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LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Members present: Nancy Ojeda, Danny Earp, Amanda Gerrish, Brent McCaulley, John
Blakemore
Members attending remotely: None
Members absent: Richard Warren, Chuck Engelken
Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; ClarkAskins, City
Attorney; Le Woodward, City Secretary
The La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors met
on September 22, 2025, at the City Hall Council Chambers,
604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 5:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER - President Ojeda called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. CITIZEN COMMENT - There were no comments.
3. AUTHORIZATIONS
a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the
August 25, 2025, meeting. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
Member McCaulley moved to approve the minutes; Member Gerrish seconded the
motion; the motion was adopted, 5-0.
b. Dimensions Comics, Music, and More - Incentive Agreement - Presentation,
discussion, and possible action to terminate for cause the Amended and
Restated Economic Development Incentive Agreement between the La Porte
Development Corporation and Shelley Whalen, dated January 27, 2025. [Matt
Daeumer, Assistant City Manager]
Mr. Daeumer provided an overview of the situation to date, noting the Board could
choose to terminate the agreement or take no action in which case the agreement
would remain in effect. Member McCaulley moved to terminate the agreement for
cause, having found grounds for termination based on evidence presented to the
Board that the applicant failed to remit sales tax on purchases of materials and
services for improvements to building, in violation of Article 11, the Amended and
Restated Economic Development Incentive Agreement between La Porte
Development Corporation and Shelley Whalen; Member Earp seconded the
motion; the motion was adopted, 5-0.
c. Retail Strategies - Presentation, discussion, and possible action to authorize
the City of La Porte to enter into a three (3) year agreement with Retail
Strategies for Retail Recruitment Services for an expenditure of $50,000 per
year and a total authorization of $150,000. [Matt Daeumer, Assistant City
Manager]
Mr. Daeumer provided an overview. Member McCaulley moved to authorize the
City of La Porte to enter into a three-year agreement with Retail Strategies for
Retail Recruitment Services for an expenditure of $50,000 per year and a total
authorization of $150,000; Member Earp seconded the motion; the motion was
adopted, 5-0.
4. STAFF REPORTS
Mr. Daeumer said Chipotle is expected to open at the beginning of October and the
Main Street Revitalization preliminary engineering report is almost complete.
5. SET NEXT MEETING - Without objection, the next meeting was set for October 27, if
needed, then potentially on December 8.
6. BOARD COMMENTS
Members suggested funding more property and more parking at Pecan Park to
support the success of the program and asked for closer consideration of grants when
recipients are doing the work themselves.
7. ADJO - RN - Without objecti , res t Ojeda adjourned the meeting at 5:27 p.m.
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