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2006-08-28 PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ("PEDC") BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006, AT 5:30 P.M., 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. with the following present: BOARD MEMBERS Chairman Randy Ferguson Board member Virgil Gant Board member Katheleen Hartin Board member Gary Idoux Board member George Sandars Board member Lucy Stevener Board member Ed Thompson EX -OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS City of Pearland Mayor Tom Reid Pearland Area Chamber of Commerce Carol Artz Not in attendance: Due to a conflict in schedule, Ex -Officio Board Member Bill Eisen was unable to attend the meeting. STAFF MEMBERS Executive Director Fred Welch Business Development/ Marketing Manager Eric Gage Director of Business Development Gregg Albritton Office Coordinator Janice Vega Minutes of a Regular Meeting August 28, 2006 Page 2 At the Chairman's request and the Board's concurrence, Item IV. Monthly Financial Report was moved up on the agenda. IV. Monthly Financial Report A. Reviewed and discussed Pearland Economic Development Corporation Financial Report for the period ending July, 2006. B. Reviewed and discussed Pearland Economic Development Corporation Investment Report for the period ending July, 2006. Approval of Minutes: Board member George Sandars made the motion, seconded by Board member Gary Idoux to approve the minutes of the Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2006 and the Special Meeting of August 14, 2006. Motion Passed: 7 — 0 III. Board Member Reports: Chairman Randy Ferguson attended the Joint Workshop with Pearland I.S.D. V. Executive Director's Report: Executive Director Fred Welch gave a brief projects update for the newly appointed board members. Moving forward with the development agreement with Transwestern. Working with prospect on 80 acres in The Spectrum. Working with a manufacturing prospect on a 20 — 50 acre site. Public Hearing will be held on August 28, 2006 regarding tax abatements for Bison Lumber and Kemlon. Staff will be attending the IEDC conference in New York and the TEDC conference in Houston. VI. Public Comments: Carol Artz of the Pearland Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed new Board members and introduced Gary Bucek and Andy Rivera of her Board of Directors. VII. New Business A. Resolution: Board member Ed Thompson made the motion, seconded by Board member Lucy Stevener that the Pearland Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors will not deliberate further on any similar large retail project in the SH288 or Spectrum vicinity that, in the determination of the Board, jeopardizes its financial commitment to the Spectrum project. Board member Ed Thompson made a motion to amend the previous motion to approve a statement that the Pearland Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors will not deliberate further on any similar large retail project in the SH288 or Spectrum vicinity that, in the determination of the Board, jeopardizes its financial commitment to the Spectrum project. Motion Passed: 7 — 0 Amended Motion Passed: 7 — 0 Minutes of a Regular Meeting August 28, 2006 Page 3 VIII. Adjournment: Board member Ed Thompson made the motion, seconded by Board member member Katheleen Hartin to adjourn the meeting. Motion Passed: 7 — 0 Time: 6:36 p.m. Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this day of �� �►�i1�, A.D., 2006. Adlandy Ferguson hairman ATTEST: Ja—ni4 Vega, Office Co6rrdinator