HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-26-07 Special Called Joint Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors and La Porte City Council
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED JOINT MEETING OF THE LA PORTE
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE LA PORTE CITY
COUNCIL
March 26, 2007
1. Call to Order
Committee members Mayor Pro-Tern Tommy Moser and Pat Muston called the meeting to
order at 6:00 p. m.
Members Present: 4B Development Board - Bill Love, Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser,
Ed Matuszak, Trent Wise and Pat Muston.
City Council: Howard Ebow, Tommy Moser, Barry Beasley, Mayor Porter, Mike Mosteit,
Louis Rigby.
. Mayor Porter arrived at 6:25 p.m.
Members Absent: Mike Clausen
Staff Present: Interim City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Assistant
City Attorney Clark Askins, Interim Finance Director Michael Dolby, Chief of Police
Richard Reff, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, City of La Porte Consultant Debra
Feazelle, Human Resource Manager Robert Swanagan, Fire Chief Mike Boaze and
Purchasing Manager Susan Kelley.
Others Present: Paula DiValerio, Consultivo Consultant Ruben Rodriguez, Dottie Kaminski
and John Handy of Houston Chronicle.
2. Motion was made by Board Member Chuck Engelken to approve the Minutes of March 5,
2007 Special Called Regular Meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board. Second
by Board Member Bill Love. Motion carried unanimously.
Ayes: Bill Love, Ed Matuszak, Pat Muston, Chuck Engelken and Tommy Moser.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Mike Clausen
Motion was made by Councilman Chuck Englelken to approve the Minutes of March 5,
2007 Special Called Regular Meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board and City
Council. Second by Councilman Mosteit. Motion carried unanimously.
Ayes: Barry Beasley, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Tommy
Moser and Mayor Porter.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Clausen
3. Interim Director of Finance Michael Dolby provided a report on the Annual Audit.
Special Called Joint Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation and the La Porte City
Council - 3/26/2007
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS
LAW, CHAPTER 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, 551-087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE
(CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL
PROPERTY, DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION,
PERSONNEL MATTERS, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR
EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER
WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS)
SECTION - 551-072 - (PROPERTY SALE OR EXCHANGE)
MEET WITH INTERIM CITY MANAGER,
CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY
CONSULTANT/ADVISOR FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DELIBERATING THE
PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, IN
REFERENCE TO COUNTY HOTEL
PROJECT
The La Porte Development Corporation and La Porte City Council retired to Executive
Session at 6:06 p.m. and returned to the Regular Meeting and reconvened at 6:44 p.m.
5 Motion was made by Bill Love to approve the authorization for final market study with PFK
Consultant for the Sylvan Beach Hotel project. Second by Ed Matuszak. Motion Carried.
Ayes: Bill Love, Pat Muston, Ed Matuszak, Mike Clausen, Trent Wise, Chuck Engelken and
Tommy Moser.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Motion was made by councilmember Barry Beasley to approve the final market study as
recommended. Second by Councilman Howard Ebow. Motion carried unanimously.
Ayes: Barry Beasley, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Mike Mosteit, Louis Rigby, Tommy
Moser and Mayor Porter.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Mike Clausen
6. Administrative Reports.
Interim City Manager John Joerns & Interim Finance Director Michael Dolby provided
Administrative reports on the following:
Gretchen Black, Economic Development Coordinator will start on April 16, 2007.
7. Board Comments
8. Adjournment
The meeting was duly adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
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Special Called Joint Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation and the La Porte City
Council - 3/26/2007
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Martha ~ 'Giireh
City Secretary TRMC, CMC
La Porte Development Corporation Secretary
this day of ,2007.
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