03-09-15 Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors

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Economic Development Services Report to City of La Porte 2014 - 2015 Services nd July 22 - New Business Development Task Force Meeting The Task Force met and reviewed the Summary of Leads for July. The cities went over the business development in their respective areas. We had a presentation from Elizabeth Huff, Economic Development Manager, about the 8 county territories that they do economic development. She talked about deals that they share with the cities and other regional entity and site consultants. rd July 23 Galveston Bay Foundation Quarterly Meeting The Economic Alliance Y Oil Spill volunteers for oil spill clean-up, as well as planning and response of the spill by governmental and non-governmental authorities. Michelle Hundley is an Advisory Board member of the GBF. th July 24 CEO Roundtable Chad Burke met with plant managers from facilities that have maritime operations to discuss issues related to dredging and permitting with the Corps of Engineers. These oil & gas companies are concerned with rising dredging costs, frequency of dredging opportunities, limited contractors and the inability to forecast costs and schedules. th July 28 Meeting with Congressman Al Green The Economic Alliance participated in a breakfast meeting with Congressman Al Green focusing on support for the reauthorization of the U.S. Export Import Bank. Other interested parties at the breakfast meeting were the GHP, Houston District Export Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, among others. th July 30 Met with Denbury Resources, Inc. Met with Denbury Resources, Inc. they reviewed there expansion growth in the Gulf Coast. Denbury is an oil company specializing in enhanced oil recovery using carbon to develop significant stranded reserves of American oil by injecting carbon dioxide into mature oil fields. They have a facility in Pearland. The company plans to expand in the State. th August 4 Joint Committee Hearing on Storm Surge Chad Burke to travel to Galveston to testify before the Joint House/Senate Committee on surge protection. The Mayors spoke on the effects of Hurricane Ike on their communities. th August 4 Meeting with Congressman Gene Green The Economic Alliance and some of its members met with Congressman Gene Green in his district office during the summer Congressional Break. Members discussed issues of importance to our organization such as: the reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, dredging concerns, transportation funding, and continued support for economic development in the region. th August 7 Meeting with Junior Achievement Economic Alliance staff met with Junior Achievement to coordinate Economic Alliance participation with Lee College, San Jacinto College, EHCMA, and other interested parties in the JA Inspire events to be held in January and February of 2015. These events will include inviting all schools within the San Jacinto and Lee College service footprints to participate in a collective workforce development event highlighting all HB 5 categories of career opportunities. In addition, these events will also have breakout sessions where stude-on-one discussions with potential employers. th August 7 Galena Park/Jacinto City CIP meeting alth Director, Environmental Health Service and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, discussed how researchers look for links between air pollution and health effects, to summarize what is known from earlier studies about the Houston area, and what studies are currently underway. Presented by: Economic Alliance Houston Port Region Page 14 of 22