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<br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />March 2, 2009 <br /> <br />1. Call to order <br /> <br />President Pat Muston called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. <br /> <br />Members Present: Muston, Moser, Love, Matuszak and Engelken <br /> <br />Members/Officers Absent: Beasley and Clausen. <br /> <br />Staff Present: City Manager Ron Bottoms, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha <br />Gillett, Finance Director Michael Dolby, Economic Development Coordinator Debbie Westbeld and Assistant <br />City Attorney Clark Askins. <br /> <br />Others Present: Brian Sterling, Dottie Kaminski, David Janda, Ted Powell, Maggie Anderson and Mayor <br />Porter. <br /> <br />2. Consider approval of the February 2, 2009 minutes of the Regular Called Meeting of the La Porte <br />Development Corporation Board. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Board Member Engelken to approve the February 2, 2009 minutes of the La Porte <br />Development Corporation Board. The motion was seconded by Board Member Love. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Muston, Moser, Love, Matuszak and Engelken <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: Beasley and Clausen <br /> <br />3. Receive updates from city staff on following projects: <br /> <br />City Manager Ron Bottoms and Economic Development Coordinator Debbie Westbeld provided an update <br />on the following: <br /> <br />· Sylvan Beach Shoreline Project <br /> <br />Staff reported the state is ready to award the contract and the bid should be awarded by the <br />end of March. There is a 180 day completion cycle. <br /> <br />· Town Plaza - Underground Storage tank removal & artist search <br /> <br />Staff reported they have spoken with an artist named David Adickes to do a statue in the park <br />area of town plaza. He is the same artist that did the tall statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, <br />Texas. He advised the costs are very reasonable and would be excited to do a project for La <br />Porte. Staff will continue discussions. <br /> <br />Staff reported the tank removal occurred last week. It was estimated to cost between <br />$26,000 to $40,000. Upon removal three tanks were discovered instead of just two. <br />All of the tanks were removed and some contamination was discovered. The actual cost <br />totaled $84,000. Bids for this project will be opened in April. <br />