2004 04 01 MDD Minutes •
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
April 1,2004
4:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Municipal Development District met on April 1,2004, at 4:30
p.m. in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall, 2401 Market Street,Baytown,Harris County,
Texas with the following in attendance: •
Kitty Allen Director
Ronnie Anderson Vice-President
Coleman Godwin Director
Fritz Lanham Director
Don Murray. Director
Mercedes Renteria III Director
Terry Sain Director
Scott Sheley . Director
Leonard Stasney Director
Pete Alfaro President
Gary Jackson General Manager
Ignacio Ramirez, Sr. General Counsel
Gary W. Smith - Assistant Secretary .
Absent: Calvin Mundinger Director
The meeting was opened with a quorum present after which the following business was conducted:
Consider approval of the minutes of the meeting held on March 4,2004.
Director Sheley moved approval of the minutes of the meeting held on March 4,2004. Director
Renteria seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Directors Allen, Godwin,Lanham,Murray,Renteria, Sain, and Sheley
President Alfaro
Nays: None
Abstentions: Directors Anderson and Stasney.
The motion carried.
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Minutes of the Regular Meeting—April 1,2004
Consider Proposed Resolution No. 040401-1, authorizing an interlocal agreement with the City
of Baytown to provide funding for professional services for development of the landscaping plan
for Decker Drive.
Proposed Resolution No. 040401-1 authorizes an interlocal agreement with the City of Baytown to
provide funding in the amount of$30,000 for professional services for development of the landscaping
plan for Decker Drive. The proposed 'interlocal agreement is on the same, or very similar terms, as
previous interlocal agreements.
On March 3, 2004,Dana Cote', District Landscape Architect, for The Texas Department of
Transportation Department(TxDOT) met with the Parks Staff and.Warren Dold of ExxonMobil to
discuss the possibility of landscaping the recently completed portions of Decker Drive. TxDOT has
approximately$300,000 available for the landscape project. The project will encompass the
construction area from the city limits to the end of the freeway near the intersection of Highway 146.
In the future,the intersections at each end will be eligible to receive landscape funds when the
connections to I-10 and Highway 146 are completed,but the area beyond the completed construction is
not included in this project. In order to speed the process, TxDOT will allowthe City to hire a
landscape architect firm to produce the plans and specifications for the project. TxDOT will not
reimburse the city for this expense but will match the design service,fees.with landscape development
funds not to exceed 10 percent of the funded project For exairiple if project funds equal$'300,000,
10%or$30,000 would be eligible as an in-kind contribution. The total funds available for .
construction would then be$330,000.
The proposed resolution appropriates $30,000 to provide a source of funding for the professional
services required for the landscaping plan.'MDD has $150,000 in contingency funds in this year's
budget from which these funds may be appropriated. This would'be an appropriate expenditure from
MDD to complement the,$2,500,000 investment made on the'Decker:Drive project.`:'After funding has
been secured,we will send out an RFQ to search for qualified consultants to present to the Council's
A/E committee. The consultant fees are estimated to range from $24,000 to $30,000 for this project.
Director Sheley moved approval of the proposed resolution. Director Renteria seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
Ayes:. Directors Allen,Anderson, Godwin, Lanham,Murray,Renteria,.Sain, Sheley,
and Stasney
President Alfaro
Nays: None
The motion carried. '
Consider changing the location of the May 6, 2004 meeting.
The May 6, 2004 meeting of the District falls during early voting. The Council Chamber is used for
early voting by personal appearance. The usual meeting time and place(Council Chamber at 4:30
p.m.) conflicts with early voting. The Hullum Conference Room is available for the meeting. Staff
recommends that the meeting location for the May 6, 2004 meeting be changed from the Council
Chamber to the Hullum Conference Room.
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,Director Sheley moved changing the location of the May 6, 2004 meeting to the Hullum Conference
Room. Director Renteria seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Directors Allen,Anderson, Godwin, Lanham,Murray,Renteria, Sain, Sheley,
and Stasney
President Alfaro
Nays: None
The motion carried.
General Manager's report.
Mr. Jackson reported that the Baytown Economic Development Strategic Planning Steering Committee
selected Angelou Economics as the consultant to develop the strategic plan and outlined the planning
process timeline.
Adjourn.
Director Renteria moved adjournment. Director Sain seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Directors Allen,Anderson, Godwin,Lanham,Murray,Renteria, Sain, Sheley,
and Stasney
President Alfaro
Nays: None.
The motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
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G W. Smith, Assistant Secretary