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Minutes
November 9, 2005
The Community and Economic Development Committee met Wednesday, November 9, 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., Deirdre Brown, Gregory Crinion, Rebecca Hillenburg, Robert McAfoos, and Ed Sebesta.
Also present were the following Liaisons: City Council Liaison Laura Ewing, and two
representatives from the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership - Brian Freedman and Janet
Stoney.
Staff members present were Karen Capps, Ron Cox, and Nick Haby.
Absent from the meeting were Brent Goswick, Gary Harris, Kevin Holland, Trish Hanks, Carol
Jones, Lynn Cummins, Jim Reinhartsen, and Don Gartman.
1. Call to Order. Chair Lippert called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m. with a quorum
present.
2. Approval of Minutes. Greg Crinion made a motion to approve the October 5, 2005
meeting minutes. Ed Sebesta seconded the motion and it passed unanimously in the
committee.
3. Report from City Planner regarding:
A. The application process to develop in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoned
district
City Planner Diana Steelquist gave a short PowerPoint presentation explaining the
different types of Planned Unit Developments - General PUD, Cluster Home PUD, and
Mixed -Use Master Plan PUD. Diana explained the PUD/SUP process from application
submittal to Joint Public Hearing, to approval. When submitting a PUD application for a
General PUD, the request must be accompanied by a detailed commercial site plan,
landscaping plan, utility and drainage plans, elevations, and photometic plan. CEDC
members believe the upfront costs spent on engineering may discourage developers. The
CEDC did not take formal action to recommend changes to the present PUD process, but
discussed creating a second PUD application process as an option/alternative to the
existing one, which would allow developers to obtain a zone change prior to moving into
detailed site plan work. This subject will be further discussed at the December meeting.
B. The expansion of the EOD that includes Blackhawk, Friendswood
Lakes/Brittany Bay, and Bay Area Boulevards.
The CEDC and City Planner discussed the recent changes to the EOD that includes
Blackhawk. Some members of the CEDC believe that the recent expansion of the EOD
through the extension of North Blackhawk could discourage development in this
industrial -zoned district due to the EOD requirements for screening, setbacks, and
building construction materials. It was also stated that Blackhawk is not an entryway into
the city. The CEDC decided to share their concerns with P&Z at their November 17,
2005 meeting.
4. Discussion and possible action regarding CEDC input to update the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan.
Several CEDC members reported on the work accomplished toward updating the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan. There are 13 parcels being reviewed for consideration as
future commercial in updating the Land Use Plan. Committee members completed work
on seven of the 13 parcels and reported their findings and recommendations. Committee
members will report on the remaining six parcels at the meeting in December.
5. Discussion and possible action regarding 2005-2006 committee goals.
It was discussed that the communications plan was underway. Gwen Griffin and Nick
Haby are creating a list for when the HOAs meet. Chair Lippert reported that he will
provide the "Why Now?" presentation to Rotary during the next month and will also
attend the November Planning and Zoning meeting.
6. Discussion regarding the guidelines for providing property tax abatement in the
ci .
Due to time constraints, this item was not discussed but a subsequent meeting was
scheduled on Friday, November 11, for the CEDC Incentive Subcommittee to review our
current tax abatement policy.
7. Reports: A marketing report was provided to committee members.
8. Adiournment. The meeting was adjourned at 10 a.m.