11/20/19 Draft Minutes

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2020-01-07)

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D R A F T
MINUTES
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GLENDALE CITY HALL - CONFERENCE ROOM 2A
5850 W. GLENDALE AVE.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
4:00 P.M.
 
 
 
       
   
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Holmes called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
 
2.
ROLL CALL
Present: 
Howard McKenna, President   
  
Robert Holmes, Secretary/Treasurer   
  
Charles Miles, Member   
  
Diane McCarthy, Member   
  
Alan Berta, Member   
  
Lisa Maestas, Member   
Absent: 
John Catledge, Vice President 
Also Present: Jessi Pederson, Economic Development Assistant Director 
Attendees: 
John J. Fries 
William F. Wilder 
Mr. Holmes asked all Directors to introduce themselves and to provide a brief description of his or
her background and employment.
 
3.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
 
a.
Industrial Development Authority Minutes of August 28, 2019.
  
 
 
Motioned by Member Charles Miles, seconded by Secretary/Treasurer Robert Holmes to
approve the August 28, 2019 minutes. 
 
AYE: President Howard McKenna 
 
Secretary/Treasurer Robert Holmes 
 
Member Charles Miles 
 
Member Diane McCarthy

Member Alan Berta 
 
Member Lisa Maestas 
Passed 
 
4.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Next, Mr. Charles, as Treasurer of the Authority, gave a financial report as of November 20,
2019, which noted that the Authority had aggregate funds of $139,756.40. Thereafter, upon a
motion made by Mr. Holmes and seconded by Ms. McCarthy, the financial report was accepted
as presented, a copy of which is included in the records of the Authority.
 
5.
PAYMENT OF INVOICES
Next, Mr. Holmes noted there was an invoice from Ryley Carlock & Applewhite in the amount of
$3,419.71.
 
 
Motioned by President Howard McKenna, seconded by Secretary/Treasurer Robert
Holmes to approve payment of the invoice. 
 
AYE: President Howard McKenna 
 
Secretary/Treasurer Robert Holmes 
 
Member Charles Miles 
 
Member Diane McCarthy 
 
Member Alan Berta 
 
Member Lisa Maestas 
Passed 
 
6.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION AS DETERMINED REGARDING AWARDING OF NEW
SCHOLARSHIP FINDING TO HELPING HANDS FOR SINGLE MOMS
Mr. Holmes advised that the next item on the Agenda was for the representatives of Helping
Hands for Single Moms to give a report.
 
Mr. Holmes called upon Mr. Coffinan to review for the Board the scholarship program and the
manner in which the past year's funding had been applied  and  expended. Mr. Coffman
discussed the Helping Hands program and distributed to the Board a Report together with
information regarding the recipients of the Glendale IDA scholarships and general information
regarding the Helping Hands program (copies of these materials to be included in the permanent
records of the Authority). Ms. Aguilar reported on how the Helping Hands scholarship helped and
enabled her to continue with her education and Ms. Munoz reported on how the Helping Hands
scholarship program had enabled her to graduate with a degree in nursing and obtain a good
paying job as a nurse.
After further discussion regarding the Helping Hands program as well as the financial condition of
the Authority and upon a motion made by Mr. Holmes and seconded by Ms. Maestas, the Board
unanimously voted to award a $20,000 grant to Helping Hands for Single Moms to fund
scholarships to single moms either residing in or attending  school in Glendale.

7.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING DIRECTORS AS AUTHORIZED SIGNERS OF
ALL DOCUMENTS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE AUTHORITY
Next, Mr. Holmes called upon legal counsel who advised that on a periodic basis, the Authority
Board was asked to adopt a Resolution authorizing each Director to be an authorized signer for
the Authority and authorizing each Director and members of the Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite firm
as authorized persons to conduct public hearings on behalf of the Authority. Counsel presented
the Directors a proposed form of Resolution which, after discussion and upon a motion made by
Mr. McKenna and seconded by Ms. McCarthy, was unanimously adopted, a copy thereof to be
kept as part of permanent records of the Authority.
 
8.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, upon the motion of Mr. Holmes, duly seconded by Mr. Charles,
the meeting was adjourned at 4:57 p.m.
 
The Industrial Development Authority meeting minutes of _______, 2019 were submitted and approved
this ___ day of ________, 2019.
____________________________________
Suzie Ricard
Recording Secretary