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Corpus Christi B Corporation
Monday,November 12,2018 3:30 PM Council Chambers
A. President Scott Harris to call the meeting to order.
President Scott Harris called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m.
B. Call Roll and Excuse Absences
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of
the Board was present to conduct the meeting.
Present 7- President Scott Harris, Board Member Gabriel Guerra,Vice-President
Randy Maldonado, Board Member Leah Pagan Olivarri, Board Member
Robert Tamez, Board Member Lee Trujillo, and Board Member John Valls
Absent 1 - Council Liaison Michael Hunter
Board Member Guerra made a motion to excuse Board Member Trujillo's
absence from the October 15,2018 workshop meeting,seconded by Board
Member Maldonado.
In response to a board member's question,board members and staff discussed
the following topics: the protocol for excusing absences;excused versus
unexcused absences;and that Board Member Tamez was not requesting that
his absence from the October 15,2018 be excused.
The motion passed unanimously.
C. MINUTES
1. Approval of the Minutes of the October 15, 2018 Workshop Meeting
Presient Harris referred to Item 1.
Board Member Tamez made a motion to approve the minutes of the October
15 workshop meeting,seconded by Board Member Guerra,and passed
unanimously.
D. FINANCIAL REPORT
2. Type B Financial Reports as of September 30, 2018
President Harris referred to Item 2.
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Alma Casas,Assistant Director of Financial Services presented the financial
reports as of September 30,2018. Board members and Ms.Casas discussed
decreases in sales tax revenue in June and July of 2018.
E. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: (None)
F. AGENDA ITEMS:
3. Approve Corpus Christi B Corporation Guidelines
Motion to approve the Corpus Christi B Corporation Guidelines and
Criteria for Granting Business Incentives
President Harris referred it Item 3.
Chief Operating Officer of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development
Coporation,Mike Culbertson presented information on the following topics:
Sections 9 and 10 of the proposed guidelines;funding specific versus general
infrastructure projects; if the guidelines should require that the type(s)of
infrastructure improvements that are to be funded be specified in agreements;
ensuring that both substantive and non-substantive changes to agreements are
disseminated to all board members before being presented to City Council and
whether such process should be incorporated in the proposed guidelines.
Board Member Valls made a motion to approve the Corpus Christi B
Corporation Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Business Incentives as
presented,seconded by Board Member Tamez,and passed unanimously.
G. PUBLIC HEARING: (None)
H. PRESENTATION ITEMS: (None)
I. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTS:
President Harris referred to Executive Director Comments.
Executive Director Constance Sanchez discussed the following topics: that the
proposed guidelines will be on the City Council's November 13,2018 agenda;a
request regarding board members'interest in attending a Type A and B sales
tax workshop in Austin,Texas on December 7,2018;and the necessity of
having a December 2018 meeting.
J. PUBLIC COMMENT
President Harris referred to Public Comment.
There were no comments from the public.
K. IDENTIFY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There was a consensus among board members that a meeting may not be
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necessary in December 2018,pending the outcome of the proposed guidelines
being presented to council members at their November 13,2018 City Council
meeting.
L. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:53 p.m.
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