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RICHARD WARREN,PRESIDENT <br />MIKE CLAUSEN, BOARD MEMBER <br />MIKE COOKSLEY, BOARD MEMBERRANDY WOODARD,BOARDMEMBER <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN, BOARD MEMBERNANCY OJEDA, BOARD MEMBER <br />JAY MARTIN, BOARD MEMBER <br />MINUTES OF LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD <br />MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 2013 <br />December 9,2013, <br />The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on at the City Hall Council <br />5:00p.m <br />Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at .to consider the followingitems of <br />business: <br />1. <br />Call to Order <br />President Warrencalled the meeting to order at 5:00p.m.The following members of the LaPorte <br />Development Corporation Board were present: Board membersEngelken, Martin, Woodard, <br />Clausen, andOjeda. <br />Staff Present:Corby Alexander,Patrice Fogarty,Scott Livingston, Michael Dolbyand Assistant City <br />Attorney ClarkAskins. <br />( <br />2. CONSENT AGENDA <br />All consent agenda items are considered routine by the La Porte Development <br />Corporation Boardand will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items <br />unless a Board memberrequests anitem be removed and considered separately.) <br />(a) <br />Consider approval of minutes of the meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board <br />held on November 11, 2013 –P. Fogarty <br />Board memberEngelkenmoved to approve the minutes as presented.Boardmember Cooksley <br />seconded. <br />Ayes: President Warren, Vice-President Cooksley, Boardmembers <br />Clausen, Martin, Woodard, Engelken and Ojeda <br />Nays: None <br />Absent:None <br />3.PUBLIC HEARING AND ASSOCIATED MATTERS <br />(a)Public Hearing to receive comments regarding proposedincentive grant request in an <br />amount not to exceed $15,000.00 to the Richard Industrial Group to open a new office and <br />relocate and/or hire at least 75 full-time employees in La Porte –S. Livingston <br />The public hearing was opened at 5:02 p.m. Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston <br />presented a summaryregarding a proposed incentive grant request in an amount not to exceed <br />$15,000.00 to the Richard Industrial Group to open a new office and relocate and/or hire at least 75 <br />full-time employees in La Porte.Mr. Livingston advised Board members, Richard Industrial Group <br />plans to relocate 8 employees and hire approximately 80 employees. <br />Rusty Sims with Richard Design Services provided an update for the Richard Industrial Groupand <br />advised Board members they have now moved into the facility located at 1200 Highway 146; are <br />now members of the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Alliance; have 12 employees;and have <br />plans for an OpenHouse of the facility at the end of January 2014. <br />Page 1of 2 <br />December 9, 2013, La Porte Development Corporation Board Minutes <br /> <br />