HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-07 Meeting of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority minutes
La Porte Redevelopment Authority,
City of La Porte, Texas
Minutes of the Board Meeting
Held July 18,2007
1. CALL TO ORDER AND DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM
The Board of Directors of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, City of La Porte, Texas, held a meeting, open to the
public, on the 18th day of July 2007, and meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the
City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas 7751 and the roll was called of the duly appointed members
of the Board, to wit:
Peggy Antone
Dave Turnquist
Alton Porter
Horace Leopard
Doug Martin
JJ Meza
Michael Say
Chester Pool
Lin Pfeiffer
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9 - Chairman
and all of the above were present except Directors Meza and Say, thus constituting a quorum. Also present at the
meeting were John Joerns, Scott Bean, Gretchen Black, and Donald Meeks.
2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 24, 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Upon a motion duly made by Director Pool and being seconded by Director Porter, the board unanimously
approved the minutes of May 24, 2007 meeting.
3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION WITH REGARD PAY REQUEST NUMBER FOUR IN THE
AMOUNT OF $23,765.63 FOR THE LAKES OF FAIRMONT GREENS TIRZ PROJECT RELATED TO OFF
SITE IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS THE SOUTH LA PORTE TRUNK SEWER LINE.
Mr. Bean introduced the item, and Mr. Joerns provided an explanation to the board. Director Antone inquired
about one of the line items being noted as 125% complete. Mr. Joerns addressed the question noting that several
manholes had been added during construction which would increase the line item amount and would be reflected in a
percent completion over 100%. There was general discussion on the matter. Upon a motion duly made by Director
Martin and being seconded by Director Turnquist, the board unanimously approved the pay request.
4. CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION WITH REGARD TO ADDITIONAL PAY REQUESTS FOR
THE LAKES OF FAIRMONT GREENS TIRZ PROJECT RELATED TO OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS
KNOWN AS THE SOUTH LA PORTE TRUNK SEWER PROJECT.
Mr. Bean introduced the item, and Mr. Joerns provided an explanation to the board. Mr. Joerns referred the board
to his memorandum of June 20, 2007 located behind tab 8 in the board packet that explained the additional pay
request of $9,000. There was general discussion on the matter. Upon a motion duly made by Director Leopard and
being seconded by Director Pool, the board unanimously approved the pay request.
5. CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, LA PORTE TIRZ NUMBER ONE, CITY OF LA PORTE, AND RETREAT A T BAY FOREST
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ML Bean introduced the item, and Mr. Joerns and Ms. Black provided an explanation to the board. There was
general discussion on the matter. Mr. Joerns explained the discrepancy in what the developer and the City believed
were TIRZ reimbursable engineering costs. There was general discussion. Mr. Joerns suggested approval of the
G. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
H. ADJOURNMENT
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Upon a motion duly made by Director Pool and being seconded by Director Antone, the board unanimously
approved the consent agenda in the same manner and form as approved in the Redevelopment Authority Board
Meeting and adjourned at 7: 18 PM.
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