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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 12/4/2018

Item Creation Date: 11/14/2018

MYR ~ 2018 Houston Land Bank ReAppt. ltr. 11-14-2018

Agenda Item#: 3.


 
                               
Summary:
REQUEST from Mayor for the confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOUSTON LAND BANK (HLB), formerly known as LAND ASSEMBLAGE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LARA) for terms to expire December 30, 2019:

Position One     -  DAVID L. COLLINS, reappointment and to serve as Vice Chair

Position Two     -  VINCENT A. MARQUEZ, reappointment

Position Three  -  MATT ZEIS, reappointment

Position Four    -  JESUS DEANDA, appointment

Position Five     -  NICHOLAS ANDREW HALL, reappointment and to serve as Chair

Background:

November 9, 2018

 

 

 

The Honorable City Council

Houston, Texas

 

 

Dear Council Members:

 

Pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 431; Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 394; City of Houston Resolution No. 1999-59; and City of Houston Ordinance Nos. 2003-1018, 2014-1057, and Ordinance No. 2018-598 which approved and authorized the change of name from the Land Assemblage Redevelopment Authority (LARA) to the Houston Land Bank (HLB), and amended the Certificate of Formation of the HLB and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the HLB, I am appointing or reappointing the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the HLB, formerly known as LARA:

 

David L. Collins, reappointment to Position One, for a term to expire December 30, 2019,

and to serve as Vice Chair;

Vincent A. Marquez, reappointment to Position Two, for a term to expire December 30, 2019;

Matt Zeis, reappointment to Position Three, for a term to expire December 30, 2019;

Jesus DeAnda, appointment to Position Four, for a term to expire December 30, 2019;

and

Nicholas Andrew Hall, reappointment to Position Five, for a term to expire December 30, 2019,

and to serve as Chair.

 

The résumés of the appointees are attached for your review. 

 

Sincerely,

Sylvester Turner

Mayor

 

ST:MDPM:jsk

 

Attachments

 

cc:      Ms. Ann Haynes, CEO