DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1, 5, 6 & 7
SUBJECT:
Amendment to the bylaws for the Westside Development Corporation
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance approving an amendment to the bylaws for the Westside Development Corporation, revising the membership categories that comprise the Board of Directors, as approved by the Board at its April 18, 2019 Regular Meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio Westside Development Corporation, known as the Westside Development Corporation ("WDC") was established in 2006 for the purpose of supporting the City's community revitalization and economic development efforts within the near West Side of San Antonio. The WDC's current scope of work includes small business retention and attraction; small business technical assistance; WDC loan program targeting small businesses and entities involved in the revitalization of the West sector of the city; WDC grant program; and, the Legacy Corridor Business Alliance program.
The WDC Board of Directors consists of 18 positions. Currently, members must be owners or employees of businesses located within the WDC Target Area, executives representing institutes of higher education located within the Target Area, executives representing public school districts located within the Target Area, an executive from the University Health System, real estate/housing developers, and residents.
Prior to the Board of Directors' April 18, 2019 meeting, the Board was occupied by 13 members, consisting of eight identifying as male and five identifying as female. Seven board members identified as Hispanic, and the remaining six identified as non-Hispanic white.
Amendments to the WDC bylaws and appointments to the WDC Board of Directors require City Council action.
ISSUE:
The Westside Development Corporation Board of Directors occasionally examines its board composition and makeup to determine board capacity, b...
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