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MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE
<br />LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and
<br />LA PORTE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE
<br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS
<br />July 27, 2022
<br />DETERMINE QUORUM; CALL TO ORDER.
<br />The Board of Directors of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, City of La Porte, Texas, and La Porte
<br />Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, held a regular joint meeting, open to the public, on Wednesday,
<br />July 27, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La
<br />Porte, Texas, and the roll was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to -wit:
<br />Peggy Antone, Secretary
<br />Position 1
<br />Mark Goodwin
<br />Position 6
<br />Barry Beasley
<br />Position 2
<br />Rick Helton
<br />Position 7
<br />Alton Porter
<br />Position 3
<br />David Janda
<br />Position 8
<br />Horace Leopard
<br />Position 4
<br />Kristen Lee
<br />Position 9
<br />Doug Martin, Chairman
<br />Position 5
<br />and all of the above were present, with the exception of Directors Antone, Beasley, Porter, and
<br />Leopard, thus constituting a quorum. Also present were David Hawes, Naina Magon, and Linda
<br />Clayton, Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP; Mark B. Arnold, Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP; Corby Alexander,
<br />Matt Daeumer, and Haley Bower, City of La Porte; Muhammad Ali, Gauge Engineering; and Javier
<br />Morales, J. Morales, Inc. Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
<br />APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JOINT LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND LA PORTE
<br />TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE MEETING HELD JUNE 29, 2022.
<br />Upon a motion made by Director Goodwin, and seconded by Director Lee, the Board voted
<br />unanimously to approve the Minutes of the June 29, 2022, joint Board meeting, as presented.
<br />RECEIVE UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING M STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
<br />a. Consider cancellation of award of contract and authorize value engineering and
<br />preparation of new bid package and advertisement for bids; and
<br />Mr. Hawes recommended canceling the award of the construction contract awarded on June 29,
<br />2022. Mr. Arnold stated there are concerns of the scope of work, bid package, and bids received. He
<br />reported the TIRZ/Authority is allowed by law to cancel the award of contract and rebid the project.
<br />Mr. Alexander stated there are also concerns of the unit pricing on certain components in the bid. He
<br />stated the City has a recent project and the unit pricing was considerably less. Mr. Alexander stated
<br />the City is recommending to re -bid the project. Mr. Hawes reported the engineer will be paid based
<br />on the new construction cost. There was discussion regarding including the extension to 16Th Street
<br />as an alternate add on to the bid package for future growth and development.
<br />Upon a motion made by Director Goodwin, and seconded by Director Lee, the Board voted
<br />unanimously to (1) cancel the award of M Street Improvement construction contract awarded on
<br />June 29, 2022; (2) authorize value engineering; and (3) authorized preparation of a new bid package
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