HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-2023MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE
LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and
LA PORTE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 25, 2023
DETERMINE QUORUM; CALL TO ORDER.
The Board of Directors of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority, City of La Porte, Texas, and La Porte
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, held a regular joint meeting, open to the public, on Wednesday,
January 25, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La
Porte, Texas, and the roll was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to -wit:
Peggy Antone, Secretary Position 1
Barry Beasley
Position 2
Alton Porter
Position 3
Kent Remmel
Position 4
Nicole Havard
Position 5
Mark Goodwin, Vice -Chairman Position 6
Rick Helton Position 7
David Janda, Chairman Position 8
Kristen Lee, Asst. Secretary Position 9
and all of the above were present, with the exception of Director Lee, thus constituting a quorum.
Also present were Naina Magon and Linda Clayton, Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP; Corby Alexander,
and Haley Bower, City of La Porte; Virginia Blake, McCall Gibson Swedlund Barfoot PLLC; and
Muhammad Ali and Taylor Risien, Gauge Engineering. Chairman Janda called the meeting to order at
6:31 p.m.
APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JOINT LA PORTE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND LA PORTE
TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022.
Upon a motion made by Director Beasley, and seconded by Director Goodwin, Directors Antone,
Beasley, Remmel, Havard, Goodwin, Helton and Janda voted to approve the Minutes of the November
28, 2022, Board meeting, as presented. Director Porter abstained. The motion passed.
6:34 p.m. Director Lee arrived meeting.
APPROVE FY2022 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT FROM McCALL GIBSON
SWEDLUND BARFOOT PLLC.
Ms. Blake presented the FY2022 Annual Financial Report and Audit, included in the Board materials.
She reviewed the Independent Auditor's Report and reported a clean opinion. She went over pages
3-7, Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Year Ended September 30, 2022; page Statement
of Net Position and Governmental Fund Balance Sheet; page 9, Reconciliation of the Governmental
Fund Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position; page 10, Statement of Activities and
Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Change in Fund Balance; pages 12-22,
Notes to the Financial Statements; and page 24, Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in
Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - General Fund. She reported no audit issues. Upon a motion made
by Director Helton, and seconded by Director Havard, the Board voted unanimously to approve the
FY200 Annual Financial Report and Audit, as presented.
DISCUSS BOUNDARY EXPANSION AND AUTHORIZE FOURTH AMENDED PROJECT PLAN AND
REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN.
Ms. Magon the City has requested an expansion of the boundaries of the Zone to include the new City
Hall site and ROW on 16th Street North of Fairmont Pkwy to Barbours Cut Blvd. Mr. Alexander
reported the ROW is to target improvements needed in the area. Mr. Alexander provided an overview
of the new City Hall site and the City Hall building and answered questions. Ms. Magon reported only
City increment can be used towards the project. Ms. Magon reported the Board would not be
committing itself to the boundary expansion and is only requesting the Board to provide direction to
staff on analyzing and providing further information on the expansion. After full discussion by the
Board the following actions were taken:
Director Havard made a motion to not include the City Hall site into the analysis of expanding the
boundaries. A second motion was not made. The motion failed.
Upon a motion made by Director Helton, and seconded by Director Havard, Directors Beasley,
Remmel, Havard, Helton, Janda and Lee voted to authorize staff to move forward with an analysis to
expand the TIRZ boundaries to include 16th Street North of Fairmont Pkwy to Barbours Cut Blvd and
bring back to the Board for consideration at the next Board meeting. Directors Antone, Goodwin, and
Porter voted nay. The motion passed.
Upon a motion made by Director Lee, and seconded by Director Beasley, Directors Beasley and Lee
voted to authorize staff to move forward with an analysis to expand the TIRZ boundaries to include
the new City Hall site and to bring back to the Board for consideration at the next Board meeting.
Directors Antone, Porter, Remmel, Havard, Goodwin, and Helton voted nay. Chairman Janda
abstained. The motion did not pass.
RECEIVE UPDATE FROM GAUGE ENGINEERING ON M STREET.
Mr. Ali provided an update on the M Street project, a copy of Gauge's Progress Report is included in
the Board materials. He reported Gauge has completed the drainage analysis. He reported they were
able to reduce the drainage area and reduce the RCB's from 10x4 to 8x4 and 5x3 with restrictors. He
reported the previous design did not account for detention and there were no restrictors which
would have caused an adverse impact. He reported Gauge will be meeting with City Public Works to
review the analysis. No action from the Board was required.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AUTHORITY INVOICES.
Ms. Magon reviewed the Bookkeeper's Report, a copy is attached as Exhibit A, and went over invoices,
included in the Board materials. Upon a motion made by Director Goodwin, and seconded by Director
Antone, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper's Report and approved payment of
invoices, as presented.
RECEIVE UPDATES FROM THE CITY, DEVELOPERS, AND STAFF ABOUT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN
THE ZONE.
Mr. Alexander thanked the Board for its conversation and consideration of the boundary expansion.
No action from the Board was required.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
a. Matters appearing on agenda; and
b. Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy.
None.
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE, TO CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS REGARDING
PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.
An Executive Session was not called.
ADJOURNMENT.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Janda adjourned the meeting at
7:29 p.m.
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