HomeMy WebLinkAboutLPDC-07-25-22RICHARD WARREN
PRESIDENT
BRENT MCCAULLEY
COUNCILPERSON
AMANDA GERRISH
BOARD MEMBER
CHUCK ENGELKEN
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DANNY EARP
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JOHN BLAKEMORE
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NANCY OJEDA
VICE-PRESIDENT
MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF AUGUST 22, 2022
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monday, August 22, 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, Danny Earp, Chuck Engelken, John Blakemore, Brent
McCaulley, Amanda Gerrish, Nancy Ojeda
Board members attending remotely: None
Board members absent: None
Council -appointed members present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Sharon Harris, Deputy City
Secretary; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney
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 comments.
CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approve the minutes of the July 25, 2022, regular meeting and the August 2, 2022, special
meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors. [Chair Warren]
Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the July 25. 2022, reqular meeting and the
August 2, 2022, special meeting: the motion was seconded by Member Earp; the motion was
adopted, 7-0.
4. PUBLIC HEARING AND ASSOCIATED MATTERS
a. The La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to hear
comment on proposed 508 West Main Street Project -'State Farm', a project to promote and
develop new and expanded business enterprises, specifically for site, infrastructure, and
related improvements in connection with the renovation and construction of facilities at 508
West Main Street, to be operated as a commercial office building, which location is legally
described as Lot 20, Block 56 of Town of La Porte, in a total amount not to exceed
$30,000.00; followed by discussion and possible action to authorize the following project of
the La Porte Development Corporation: 508 West Main Street Project - 'State Farm', in an
amount not to exceed $30,000.00. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
Chair Warren opened the public hearing at 5:01 p.m. There were no public comments. Chair
Warren closed the public hearing at 5:08 p.m. Member Oieda moved to authorize the following
project of the La Porte Development Corporation: 508 West Main Street Project - 'State Farm'. in
an amount not to exceed S30.000.00: the motion was seconded by Member Blakemore: the motion
was adopted, 7-0.
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S. AUTHORIZATIONS
a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve an economic development
incentive agreement between the La Porte Development Corporation and Frank Nance,
providing incentives in a total amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for site, infrastructure and
related improvements in connection with the renovation and construction of facilities for
the commercial office building located at 608 W. Main Street in La Porte, Texas [Matt
Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
b.
Member Blakemore moved to approve an economic development incentive agreement between
Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the La Porte Development
Corporation's proposed 2022-23 Fiscal Year budget. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City
Manager]
Member Engelken moved to approve the La Porte Development Corporation's proposed 2022-23
Fiscal Year budget: the motion was seconded by Member McCaullev* the motion was adopted 7-
0.
S. SET DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next meeting date was scheduled for September 26, 2022.
6. BOARD COMMENTS Mbar announcements concerning matters appearing on the agenda; items of
community interest; and/grinquines of staff regarding specific factual information orexisting policy from
the Committee members Ipnd City staff`, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken.
There wereno comm
at 5:15 o.m.
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