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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GEDCO_06.18.2018Minutes of the Meeting of the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation City of Georgetown, Texas June 18, 2018 The Georgetown Economic Development Corporation of the City of Georgetown, 18, 2018. Texas, met on Monday, June Members Present: Kevin Kelly, Jeff Parker, Steve Fought, Steve Bohnenkamp, Valerie Nicholson Members Tom Menke and Bill Mateja Absent: Michaela Dollar, Director of Economic Development; Leah Wallace, Finance Manager; Laurie Staff Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Paul Diaz, Budget Manager; Nathan Parras, Budget Analyst, Present: Shirley Rinn, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Debbie Mitchell, Senior Accountant MINUTES Call to Order at 4:00 pm A Consideration and approval of the minutes for Georgetown Economic Development Corporation for the Regular Meeting held Monday, April 19, 2018—Steve Bohnenkamp, Secretary Motion by Parker, second by Fought to approve the April 19, 2018 minutes. (Approved 5-0) (Menke and Mateja Absent) B. Consideration and possible action regarding the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update- Sofia Nelson, Planning Director Sofia Nelson, provided an overview of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update and that they were providing this update to all of the Boards & Commissions for their input. She provided a description of what a comprehensive plan is and what it is not. She also went over the processes that will be followed to update the Plan, the items that would be included in the Plan, including updates to Alignment, Demographics, and the Housing Element, a Housing Toolkit, Gateway Development Strategies, Wiliams Drive Subarea Plan, Growth Scenarios, a Future Land Use Map Update, Public Engagement, Implementation Strategies, and a timeline for the adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update. Nelson also provided more details on the Committee Work Plan and the Public Engagement Process. There was a suggestion to include the Rotary Clubs and GISD in the public engagement process and Nelson confirmed that GISD and Civic Groups were stakeholders in the process. She also asked that if there were any other clubs or service groups that need to be added to the list to please let the planning department know. There was a suggestion to add a step to validate the success of the performance standards accomplished during the implementation phase. There was a brief discussion regarding the City's Annexation Plan and how that process was accomplished. GEDCO Minutes June 18, 2018 Page 1 of 3 Nelson told the Board that they are planning a City Wide Public Engagement process called "On the Table", which could be with small groups, families, council district meetings, neighborhood meetings, etc. She told them they plan have an "On the Table" event on October 2, 2018, which is National Night Out. She indicated that this event will entail not only city staff, but that they would need lots of assistance from the community to coordinate those discussions with neighborhoods throughout the City that night. She indicated that there would be a training session so that all of the neighborhoods would be receiving the same information and process. Nelson also told the Board that the Planning Department is working with the Police Department to coordinate with the neighborhoods that have signed up for National Night Out. A moderator will be available at each "Meeting in a Box" to take notes and get input back the the Planning Committee. She indicated that a series of questions would be posed to the neighborhoods that would include for example "Why do you enjoy being in Georgetown?" "Where do you visit in Georgetown?" "Where do you see Georgetown?" "Where do you see Georgetown going?" Nelson told them she would be coming back to the Board in the future to provide additional updates on the progress of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update. C. Consideration of the April and May 2018 financial reports. Leigh Wallace, Finance Manager, GEDCO, Finance Director, COG Wallace presented the financial reports to the Board. She also told them sales tax revenues are up significantly in the last 2 months. She indicated that these figures are still 2 months in arrears, but the numbers are coming in higher than they were earlier in the year. Dollar clarified a marketing expense and provided an update on the timing of the sale of the Grape Creek Building. Diaz and Parras provided a detailed presentation regarding an overview of the City's Sales Tax Revenues, the Process and Methodology utilized to project future sales tax revenues, and the projections for FY 2018- 19. D. Discussion and possible action to recommend the FY 2019 proposed budget -Leigh Wallace, Finance Director, COG, Finance Manager, GEDCO Wallace and Diaz provided an overview of the FY 2018-19 GEDCO Annual Budget Process. Brief discussion regarding the marketing funds included in the budget for economic development as it compares to other cities. Dollar confirmed that Economic Development requested an increase in marketing funds from the prior year. She confirmed that she feels that the proposed GEDCO Budget is adequate for their needs in FY 2018-19. Motion by Bohnenkamp, second by Parker to recommend the FY 2019 proposed budget to the City Council (Approved 5-0) (Menke and Mateja Absent) E. Discussion and possible action regarding the Staff Report —David Morgan, City Manager - Performance Agreement Report - Activity Report - Other Staff Items GEDCO Minutes June 18, 2018 Page 2 of 3 Dollar presented the Performance Agreement Report and the activity report and economic indicators and then answered questions from the board. Recessed into Executive Session at 5:10 pm Return to Regular Session at 5:16 p.m. F Action out of Executive Session. Motion by Parker, second by Kelly to approve the incentives for Project Deliver as discussed in Executive Session (Approved 5-0) (Menke and Mateja Absent) Motion by Parker, second by Nicholson to adjorn at 5:20 p.m. Meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m. Attest: Steve Bohnenkamp, Corporate SWretary GEDCO Minutes June 18, 2018 Page 3 of 3