HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-26-21 La Porte Development Corporation Board'—` RICHARD WARREN, PRESIDENT
Q4 A DANNY EARP
NANCY OJEDA, VICE-PRESIDENT O.jl� JOHN BLAKEMORE
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CHUCK ENGELKEN
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MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD
MEETING OF APRIL 26, 2021
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monday, April 26, 2021,
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, Rachel Cotton, Brent McCaulley, Chuck
Engelken, Nancy Ojeda, John Blakemore
Board members attending remotely: None
Board members absent: Danny Earp
Council -appointed members present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward,
City Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City
Attorney (attending remotely)
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. AUTHORIZATIONS
(a) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the
March 22, 2021, meeting. [President Warren]
Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the March 22, 2021, meeting;
the motion was seconded by Member McCaulley; the motion was adopted, 6-0.
(b) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an amended and
restated economic development incentive agreement between the La Porte
Development Corporation, and Marion Campise and Vickie Campise, for the
use of Type B Development Corporation Sales Tax Funds for
refurbishmentlrenovation of the old bank building located at 100 W. Main
Street in La Porte, Texas. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Member Oieda moved to approve an amended and restated economic development
incentive agreement between the La Porte Development Corporation, and Marion
Campise and Vickie Campise, for the use of Type B Development Corporation Sales
Tax Funds for refurbishment/renovation of the old bank building located at 100 W.
Main Street in La Porte. Texas: the motion was seconded by Member McCaulley;
the motion was adopted, 6-0.
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(c) Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an enhancement
grant in the amount of $14,140.88 to the applicant, Mike Snider for the sign
enhancements for his business, Snider Transmission, which is located at
10335 W. Fairmont Parkway in La Porte, Texas. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City
Manager]
Member Ojeda moved to deny the application: the motion did not receive a second
and was not considered. Member McCaulley moved to approve an enhancement
grant in the amount of $14,140.88 to the applicant. Mike Snider for the sign
enhancements for his business. Snider Transmission, which is located at 10335 W.
Fairmont Parkway in La Porte. Texas; the motion was seconded by Member
Blakemore; the motion was adopted. 5-1. Member Ojeda voting in opposition to the
motion.
(d) Presentation, discussion and possible action to provide staff feedback and
possibly approve design options for the three (3) remaining electric utility box
mini -murals in the downtown La Porte area. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City
Manager]
Member Ojeda moved that the designs be the graphic for Bulldogs football, the
public safety and petrochemical plants design, and the rainbow points of interest
option: the motion was seconded by Member McCaulley; the motion was adopted,
6-0.
(e) Presentation, discussion, and possible action concerning public art program
in the City of La Porte. [Jason Weeks, Assistant City Manager]
Member Ojeda proposed that staff create options for a public art project application
packet similar to that of the Houston Art Alliance and come before the Board again
to consider it and a proposal for public art in the 2021-2022 budget.
4. SET DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next meeting date was not scheduled.
5. BOARD COMMENTS Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the
agenda; items of community interest; andlor 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 were no Committee comments.
6a DJOURN — The meeting was adio-urned w' tooMUection at 5:47 p.m.
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