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RICHARD WARREN, PRESIDENT <br />MIKE CLAUSEN, BOARD MEMBER <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MIKE COOKSLEY, VICE PRESIDENT RANDY WOODARD, BOARD MEMBER <br /> <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN, BOARD MEMBER NANCY OJEDA, BOARD MEMBER <br /> <br />JAY MARTIN, BOARD MEMBER <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD <br />MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2015 <br />January 26, 2015, <br />The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on at the City Hall Council <br />5:00 p.m <br />Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at . to consider the following items of <br />business: <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />President Richard Warren called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. The following members of the <br />La Porte Development Corporation Board were present: Vice-President Cooksley, Board members <br />Martin, Engelken and Ojeda. Absent: Board members Clausen and Woodard. Staff Present: Corby <br />Alexander, Patrice Fogarty, Scott Livingston, Michael Dolby, Clark Askins and Traci Leach. <br />2. AUTHORIZATIONS <br /> <br /> <br />(a) <br />Consider approval of minutes of the meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board held on <br />January 12, 2015 P. Fogarty <br />Board member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of La Porte Development <br />Corporation Board held on January 12, 2015. Vice-President Cooksley seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: President Warren, Vice-President Cooksley, Board members <br />Ojeda, Engelken and Martin <br />Nays: None <br /> Absent: Board members Clausen and Woodard <br /> <br />(b) <br />Consider approval or other action authorizing Staff to publish 60-day notice of a public hearing to <br />consider awarding an economic development grant to Gainstein Esquire, LLC, for an amount not to <br />exceed $300,000 S. Livingston <br />Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston presented a summary; and Kris Gant, with <br />Gantstein Esquire, LLC, provided a presentation for a proposed Pipeline Grill Restaurant to be located <br />at 10003 Spencer Highway, the former Texans Sports Bar and Grill. Mr. Gant advised the restaurant <br />would create 100 jobs for local people and a banquet room for seating 75. <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston proposed three payments. First payment on a <br />Certificate of Obligation for opening the restaurant; second payment for a minimum amount of <br />expenditures; and the third payment on proof of taxable sales after the first year of being in business. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />January 26, 2015, La Porte Development Corporation Board Minutes <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />