HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDEC Minutes 2024-02-07 RegularCOMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2023 - 4:00 P.M.
SECOND FLOOR (CMO) CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 pm with the following members present:
CHAIR SUSAN ASIMAKIS
VICE CHAIRMAN BLAISE GUZZETTA
COMMITTEE MEMBER JUDY WIGGINS
COMMITTEE MEMBER KYLE WINNE
COMMITTEE MEMBER DEREK BROWN
COMMITTEE MEMBER PAULINE MOORE
COMMITTEE MEMBER ANDREA TRABANINO
COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY BRANSON
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER STEVEN RHEA
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUBREY HARBIN
SECRETARY KRISTINA CUELLAR
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. MINUTES
A Consider approving the minutes of the Community and Economic Development
Committee Regular Meeting, held on December 6, 2023.
Motion to approve: Guzzetta
Second: Brown
Vote: 6/0 - Minutes Approved (1 member was not present for vote)
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A Discuss the Community and Economic Development Committee economic development
and business retention strategy.
Asimakis informed the group that the Conroe trip was rescheduled to February 18 due to
weather issues. She also stated that the message points presented to the City Council at the
January meeting were well received.
Diana Lopez, Geographical Information Services (GIS) Manager with The City of Friendswood,
presented a draft of the restaurant survey. The survey will allow restaurant owners to be added
to the master restaurant list for the city. Once the survey is finalized, committee members will
ask a few locally -owned businesses to complete the study for a test run before it is available to
the public. The committee plans to launch the survey and the message points to the public
during Small Business Week, April 28 - May 4. Members of CEDC will talk with the
collaboration group to discuss the possibility of having different businesses promote the
message points and survey throughout Small Business Week.
5. REPORTS
A. Received Staff Business Report.
Harbin presented the business report for January.
Certificates of Occupancy Issued:
1102 S Friendswood Dr Ste A Parkwood Vision Center (Owner change)
3526 FM 528 Rd Ste 102 Advanced Healthy Beauty
New Commercial Permits Issued:
1050 Mustang Dr Friendswood High School Tennis Building
Commercial Alteration Permits Issued:
1660 E Winding Way RPS LTD
Zone Changes in process:
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:14 pm.