HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 - 24 - 2023 LPDCRICHARD WARREN
PRESIDENT
BRENT MCCAULLEY
COUNCILPERSON
AMANDA GERRISH
BOARD MEMBER
CHUCK ENGELKEN
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 JULY 245 2023
The City of La Porte Development Corporation Board met on Monday, July 24, 2023, 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, Danny Earp, John Blakemore, Brent McCaulley, Amanda
Gerrish
Board members attending remotely: None
Board members absent: Chuck Engelken, Nancy Ojeda
Council -appointed members present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Sharon Harris, Deputy City
Secretary; Clark Askins, City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER — President Warren called the meeting to order at 4*32 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.
3. AUTHORIZATIONS
a. Approve the minutes of the June 26, 2023, meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation
Board of Directors. [Richard Warren, President]
Member McCaulley moved to approve the minutes of the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the La
Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors, the motion was seconded by Member
Blakemore; the motion was adopted, 5-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve publishing a notice to begin the
60-day comment period in order to amend the Fairmont Dog Park Project (Capital
Improvement Project PR0021) and Recreation Center Expansion Phase I Project (Capital
Improvement Project PR008), by transferring an amount not to exceed $142,931.00 from the
Fairmont Dog Park Project fund to the Recreation Center Expansion Phase I Project fund.
[Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
Member Earp moved to approve publishing a notice to begin the 60-day comment period in order
to amend the Fairmont Dog Park Project (Capital Improvement Project PR0021 ) and Recreation
Center Expansion Phase I Project Capital Improvement Project PR008), by transferring an amount
not to exceed $142,931.00 from the Fairmont Dog Park Project fund to the Recreation Center
Expansion Phase I Project fund; the motion was seconded by Member McCaulley; the motion was
adopted, 5-0.
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c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the La Porte Development
Corporation's proposed 2023-24 Fiscal Year budget. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City
Manager]
Assistant City Manager Daeumer presented the proposed budget.
Member McCaulley moved to approve the La Porte Development Corporation's proposed 2023-24
Fiscal Year budget; the motion was seconded by Member Earp; the motion was adopted, 5-0
d. Presentation, discussion, and interview with an applicant for the open Economic
Development Manager position. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
This item was pulled from the agenda.
4. SET NEXT MEETING
August 28, 2023, was set as a tentative date for the next meeting of the Board.
5. 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 Committee members and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken.
There were no comments.
A O, RN — Th4meeting was adl6urned without objection at 4:56 p.m.
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