Title
Consideration of and action on an ordinance appointing four members to the Deer Park Community Development Corporation.
Body
Summary:
The Deer Park Development Corporation is responsible for administering the proceeds of the dedicated Type B economic development sales and use tax for public park purposes and events. While this development corporation has the power to expend the proceeds of the Type B sales tax for purposes authorized by the Development Corporation Act and the voters, City Council retains authority to approve all programs and expenditures of the corporation.
Sec. 2.1 of the Board bylaws state that the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board of seven (7) directors. Directors shall be appointed by the City Council, and at least three (3) directors must not be employees, officers, or members of the City Council. Each member of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council for a term of two years. Places 1, 3, 5, and 7 will be appointed in odd- numbered years, and Places 2, 4, and 6 appointed in even numbered years.
The terms of Faylene Defrancis, Position 1; Layla Ford, Position 3; Doug Burgess, Position 5; and Bill Patterson, Position 7 will expire effective September 30, 2025. Ms. Defrancis and Mr. Patterson have been contacted and are all willing to serve another two-year term if appointed by Council. However, Mr. Burgess has declined to extend his appointment and Ms. Ford will be moving out of the city limits and will no longer be eligible to serve.
Council met during Executive Session on August 5th to discuss the replacements. Ms. Ford will be replaced by Tiffany Regan and Mr. Burgess will be replaced by Elizabeth Delgado. This ordinance will be for appointing all four positions.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Approve the ordinance appointing four members to the Deer Park Community Development Corporation for a two-year term from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027.