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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 10/14/2025

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MYR ~ Houston Parks Board LGC

Agenda Item#: 6.


 
                               
Summary:

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC:

Position One - GEORGE ALBERT DeMONTROND, appointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028;

Position Two - BARRY N. MANDEL, reappointment, for a term ending January 1, 2028;

Position Three - WILLIAM TAYLOR, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2028;

Position Four - THOMAS W. FLAHERTY, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2027;

Position Five - DOMINGO BARRIOS, appointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027;

Position Six - CHRISTOPHER D. PORTER, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2027;

Position Ten - ELIJAH WILLIAMS, appointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028;

Position Eleven - ANN LENTS, reappointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027;

Position Thirteen - CULLEN K. GEISELMAN, reappointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028;

Position Fourteen - ANDREW PRICE, reappointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027;

Position Sixteen - MARGARET ELKINS DAVIS, appointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028;

Position Seventeen - ALBERTO P. CARDENAS, JR, reappointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027;

Position Nineteen - JENNY PHILIP, reappointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028; and

Position Twenty - TAYLOR CHAPMAN, appointment, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027

Background:

September 2025 

The Honorable City Council 
Houston, Texas 

 

Dear Council Members: 

 

Pursuant to the Code of Ordinances, City of Houston, Texas, Ch. 32, Art. VIII, Sec. 32-202, I am appointing or reappointing the following individuals to the Houston Parks Board LGC, Inc., subject to Council confirmation: 

 

George Albert DeMontrond, appoint to Position One, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028; 
Barry N. Mandel, reappoint to Position Two, for a term to expire January 1, 2028; 
William Taylor, reappoint to Position Three, for a term to expire January 1, 2028; 
Thomas W. Flaherty, reappoint to Position Four, for a term to expire January 1, 2027; 
Domingo Barrios, appoint to Position Five, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027; 
Christopher D. Porter, reappoint to Position Six, for a term to expire January 1,2027; 
Elijah Williams, appoint to Position Ten, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028; 
Ann Lents, reappoint to Position Eleven, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027; 
Cullen K. Geiselman, reappoint to Position Thirteen, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028; 
Andrew Price, reappoint to Position Fourteen, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027; 
Margaret Elkins Davis, appoint to Position Sixteen, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028; 
Alberto P. Cardenas Jr., reappoint to Position Seventeen, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027; 
Jenny Philip, reappoint to Position Nineteen, for a term set to expire January 1, 2028; and 
Taylor Chapman, appoint to Position Twenty, for a term set to expire January 1, 2027. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

John Whitmire

Mayor, City of Houston

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