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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE <br />LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Members present: Nancy Ojeda, Chuck Engelken, Danny Earp, Amanda Gerrish, Brent <br />McCaulley, John Blakemore <br />Members Attending Remotely: None <br />Members Absent: Richard Warren <br />Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Clark Askins, City <br />Attorney; Lee Woodward, City Secretary <br />The La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors met on October 28, <br />2024, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, <br />La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. <br />1. CALL TO ORDER - President Oieda called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. <br />2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generallylimited to five minutes perperson; in accordance with <br />state law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other <br />considerations.) <br />There were no comments. <br />3. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the <br />September 23, 2024, meeting. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] <br />Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the September 23, 2024, <br />meeting: the motion was seconded by Member McCaulley: the motion was <br />adopted. 6-0. <br />b. Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP) Renewal - Presentation, <br />discussion, and possible action to authorize expenditure by the La Porte <br />Development Corporation to fund an economic development services <br />agreement between the City of La Porte, Texas, and the Bay Area Houston <br />Economic Partnership, with term beginning January 1, 2025, and ending <br />December 31, 2027, in the amount of $20,000.00 per year, with a total <br />authorization of $60,000.00. [Haley Bowers, Economic Development <br />Manager] <br />