HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-15 Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors minutes RICHARD WARREN,PRESIDENT L MIKE CLAUSEN,BOARD MEMBER
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MIKE COOKSLEY,VICE PRESIDENT O RANDY WOODARD,BOARD MEMBER
CHUCK ENGELKEN,BOARD MEMBER NANCY OJEDA,BOARD MEMBER
JAY MARTIN,BOARD MEMBER
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MINUTES OF LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD
MEETING OF JANUARY 12, 2015
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on January 12, 2015, at the City Hall Council
Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the following items of
business:
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Richard Warren called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The following members of the
La Porte Development Corporation Board were present: Vice-President Cooksley, Board members
Clausen, Woodard, Martin, and Ojeda. Staff Present: Corby Alexander, Patrice Fogarty, Scott
Livingston, Michael Dolby, Clark Askins and Traci Leach.
2. AUTHORIZATIONS
(a) Consider approval of minutes of the meeting of La Porte Development Corporation Board held
on November 17, 2014—P. Fogarty
Board member Engelken moved to approve minutes of the meeting of the La Porte Development
Corporation Board held on November 17, 2014. Vice-President Cooksley seconded. MOTION
PASSED.
Ayes: President Warren, Vice-President Cooksley, Board members
Ojeda, Clausen, Woodard, Engelken and Martin
Nays: None
Absent: None
3. DISCUSSION OR OTHER ACTION
(a) Consider approval or other action regarding an enhancement grant amount not to exceed
$25,000.00 for Lafitte Cajun Station,to be awarded at the completion of the project—S. Livingston
Economic Development Coordinator Scott Livingston presented a summary, and Kelli Grabbe
provided a PowerPoint Presentation.
Vice-President Cooksley moved to approve an enhancement grant amount not to exceed $25,000.00
for Lafitte Cajun Station, to be awarded at the completion of the project. Board member Martin
seconded. MOTION PASSED.
Ayes: President Warren, Vice-President Cooksley, Board members
Woodard, Clausen, Engelken and Martin
Abstain: Board member Ojeda
Nays: None
Absent: None
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4. SET DATE FOR NEXT MEETING—S. Livingston
Board members set the next meeting dates for Monday, January 26, 2015, and February 9, 2015, at
5:00 p.m.
5. STAFF REPORTS
(a) Receive Financial Report—M. Dolby
Finance Director Michael Dolby provided a report. There were no Board questions.
6. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on agenda; recognition of community
members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information
or existing policies.
There were no Board comments.
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION—The La Porte Development Corporation reserves the right to meet in executive
session on any agenda item should the need arise and if authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act,
Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.
There was no executive session.
8. RECONVENE into regular session and consider action, if any, on items discussed in executive
session.
There was no executive session.
9. ADJOURN
There being no further business, Board member Engelken moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:35 p.m.
Vice-President Cooksley seconded. MOTION PASSED.
Re ctfully submitted,
atrice Fogarty, City retary
Passed and approved on this 26t' day of January, 2015.
President Richard Warren
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