Southwest Management District Board of Directors met June 24

Southwest Management District Board of Directors met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

DETERMINE QUORUM; CALL MEETING TO ORDER.

The Board of Directors of the Southwest Management District held a special meeting on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. at the Southwest Management District Office, 6588 Corporate Drive, Suite 168, Houston, Texas 77036, inside the boundaries of the District, open to the public, the roll was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to-wit:

Position 1 - Kenneth Li, Chairman

Position 2 - Vacant

Position 3 - David Peters

Position 4- Harry Shani, Secretary

Position 5 - Dawn Lin

Position 6- Peter F. Acquaro, Jr., Vice-Chair

Position 7 - Sandra Mooney

Position 8 - Stephen Le, Jr.

Position 9 - Raj Adnani

Position 10- Blu Baillio

Position 11 - Frank Donnelly, III, Asst. Secretary

and all the above were present, apart from Directors Acquaro and Mooney, thus constituting a quorum. Also present were Josh Hawes, Annie Trinh, Gillian Thomas, Victor Beserra and Cosme Garcia all with Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP, Pat Hall, Equi-Tax; Cindy Craig and Larry Galvan, Governmental Financial Reporting: Mary Buzak, Bracewell LLP; Cathy Podell, Berzin Bhandara, Anthony Pham, JohnPaul Jourard, Doug Drew, Paul Gor, Jeng Liang, Paul Chung, Jeff Paxton, Aimee Turney, Roal Witte, Brenda Chen and Dan Giles. Chairman Li called the meeting to order at 12:07 pm.

RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

Public comments were received from Anthony Pham, Dan Giles and Cathy Podell.

APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD JUNE 3, 2024.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Adnani, and seconded by Director Le, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Minutes of June 3, 2024, with the noted changes requested by Director Shani.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Director Shani reported the Finance Committee reviewed the report and invoices, and recommended approval. Mrs. Craig reviewed the monthly financial report, a copy is included in the board materials. Mrs. Hall presented the Assessment Collection Report, a copy is included in the board materials. She reported a 92% collection rate on the 2023 assessments, $1.1 million uncertified values and 480 unsettled accounts. No action from the Board was required. Upon a motion duly made by Director Shani, and seconded by Director Donnelly, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper's Report and approved payment of invoices, as presented.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STUDY.

Mr. Hawes presented the Board with the Comprehensive Planning Study. He noted the committee met on June 10; a copy of the report is included in the Board materials. The committee will move to a new time at 11 am. He answered questions from the Board. No action was required.

RECEIVE UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

Director Peters reported the Committee met on June 10; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. He answered questions from the Board.

a. Consider B.L.G. Application request from Harwin Wholesale Center at 7501 Harwin Dr. Buildings A, B, C, and E.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Shani, and seconded by Director Adnani, the Board voted unanimously to approve the B.I.G. Application request from Harwin Wholesale Center at 7501 Harwin Dr. Buildings A, B, C, and E in the amount of $3,914.43.

b. Consider B.I.G. Application request from Vu Law Firm at 9525 Bissonnet.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Shani, and seconded by Director Adnani, the Board voted unanimously to approve the B.L.G. Application request from Vu Law Firm at 9525 Bissonnet, in the amount of $875.00.

c. Consider B.I.G. Application request from 7511 S. Gessner. This item was not approved by the Board.

d. Consider Sponsorship request from HPD Midwest for its Back-to-School Drive at the Midwest Command Station on August 3, 2024.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Adnani, and seconded by Director Donnelly, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Sponsorship request from HPD Midwest for its Back-to-School Drive at the Midwest Command Station on August 3, 2024, in the amount of $1,500.00

e. Consider sponsorship request from Alief ISD for its Health Fair on July 1.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Baillio, and seconded by Director Le, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request from Alief ISD for its Health Fair on July 1, in the amount of $2,500.00

f. Consider sponsorship request from the Asian American Peace Officers' Association (AAPOA) for its Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Event.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Lin, and seconded by Director Adnani, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request from the Asian American Peace Officers' Association (AAPOA) for its Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Event, in the amount of $6,000.00.

g. Consider sponsorship request from the Vietnamese Cultural & Science Association for its Viet Cultural Food Festival on September 14, 2024, at the Energy Center. Upon a motion duly made by Director Baillio, and seconded by Director Donnelly, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request from the Vietnamese Cultural & Science Association for its Viet Cultural Food Festival on September 14, 2024, at the Energy Center, in the amount $2,500.00.

h. Consider sponsorship request from the Asian Chamber of Commerce for its annual Business Conference and Expo / Lender's Matchmaking on August 16th and 22nd,

Upon a motion duly made by Director Baillio, and seconded by Director Lin, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request from the Asian Chamber of Commerce for its annual Business Conference and Expo / Lender's Matchmaking on August 16th and 22nd, in the amount of $5,000.00.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

Mr. Hawes reported the Committee met on June 12; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. He answered questions from the Board. No action from the Board was required.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE.

Director Le reported the Committee met on June 12; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. He answered questions from the Board. Big Walls Big Dreams Sept date for project start mural and wall done by end of July

Heads up Houston - trash 10 trailers 17 baskets 26 tires

RECEIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

Mr. Hawes reviewed the Executive Director's Report, included in the Board materials for review.

ADJOURN.

There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Li adjourned the meeting at 12:55 p.m.

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