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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE <br />LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Members present: Nancy Ojeda, Richard Warren (arrived at 5:05 p.m.), Chuck <br />Engelken, Brent McCaulley, Danny Earp (arrived at 5:05 p.m.), <br />John Blakemore, Amanda Gerrish <br />Members attending remotely: None <br />Members absent: None <br />Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Clark T Askins, <br />City Attorney, Lee Woodward, City Secretary <br />The La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors met on <br />December 9, 2024, at the City Hall Council Chambers, <br />604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. <br />1. CALL TO ORDER - President Oieda called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. <br />2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person; 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 />October 28, 2024, meeting. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] <br />Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the October 28, 2024, <br />meeting: the motion was seconded by Member McCaulley: the motion was <br />adopted. 5-0. <br />b. Panacea Shipping Company Inc. - Enhancement Grant - Presentation, <br />discussion, and possible action to approve an enhancement grant for <br />Panacea Shipping Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,406.25, for <br />a concrete driveway at its business site located at 311 N. Broadway Street, <br />La Porte, Texas. [Haley Bowers, Economic Development Manager] <br />Member Engelken moved to approve an enhancement grant for Panacea Shipping <br />Company Inc. in an amount not to exceed $10,406.25, for a concrete driveway at <br />its business site located at 311 N. Broadway Street La Porte Texas; the motion <br />was seconded by Member Blakemore the motion was adopted. 5-0. <br />c. Houston -Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Regional Transportation Plan <br />(RTP) Letter of Support - Authorize the President of the La Porte <br />Development Corporation Board of Directors to sign a letter of support to <br />the Houston -Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Transportation Policy Council <br />