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Hobby Area Management District Board of Directors met Sept. 14.
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 on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Houston Marriott South, Hobby Airport, 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston TX 77017, 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, Christopher Pool
Position 2, Scott Wilkerson
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 Pool, Rambo, Nelson, and Jones thus constituting a quorum. Also present were Beth Strope, Hunter Yeager, and Ruby Jimenez, Hobby Area Management District; Susan Hill and Leticia Rodriguez, Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP; Tim Austin and Alexandra Manatou, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP; Debbie Bessire, Equi-Tax, Inc.; and Matthew Norton, Municipal Accounts & Consulting, LP. The meeting was called to order at 1:05 p.m.
RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments.
APPROVE MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING HELD AUGUST 10, 2022.
Upon a motion made by Director Migl, seconded by Director Collum, the Board voted to approve the minutes of August 10, 2022, pending corrections to be made to text of section discussing the Interlocal Agreement with the Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority regarding the Broadway maintenance and repair project.
RECEIVE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION AND DELINQUENCY REPORTS.
Ms. Bessire went over the Assessment Collection and Delinquency Reports included in the Board materials. She reported a 98% collection rate on the 2021 assessments; a 99% collection rate on the 2020 assessments; no remaining uncertified values for 2021; and 123 unsettled accounts. There was a brief discussion regarding any changes or trends outside of the normal run. Upon a motion made by Director Collum, seconded by Director Amin, 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.
Mr. Norton reviewed the Bookkeeper's Report and invoices included in the Board materials. There was a brief discussion regarding check #4347 issued to Camdon Graphics for the Hobby Area Spring Newsletter postage, which was never billed. Upon a motion made by Director Marquez, seconded by Director Amin, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper's financial report and approved payment of all invoices, as presented.
APPROVE OCTOBER 28, 2022, 11:00 A.M., FIRST FLOOR MEETING ROOM AT 8866 GULF FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017 AS THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND APPOINT HUNTER YEAGER TO SERVE AS HEARING EXAMINER.
Mr. Austin described the legal requirements for the Public Hearing on the Supplemental Assessment Roll for the newer board members. He explained a public hearing is held annually for the purpose of acknowledging changes in the certified HCAD rolls that indicate increases in values in individual properties due to new construction, new development, or similar substantial changes. Upon a motion made by Director Collum, seconded by Director Marquez, the Board voted unanimously to approve the first-floor meeting room at 8866 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77017 on October 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., as the date, time, place, and appoint Hunter Yeager to serve as the Hearing Examiner.
APPROVE FINAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR BROADWAY BOULEVARD STREET IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN GULFGATE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACTING ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, AND HOBBY AREA DISTRICT.
Ms. Hill apologized for including the wrong version of the final interlocal agreement in the Board's meeting packet. She will provide the correct document for approval at the next Board meeting. Item was tabled.
CONSIDER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BETWEEN HARRIS COUNTY AND HOBBY AREA DISTRICT FOR RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTABLE DEPUTIES.
Upon a motion duly made by the Director Migl, and being seconded by Director Bailey, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Interlocal Agreement for Law Enforcement Services between Harris County and Hobby Area District, as presented.
1:26 p.m. Director Rambo arrives meeting.
CONSIDER THE FUNCTIONS AND STATUS OF HOBBY AREA IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION AS THEY RELATE TO THE HOBBY AREA DISTRICT.
Director Collum provided the history of the Hobby Area Improvement Corporation and its functions as they relate to the Hobby Area District and reported on activities underway to participate in the Hobby Fest. The Board discussed in detail the roles of both entities and the differences between them, noting in particular that the purposes of the Corporation could be served more cost-effectively and efficiently by dissolving it and assigning its functions to a committee appointed by the District. Director Bailey moved to adopt a resolution dissolving the Corporation. Director Amin seconded. The Board voted to dissolve the entity and directed that the Corporation's current board to wind down its affairs and relinquish its funds to the District for allocation to a Hobby Fest Committee. Chairman Watts appointed Director Collum to chair the new committee.
RECEIVE UPDATE ON HOBBY FEST; CONSIDER REQUEST FOR FUNDS FROM DISTRICT.
Item was tabled.
The Board confirmed the date of its next meeting is Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Double Tree Hotel, 8181 Airport Blvd., Houston TX 77061.
ADJOURN.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Watts adjourned the meeting at 2:02 p.m.
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