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MINUTES
The Garland Foundation for Development, Inc. of the City of Garland convened in regular session at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in the Council Chamber, 200 North Fifth Street, Garland, Texas, with the following members:
Present:
Scott LeMay, Director
Jeff Bass, Director
Deborah Morris, Director
Ed Moore, Director
B. J. Williams, Director
Margaret, Lucht
Dylan Hedrick, Director
Robert Vera, Director
Robert Smith, Director
Staff Present:
Andy Hesser, Executive Director
Larence Lanford, Counsel
Ayako Schuster, Director of Economic Development
Eloyce René Dowl, Recording Secretary
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Consider and take action on the approval of minutes of the Board of Directors’ meetings held on February 7, 2023, and February 21, 2023.
The motion was made by Director Smith to approve the minutes from February 7 and 21, seconded by Director Moore. The motion carried unanimously.
2.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
a. Consider and take action on the sale of approximately 3.0 +/- acres of land near the intersection of E. Kingsley Road and E. Centerville Road to the City of Garland for $325,059.02, and authorize the Executive Director to execute such documents necessary to complete the transaction.
Ayako Schuster, Director of Economic Development, gave the presentation requesting approval of sale of the five parcels acquired in 2018 to the City of Garland.
The motion was made by Director Lucht to approve sale of the land to the City of Garland, seconded by Director Williams. Motion carried unanimously.
b. Consider and take action regarding an Amendment to Section V of the Bylaws of the Garland Foundation for Development to increase the Executive Director’s spending authority in paragraph 3.
Ayako Schuster prevented the staff report. Director Williams requested the current spending amount for the Executive Director, it was confirmed to be $100,000. The request from the Foundation is to increase it to $250,000.
The motion was made by Director Smith to increase the spending authority to $250,000, seconded by Director Moore. The motion carried unanimously.
c. Consider and take action on the expenditure of funds up to $374,907.24 for the demolition of the Otter Storage facility, located at 3926 S. Shiloh Road and 3918 Leon Road.
Ayaki Schuster, Director of Economic Development, gave the presentation to request permission to demolish the property at 3918 Leon.
The motion was made by Director Lucht to approve the demolition of the property at 3918 Leon, seconded by Director Morris. The motion carried unanimously.
3.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business to come before the Board, Director LeMay adjourned the meeting at 7:57 p.m.
CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS
/s/ Scott LeMay, Director
/s/ Eloyce René Dowl, Recording Secretary
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