HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/01/06-Minutes-HEDC CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 6, 2015
Present:
Committee Member Kelly Allen Gray, Chair
Committee Member Danny Scarth, Vice Chairman (arrived at 1:22 p.m.)
Committee Member Betsy Price
Committee Member Salvador Espino
Committee Member W. B. "Zim"Zimmerman
Committee Member Jungus Jordan (arrived at 1:02 p.m.)
Committee Member Dennis Shingleton
Committee Member Gyna Bivens
Committee Member Ann Zadeh
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:
David Cooke, City Manager
1.Call to Order—Kelly Allen Gray, Chair
With a quorum of the committee members present, Chairman Kelly Allen Gray called the
meeting of the Fort Worth Housing and Economic Development Committee to order at 1:00
p.m., on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 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 December 2, 2014 — Kelly Allen Gray,
Chair
Motion was made by Committee Member Bivens and second by Committee Member Price to
approve the minutes of the December 2, 2014, Fort Worth Housing and Economic Development
Committee meeting. Motion passed 7-0 (Scarth and Jordan absent)
Chairman Kelly Allen Gray adjourned the regular meeting of the Fort Worth Housing and
Economic Development Committee and convened into Executive Session at 1:01 p.m.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 6, 2015
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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
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 Kelly Allen Gray adjourned the Executive Session at 1:18 p.m., on Tuesday, January
6, 2014.
Chairman Kelly Allen Gray reconvened the regular session of the Housing and Economic
Development Committee at 1:19 p.m., on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.
4.Written Reports - Jay Chapa, Director, Housing and Economic Development
Department
• Memo on Proposed Transfer of the Former American Airlines Maintenance Base at
Alliance Airport to the City of Fort Worth by the AllianceAirport Authority
• Memo on the Termination of Incentive Agreements with ATC Logistics and
MillerCoors
There were no questions on the Written Reports.
5.Presentation on Recommended Process to Respond to Requests for Resolutions of
Support on Competitive 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit Projects Within the City of
Fort Worth
Ms. Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director, Housing and Economic Development Department,
provided the background for Low Income Housing Tax Credits. She identified the issue with
two projects, Columbia at Renaissance and Art at Palladium and then advised of staff's
recommendation on the change in policy for resolutions of support.
No action was required on this item.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 6, 2015
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6.Date of Next Regular Meeting: February 3, 2015 — Kelly Allen Gray, Chair
7. Adjourn—Kelly Allen Gray, Chairman
With no further presentations or discussions, Chairman Allen Gray adjourned the regular
meeting of the Housing and Economic Development Committee at 1:32 p.m., on Tuesday,
January 6, 2014.
These minutes approved by the Housing and Economic Development Committee on the 3rd day
of February, 2015.
VED:
Chair Kell Allen Gray
Minutes Prepared by and Attest:
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