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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Members present: Nancy Ojeda, Chuck Engelken, Danny Earp, Amanda Gerrish, Brent McCaulley, John Blakemore Members attending remotely: None Members absent: Richard Warren Officers present: Matt Daeumer, Assistant City Manager; Clark Askins, City Attorney; Lee Woodward, City Secretary The La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors met in a meeting on June 23, 2025, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER - President Ojeda called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT There were no comments. 3. AUTHORIZATIONS a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the April 30, 2025, meeting. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes of the April 30, 2025, meeting; the motion was seconded by Member Earp; the motion was adopted, 6-0. b. Economic Alliance Presentation for the La Porte Development Corporation - Receive annual report from the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. [Haley Bowers, Economic Development Manager] Economic Alliance Executive Director Chad Burke introduced Alliance contracts coordinator Karen Gregory and announced the Economic Alliance was celebrating its 40'h year in 2025. He provided the annual report, noting new capital investment has been slowing after the growth of the last fifteen years, possibly due to the Chinese subsidization and its lower labor costs for resin and polymer production. He announced Mia Young will be replacing Patti Bell as the Alliance's workforce development/student outreach coordinator at the beginning of July. Responding to Board member Engelken's inquiries, he said the coastal spine project was being well funded at the state level and will be dependent on the portion of $30 billion federal funding needed.