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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2004-11-03 RegularCommunity and Economic Development Committee Minutes November 3, 2004 The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, November 3, 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 James Gerland, Vice Chair Gregory Crinion, Kevin Candee, Maurice Estlinbaum, Brent Goswick, Kirk Lippert, and Zekie McVeigh. Also present were the following liaisons: City Council Member Jerry Ericsson, Planning and Zoning liaison Kevin Holland, CCISD Representative Ron McPherson, and Galveston County Economic Development Alliance President Don Gartman. Staff members present were Karen Capps, Ron Cox, and Dan Johnson. Also present were Christina Brodsley and Gwen Griffin of Griffin Integrated Marketing, and Brian Freedman of Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. Absent from the meeting were Tony Banfield, Gary Harris, Trish Hanks, Carol Jones, and Jim Reinhartsen. 1. Call to Order. Chair Gerland called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. with a quorum present. 2. Approval of Minutes. Amendments were made to the October 6, meeting minutes. Greg Crinion made a motion to approve the amended October 6, 2004, meeting minutes. Jim Gerland seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the committee. 3. Presentation regarding an overall picture of commercial zoned properties in Friendswood. Dan Johnson gave an overview of current zoning by acreage in the city limits. The current zoning analysis showed an 84 residential/16 commercial split. The information shown was preliminary, but indicated a further need for rezoning more acreage for commercial use. 4. Discussion on governance and ethics policies. Chair Gerland reminded committee members to read and be familiar with the ethics and governance policies for committee members. This booklet of information was provided to members at the Committee Volunteer Appreciation dinner that was recently held. Chair Gerland also spoke about the retreat he attended for City committee members that are Chairs. Chair Gerland said that it was suggested by the Committee Chairs to meet quarterly or semi-annually to share information. Ron Cox spoke about developing more information on governance for committees, city associates, and city officials. 5. Report from sub -committees regarding 2004-5 goals. Jim Gerland gave a report on the communication sub -committee. The sub -committee met on October 18, 2004, in which the uniformed message was discussed and developed. Jim said the sub -committee would meet again in two weeks to further define the message. The message will be brought back to the committee and then to City Council for consideration. Greg Crinion reported on work that was done on the corridor sub -committee. This sub- committee met twice, on October 13 and October 29, 2004. Greg Crinion regarding existing and planned infrastructure and roads for the panhandle area provided a written and oral report. The sub -committee will continue to research and recommend a plan for development for the panhandle area. 6. Report from CEDC Liaison to Planning and Zoning. Greg Crinion reported on P&Z meetings that he attended. He reported on the P&Z recommendation to change the Permitted Use Table for mini -warehouse storage facilities, and the negative recommendation made regarding the Friendswood Lakes rezoning to Office Park District from Single -Family residential. 7. Other Reports: Marketing — Gwen Griffin provided a marketing report handout on work that had been done over the last month. She reported on the broker event, an opinion/editorial informational piece being developed by Representative Larry Taylor, brochures that were developed for Whitcomb and Main Street projects, and the November e-newsletter that will soon be sent out. E.D. Workshop — Karen Capps reported that approximately forty-five persons attended the event, but there were approximately twenty persons signed up for the event and did not show. Overall, it was a successful and worthwhile event. Some of the attendees have already contacted the City for additional information regarding economic development projects and opportunities. Staff — Karen Capps gave an update on the reports made by the P&Z liaison. 8. Adiournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.m.