HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-22 approved minutesRICHARD WARREN
PRESIDENT
BRENT MCCAU L LEY
COUNCILPERSON
RACHEL COTTON
BOARD MEMBER
CHUCK ENG ELKEN
COUNCILPERSON
DANNY EARP
BOARD MEMBER
JOHN BLAKEMORE
BOARD MEMBER
NANCY OJEDA
VICE-PRESIDENT
MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF MARCH 28, 2022
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monda y, March 28, 2022, 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, Na ncy Ojeda, Chuck Engelken , Danny Earp, John B lakemore
Board members attending remotely : None
Board members absent: Bre nt Mccaulley, Rachel Cotton
Council -appointed members present: Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager; Lee Woodward , C ity
Secretary ; Clark A skins , Assistant City A ttorney
1. CALL TO ORDER -President Wa rre n called the m eet ing 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 com ments.
3. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS , AND RECOGNITIONS
a . Receive Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Annual Report as presented by the
President of BAHEP. [Corby Alexander, City Manager]
Mr. C. A. Sh ie lds , Marketing M anage r, BAH EP , shared highlig hts of their ann ua l report .
4 . AUTHORIZATIONS
a . Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of th e La Porte Development Corporation held
on January 24, 2022. [President Warren]
Member Engelken mov ed to approve the mi nutes of the reg ula r meetin g of the La Porte
Deve lopm ent Corporation Board of Directors he ld o n January 24. 2022; the motion was seconded
by Member Ojeda: the motion w a s ad opted. 5-0.
b. Approve incentive payment to Mark Rosado, owner of Battleground Saloon , located at 116 S .
Broadway Street in La Porte, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, in accordance
with economic development incentive agreement between th e La Porte Development
Corporation and Mark Rosado dated January 24, 2022. [Corby Alexa nder, City Manager]
Member Ojed a moved to ap prove incentive pay ment to Mark Rosado. owner of Battleground
Saloon, located at 116 S. B roadway Street i n La Porte, T exa s. i n an a mount not to exceed
$10,000.00. in accordance w ith econom ic d ev elopment incentive ag reement between t he La Porte
Develo pment Corporati on and Ma rk Rosado dated Ja nuary 24 , 2022; t he m otion was seconded by
Member Blakemore; t he m otion was adopted , 5-0.
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5. SET DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
Mr. Daeumer said the City Manager's Office w ould distribute a draft request for a proposal for economic
development services. The next meeti ng date was scheduled for Apri l 25, 2022.
6. BOARD COMMENTS 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 Com mittee members and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken.
t ha nked resi gned Member Rachel Cotton for her service to the Board.
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