HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-08-09 JOINT Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council and La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors
MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL AND LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
June 8, 2009
1. Call to order
Mayor Barry Beasley called the Council Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
President Pat Muston called the 4B Development Corporation meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.
4B Members Present: Muston, Moser, Love, Matuszak, Clausen, and Engelken.
Council Members Present: Mayor Beasley, Mayor Pro Tem Georgia Malone, Mike Mosteit, Chuck Engelken,
Tommy Moser and Mike Clausen.
Council Members Absent: John Black, Louis Rigby and Daryl Leonard.
Members/Officers Absent: None
Staff Present: City Manager Ron Bottoms, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha
Gillett, Finance Director Michael Dolby, Economic Development Coordinator Debbie Westbeld, Planning
Director Tim Tietjens, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Isaac Rodriguez GIS Technician,
Summer Intern Nicholas Bradstreet, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins and Assistant City Secretary
Sharon Harris.
Others Present: Amy Holloway of Avalanche Consulting, Jon Hockenyos of TXP, David Janda, Maggie
Anderson, Leonard Zlomke and Chris Thomasen of Audio Visual Technologies, Group, Inc. and Adam
Yanelli of the Bayshore Sun.
2. Consider approval of the May 11, 2009 minutes of the Regular Called Meeting of the La Porte Development
Corporation Board.
A motion was made by Board Member Engelken to approve the May 11, 2009 minutes of the La Porte
Development Corporation Board. The motion was seconded by Board Member Love. The motion carried.
Ayes: Muston, Moser, Love, Matuszak, Clausen and Engelken
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
3. Received Presentation by Avalanche Consulting, Inc. of the Final Economic Development Strategic Plan - A.
Holloway
Amy of Holloway of the Avalanche Consulting, Inc. reviewed a presentation of the Final Economic
Development Strategic Plan.
Ms. Holloway informed the Board she will be providing the City with a copy of her powerpoint presentation.
4. Board Member Comments
There were no comments.
5. Executive Session- pursuant to provision of the Open Meetings Law. Chapter 551 Texas Government Code,
Sections 551-071 through 551.076, 551.087 (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).
6. There was no Executive Session.
7. Board Comments
A. Matter appearing on agenda
B. Inquiry of staff requiring a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy.
8. There being no further business to discuss, the La Porte Development Corporation Board adjourned the
Joint Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council and the La Porte Development
Corporation Board at 5:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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