HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-11-19 La Porte Development Corporation Board RICHARD WARREN,PRESIDENT cF A DANNY EARP,BOARD MEMBER
NANCY OJEDA,VICE-PRESIDENT X. 9 JOHNNY MORALES,BOARD MEMBER
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CHUCK ENGELKEN,BOARD MEMBER _ SHELLEY FULLER,BOARD MEMBER
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MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monday, November 11, 2019, at the City Hall Council
Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,Texas, at 4:30 p.m.,with the following in attendance:
Board members present: Richard Warren, Chuck Engelken, Danny Earp, Johnny Morales (arrived at 4:38 p.m.), Nancy Ojeda,
Board members absent: Shelley Fuller
Council-appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant
City Attorney
1. CALL TO ORDER—President Warren called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Generally limited to five minutes per person;in accordance with state law, the time may be reduced if
there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.)
3. AUTHORIZATIONS
(a) Approve minutes of the meeting held on September 23, 2019. [Richard Warren, President]
Board member Enaelken moved to approve the minutes of the September 23,2019 meeting:the motion was adopted,4-
0. (Not a quorum for October meeting.)
(b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve posting and beginning a 60-day comment period for
proposed CIP projects for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 utilizing La Porte Development Corporation Board funds. [Ryan
Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator]
Board member Earn moved to approve staff to publicly post and begin a 60-day comment period for nine proiects totaling
$2,300,700 over two years, including the Northwest Park Lighting - $523,950; Golf Course Infrastructure 1 - $169,000;
Wave Pool Renovations - $250,000; Five Points Pavilion - $350,000; Golf Course Clubhouse Repair - $52,800; Golf
Course Infrastructure 2 - $600,000; Handicap Accessible Playground - $250,000; 14th Street Playground Equipment
Project-$55,000; and Fairmont Park Fitness Equipment-$50,000:the motion was adopted,4-0.
(c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action on proposed mini-mural renderings and strategy for painting of
traffic control boxes on Main Street. [Ryan Cramer, Economic Development Coordinator]
Board member moved to move forward with the Sylvan Beach design (without the sign shown in the center of the
rendering) and for staff to return with renderings for the three other boxes (the board had considered the LPHS bulldog,
the San Jacinto Monument,perhaps a water tower, and one reflecting the City's three first responder entities):the motion
was adopted,5-0.
4. SET DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was scheduled for January 27, 2020.
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5. Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda;items of community interest;and/or inquiries of
staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Committee members and City staff, for which
no formal action will be discussed or taken.
fi. DJ N— ithout ob'e ion the -etin• was ad'ourned at 4:47 p.m.
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