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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDAB_Agenda&Minutes_2007Notice of Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Economic Development Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 10:30 AM in the Classroom at the Georgetown Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Economic Development Advisory Board Members: Rick Smith, Tom Crawford, Ralph Nayman, Bob Weimer, Roy Jones, Darrick McGill, Conchita Gusman Call to Order at 10:30 AM A. Call to order. B. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the August 29, 2007 meeting – Rick Smith C. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding Board Member reports and roles – Rick Smith D. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding staff report – Mark Thomas E. Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates and agenda items F. Adjourn Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, August 29, 2007 The Economic Development Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 10:30 AM in the Classroom at the Georgetown Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Economic Development Advisory Board Members: Rick Smith, Tom Crawford, Ralph Nayman, Bob Weimer, Roy Jones, Darrick McGill, Conchita Gusman Call to Order at 10:30 AM A. Call to order. B. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the February 26, 2007 meeting – Rick Smith C. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the June 18, 2007 meeting – Rick Smith D. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding Board Member reports and roles – Rick Smith E. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding staff report – Mark Thomas F. Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates and agenda items G. Adjourn Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, August 29, 2007 The Economic Development Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , August 29, 2007. Board Members Present: Rick Smith, Tom Crawford, Ralph Nayman, Bob Weimer, Roy Jones, Darrick McGill, Conchita Gusman Board Members Absent: Staff Present: Mark Thomas, Tina Dunbar, George Gomez Minutes Regular Meeting A. Call to order – meeting called to order at 10:15 a.m. B. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the February 29, 2007, meeting. Unanimously approved (motion Nayman, second Weimer) C. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the June 18, 2007, meeting. Unanimously approved (motion Nayman, second Weimer) D. Presentation, discussion and possible action regard Board Member reports. Gusman presented an update on her meetings with City leaders. Chair Smith asked for volunteers to communicate with leaders in the healthcare industry. Jones, Gusman, and McGill volunteered. Following discussion, Chair Smith changed Member Jones’ area of focus to Healthcare. Crawford report more interest in Georgetown by commercial brokers than ever before. Weimer reported on new retail downtown and the status of empty and ‘in transition’ properties. Nayman reported on active retention projects including AirBorn. Jones reported on the meeting with representatives of Suddenlink regarding infrastructure improvedments as a result of Citigroup. E. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding staff report. Mark Thomas discussed recent projects and the biotech center. He will update Paul on the Board’s work in the community. F. Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates and agenda items We will try to schedule the next meeting for the end of October. G. Adjourn – 12:15 p.m. Notice of Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, June 18, 2007 The Economic Development Advisory Board will meet on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 10:30 AM in the Williamson Conference Room at the Georgetown Municipal Complex located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas 78626. If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Economic Development Advisory Board Members: Rick Smith, Tom Crawford, Ralph Nayman, Bob Weimer, Roy Jones, Darrick McGill, Conchita Gusman Call to Order at 10:30 AM A. Call to order. B. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the February 26, 2007, meeting – Rick Smith C. Presentation on Georgetown’s TLCC by Russ Peterman – Mark Thomas D. Presentation, discussion and possible action regard Board Member reports and roles – Rick Smith E. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding staff report – Mark Thomas F. Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates and agenda items G. Adjourn Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, February 26, 2007 The Economic Development Advisory Board will meet on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 10:30 AM in the Georgetown Library Conference Room, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Economic Development Advisory Board Members: Rick Smith, Tom Crawford, Ralph Nayman, Bob Weimer, Roy Jones, Darrick McGill, Conchita Gusman Call to Order at 10:30 AM Call to order. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the November 13, 2006 meeting – Rick Smith Discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the City Council regarding the review of the City of Georgetown’s current Principles for Economic Development Incentives – Mark Thomas, Rick Smith Discussion and possible action regarding EDAB Mission Statement – Rick Smith Presentation, discussion and possible action regard Board Member reports – Rick Smith Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding staff report – Mark Thomas Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates and agenda items Adjourn Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, February 26, 2007 The Economic Development Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday , February 26, 2007. Board Members Present: Rick Smith, Tom Crawford, Ralph Nayman, Bob Weimer, Roy Jones, Darrick McGill, Conchita Gusman Board Members Absent: Conchita Gusman Staff Present: Mark Thomas, Tina Dunbar, George Gomez Minutes Regular Meeting A. Call to order – meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m. B. Discussion and possible action on the minutes from the November 13, 2006 meeting Unanimously Approved (motion Nayman, Weimer second). C. Discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the City Council regarding the review of the City of Georgetown’s current Principles for Economic Development Incentives. After a review of the document, Chair Smith asked all Members to send all suggestions and comments to staff. D. Discussion and possible action regarding EDAB Mission Statement. Chair Smith asked Members to review the document and send comments and suggestions to staff. E. Presentation, discussion and possible action regard Board Member reports. Chair Smith explained that he would this item to be a part of all regular meeting agendas. He went on to explain that Members are not expected to give reports at every meeting. When members do have a report, Chair Smith asked that they notify staff prior to the meeting. Reports: Weimer – discussed downtown retail activity. Jones – provided information on his research for low interest loans/USDA loans for infrastructure. Gusman – presented her plan of action and suggestions for Members to uses in meetings with city leaders. F. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding staff report. Mark Thomas provided information on the biotech center and activity by biotech companies. He also provided an update on Project Fortress and the activity of the Department’s retention program. G. Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates and agenda items The next meeting will be held in April H. Adjourn – 1:30 (motion Nayman, second Weimer)