TIRZ 17 Redevelopment Authority/Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors and Tax Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen met Aug. 22

TIRZ 17 Redevelopment Authority/Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors and Tax Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen met Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Establish quorum and call meeting to order. 

2. Receive public comments. (In accordance with City of Houston procedures, a statement of no more than 3 minutes may be made on items of general relevance. However, if a person has spoken regarding a topic within the last 4 meetings, their time will be limited to 1 minute. There will be no yielding of time to another person. State law prohibits the Board Chair or members of the Board from deliberating a topic without an appropriate agenda item being posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law; therefore, questions or comments will not be addressed. Engaging in verbal attacks or comments intended to insult, abuse, malign or slander any individual shall be cause for termination of time privileges).

3. Approve Minutes of the June 20, 2023, regular meeting. 

4. Receive Agreed-Upon Procedures Report for Lipex Development Agreement; and authorize payment. 

5. Receive financial and bookkeeper’s report, including approval of payment of invoices, review of investments, and project cash flow reports; and ratify payment of July invoices. 

6. Receive information on City of Houston’s new policy regarding budget submissions. 

7. CIP Committee update and recommendations: 

a. Consider Tax Abatement Agreement between City of Houston and BLEX Exchange GP VII, LLC. 

b. Receive update from Gauge Engineering, LLC. 

c. Receive update from The Goodman Corporation. 

d. Receive update from SWA. 

8. Convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.087, Texas Government Code, to discuss or deliberate regarding economic development negotiations; pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property; and pursuant to Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, to conduct a private consultation with attorney. 

9. Reconvene in Open Session and authorize appropriate actions regarding to economic development negotiations; the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property; and consultation with attorney. 

10. Adjourn. 

https://houstontirz17.org/files/1016/9212/4373/RZ17_MCRA_Agenda_08.22.2023.pdf