HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/06/03-Minutes-HEDC CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 3,2014
Present:
Committee Member Joel Burns, Chairman
Committee Member Danny Scarth, Vice Chairman
Committee Member Betsy Price
Committee Member Salvador Espino
Committee Member Kelly Allen Gray (arrived at 1:14 pm)
Committee Member W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman (arrived at 1:17 pm)
Committee Member Jungus Jordan
Committee Member Dennis Shingleton (arrived at 1:18 pm)
Committee Member Gyna Bivens
City Staff:
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Jay Chapa, Housing and Economic Development Director
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director, Housing &Economic Development Department
Other City Staff in Attendance:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
LeAnn Guzman, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
1.Call to Order- Joel Burns, Chair
With a quorum of the committee members present, Chairman Joel Burns called the meeting of
the Fort Worth Housing and Economic Development Committee to order at 1:13 pm, on
Tuesday, June 3, 2014, in the Pre-Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000
Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
2.Approval of Minutes from the Meeting Held on May 6, 2014 - Joel Burns, Chair
Motion was made by Committee Member Price and second by Committee Member Scarth to
approve the minutes of the May 6, 2014, Fort Worth Housing and Economic Development
Committee meeting. Motion passed 6-0 (Allen Gray, Shingleton and Zimmerman absent)
Chairman Joel Burns adjourned the regular meeting of the Fort Worth Housing and Economic
Development Committee and convened into Executive Session at 1:14 pm.
3.Executive Session - The Housing and Economic Development Committee will conduct a
closed meeting to:
A.Seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following items that are exempt from
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public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules, as authorized by
section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code:
1) Legal issues related to any current agenda items; and
2) Legal issues related to City Secretary Contract No. 42665, Tax Abatement Agreement
with Lancaster Properties, LLC; and
B.Discuss the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property, as authorized by Section
551.072 of the Texas Government Code. Deliberation in an open meeting would have a
detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third party; and
C.Discuss or deliberate negotiations relating to any economic development negotiations, as
authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code.
Chairman Joel Burns adjourned the Executive Session at 1:38 pm, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.
Chairman Joel Burns reconvened the regular session of the Housing and Economic Development
Committee at 1:38 pm, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.
4.Written Reports - Jay Chapa, Director, Housing and Economic Development
Department
• Memo on Camp Bowie Public Improvement District Mid-Year Budget Revisions
There were no questions on the Written Reports.
5.Audit Report on Economic Development Incentive Program - Robert Sturns, Economic
Development Manager,Housing and Economic Development Department
Mr. Robert Stums, Economic Development Manager, Housing and Economic Development
presented the annual audit report on the Economic Development Incentive Program. Mr. Stums
presented the Committee with the audit findings for 2013. 10 Tax Abatement Agreements, 25
Economic Development Agreements and 8 Project Completion Reports were reviewed.
Employment, Fort Worth business participation and MWBE business participation was higher
than outlined in the agreements. Both the Tax Abatement agreements and the Economic
Development Program agreements brought more tax revenue into the City than projected.
No action was required on this item.
6.Presentation on the Proposed 2014-2015 Action Plan for Federal Entitlement Grants
Funds - Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director, Housing and Economic Development
Department
This item will be presented next week.
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7.Presentation and Discussion on Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Contracting Efforts
- Robert Sturns, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber, Fort Worth Hispanic
Chamber, Regional Hispanic Contractors Association, MWBE Advisory Committee
Mr. Robert Sturns, Economic Development Manager, Housing and Economic Development
Department presented a report on the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Contracting Efforts.
He reviewed the subcontractor disparity findings under the current ordinance. He noted the
changes in the definition of the market area and firms that will be counted towards the MWBE
goal. He also noted the addition of Small Business Enterprise goals. He reviewed the MBE
performance Snapshot through the second quarter of 2014. The numbers will be reviewed at the
end of the year to see if there are nay areas of the ordinance that need to be tweaked.
The committee heard reports from the Following:
The MWBE Advisory Committee
The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber
The Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber
The Regional Hispanic Contractors Association
8.Requests for Future Agenda Items - Joel Burns, Chair
There were none.
9.Date of Next Regular Meeting: August 5, 2014 - Joel Burns, Chair
10. Adjourn —Joel Burns, Chairman
With no further presentations or discussions, Chairman Burns adjourned the regular meeting of
the Housing and Economic Development Committee at 2:56 pm, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.
These minutes approved by the Housing and Economic Development Committee on the 2nd day
of December, 2014.
APP OVED:
Minutes Prepared by and A t: JChair
Mary J. Kayser City Sec tary