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RICHARD WARREN, PRESIDENT MIKE CLAUSEN <br /> Councilmember District 6 <br /> BOB PIZZITOLA, VICE PRESIDENT <br /> � � RANDY WOODARD <br /> JOHN ZEMANEK Board member <br /> CouncilmemberAt- LargeA i' \ <br /> NANCY OJEDA <br /> CHUCK ENGELKEN °, Board member <br /> Councilmember District 2 ` e' <br /> MINUTES OF LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD <br /> MEETING OF AUGUST 1, 2011 <br /> The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monday, August 1, 2011, at the City Hall <br /> Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following <br /> items of business: <br /> 1. Call to Order <br /> President Warren called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Members of the La Porte Development <br /> Corporation Board present: President Warren; Board members Engelken, Clausen, Zemanek, <br /> Woodard and Ojeda. Absent: Bob Pizzitola <br /> Staff Present: <br /> City Manager's Office: Ron Bottoms, Traci Leach and Stacey Osborne <br /> City Secretary Patrice Fogarty <br /> Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins <br /> Parks Director Stephen Barr <br /> Finance Director Michael Dolby <br /> 2. Consider approval of Minutes of the La Porte Development Corporation Board Meeting held <br /> on June 27, 2011 - P. Fogarty <br /> Board member Engelken moved to approve the minutes as presented. Board member Clausen <br /> seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br /> Ayes: President Warren, Board members Zemanek, Engelken, <br /> Clausen, Ojeda and Woodard <br /> Nays: None <br /> Absent: Board member Pizzitola <br /> 3. Receive presentation from Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership - S. Osborne <br /> David Braun and Paul Chavez from the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership provided Board <br /> members with a presentation. David Braun reported on the recent trips to Washington, DC, and <br /> Austin, and reported NASA was not closing but will be downsizing. Paul Chavez provided Board <br /> members with a current roster of projects. <br /> Committee member Zemanek requested a future presentation on the status of economic <br /> development specifically in La Porte. <br /> Paul Chavez informed the Board that workforce development issues are being worked on by Bay <br /> Area Houston Economic Partnership. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> August 1, 2011, La Porte Development Corporation Board Minutes <br />