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Home My WebLink AboutCEDC Minutes 2014-03-05 RegularFriendswood Community and Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 5, 2014 The Friendswood Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 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: Chair Pauline Moore, Vice Chair Tony Annan, Brett Banfield, Mark Conrad, Marcus Perry, and Dr. Hilmar Zeissig. Liaisons present were City Councilmember Carl Gustafson, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce President Carol Marcantel, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Executive Director of Special Initiatives Dan Seal, Galveston County Economic Alliance President Don Gartman, and Friendswood ISD Superintendent Trish Hanks. Absent from the meeting were Mark Conrad, Jeremy Magnuson, and Bill Provenzano. Staff members present were Karen Capps and Morad Kabiri. 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 8:34 a.m. by Chair Pauline Moore with a quorum present. 2. Roll Call. Roll call was made. 3. Approval of Minutes. A motion was made by Dr. Hilmar Zeissig to approve the February 5, 2014 meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Brett Banfield 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 discussed topics for the planning retreat with City Council. Marcus Perry will lead the assemblage of topics for the retreat. 5. Reports: City Council Councilmember Carl Gustafson reported there will be no city election since there were no opponents of the two City Councilmember incumbents. Friendswood Independent School District Trish Hanks reported that Friendswood ISD will utilize PASO to update a demographic study for their area. Trish shared recent news regarding performance, academic success by the academic decathlon team, swim team, and also discussed the effects of House Bill 5 for student assessment and achievement. Friendswood Chamber of Commerce Carol Marcantel reported that 225 persons are registered for the State of the City event. Tony Annan asked if the Chamber could hold a franchise information event since there are many residents that have the financial resources that would be interested in the subject. Don Gartman offered to help organize the event. Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Dan Seal reported that there is good news for NASA, Washington approved a $17.2 million budget for NASA-JSC. Galveston County Economic Alliance Don Gartman reported that Buccee's should open in May or June. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry requested information from city economic developers in the county pertaining to how Galveston County can better lead economic development efforts. Two meetings occurred with city representatives and a plan will be presented to the judge. 6. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m.