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RICHARD WARREN, PRESIDENT <br />MIKE COOKSLEY, BOARD MEMBER <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN, BOARD MEMBER <br />JAY MARTIN, BOARD MEMBER <br />MIKE CLAUSEN, BOARD MEMBER <br />RANDY WOODARD, BOARD MEMBER <br />NANCY OJEDA, BOARD MEMBER <br />MINUTES OF LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD <br />MEETING OF NOVEMBER 11, 2013 <br />The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on November 11, 2013, at the City Hall Council <br />Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of <br />business: <br />1. Call to Order <br />Vice -President Cooksley called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The following members of the <br />La Porte Development Corporation Board were present: Board members Engelken, Woodard, <br />Clausen, and Ojeda. Absent: President Warren and Board member Martin. <br />Staff Present: Corby Alexander, Traci Leach, Patrice Fogarty, Scott Livingston, Michael Dolby and <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins. <br />2. CONSENT AGENDA (All consent agenda items are considered routine by the La Porte Development <br />Corporation Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items <br />unless a Board member requests an item be removed and considered separately.) <br />(a) Consider approval of minutes of the meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board <br />held on October 14, 2013 — P. Fogarty <br />Board member Engelken moved to approve the minutes as presented. Board member Clausen <br />seconded. <br />Ayes: Vice -President Cooksley, Board members Clausen, Woodard, <br />Engelken and Ojeda <br />Nays: None <br />Absent: President Warren and Board member Martin <br />3. DISCUSSION OR OTHER ACTION <br />(a) Receive report on the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Deal Making <br />Conference — S. Livingston <br />• Retail Development Strategy <br />Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston presented an in depth report from the <br />International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Deal Making Conference that was held <br />November 6-8, 2013, in Dallas, Texas. He indicated he made many contacts and feels the <br />conference is very beneficial. City Manager Corby Alexander and Board member Randy Woodard <br />attended, as well. <br />Board member Ojeda commented the City is miles ahead of where it was last year, and thanked <br />EDC Scott Livingston for his hard work. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />November 11, 2013, La Porte Development Corporation Board Minutes <br />