HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-27-20 La Porte Development Corporation Board RICHARD WARREN, PRESIDENT L .
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* A DANNY EARP, BOARD MEMBER
NANCY OJEDA,VICE-PRESIDENT JOHNNY MORALES, BOARD MEMBER
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CHUCK ENGELKEN, BOARD MEMBER SHELLEY FULLER, BOARD MEMBER
VACANT, BOARD MEMBER
MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD
MEETING OF JULY 27, 2020
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monday, July 27, 2020, at the City Hall Council
Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m., with the following in attendance:
Board members present: Richard Warren, Dany Earp, Shelley Fuller
Board members attending remotely: Chuck Engelken, Nancy Ojeda, Johnny Morales
Board members absent: Rachel Cotton
Council-appointed members 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 5:00 p.m.
2. CITIZEN COMMENT(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.)
There were no speakers.
3. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda items authorize each to be implemented in accordance with staff
recommendations provided. An item may be removed from the consent agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for
full discussion upon request by a member of the Committee present at this meeting.)
(a) Approve the minutes of the meeting held on April 27, 2020. [Richard Warren, President]
Board member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2020, meeting; the motion was adopted, 6-
0.
4 PUBLIC HEARING AND ASSODICATED MATTERS
(a)The Board will hear comments from the public on 100 W. Main Street Renovation Project, a project to promote
and develop new and expanded business enterprises, specifically for site, infrastructure, and related
improvements at 100 West Main Street, which location is legally described as Lots 18, 19, 20, & 21 & the
south 14 feet of Lot 22, Block 60, Town of La Porte Subdivision, in a total amount not to exceed $85,000.00.
[Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Corby Alexander, City Manager, provided a brief summary.The public hearing opened at 5:05 p.m.The public hearing
ended at 5:06 p.m.
5. AUTHORIZATIONS
(a) Presentation,discussion,and possible action to approve the 100 W. Main Street Renovation Project,a project
to promote and develop new and expanded business enterprises, specifically for site, infrastructure, and
related improvements at 100 W. Main Street, which location is legally described as Lots 18, 19, 20, and 21,
and the south 14 feet of Lot 22, Block 60, Town of La Porte Subdivision, in a total amount not to exceed
$85,000.00. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Corby Alexander, City Manager, provided a brief summary. Board member Earp moved to approve an incentive grant
in the amount of $85,000.00 to the applicant, Marion (Marty) Campise, for the refurbishment/renovation of 100 W.
Main Street; the motion was adopted, 6-0.
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(b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an enhancement grant to Marion (Marty) and
Vicki Campise for a refurbishment/renovation of the old bank building located at 100 W. Main Street in
downtown La Porte. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Corby Alexander, City Manager, provided a brief summary. Board member Earp moved to approve an enhancement
grant for$50,000.00 to Marion (Marty) and Vicki Campise for a refurbishment/renovation of 100 W. Main Street; the
motion was adopted, 6-0.
(c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the Office of Economic Development's proposed
La Porte Development Corporation budget for FY 2020-2021. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Board member Engelken moved to approve the La Porte Development Corporation fiscal year 2020-2021 economic
development budget: the motion was adopted, 6-0.
6. SET DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was scheduled for August 24, 2020.
7. 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.
There wer- no comments.
8. A OU'N —The meeting was adLourned at 5:30 p.m.
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