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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/9/2020

Item Creation Date: 8/25/2020

MYR~ TIRZ 15 Appt. ltr. 8-25-2020

Agenda Item#: 7.


 
                               
Summary:

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MR. SETH HOPKINS, Houston Independent School District representative, to Position Six, of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 15, EAST DOWNTOWN, for a term to expire July 6, 2022

Background:

April 20, 2020                                                          

 

 

 

The Honorable City Council

City of Houston

 

Dear Council Members:

 

Pursuant to City of Houston, Texas Ordinance Nos. 1999-708, 1999-913 and 2011-74, and Resolution 2000-27, the provisions of Subchapter D of Chapter 431 of the Texas Transportation Code and Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code, I am nominating the following individual for appointment to the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone No, 15, East Downtown (“TIRZ”), subject to Council confirmation:

 

Mr. Seth Hopkins, Houston Independent School District representative, appointment to Position Six, for a term to expire July 6, 2022.

 

Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Bylaws of the East Downtown Redevelopment Authority (“Authority”),  appointment of a person to the position of director of the board of the TIRZ shall also constitute as appointment of such person to the corresponding position of director of the board of the Authority. The term of each director’s position on the board of the Authority shall be coterminous with the term of the corresponding position on the director’s position on the board

of TIRZ.

 

The résumé of the nominee is attached for your review.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Sylvester Turner

Mayor