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Memorandum
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TO: Mayor/City Council
FROM: Sherri Bellard, Assistant Cily Secrets
SUBJECT: P.R. No. 15600 -Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Board
COMMENT
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Attached hereto is Proposed Resolution No. 15600 which establishes and appoints Directors
of the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Board.
The IEDC team recommended aseven-member board that brings expertise in finance, real
estate development, retaiVcommercial attraction and government relations to the Downtown
PPP (Downtown Public Private Partnership). IEDC recommended the following composition
for the board of directors:
• City of Port Arthur - 3 seats, with at least one (1) appointment from the petrochemical
industry such as the Port Arthur Industrial Group and one (1) seat be filled by senior
management from major private sector employers.
• PAEDC - 2 seats, with at least one appointment from the petrochemical industry
such as the Port Arthur Industrial Group.
• Chamber of Commerce -1 seat.
• Lamar State College Port Arthur -1 seat.
Each nominating entity will provide three nominations for each board seat. The nominations
will be confirmed by the Port Arthur Council from among the nominations submitted.
Board appointments will be for a period of three (3) years and the seats will be staggered.
Per the Economic Development Corporation the Board of Directors would like to nominate
Vcki Derese and Kery Thomas as Port Arthur Downtown Revftalization Board Members.
cc: Economic Development Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Lamar State College -Port Arthur
" REMEMBER, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PORT ARTHUR"
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October 27, 2009
Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince
City of Port Arthur
444 4`h St.
Port Arthur, T:{ 77641
Re: RC-Submittal of PAEDC nominations for the proposed
Development Organisation (DRO) Board
Mayvr Prince.
Re-
As recommended by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the
PAF.DC Board of Directors would like to re-submit its recommendations or the two
seats on the proposed DRU Board to be nominated by the EDC. One of ose seats would
be filled by a current FDC Board Member and the other by a representative of Industry.
Below you will find the nominations.
EDC Board Member Indnstrv
Kerry'I•homas Vicki Derese -Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP
Please feel free to contact our othee if you have any questions.
Sincerely.,
Floyd Batiste
CEO
4173 39th St. • Purt Arthur, T:X 77642 • P.O. Knx 3931 • Port Arthur, ~f~ 77612
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P.R. No. 15600
10/29/09 sb
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE PORT ARTHUR
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION BOARD AND
APPOINTING THREE (3) MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the Port Arthur City Council received a Port Arthur Downtown
Revitalization Strategy Report from the International Economic Development Council
(IEDC); and
WHEREAS, one of the recommendations of the report was to establish the Port
Arthur Downtown Revitalization Boazd of seven (7) members; and
WHEREAS, the composition of the boazd of directors shall be; City of Port
Arthur three (3) seats; Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation two (2) seats;
Chamber of Commerce one (1) seat and Lamaz State College Port Arthur one (1) seat;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council will confum the nominations and finalize the
appointment submitted from each entity; and
WHEREAS, the term will be for a period of three (3) yeazs and the seats will be
staggered; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint three (3) members to the Port
Arthur Downtown Revitalization Board; and
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint ,
as Directors to the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization
Boazd; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Boazd wishes to appoint Vicki Derese
and Kerry Thomas as Directors to the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Board; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce needs to make their nomination to the
Boazd; and
WHEREAS, Lamaz State College Port Arthur needs to make their nomination to
the Board.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCH. OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct.
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Section 2. That the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Boazd is herein
established.
Section 3. That the term of office shall be three (3) years and shall be
staggered, effective immediately.
Section 4. That the purpose of the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization
Boazd is to work with City Council to implement a revitalization strategy plan for
downtown Port Arthur.
Section 5. That the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Boazd shall be
made up of seven members that bring expertise in fmance, real estate development,
retaiUcommercial attraction and government relations and include professionals from the
petrochemical industry and senior management from major private sector employers.
Section 6. That
and
aze hereby appointed to the Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Boazd.
Section 7. That Vicki Derese and Kerry Thomas are hereby appointed to the
Port Arthur Downtown Revitalization Boazd as nominated by the Economic
Development Corporation.
Section 9. That the Chamber of Commerce and Lamaz State College Port
Arthur need to make their nominations to the Boazd.
Section 9. That a copy of the Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the
City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of ,
A.D., 2009, at a Regulaz Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas,
by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor
NOES:
MAYOR
PR 15600
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED ~S TO FORM:
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
PR 15600