2024-01-09 City Council Workshop Meeting MinutesPearland City Council Minutes January 09, 2024
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 9, 2024
The City Council of Pearland, Texas convened in a meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at the
Pearland City Hall Council Chambers, 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland Texas. The following
represents the actions taken by City Council in the order they occurred during the meeting. All
motions are made by Council in consecutive order, as determined by the Mayor.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor J. Kevin Cole called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM
Mayor J. Kevin Cole
Mayor Pro-Tem Joseph Koza
Councilmember Mona Chavarria
Councilmember Adrian Hernandez
Councilmember Layni Cade
Councilmember Chad Thumann
Councilmember Rushi Patel
City Manager Trent Epperson
City Attorney Darrin Coker
City Secretary Frances Aguilar
All members were present except for Councilmember Tony Carbone.
III. CITIZEN COMMENTS
There were no citizen comments.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
1. Presentation on the Convention & Visitors Bureau's (CVB) role in
promoting the City to generate visitation and allowable use of Hotel
Occupancy Tax (HOT) Funds.
Presentation was provided by Trent Epperson, City Manager; Tracy
Rohrbacher, Executive Director of Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau;
and Justin Bragiel, General Counsel and Legislative Director with Texas Hotel
& Lodging Association.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Cole adjourned the meeting at 6:17 p.m.
The Minutes were approved on this the 12th day of February 2024.
City of Pearland, Texas
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Pearland City Council Minutes January 09, 2024
J. Kevin Cole
Mayor
ATTEST:
Frances Aguilar TRMC, MMC
City Secretary
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