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Home My WebLink About09-27-04 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of La Porte Develpment Corporation Minutes MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION September 27, 2004 1. Call to Order President Pat Muston called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Members Present: Chuck Engelken, Pat Muston, Bill Love and Peter Griffiths Members Absent: Ed Matuszak and Deborah Johnson Staff Present: City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Public Works Director Steve Gillett and Assistant Finance Director Michael Dolby Council Members Present: Mike Clausen, Tommy Moser and Mayor Alton E. Porter Citizens Present: Martha Love. 2. Motion was made by Chuck Engelken to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Bill Love. Motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Pat Muston, Chuck Engelken and Bill Love Nays: None Abstain: Peter Griffiths 3. Receive Report on Bay Area Boulevard and Canada Road Projects Public Works Director Steve Gillett provided an overview of Bay Area Boulevard and Canada Road Projects. The design portion of Bay Area Boulevard has been completed. Harris County has issued purchase orders on pipeline adjustments. The bids came in significantly lower so there should be an overall cost savings. The County will award bids in October. That date is subject to change. The trunk sewer is 50% complete. On the Canada Road project, signed contracts from the County are pending arrival. 1.87 million is the County's portion. The pipeline adjustments have been completed. The contractors have been prequalified. Preparations are being made for the bid process. 4. Committee to discuss next Meeting Date The next meeting date will be December 13th due to Christmas Holidays. 5. Administrative Reports A report was provided to members on retail opportunities. Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander reported 4b funds may not be used for a marina. La Porte Development Corporation - 1/26/04 - Page 2 Chairman Pat Muston requested Cynthia Alexander report at the next meeting on whether or not 4b funds could be used on Main Street projects. 6. Board Comments Board members commented they thought the reports provided on the projects were excellent. 7. Adjournment The meeting was duly adjourned at 5:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Martha A. Gillett City Secretary/La Porte Development Corporation Secretary ,2004.