HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2005-02-10 RegularCommunity and Economic Development Committee Minutes February 10, 2005 The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Thursday, February 10, 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: Vice Chair Gregory Crinion, Maurice Estlinbaum, Brent Goswick, Gary Harris, Rebecca Hillenburg, Kirk Lippert, Robert McAfoos, and Zekie McVeigh. Also present were the following liaisons: City Council Member Jerry Ericsson, Planning and Zoning liaison Kevin Holland, FISD Superintendent Trish Hanks, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce President Carol Jones, and Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Jim Reinhartsen. Staff member present was Karen Capps. Also present were Gwen Griffin and Christina Brodsley of Griffin Integrated Marketing, Brian Freedman of Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, Bill Finger of the Main Street Committee, and Lanis Neugent of the College of the Mainland. Absent from the meeting were Tony Banfield, Don Gartman, and Ron McPherson. 1. Call to Order. Vice Chair Crinion called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. with a quorum present. 2. Elect new Chair. There were no nominations for Chair. (Directly following the meeting, Tony Banfield volunteered to be Chair for the remaining term.) This item will be on the March agenda for consideration. 3. Approval of Minutes. Gary Harris made a motion to approve the January 5, 2005 meeting minutes. Zekie McVeigh seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the committee. 4. Report from subcommittees rej!ardinj! 2004-2005 goals. Greg Crinion reported on the corridor/target development subcommittee meeting that was held. Information is being gathered on Brittany Bay's extension through Friendswood. Gwen Griffin reported on the communication's subcommittee. A draft paper on why the city needs economic development and rationale of why immediate action is needed was presented to the committee for review. Gwen stated that the subcommittee would review and further refine the message at their next subcommittee meeting. Kirk Lippert reported that goal three has now been redefined to explore large undeveloped parcels in the city for commercial development potential. He stated the reason behind this is that the target/corridor development is already exploring redevelopment opportunities; therefore most of the work would be duplicated efforts. The subcommittee gathering information and maps are being created for the Bofysil properties and other vacant parcels along FM 528. 5. Report from CEDC liaison to Planning and Zoning. Kirk Lippert reported that he attended the February 3 P&Z meeting. Kirk attended P&Z's special work session, but there was no quorum to discuss or take action. At the regular P&Z meeting, the commission discussed expanding the entryway overlay district to include Blackhawk. The commission also discussed parks and open space to include updating the City's comprehensive plan. 6. Discussion regarding scheduling a presentation on Brownfields. Greg Crinion and Kirk Lippert provided a report on research they had done regarding the availability of grants for community assessment of Brownfields. The different entities that provide grants and the types of assessments were discussed. The committee agreed that a presentation regarding what resources are available to landowners and developers would be useful. Jim Reinhartsen offered to organize a regional workshop on Brownfields in coordination with the University of Houston Clear Lake. Karen Capps stated she would coordinate with Jim on the workshop and inform the committee when it is scheduled. 7. Other Reports: A. Development Projects Karen Capps gave a report on current prospects and projects underway. B. Marketing Gwen Griffin provided a marketing report on work that was done during the month of January. She said the opinion/editorial piece by Trish Hanks was directly to the point and very effective. Information is being gathered for releases on the Timber Creek Golf Club expansion and Riley Sherman Shipping Agency headquarters. 8. Adiournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.m.