1998-10-05 PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE PEARLAND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ("PEDC") BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 5,1998,4:00
P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE,
PEARLAND, TEXAS.
I. The meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m. with the following present:
BOARD MEMBERS
Chairman Dennis Frauenberger
Vice President Stella Roberts
Board Member Bill Berger
Board Member Calvin Collier
Board Member Charlie Philipp
Board Member Connie Beaumont
Not in attendance — Due to a conflict in schedule, Secretary Susan Lenamon was unable
to attend.
EX -OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
Mayor
Chamber of Commerce
TriTech
Tom Reid
Lucy Stevener
Billye Everett
John Knox
Not in attendance: Due to a conflict in schedule, Ex -Officio member Paul Grohman was
unable to attend.
STAFF MEMBERS
Executive Director Glen Erwin
Asst. Executive Director John R. Bowman
Administrative Asst. Perla N. Lehman
Also in attendance: City Attorney Darrin Coker and Council Member Helen
Beckman, Director of Finance David Castillo, and Asst. Director of Finance
Cindy Soto.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of
October 5,1998 (Cont.)
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H. Approval of Minutes: Board member Charlie Philipp made the motion, seconded
by Vice President Stella Roberts to approve the minutes of July 20, 1998 as
submitted. Board member Bill Berger abstained because he was not present at
this meeting.
Motion passed: 5 to 0
Abstained: 1
III. Board Member Reports: Vice President Stella Roberts gave a progress report
on The Pearland North 35 committee. Ms. Roberts reported that the committee
had met several times in the past weeks and that this committee now had their
own letterhead thanks to Mr. James Birdsong of Birdsong Printing. She reported
that according to Mr. Birdsong, the foundation for the Welcome To Pearland sign
was complete and the landscaping, compliments of Keep Pearland Beautiful, will
be the starting point of the beautification committee project of North 35.
IV. Executive Director & Staff Reports: Executive Director Glen Erwin informed
the board that the PEDC had purchased a table at the annual Pearland/Hobby Area
Chamber of Commerce Hobby Fest scheduled for October 10, 1998. All board
members were invited and asked to RSVP to Perla.
Mr. Erwin and Mr. Ran Bavarian also gave an update report on the Overpass
project stating that things were progressing on schedule.
V. OTHER BUSINESS
1. Executive Session under Texas Government Code Section 551.072 —
REAL PROPERTY — At 4:08 p.m. Chairman Dennis Frauenberger
adjourned the meeting into Executive Session so that the board could go into
deliberation regarding the purchase of real property for Industrial Prospect
#9801.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
The board reconvened into open session at 4:48 p.m.
A. Direction to staff — Board member Calvin Collier made the motion to
authorize the Executive Director to enter into negotiations with the City of
Pearland for the purchase of Real Property for Industrial Prospect #9801.
Bill Berger seconded this motion.
Motion Passed: 6 to 0
B. Incentive Packaze — Vice President Stella Roberts made the motion to
Approve an incentive package for Industrial Prospect #9801 in the amount
of $478,000.00. Board member Charlie Philipp seconded the motion.
After discussion, this motion was amended to include $62,000.00 for
infrastructure. This amount brought the total commitment from PEDC to
$540,000.00. This motion to amend was made by Vice President Stella
Roberts and was seconded by board member Charlie Philipp.
Motion Passed: 6 to 0
VI. Adjournment — Board member Charlie Philipp made the motion to
adjourn, seconded by Vice President Stella Roberts.
Motion Passed: 6 to 0
Time: 4:56 p.m.
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