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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.