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Minutes
January 5, 2005
The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, January 5, 2005, 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, Tony Banfield, Sr., Brent Goswick, Maurice Estlinbaum, Gary Harris, Kirk
Lippert, and Zekie McVeigh. Also present were the following liaisons: City Councilmember
Jerry Ericsson, Planning and Zoning liaison Kevin Holland, Friendswood Chamber of
Commerce President Carol Jones, and Galveston County Economic Alliance President Don
Gartman.
Staff members present were Karen Capps and Ron Cox.
Also present were Gwen Griffin of Griffin Integrated Marketing, Robert McAfoos, and Chase
Ericsson.
Absent from the meeting were Trish Hanks, Ron McPherson, and Jim Reinhartsen.
1. Call to Order. Chair Gerland called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. with a quorum
present.
2. Approval of Minutes. Greg Crinion made a motion to approve the December 1, 2004
meeting minutes. Gary Harris seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the
committee.
3. Report from sub -committees regarding 2004-2005 goals. The communication and
target/corridor development subcommittees provided reports on progress that had been
made since the previous month. The communication subcommittee is continuing to work
on information supporting the overall economic development message. The
target/corridor subcommittee will begin gathering information to analyze the Brittany
Bay corridor.
4. Report from CEDC liaison to Planning and Zoning. Maurice Estlinbaum and Gary
Harris provided reports from P&Z meetings they attended which included discussion of
Starbuck's site plan, cluster home development, and the rezoning of property on FM 528
at Windsong Lane from single-family residential to neighborhood commercial zone.
5. Other Reports:
A. Development Projects
Karen Capps gave a report on commercial projects planned or underway which
include Mary's Creek Village mixed -use development, Pecan Plaza, Raton Plaza,
South Friendswood Square, Timber Creek Golf Club expansion, and Riley Sherman
Shipping Agency office development.
B. Marketing
Gwen Griffin provided a marketing report on work that was done during the month of
December. The December broker/developer e-newsletter was developed and
distributed. An opinion -editorial piece was prepared for Trish Hanks. Follow-up
letters were prepared and mailed to brokers and developers who could not attend the
workshop along with Main Street and Whitcomb brochures. Main Street brochures
were mailed to Chamber members.
C. Update on Grand Parkway
The committee was provided a copy of an updated map of the Grand Parkway
proposed routes. The map includes a proposed S-new route in Brazoria County,
which follows State Highway 35 into the southwest side of Alvin, runs along the
bypass around Alvin, and comes off NE to E to IH-45 at FM 646. The committee
asked for more information regarding the proposed routes and the project's status.
7. Adiournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:47 a.m.