HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2012-12-05 RegularFriendswood Community and Economic Development Committee
Meeting Minutes
December 5, 2012
The Friendswood Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday,
December 5, 2012, at 8:30 a.m., in the second floor conference room of City Hall, 910 S.
Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas, with the following members present: Vice Chair
Pauline Moore, Tony Annan, Brett Banfield, Mark Conrad, Jeremy Magnuson, Bill Provenzano,
and Dr. Hilmar Zeissig. No liaisons were present.
Absent from the meeting was Skip Evans.
Staff member present was Karen Capps.
Also present was Jeff Newpher of the Friendswood Journal.
1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 8:35 with a quorum present.
2. Roll Call. Roll call was made.
3. Approval of Minutes.
Brett Banfield made a motion to approve the November 5 and November 12, 2012
meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Bill Provenzano and it passed unanimously
in the committee.
4. Discussion and possible action, but not limited to the Community and Economic
Development Committee's strategic plan, goals, and action items.
The committee reviewed NAICS code 71 category of the City's Target Market List
comparing it to the Permitted Use Table. No changes were deemed necessary as non-profit
uses would not meet the qualifications of the municipal grant program and other uses, i.e.
gambling is regulated by the state.
The committee discussed and began preparing an FM 528 Strategic Development Plan.
Discussion and preparation of the plan will continue at the next meeting.
5. Reports:
City Staff
Karen Capps reported that a restaurant owner prospect recently purchased property in the city with
future plans to build.
6. Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 10:20 am.