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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2005-08-03 RegularCommunity and Economic Development Committee Minutes August 3, 2005 The Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, August 3, 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 Kirk Lippert, Tony Banfield, Sr, Gregory Crinion, Brent Goswick, and Robert McAfoos. Also present were the following Liaisons: Jim Gibson of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Staff members present were Karen Capps and Ron Cox. Also present were Gwen Griffin and Christina Brodsly of Griffin Integrated Marketing, and Laura McAfoos. Absent from the meeting were Gary Harris, Rebecca Hillenburg, Zekie McVeigh, Ed Sebesta, Kevin Holland, Laura Ewing, Trish Hanks, Carol Jones, Lynn Cummins, and Jim Reinhartsen. 1. Call to Order. Chair Lippert called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m., with a quorum present. 2. Approval of Minutes. Brent Goswick made a motion to approve the July 6, 2005, meeting minutes. Greg Crinion seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the committee. 3. Discussion and possible action regarding incentive application for Project 2005-1. The committee reviewed and discussed Project 2005-1, regarding an application by a furniture store for an incentive grant. Following the discussion, Greg Crinion made a motion to recommend that an incentive grant not be provided for Project 2005-1. Kirk Lippert seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the committee. 4. Review draft of CEDC member presentation to community groups. Gwen Griffin presented a mock oral presentation for CEDC volunteers to give to community groups. The committee provided feedback to incorporate into the presentation and talking points. Gwen stated the message in the presentation should be clear, concise, and consistent. The presentation is about fifteen minutes in length. 5. Discussion and possible action regarding next steps for economic development communications program. The committee asked to be placed on a work session with City Council to get input on the presentation before launching this communications outreach initiative to the public. 6. Adiournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:56 a.m.