England Economic & Industrial Development District

THE ENGLAND ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 2015

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The England Eco nomic and Industrial Development District met in Regular Session at the England Authority Board Room, 1611 Arnold Drive, England Industrial Airpark and Community Alexandria, Louisiana, on Thursday, November 19 at 4:57 p.m.

There were prese nt: Scott Linzay , Chairman; Mike Johnson, Vice Chairman; Curman Gaines, Secretary/Treasurer; William Barron, Brady Baudin, Richard Bu shnell, Dennis Frazie r, Bart Jones. Charlie Weems

Also present were: Members of the England Authority staff and legal counsel.

Absent:

Commissioner Bushnell gave the invocation and Commissioner Frazier led the Pledge of Allegiance.

England Economic and Industrial Development District was duly convened as the governing authority of said District by Mr. Scott Linzay, Chairman, who then stated that the England Economic and Industrial Development District was ready for the transaction of business.

Chairman Linzay asked for a motion to approve consent calendar for items #1 through #3 and #5 through #8 Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to approve consent calendar for items #1 through #3 and #5 through #8. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried.

MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 22, 2015, REGULAR BOARD MEETING. Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to approve minutes of October 22, 2015, Regular Board meeting. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 102-2015

MOTION TO ADOPT BUDGET AMENDMENT #2 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 BUDGET. Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to adopt budget amendment #2 to the fiscal year 2015 -2016 budget. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 103-2015

MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY’S BILL TO PROVOSTY, SADLER, DELAUNAY, FIORENZA & SOBEL FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2015. Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to approve payment of attorney’s bill to Provosty, Sadler, Delaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel for the month of October, 2015. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 104-2015

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT #2 B ETWEEN INTEGRATED PACKAGING CORPORATION AND EEIDD FOR THE LEASE OF BUILDING #1315. Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to authorize Executive Director to execute Amendment #2 between Integrated Packaging Corporation and EEIDD for the lease of bu ilding #1315. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 105-2015

MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE RENEWAL OF FARM LEASE BETWEEN THE EEIDD AND FINKIE FARMS. Motion b y Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, authorizing the Executive Director to execute renewal of farm lease between the EEIDD and Finkie Farms. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 106-2015

THE ENGLAND ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 2015

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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT WITH EXPERT MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO REPAIR SPALL AREAS ON TAXIWAY A. Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to authorize Executive Director to execute public works contract with Expert Maintenance Services to repair spall areas on Taxiway A. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 107-2015

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH MEYER, MEYER, LACROIX & HIXSON FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ENGLAND AIRPARK ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM. Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to authorize Executive Director to execute contract with Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson for engineerin g services for the England Airpark Road Rehabilitation Program. The Chair called for any comments from the public. There being none, a vote was called and motion carried. 108-2015

Chairman Linzay called for a motion to table item #4 as follows: Motion to hear from Mr. Ryland regarding settlement concerning Taxiway A and to take appropriate action thereto.

Motion by Mr. Bushnell, second by Mr. Jones, to table item #4. By unanimous vote, motion carried.

• F. Comments by Legal counsel – None
• G. Comments or Questions by Commissioners – Mr. Johnson commended Mr. Grafton for his speaking engagement at North Rapides Business Alliance meeting. Mr. Barron stated that he would like for fellow commissioners and possibly a staff member, to speak to area high school juniors and seniors regarding AEX.
• H. Staff Report – Financial Report by Kevin Brown: Have collected 33% of the revenue and expended 24.26% of the Budget. Comparative Air Traffic Report – Down for last month – 6%. For the year – down by 2%
• I. Public Comments or Questions – N/A

Mr. Jerry Wolf, with the Civil Air Patrol, a tenant at the Airpark, introduced himself to the board.

There being no further business to come before the Board, meeting was adjourned at 5:17 p.m.

Scott Linzay, Chairman England Economic and Industrial Development District Board of Commissioners

Curman Gaines, Secretary/Treasurer England Economic and Industrial Development District Board of Commissioners