07-09-08 Main Street Advisory Board Meeting

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THE MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MET THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY 2008 AT 3:30 PM IN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 604 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY, LA PORTE, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: Jerry Carpenter Bill Manning Mark Follis Ed Matuszak Erik Nelson Staff: Ron Bottoms, Debbie Wilmore, Masood Malik, Debra Dye 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 3:45pm. 2. CONSIDER AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO APPROVE MAY 8TH, 2008 MINUTES A motion was made by Board Member Nelson to approve the minutes of May 8th, 2008. The motion was seconded by Board Member Matuszak and upon vote the motion carried unanimously. 3. CONSIDER AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION ON BUILDING USAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Staff provided a summary of public comments and presented their recommendations. Board Member Matuszak made a motion to accept the report given by the Planning Department and appoint the 5 current board members to serve as the sub-committee to finalize decisions on building usage at a later date. The motion was seconded by Board Member Manning and upon vote the motion carried unanimously. 4. MAIN STREET COMMITTEE UPDATES: DESIGN, ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING, PROMOTION, AND ORGANIZATION. CONSIDER AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AS NEEDED Board Member Matuszak gave a report on the Design Committee and discussed design guidelines. Board Member Manning gave a report on the Organization Committee and discussed by-laws and the web site. Main Street Coordinator Dye gave a report on the Promotion Committee regarding the Porte of Call - Music & Art and the Fall Back Festival. No report was given on the Economic Restructuring Committee. No action was taken. 5. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DESIGN GUIDELINES AND FA<;ADE GRANTS AND PROJECT REQUESTS FOR MAIN STREET Board Member Nelson made a motion to submit the Certificate of Design Compliance Guideline draft, as a temporary measure until the Design Guidelines are developed and put in place, to the City for appropriate action. The motion was seconded by Board Member Follis and upon vote the motion carried. Ayes: Follis, Manning, Matuszak, Nelson Nays: Carpenter Abstain: None Board Member Manning made a motion to request City Council and the La Porte Development Corporation set aside up to $200,000 in preparation for Main Street projects. The motion was seconded by Board Member Carpenter and upon vote the motion carried unanimously. Board Member Follis made a motion to notify City Council of their request for city staff to furnish the Main Street Advisory Board with examples of fayade grants and how they are coordinated with design guidelines. The motion was seconded by Board Member Manning and upon vote the motion carried unanimously. No other action was taken.