REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UPTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Position Three  -  MARTIN DEBROVNER, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/6/2017

Position Four    -  JUDSON W. ROBINSON, III, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/6/2017

Position Five     -  JOHN S. BEESON, appointment, for a term to expire 7/6/2017

Position Nine    -  MARICARMEN TAMEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 7/6/2016

Dear Council Members:

Pursuant to City of Houston Resolution No. 1999-66, the provisions of Subchapter D of Chapter 431 of the Texas Transportation Code, and Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code, I am appointing or reappointing the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Uptown Development Authority, subject to Council confirmation:

Martin Debrovner, reappointment to Position Three, for a term to expire July 6, 2017;

Judson W. Robinson, III, reappointment to Position Four, for a term to expire July 6, 2017;

John S. Beeson, appointment to Position Five, for a term to expire July 6, 2017; and

Maricarmen Tamez, appointment to Position Nine, for a term to expire July 6, 2016.

Pursuant to Article II of the Bylaws of the Uptown Development Authority adopted December 1, 1999 by Ordinance No. 1999-66, the term of each Board Member position is coterminous with the corresponding position on the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, as established by the City of Houston, Texas Ordinance No. 1999-709, as may be amended from time to time.