October
15, 2019
The
Honorable City Council
City
of Houston
Dear
Council Members:
Pursuant to City of Houston,
Texas, Ordinance No. 99-709 and Resolution No. 1999-66, I am appointing or
reappointing the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Uptown
Development Authority (“Authority”), subject to City Council confirmation:
Steven
Lerner, appointment to Position Three, for a term to expire July 6, 2021, and will
serve as Chair for a term ending December 31, 2019;
Judson
W. Robinson III, reappointment to Position Four, for a term to expire July 6,
2021;
Ethel
Johnson, appointment to Position Five, for a term to expire July 6, 2021;
Lisa
M. Simon, reappointment to Position Six, for a term to expire July 6, 2020;
Robert
Clay, appointment to Position Seven, for a term to
expire July 6, 2020; and
MariCarmen
Tamez, reappointment to Position Nine, for a term to expire July 6, 2020.
Pursuant to Article II of the Bylaws of
the Authority adopted December 1, 1999 by Ordinance No. 1999-66, the term of
each Director of the Authority is coterminous with the term for such Director’s
corresponding position on the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number
Sixteen, as established by Ordinance No. 1999-709, as may be amended from time
to time.
The résumés of the nominees are attached
for your review.
Sincerely,
Sylvester Turner
Mayor