doug Martin, Chairman Position S, <br />JJ Meza Position 6 <br />Chester Pool, Vice -Chair Position 7 <br />David Janda Position 8 <br />Vacant Position 9 <br />and all of the above were present, with the exception of Director Porter, thus constituting a quorum. <br />Also present were David Hawes, Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP; Corby Alexander, Jason Weeks, Ryan <br />Cramer and Traci Leach, all with the City of La Porte; and Virginia Blake, McCall Gibson Swedlund <br />Barfoot PLLC. Others attending the meeting were Charles and Sandra Anders, Vista Oaks LLC. <br />Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 6-,30 p.m. <br />APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JOINT LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND LA PORTE <br />TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 23,2017. <br />Upon a motion duly made by Director Beasley, and being seconded by Director Pool, the Board voted <br />unanimously to approve, the Minutes of the August 23, 2017, Board meeting, as presented. <br />RECEIVE AND APPROVE FY2017 AUDIT FROM MCCALL GIBSON SWEDLUND BARFOOT PLLC. <br />Ms. Blake presented FY2017 Audit, included in the Board agenda materials. She reviewed pages 3-7, <br />Management Discussion and Analysis; page 8, Statement of Net Position and Governmental Funds <br />Balance Sheet, page 9, Reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to Statement of Net <br />Position; page 10, Statement of Activities - Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances; <br />page 11, Reconciliation of Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance to <br />Statement of Activities; and page 12-21 Notes to the Financial Statements. Upon a motion duly made <br />by Director Pool, and being seconded by Director Janda, the Board voted unanimously to approve the <br />FY2017 Annual Financial Report, as presented. <br />CONSIDER PROPOSAL FROM MCCALL GIBSON SWEDLUND BARFOOT PLLC TO PREPARE <br />AGREED UPON PROCEDURES REPORT FOR LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN <br />ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT. <br />Upon a motion duly made by Director Antone, and being seconded by Director Leopard, the Board <br />voted unanimously to approve the proposal from McCall Gibson Swedlund Barfoot PLLC to prepare <br />