12-05-07 Meeting of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority minutes

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Feb,19, 2008 4:24PM City of La Porte No. 2976 P. 5 La Porte Rede"~Opnteot Authority City ofIA Porte, TeJ:as Minutes ot the Board Meeting . Held January 14, 2004 1. CaD to Order and DeterminatloD of a quoruDt The Board ofDirectms of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, City of La Porte, Texas. held a meeting, open to the public:, on the 14. day of January 2004, 6:30 p.m. in CoUll~ Chambers at the City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Pmkway,La Porte, Texas 77572-1115 arid the roD. was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to wit: Peggy Antone Pant Larson Alton Porter Horace Leopani Norman S. Cook LindSey pfeiffer Molly llehnlinger Chester Pool JJ Meza . Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 - CbaiIman Position 4 Position S Position 6 Position 7 Position 8 Position 9 and all of the above were present except Director Pool and Director Larson, thus constitoting a quorum. Also present at the meeting were John Joerns, David Hawes, Cynthia Alexander, Debra Fea:zelle, Stephen Bm, and Melisa Lanclos. 2. Welcome new board Member. The board chair acknowledged 'the appointment ofboard member JI Meza by Hanis County. 3. CoDSider approval oftbe Minutes oftbe meetin: held October 1. 2003 Upon a motion duly made by Director Cook and being seconded by Director Meza, the board UDanimously approved the Minutes of October 1,2003. 4. Co~ ap'pro~1 of Qther: action ~~rding the final draft of the_Taylor Watenhed Bayou Study. - Mr. Joems reviewed the final changes with the contractor, Civil Tech. He noted tlmt the final changes were complete, which ~ in the reduction of 14 acre-feet in Pond C. Upon a motion duly made by Director Pfei1l'er and being seconded by Director Leopard, the board unmimously approved the Taylor &you Watershed Study. S. Consider approval or other action regarding protessloul senic:es agreement retaining services oCFinanclaI Adrisort 1st Southwest Company. Mr. Jocrns noted a minor cbaoge in the serviceugreemem on page three. Section (a) (1) to add.... Written consent "from the ismtr". Upon a motion duly made by Director Antone and being . seconded by Director Mem, the board unanhnously approved the Pro:fessional Services Agreement wi1h lilt Southwest Company. Director Hehnlinger arrived at 6:46 PM. 6. Consider approval or other action regarding professional se1'Vkes agreement retaining . servic:cs oCbond coumeJ and general coanselt Andrews Knrtb, LLP. Mr. Jocms noted that Ancb:ews Kllrth, LLP ~ the Port of Houston and that DO City connciI member registered an objectian to their being retained by the Redevelopment Authority. After some discussion it was determined that .Andrews .Kurth should only be retained for bond counsel wmX.. Upon a motion duly made by Director Pfdffet and being seconded by Director Cook, '!he board unanimously approved the Professional Services Agreement with Andrews K.urtb, LLP.