Sugar Land Development Corporation

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Agenda Request No:

II A

Initiated By:

Donna Vaughan,

Records Manager

Responsible Department:

City Secretary

Presented By:

Glenda Gundermann,

City Secretary

Department Head:

Glenda Gundermann/DV

City Secretary

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

N/A

Subject / Proceeding:

September 4, 2007 Sugar Land Development Corporation Meeting Minutes

Approve Minutes

Exhibits:

September 4, 2007 Minutes

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

N/A

Executive Director:

Joseph Esch, Business & Intergovernmental Relations

Recommended Action

Approve the minutes of the September 4, 2007 Sugar Land Development Corporation meeting.

Exhibits

 

STATE OF TEXAS

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COUNTY OF FORT BEND

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CITY OF SUGAR LAND

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CITY OF SUGAR LAND

Sugar Land Development Corporation MEETING

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

 

REGULAR MEETING

 

The Sugar Land Development Corporation convened in regular meeting open to the public, in the Cane Room 161 of Sugar Land City Hall on Tuesday September 4, 2007 at 5:00 P.M. and the roll was called of the members to wit:

 

Dennis Parmer, President

Daniel Wong, Vice-President

Michael Schiff, Secretary/Treasurer

Donald G. Olson, Director

David Wallace, Director

Thomas Abraham, Director

Russell Jones, Director

 

QUORUM PRESENT

 

All of said members were present except Director Jones and Director Schiff.

 

Also present were:

Karen Daly, Assistant City Manager

Regina Morales, Economic Development Director

Ms. Jennifer Brown, Assistant Fiscal Services Director

Kathy Munoz, Executive Secretary

A Number of staff and visitors

 

CONVENE MEETING

 

President Parmer convened the session, open to the public, to order at 5:05 P.M.

 

MINUTES

 

President Parmer introduced the minutes of the Sugar Land Economic Development Corporation held August 2, 2007.

 

Following a full and complete discussion, Director Olson, seconded by Director Wallace, made a motion to approve the minutes of the Sugar Land Development Corporation meeting held August 2, 2007.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

FINANCIAL

 

President Parmer introduced consideration of the Sugar Land Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Budget.

 

Ms. Jennifer Brown, Assistant Fiscal Director, informed the Corporation of that the verbiage regarding amendment of the Fiscal Year 2006 – 2007 budget was not included on the agenda.  Following a brief discussion, members concluded the amendment will proceed to a brief meeting on September 18, 2007 to consider the projections.

 

The only change s the assignment to TIRZ in the amount of $360,000 to $310,000 which was reduced after the actual certified tax roll for TIRZ and the proposed tax rates for Fort Bend County and Levy Improvement District were available.  No other changes have occurred since the meeting with the Corporation in July, 2007.  Sugar Land 4B Corporation gets first assignment of revenues.

 

Revenues for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 total $5,746,238; $5,998,067 in expenditures with a budgeted ending fund balance of $3,869.551.  This is significantly higher at $3,354,057 than policy requirements.

 

Following a full and complete discussion, Director Wallace, seconded by Director Olson, made a motion to approve the Sugar Land Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Budget.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

CITY STAFF REPORT

 

Regina Morales, Economic Development Director reported that staff looks forward to the new budget year and are excited about Project America which is approximately 30 days from closure.

 

CORPORATE MEMBER REPORTS

 

There were no reports.

 

ADJOURN

 

There, being no further business to come before the Corporation, Director Olson, seconded by Director Abraham, moved that the meeting adjourn.  The motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned, time at 5:12 P.M.

 

                                                           

Dennis Parmer, President

 

                                                           

Michael Schiff, Secretary/Treasurer

 

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