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Five Corners Improvement District Board of Directors met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Board of Directors of the Five Corners Improvement District held a regular meeting, open to the public, on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at the Fountain Life Community Center, 14083 Main St., Houston, Texas, 77035, inside the boundaries of the District, and the roll was called on the duly appointed members of the Board, to-wit:

Position 1 - Edna Deauvearo, Secretary

Position 2 Homer Clark, Chairman

Position 3 - Vivian Harris

Position 4- Kamal Rasheed

Position 5- Melva Thornton, Vice Chair

Position 6- Edward Teamer, Asst. Secretary

Position 7 Vernon N. Smith

Position 8- Nina Springer

Position 9- George A. Anderson

and all the above were present, with the exception of Director Harris, thus constituting a quorum. Also, present were Josh Hawes, Don Huml and Gillian Thomas with Hawes Hill & Associates, LLP; George Baugh and Lucille Dixon, George Baugh III, CPA & Associates; Diane Smart, Smartscaping; Debny Greenlee; Impact Strategies; Leron Wilson, Stephen Polyaszek, Danny Lovelady, Ark of Safety Security Solutions; Theadore Andrews, Adam Speigal, Tabitha and David Israel; Upstanding Enterprises, Officer Omojola; HPD, Joe Gatson; District K. Chairman Clark called the meeting to order at 12:03 pm.

RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

Public comments were received from Adam Speigal.

APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MAY 16, 2025.

Upon a motion made by Director Anderson, and seconded by Director Thornton, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of May 16, 2025, with the noted corrections.

CONSIDER RESOLUTION WAIVING AUTOMATIC RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBER GEORGE ANDERSON.

Upon a motion duly made by Director Springer and seconded by Director Teamer, the Board voted unanimously to approve the resolution waiving automatic resignation of board member George Anderson.

CONSIDER FY2025 BUDGET.

Mr. Hawes presented the FY2025 Budget completed by the Budget Committee. He answered questions from the Board. Upon a motion made by Director Anderson and seconded by Director Springer, the Board unanimously approved the FY2025 Budget.

RECEIVE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION REPORT.

Mr. Hawes presented the Assessment Collection Report, included in the Board material. He noted that the District is currently 96% collected for 2024 are 131 unsettled accounts. The District received its preliminary values noting a potential increase of 16.31%. No action from the Board was required.

RECEIVE BOOKKEEPER'S REPORT AND APPROVE INVOICES FOR PAYMENT.

Mr. Baugh presented the Bookkeeper's Report and went over the invoices, included in the Board materials. Upon a motion duly made by Director Anderson, and seconded by Springer, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Bookkeeper's Report and approve invoices for payment.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

Director Smith reported the Committee met on June 9; a copy of the committee minutes is included in the Boards materials. Director Smith presented an initial report outlining the projected cost of adding an additional officer for Ark of Safety. He answered questions from the Board. No action from the Board was required.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

Director Anderson reported the Committee met on June 9; a copy of the committee minutes is included in the Board materials. Debney Greenlee gave an update from the Economic Development Committee and answered questions from the Board. The committee had the following recommendation:

a. Rate increase for Impact Strategies.

Upon a motion made by Director Anderson and seconded by Director Thornton, the Board voted unanimously to approve a 3.8% increase for Impact Strategies. This amount has already been calculated in the FY2025 approved budget.

Director Anderson left the meeting at 1:02 pm. A quorum of the Board was still present.

RECEIVE UPDATE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE.

Director Thornton reported the committee met on June 9; a copy of the committee minutes is included in the Board materials. The Board discussed the District's landscaping concerns. The committee will meet to discuss the next direction for the RFP process.

a. Receive update on TIRZ 9 and TIRZ 25 projects.

Mr. Huml gave the update on TIRZ 9 and TIRZ 25 projects, a copy is included in the Board book. He reported the next banner installation will be completed in September focusing on Hispanic Heritage. Upon a motion made by Director Thornton and seconded by Director Springer, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the Tri-Party Taskforce recommendation to install both Hispanic Icon and Graphic Art banners in the District.

RECEIVE GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT.

Mr. Hawes presented the General Manager's Report, included in the Board material. No action from the Board was required.

ADJOURNMENT.

There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Clark adjourned the meeting at 1:09 p.m.

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