Hobby Area Management District Board of Directors met March 9

Hobby Area Management District Board of Directors met March 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

DETERMINE QUORUM; CALL TO ORDER.

The Board of Directors of the Hobby Area Management District held a regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Powell Industries, 8550 Mosley Rd, Houston TX 77075, inside the boundaries of the District, open to the public, “Masks Suggested, Social Distancing Recommended”, and the roll was called of the members of the Board, to-wit:

Position 1, Elizabeth Castro-Gray

Position 2, Vacant

Position 3, Liliana Rambo

Position 4, Ann Collum

Position 5, Vincent Marquez

Position 6, Joe Edd Nelson, Secretary

Position 7, Keyur Amin

Position 8, Darryl Bailey

Position 9, Jesse Levine

Position 10, Katie Jones

Position 11, Charles Watts, Chairman

Position 12, Anthony Macias

Position 13, Christopher Migl, Vice Chairman

and all the above were present, except for Directors Gray, Nelson, Rambo, Amin, and Marquez, thus constituting a quorum. Also present were Beth Strope and Hunter Yeager, Hobby Area Management District; Susan Hill and Leticia Rodriguez, Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP; Tim Austin, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP; Debbie Bessire, Equi-Tax, Inc., and Jennifer Abad, Municipal Accounts & Consulting LP. Others attending the meeting were: Fidel Fofo, Jerry Reiondo, Robert Salinas and Carl Vanderplas. The meeting was called to order at 1:01 p.m.

RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS

Carl Vanderplas expressed his concerns regarding street lighting issues in the District. Mr. Salinas expressed his concerns regarding the retirement of Director Danny Perkins.

APPROVE MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 9, 2022.

Upon a motion made by Director Collum, seconded by Director Bailey, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of February 9, 2022, with correction as presented.

CONSIDER ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH A BILLBOARD COMPANY FOR DISTRICT COMMUNICATION PURPOSES.

Ms. Strope presented the billboard company contract for review. There was a full discussion by the Board concerning the billboard designs and the message they wanted to portray. Upon a motion duly made by Vice-Chairman Migl, seconded by Chairman Watts, the Board voted unanimously to approve the billboard contract and the sign rotations as discussed.

1:27 p.m. Director Joe Nelson arrived meeting

RECEIVE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION AND DELINQUENCY REPORTS.

Ms. Bessire went over the Assessment Collection and Delinquency Reports included in the Board materials. She reported 90% collection rate on the 2021 assessments; 99% collection rate on the 2020 assessments; $5,378,061.00 in uncertified values for 2021; $345.039 in uncertified values for 2020, and 210 unsettled accounts. Upon a motion made by Director Nelson, seconded by Director Jones, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Assessment Collection and Delinquency Reports, as presented.

RECEIVE BOOKKEEPER’S REPORT, INCLUDING REVIEW OF DISTRICT’S CURRENT INVESTMENTS, AND APPROVE PAYMENT OF INVOICES.

Ms. Abad reviewed the Bookkeeper’s Report and invoices included in the Board materials. A motion duly made by Vice-Chairman Migl, seconded by Director Nelson, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper’s financial report and approved payment of all invoices, as presented.

RECEIVE UPDATES AND APPOINT NEW CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS TO THE HOBBY AREA IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION (HAIC) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATE ADOPTED ON JUNE 20, 2016.

Ms. Strope provided information regarding the Hobby Area Improvement Corporation (“HAIC”), its status, and the need for it in the District. After a full discussion, a motion duly made by Director Collum, seconded by Director Nelson, the Board elected the following to the Board, Director Ann Collum as Chairwoman, Fidel Fofo, Jerry Reiondo, and Don Hoffman to the Hobby Area Improvement District (“HAIC”).

RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST FORM FOR CHARLES WATTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE HOUSTON MARRIOTT SOUTH AT HOBBY AIRPORT AS AN ALTERNATE PUBLIC MEETING PLACE.

Upon a motion duly made by Vice-Chairman Migl, seconded by Director Nelson, the Board voted to accept the conflict-of-interest form from Chairman Charles Watts, in connection with the use of the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport as an alternate public meeting place.

REQUEST TO APPROVE MOU WITH ROCO AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR SIGNAGE GRAPHICS, FABRICATION, AND INSTALLATION.

Item was tabled.

NEXT MEETING – APRIL 18, 2022.

The Board confirmed the date of its next meeting is Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at DoubleTree Hotel.

ADJOURN.

There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Watts adjourned the meeting at 1:22 p.m.

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