HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEDC Minutes 2017-07-05 RegularFriendswood Community and Economic Development Committee
Meeting Minutes
July 5, 2017
The Friendswood Community and Economic Development Committee met on Wednesday, July 5,
2017 at 9:30 a.m., in the second floor conference room of Friendswood City Hall, 910 South
Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas, with the following members present: Chair Pauline Moore,
Skip Evans, Lorrie Foreman, Marcus Perry, Gary Kay, Bill Provenzano, Jennifer Whitley, and Dr.
Hilmar Zeissig.
Staff members present was Karen Capps and Aubrey Harbin.
1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Pauline Moore at 9:32 a.m.
2. Roll call was made. There was a quorum.
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
The committee reviewed and discussed a municipal grant application in closed session.
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
3. Approval of Minutes
Bill Provenzano made a motion to approve the May 3, 2017 meeting minutes. The motion was
seconded by Jennifer Whitley and it passed unanimously in the committee.
4. Elect/reelect Chair and Vice Chair
Marcus Perry made a motion to elect Gary Kay as Chair, seconded by Lorrie Foreman and it passed
in the committee. Skip Evans made a motion to reelect Marcus Perry as Vice Chair, seconded by
Dr. Hilmar Zeissig, and it passed in the committee.
5. Discussion and possible action regarding planning and goal setting for the CEDC —
Review Committee Goals
The committee reviewed and discussed the primary focus areas in the city: Downtown, Panhandle,
and FM 528 areas. Gary Kay stated that plan to meet with different committees and boards in the
city and will also speak with Dan Rucker. Jennifer stated that she and Skip reviewed the FM 528
Strategy and find it is still relevant and useful. As new Chair, Gary asked members if they would like
to add any new goals. Lorrie Foreman stated she would like to see a hotel feasibility study done with
cost sharing between the City, FDEDC, and the developer. Marcus Perry stated that he would like to
revisit performance metrics.
6. Staff and member comments
Karen Capps reported that CEDC will provide the committee's annual report to City Council in
August. City Councilmember John Scott volunteered to be Council liaison to the CEDC. She also
provided an updated New Development Report to the committee.
Pauline Moore asked to discuss the new meeting time of 9:30 a.m. After further discussion, the
committee would like to try meeting on the first Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
7. Liaison reports
No liaisons were present.
8. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.