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i <br />CITY OF <br />INTER-OFFICE <br />OCTOBER <br />T0: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />LA PORTE <br />MEMORANDUM <br />17, 1990 <br />FROM: Robert T. Herrera, City Ma ager <br />SUBJECT: Hotel Study/Joint Venture <br />The spirit of economic development is alive in La Porte. I am extremely happy <br />to report to you that the City and a highly regarded hotel development <br />corporation would like to joint venture a study that highlights La Porte's <br />marketing attributes. The expected end result is the construction of a 250+ room <br />Hilton Hotel. The location is Sylvan Beach Park. <br />Harris County has indicated they will support this partnership by making <br />available 5.4 acres of county property north of Sylvan Beach. Commissioner <br />Fonteno favors the careful development of this property in a manner that will <br />enhance La Porte's and Harris County's position in being recognized as a <br />community and region that promotes quality growth. Attached please find a map <br />outlining the desired location. <br />Sunbelt Hotels, Inc. offers complete property development and construction <br />management services for new hotel facilities. Their management personnel are <br />highly motivated and goal oriented. They were formed in Houston in 1978. To <br />their credit they own, manage and operate the following hotels. <br />FRANCHISE LOCATION # OF ROOMS <br />Beaumont Hilton <br />College Station Hilton <br />Ft. Lauderdale Hilton <br />Hobby Hilton <br />Holiday Inn <br />Parliament House <br />Quality Inn - North <br />Radisson Hotel <br />Ramada Northwest <br />Sheraton Marion <br />Wichita Falls Hilton <br />Beaumont, Texas <br />College Station, Texas <br />Ft. Lauderdale Airport <br />Hobby Airport - Houston <br />Harrisonburg, Virginia <br />Birmingham, Alabama <br />Springfield, Missouri <br />Knoxville, Tennessee <br />Houston, Texas <br />Marion, Indiana <br />Wichita Falls, Texas <br />284 <br />300 <br />388 <br />315 <br />130 <br />234 <br />198 <br />198 <br />291 <br />125 <br />256 <br />By combining our resources with Sunbelt Hotel and joining in the endorsement of <br />commissioning a hotel study at Sylvan Beach, the City accepts responsibility to <br />continue to seek diversification of its economic base and pursue one of the <br />major goals identified by the "Visions 89" committee. <br />