International Management District Board of Directors met June 27

International Management District Board of Directors met June 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

DETERMINE QUORUM; CALL TO ORDER.

The Board of Directors of the International Management District held a regular meeting on June 27, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., at International Management District Office, 11360 Bellaire, Suite 960, Houston, Texas 77072, inside the boundaries of the District, open to the public, and the roll was called of the duly appointed members of the Board, to-wit:

Position 1 - Jay Shani

Position 2 - Fred Bhandara, Vice-Chairman

Position 3 - Karen Loper, Secretary

Position 4 - Sally A. Reynolds

Position 5 - Stephen Le

Position 6 - Dr. Nancy Mai

Position 7 - Owen C. Wang

Position 8 - Wea Lee, Chairman

Position 9 - vacant

And all of the above were present with the exceptions of Directors Reynolds, thus constituting a quorum. Consultants present were Natali Hurtado, Gillian Thomas, Annie Trinh, Victor Beserra, all with Hawes Hill & Associates LLP; Others attending the meeting were Randy Carr & Larry Galvan of Governmental Financial Reporting; Clark Lord, Bracewell LLP; Steven Le, Jr., Sakina Lang, Dr. Anthony Mays, Noemi Fuviar, Loloy Reyes, Shal Haleem, Ankun M., Darrien Bui, Shabina Bhagia, Zepheena Hensly, and Karen Orta Mena. Chairman Lee called the meeting to order at 12:05 pm.

RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

Public comments were received from Donald Buaku and Lawrence Edwards.

APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MAY 14, 2024.

Upon a motion made by Director Bhandara, and seconded by Director Loper, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Minutes of the May 14, 2024, Board meeting, as presented.

RECEIVE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION REPORT.

Mrs. Hurtado presented the Assessment Collection Report, included in the Board materials. She noted that the District is currently 94% collected with 229 unsettled accounts. She answered questions from the Board. No action from the Board was required.

RECEIVE BOOKKEEPER'S REPORT AND APPROVE PAYMENT OF INVOICES.

Mr. Carr presented the Bookkeeper's Report and went over invoices included in the Board material. He answered questions from the Board. Upon a motion made by Director Loper, and seconded by Director Wang, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper's Report and approved payment of invoices, as presented.

RATIFY AMENDED CONTRACT AGREEMENTS, PURSUANT TO APPROVED FY 2024 BUDGET, WITH THE EAST END DISTRICT, :

Upon a motion made by Director Loper, and seconded by Director Bhandara, the Board voted unanimously to approve the ratification of the amended contract agreement, pursuant to approved FY 2024 Budget, with the East End District.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Mr. Beserra reported the committee met on June 20; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. The committee made the following recommendations:

a. Ratify amended pay increase, pursuant to approved FY 2023 Budget, for the Off Duty Patrol Program,

Upon a motion made by Director Bhandara, and seconded by Director Loper, the Board voted unanimously to ratify the amended pay increase, pursuant to approved FY 2023 Budget, for the Off Duty Patrol Program.

b. Consider support funding for the Explorer's Post competition in Irving, Texas in July 2024.

Upon a motion made by Director Bhandara, and seconded by Director Loper, the Board voted unanimously to approve funding for the Explorer's Post competition in Irving, Texas in July 2024, in the amount of $810.00.

c. Consider support funding for a Traumatic Patient Care Mannequin for the Explorer's Post.

Upon a motion made by Director Bhandara, and seconded by Director Loper, the Board voted unanimously to approve funding for a Traumatic Patient Care Mannequin for the Explorer's Post, not to exceed $1,200.00.

d. Consider support funding for lunch for the HPD Explorer's Boot Camp at Westside Division in July.

Upon a motion made by Director Bhandara, and seconded by Director Loper, the Board voted unanimously to approve funding for lunch for the HPD Explorer's Boot Camp at Westside Division in July, in the amount of $654.75.

RECEIVE AND CONSIDER UPDATES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:

Mr. Le reported the committee met on June 19; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. The committee made the following recommendations:

a. Sponsorship submitted by the International District for the Houston International Expo.

Upon a motion made by Director Le, and seconded by Director Wang, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request from the International District for the Houston International Expo, in the amount of $3,750.00 contingent upon equal support from the Southwest Management District.

b. Sponsorship submitted by the Viet Culture & Science Association for the Viet Cultural Fest.

Upon a motion made by Director Le, and seconded by Director Wang, the Board voted to approve the sponsorship request from the Viet Culture & Science Association for the Viet Cultural Fest, in the amount of $5,000.00. Directors Bhandara and Loper opposed. The motion passed.

c. Sponsorship submitted by the AAPI National Convention Committee of Mayors Advisory Board for the AAPI National Convention.

Upon a motion made by Director Le, and seconded by Director Wang, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request from by the AAPI National Convention Committee of Mayors Advisory Board for the AAPI National Convention, in the amount of $10,000.00.

RECEIVE UPDATES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE.

Mrs. Hurtado reported the committee met on June 19; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. The committee made the following recommendations:

a. Work order submitted by Williams Architectural Signage and Consulting LLC.

This item is tabled until the next Board meeting.

b. Funding request submitted by Alief Youth Sports League.

Upon a motion made by Director Shani, and seconded by Director Wang, the Board voted unanimously to approve the funding request submitted by Alief Youth Sports League, in the amount of $2,000.00.

RECEIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SERVICE PLAN.

The Executive Director's Report is included in the Board materials for review. No action from the Board was required.

ADJOURN.

There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Lee adjourned the meeting at 1:24 p.m.

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