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8. REPORTS a. Report of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors meeting [Mayor Pro Tom Engelken] Mayor Pro Tem Engelken said the Board met; approved a project and incentive agreement for Bayside Services, LLC not to exceed $77,484.00; approved a reimbursement payment to Anchored Restorations, LLC not to exceed $9,704.39; approved the LPDC proposed 2024-2025 budget, as amended; and approved publishing a notice to begin the 60-day comment period for fourteen (14) Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) totaling $6,687,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025, and denied incentive requests from two developments. Mayor Pro Tern Engelken said the Fiscal Affairs Committee met, covered the investment report, and reviewed the P-card expenditures. He said the Committee would meet again on NOVEMBER 12 and noted the Finance Department staff is doing an outstanding job. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS • Drainage and Flooding Committee, August 12 • City Council, August 12 • Planning and Zoning Commission, August 1, special meeting • Planning and Zoning Commission, August 15 Emergency Management Coordinator Johnny Morales provided an update on the City's efforts before, during, and after Hurricane Beryl. a. Monthly Fund Balance Report. [Michael Dolby, Director of Finance] Mr. Dolby provided a report, noting the City currently had 485 days of working capital. 10. COUNCIL COMMENT Hear announcements conceming matters appearing on the agenda; items of community interest; and/orinquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Mayor, Councilpersons, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed. Councilpersons thanked the emergency management, first responders, law enforcement, Public Works teams, and all the staff for their efforts and encouraged being prepared for future events; thanked the public for staying calm during the outages; commended the grant generator program and suggested consideration of generators on traffic signals and lit signs to improve communication when power and cell towers are dawn; suggested adding economic hardship stipulations to the generator grant program; expressed appreciation for the food distributions; congratulated Walter Lee on his years of service and Chief Pullig on the naming of the firing range for Chief Ditrich; encouraged a dialogue with providers about improved cellular service in times of crisis; and praised the way all the City staff had pulled together.