05-05-04 La Porte Redevelopment Authority Meeting

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La Porte Redevelopment Authority City of La Porte, Texas Minutes of the Board Meeting Held May 5, 2004 1. CALL TO ORDER At~D DETERi\1INATION OF A QUORUM The Board of Directors of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, City of La Porte, Texas, held a meeting, open to the public, on the 5th day of May 2004, 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas 77572-1115 and the roll was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to wit: Peggy Antone Paul Larson Alton Porter Horace Leopard Norman S. Cook Lindsey Pfeiffer Molly Helmlinger Chester Pool JJ Meza Position I Position 2 Position 3 - Chairman Position 4 Position 5 Position 6 Position 7 Position 8 Position 9 and all of the above were present except Director Pool, thus constituting a quorum. Also present at the meeting were John Joerns, David Hawes, Michael Dolby, and Kathy Powell. A quorum having been established, Chairman Porter called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. 2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 4, 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Upon a motion duly made by Director Helmlinger and being seconded by Director Meza, the board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the February 4,2004 board of directors meeting. 3. REVIEW At~UAL AUDIT FOR LA PORTE TAX lNCREME.t'lT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE FUND FY ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 Mr. Dolby briefed the board on FY 2003 Audit. There was no action taken. 4. RECEIVE At~D REVIEW ACTIVITY REpORT FOR 2003 T~" YEAR Ms. Powell briefed the board with regard the Activity Report. There was no action taken. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS A. Re-zoning request within the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One. Counsel notified the board that the request had been denied. There was no action taken. B. Letter to David Turkel, Harris County Housing Authority, regarding Bayforest Ranch, Ltd. Mr. Joerns reviewed discussions with Harris County Housing Authority regarding a preliminary agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for projects within the city of La Porte. The board requested that the executive director submit a letter to HCHA confirming the general nature of this agreement. C. Update on development within La Porte Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One. Mr. Hawes briefed the board with regard to the Fogerty project. There was no action taken. 6. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS There were no comments.