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Southwest Management District Board of Directors met April 28.

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 regular meeting on April 28, 2025, 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 - Vacant

and all the above were present thus constituting a quorum. Others attending the meeting were Natali Hurtado, Gillian Thomas, Susan Hill and Cameron Nguyen, all with Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP, Larry Galvan; Governmental Financial Reporting, Ronald Rivas, Ofc. Robinson, SEAL, Tabitha & David Israel, UpStanding Enterprises, Clark Lord; Bracewell LLP, Ofc. Tram HPD, Josh Rambo; MGSBE PLLC, Sharou Fang, Kyle Fu, K. Fu, Sakina Lang; Precinct 4, Sam Chang, Ealine Yuan, Gary Roon, John Paul Jourard, Luis Chen, Karen Blakeman, and Li Wen Su. Chairman Li called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm.

RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

There were no public comments.

APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MARCH 24, 2025.

Director Acquaro noted his name was misspelled through the minutes and needed correcting. Upon a motion duly made by Director Acquaro and seconded by Director Baillio, the Board voted unanimously to approve the amended Minutes of March 24, 2025.

APPROVE FY2024 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT FROM MCCALL GIBSON SWEDLUND BARFOOT ELLIS PLLC.

Mr. Rambo presented the FY2024 Annual Financial Report and Audit, included in the Board materials. He reviewed the Independent Auditor's Report and reported an unmodified/clean opinion. He reviewed pages 4-7, Management's Discussion and Analysis; page 10, Statement of Activities and Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances; pages 12-20, Notes to Financial Statements; and page 22, Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance - Budget and Actual - General Fund. Upon a motion. made by Director Mooney, and seconded by Director Shani, the Board voted unanimously to approve the FY2024 Annual Financial Report and Audit.

UPDATE FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE.

a. Receive Assessment Collection Report.

Mrs. Hurtado presented the Assessment Collection Report; a copy is included in the Board materials. He reported a 92% collection rate on the 2024 assessments with 374 unsettled accounts. No action from the Board is required.

b. Receive monthly financial reports and approve payment of invoices.

Director Shani reported that the Finance Committee reviewed the report and invoices, and recommended approval. Mr. Galvan went over the bookkeeper's report with the Board. Upon a motion duly made by Director Adnani, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper's Report, approve payment of invoices, as presented.

CONSIDER EXTENSION OF OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Adnani and seconded by Director Lin, the Board voted to approve the extension of the office lease agreement. Director Le abstained. The motion passed.

UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

Director Acquaro reported the Committee met on April 14; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. The committee had no recommendations.

UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

Director Peters reported the Committee met on April 14; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. The committee had the following recommendations:

a. Consider sponsorship submitted by Epoch Media Group Texas in support of the Mother's Day Appreciation Event.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Peters, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request submitted by Epoch Media Group Texas in support of the Mother's Day Appreciation Event, in the amount of $500.00.

b. Consider sponsorship submitted by the Women's Chamber of Commerce in support of the International Conference of Women.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Peters, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request submitted by the Women's Chamber of Commerce in support of the International Conference of Women, in the amount of $7,500.00. c. Consider sponsorship submitted by the Asian Real Estate Association of America. Upon a motion duly made by Director Peters, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request submitted by the Asian Real Estate Association of America, in the amount of $5,000.00.

d. Consider sponsorship submitted by the Chinese Community Center in support of First Annual Pickleball Tournament.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Peters, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request submitted by the Chinese Community Center in support of First Annual Pickleball Tournament, in the amount of $5,000.00.

e. Consider sponsorship submitted by I-Fest USA in support of SW Houston Origami & Art Festival.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Peters, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request submitted by I-Fest USA in support of SW Houston Origami & Art Festival, in the amount of $5,000.00.

f. Consider sponsorship by the Texas Safety & Business Alliance in support of the Community Safety and Business Symposium 2025.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Peters, and seconded by Director Mooney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sponsorship request submitted by the Texas Safety & Business Alliance in support of the Community Safety and Business Symposium 2025, in the amount of $5,000.00.

UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL & URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE.

Director Le reported the Committee met on April 9; a copy of the Committee Minutes is included in the Board materials. The committee had the following recommendations:

a. Proposal submitted by Williams Architectural Signage & Consulting LLC for the repair of a damaged ID marker.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Le, and seconded by Director Baillio, the Board voted to unanimously approve the repair of the damaged ID marker from Williams Architectural Signage & Consulting LLC in the amount of $3,794.00.

b. Proposal submitted by Williams Architectural & Signage Consulting LLC for the installation of Liberty Fest panels.

The Board discussed the committee's recommendation. Director Le noted that the sign count on the proposal was incorrect. Upon a motion duly made by Director Le, and seconded by Director Acquaro, the Board voted to unanimously approve the installation of Liberty Fest panels from Williams Architectural Signage & Consulting LLC for a not-to-exceed amount of $10,000.00, with the correction of the sign count.

c. Consider funding support for the Hillcroft Crosswalk Project.

No action was taken on this item.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

Mrs. Hurtado addressed the Board. A copy of 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 Li adjourned the meeting at 1:24 p.m.

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