1999-10-11 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTES155
MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 11, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M., IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
City Manager
City Attorney
City Secretary
Tom Reid
William Berger
Larry Wilkins
Klaus Seeger
Helen Beckman
Glen Erwin
Darrin Coker
Young Lorfing
Absent: Councilmember Richard Tetens.
Others in attendance: Deputy City ManagerAlan Mueller; Executive Director P.E.D.C. Mike
Chance; City Engineer John Hargrove; Director of Community Development & Services
Gene Tumlinson; Public Works Director Jerry Burns; Purchasing Officer Gordon Island;
Assistant Police Chief Johnny Spires; Project Manager Nghiem Doan.
PURPOSE OF HEARING - PROPOSED REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 6.
To consider the creation of a reinvestment zone and tax abatement for Packaging Service
Co. Inc., to be located at 1904 Mykawa in Pearland in accordance with § 312.201 of the Tax
Code
STAFF REVIEW
P.E.D.C. Executive Director, Mike Chance, addressed Council and stated it is an honor to
work with existing businesses that have been in Pearland for a while. This business is
providing jobs and paying taxes to the community. Mr. Chance further stated that this
business is in the process of a major expansion due to the good business that they have.
Packing Service Co. Inc., Vice President of Operations Jean' Pierre Baizan gave a brief
presentation regarding the facility expansion to their current facility. He further stated that
the company is doubling the size of their warehousing, in preparation to absorb essentially
fifty -percent in growth of the business. He also reported this is a $1.4 million expansion, and
they expect to increase their jobs by fifty -percent, going from ninety-eight jobs to one
hundred -fifty jobs within the next five years.
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P.E.D.C. Executive Director, Mike Chance, stated that Mr. Baizan gave a good overview of
the project. Mr. Chance further stated the Staff has reviewed this carefully and it is their
recommendation to move forward with this reinvestment zone and tax abatement.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
COUNCIUSTAFF DISCUSSION
Mayor Pro -Tem Berger stated year before last, Mr. Baizan's company, Solvents &
Chemicals was awarded Pearland's Industry of the Year.
Mayor Reid stated that Mr. Baizan already has been awarded several contracts with several
major national companies, and the due dates are coming up in the near future.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:50p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this 25th day of October A.D., 1999.
LL-�4
Tom Reid
Mayor
ATTEST:
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