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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2004-05-05 RegularCommunity and Economic Development Committee Minutes May 5, 2004 The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 8 a.m. in the second floor conference room of City Hall, 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas with the following members present: Chair Gregory Crinion, Maurice Estlinbaum, James Gerland, Brent Goswick, Gary Harris, and Zekie McVeigh. Also present were the following liaisons: Council Member Tracy Goza, and Friendswood Chamber of Commerce President Carol Jones. Staff members present were Karen Capps and Ron Cox. Also present was Gwen Griffin of Griffin Integrated Marketing. Absent from the meeting were Tony Banfield, Kevin Candee, Bob Bertrand, Trish Hanks, Mike Kuhrt, and Jim Reinhartsen. 1. Call to Order. Chair Crinion called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m. with a quorum present. 2. Approval of Minutes. Brent Goswick made a motion to approve the April 7 meeting minutes. Gary Harris seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the committee. 3. Report and discussion regarding plans and proiects. City staff provided an update on the progress toward creating a mixed -use zone through a modified Planned Unit Development concept to facilitate the Whitcomb property development. The panhandle properties were discussed regarding creating a development plan to find out what the future potential of those properties should be and incorporate the highest and best uses into a development strategy and master plan. Karen Capps reported that revisions to the Major Thoroughfare Plan for the extension of Blackhawk through the Whitcomb and panhandle properties were approved by both Planning and Zoning and City Council. 4. Discussion regarding potential economic modeling and projections that could provide a financial picture of the city in the future. This item was not discussed and was moved to June's agenda. 5. Reports: A. CDC rezoning Rezoning of the CDC properties has been delayed due to clarification needed by staff from the City Attorney regarding what information could be used for a property description. Karen Capps and Ron Cox reported that the City Attorney provided information regarding how to proceed with the city -sponsored rezoning of the CDC properties by referring to adjacent physical boundaries and distances from nearby demarcations. Chair Crinion suggested that staff obtain from the City Attorney, documentation for reference purposes for future rezoning. Staff will obtain this information and provide it to the Community Development Department in order to proceed with rezoning the properties. Chair Crinion also urged that efforts be taken to proceed with the rezoning promptly, and requested a status report on the rezoning at the next CEDC meeting. Chair Crinion inquired about the proposed residential development on FM 528 towards the Friendswood/Alvin city limits, particularly whether the tract could be developed as residential since it is has been designated in the City Comprehensive Land Use Plan as future commercial use. He also asked about how the development would take into consideration the proposed Grand Parkway plans. Ron Cox explained that since the property is currently zoned Single Family Residential as a default zone, it is legal for the residential development to proceed. Regarding the Grand Parkway thoroughfare that has been on the Major Thoroughfare Plan since 1990, Ron Cox said that the developer may have to provide a right-of-way/easement on the residential development plans and that he would discuss the matter with staff to ensure that the project will be modified to satisfy the Major Thoroughfare Plan. B. CEDC vacancy The committee was informed that committee member Andy Massicott resigned from the committee due to his recent move to Galveston. C. Marketing Gwen Griffin provided a marketing report. She said the inaugural e-broker newsletter would go out in May. The educational door tags are ready to be delivered to homes. She also reported on the editorial piece on economic development that was created through an interview with Steve McKinney, owner of Velocity Sports Performance. 6. Adjournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:44 a.m.