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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 7/14/2020

Item Creation Date:

MYR ~ 2020 Houston Land Bank Appts. ltr. 6-25-2020

Agenda Item#: 4.


 
                               
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 scheduled to expire December 31, 2021:

    Position One     -  DAVID L. COLLINS, reappointment

    Position Two     -  VINCENT A. MONDRAGÓN, appointment

    Position Three  -  MATT ZEIS, reappointment and to serve as Chair

    Position Four    -  JESUS DEANDA, appointment

    Position Five    -  LAURIE VIGNAUD, appointment

NON-VOTING ADVISORY MEMBERS:

          NICHOLAS J. FORAN

         ELIJAH J. WILLIAMS

                    KELLEN ZALE

 

Background:

June 22, 2020

 

 

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), the amendment to the Certificate of Formation of the HLB and the adoption of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the HLB:

 

I am appointing or reappointing the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the HLB, subject to Council confirmation:

 

David L. Collins, reappointment to Position One, for a term scheduled to expire December 31, 2021;

Victor Mondragón, appointment to Position Two, for a term scheduled to expire December 31, 2021;

Matt Zeis, reappointment to Position Three, for a term scheduled to expire December 31, 2021, and

to serve as Chair;

Jesus DeAnda, reappointment to Position Four, for a term scheduled to expire December 31, 2021; and

Laurie Vignaud, appointment to Position Five, for a term scheduled to expire December 31, 2021.

 

I am also appointing the following individuals to serve as non-voting advisory members of the Board of Directors of the HLB, subject to Council confirmation:

 

Nicholas J. Foran, for a term scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021;

Elijah J. Williams, for a term scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021; and

Kellen Zale, for a term scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021.

 

The résumés of the appointees are attached for your review. 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Sylvester Turner

Mayor

ATTACHMENTS:
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Revised Houston Land Bank appointment letterBackup Material