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Minutes
April 7, 2004
The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at 8
a.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 910 S. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, Texas, with
the following members present: Chair Gregory Crinion, Kevin Candee, Maurice Estlinbaum,
James Gerland, Gary Harris, Andy Massicott, and Zekie McVeigh. Also present were the
following liaisons: Council Member Tracy Goza, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce
President Carol Jones, and Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Jim Reinhartsen.
Staff members present were Karen Capps, Ron Cox, and Mike Hodge.
Also present was Les Rumberg of Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District and Gwen
Griffin of Griffin Integrated Marketing.
Absent from the meeting were Tony Banfield, Brent Goswick, Bob Bertrand, Trish Hanks and
Mike Kuhrt.
1. Call to Order. Chair Crinion called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. with a quorum
present.
2. Approval of Minutes. Andy Massicott made a motion to approve the March 3 meeting
minutes with a revision to committee attendance. Kevin Candee seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously in the committee.
3. Discussion and possible action regarding regional detention in the city.
Chair Crinion stated that the topic of providing regional detention in the city was
discussed in the last meeting. The committee wants to study the possibility of providing
offsite regional detention for Main Street, or similar areas to help facilitate development
of small commercial lots. The CEDC invited Les Rumberg, President of the Galveston
County Consolidated Drainage District (GCCDD), to share information regarding their
current and future plans to provide for regional offsite detention.
Ron Cox introduced Les Rumberg who said that prior to his current position, Mr.
Rumberg had been a City Planner in Alvin and also a City Manager in Colorado. Mr.
Rumberg presented the regional detention plans for two potential projects: a 110-acre
tract on Falling Leaf and the Imperial Estates buyout properties. The two projects would
help detention for two different areas in town.
4. Report regarding Whitcomb and panhandle properties.
Chair Crinion reported on the previous meetings held regarding the presentation of the
conceptual plan for the proposed Whitcomb development and panhandle proposal.
Richard Browne is scheduled to present the conceptual plan to Planning and Zoning at
their April 8, 2004 meeting.
City Manager Ron Cox reported on the mixed -use design staff team that he appointed to
help create a new streamlined mixed -use zone in the city. He stated the team's main
priority is to develop a mixed -use zone that permits residential, commercial, and office
use in a single, vertical structure. The efforts by the staff design team will facilitate
future economic development projects in the city including Main Street.
5. Adiournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:07
a.m.