HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2016-10-05 RegularFriendswood Community and Economic Development Committee
Meeting Minutes
October 5, 2016
The Friendswood Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday,
October 5, 2016 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 Marcus Perry, Brett Banfield, Gary Kay, Bill Provenzano, Jennifer Whitley,
and Dr. Hilmar Zeissig.
Staff member present was Karen Capps.
Absent from the meeting were Skip Evans and Lorrie Foreman.
1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Pauline Moore at 8:36 a.m.
2. Roll call was made. There was a quorum.
3. Approval of Minutes
Gary Kay made a motion to approve the September 7, 2016 meeting minutes. The motion was
seconded by Bill Provenzano and it passed unanimously in the committee.
4. Discussion and possible action regarding planning and goal setting for the Community
and Economic Development Committee.
CEDC Member, Brett Banfield, gave an overview of the downtown area including the history of
studies and plans, zoning, incentives, neighborhood empowerment zone, and available properties.
The committee will focus on three to four goals for downtown. The committee would like to see
the City's website updated. It was discussed that each CEDC member could serve as a business
recruitment ambassador. A short elevator speech to market Friendswood will be provided. The
committee"s goals are to focus on a downtown marketing plan and business recruitment strategy
for restaurants, specialty shops, and a boutique hotel.
The next meeting will focus on either the panhandle or FM 528 area.
5. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:03 a.m.