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april 24, 2008 |
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kathy munoz, executive
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City Secretary |
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Glenda
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Minutes Sugar
Land 4B Corporation Meeting February 20, 2008 Approve Minutes |
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Minutes Sugar
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Executive
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Joe Esch Bus. &
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Approve the minutes of the February 20, 2008 Sugar Land 4B Corporation meeting. |
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COUNTY OF FORT BEND |
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CITY OF SUGAR LAND |
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CITY OF SUGAR LAND
Sugar Land 4B Corporation MEETING
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
REGULAR MEETING
The Sugar Land 4B Corporation convened in regular meeting open to the public in Cane Room, 161, of Sugar Land City Hall on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 4:00 o'clock p.m. and the roll was called of the members; to wit:
Ray Meyer, President
Jeng Liang, Vice President
Karam Abu-Hamdan, Secretary/Treasurer
Robert Elberger
Donald Olson
Michael Schiff
Cyril Hosley
QUORUM PRESENT
All of said members were present with the exception of Director Karam Abu-Hamdan who was absent, and Director Michael Schiff who arrived at 4:15 p.m.
Also present were:
Joseph Esch, Executive Director Business and Intergovernmental Relations
Regina Morales, Economic Development Director
Jennifer Brown, Assistant Fiscal Services Director
Kathy Munoz, Executive Secretary, and
A Number of staff and visitors
CONVENE MEETING
President Meyer convened the session, open to the public, to order at 4:03 o’clock p.m.
minutes
President Meyer introduced consideration of and action on approval of the minutes of the Sugar Land 4B Corporation meeting held on January16, 2008.
Following a full and complete discussion, Director Hosley, seconded by Director Elberger, made a motion to approve the minutes of the Sugar Land 4B Corporation meeting held on January16, 2008. The motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 08-02-02
President Meyer introduced consideration on RESOLUTION NO. 08-02-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATION APPROVING AN ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES POLICY.
Mr. Joe Esch, Executive Director of Business and Intergovernmental Relations, stated that the current advertising and promotion policy has been addressed through the budget process; events are held at the Board’s direction. The marketing resolution provides future direction; the Economic Development Program is divided into 5 components: marketing communications; large events; small events; site visits; and miscellaneous expenses and gifts. Marketing communications consists of advertising, electronic and print, marketing packets and videos, trade show booths and general gifts. Large events are business type receptions of 50 people or more, and small events are based on direct relationship building such as the wine flight and golf tournaments. Miscellaneous expenses and gifts are objective specific such as recognition awards.
The resolution defines that expenditures must promote economic development interests of the city, addresses five components of the economic development program, establishes parameters for expenditures in each area, defines who can authorize expenditures, who will be personally responsible for a code of conduct, and addresses prohibited expenses such as alcoholic beverage issues. The proposed resolution has been approved by the Business Incentive Committee and Sugar Land Development Corporation, and will become an addendum to the City internal staff expense policy.
Following a full and complete discussion, Director Elberger, seconded by Director Hosley, made a motion to approve RESOLUTION NO. 08-02-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE SUGAR LAND 4B CORPORATION APPROVING AN ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES POLICY. The motion carried unanimously.
workshop
improvements to City Park Baker Field
President Meyer introduced discussion on a capital improvement joint participation project with Sugar Land Rotary Club and Sugar Land Little League for improvements to City Park Baker Field.
Mr. Joe Chesser, Parks and Recreation Assistant Director, stated that the request is to add a backstop wall and two dug out walls to the field located at Wood Street and 7th Avenue. The project will require a change order; any additional funding requested would be contingency funds for unforeseen needs. The project will be a 2 month participation project; construction will occur prior to the All Star season provided the project moves forward.
The Board favored moving ahead with the project as proposed.
Avalon Community Association - Right of Way landscape improvements
President Meyer introduced discussion on a capital improvement joint participation
project with Avalon Community Association for Right of Way landscape
improvements Commonwealth Boulevard east of University Boulevard.
Mr. Clayton Taylor, Right of Way Manager, stated that Avalon Community Association has requested a joint participation match of $24,000 for an entrance monument and design landscaping located at Commonwealth Boulevard in the right-of-way. The Association will provide all future maintenance to the site; the design will not hinder any city infrastructure in the right-of-way.
The Board favored moving forward with the project.
update to the economic development plan and process
President Meyer introduced discussion on the proposed update to the economic development plan and process.
Mr. Joseph Esch, Executive Director Business and Intergovernmental Relations, stated that the City economic development plan is the document that provides strategic direction for City involvement in economic development activities. The existing Economic Development Plan was approved in 2000; with implementation of the plan the economic development efforts have been extremely successful and the City has received local, state and national recognition. To ensure the City continues to build and maintain a premier destination to live, shop, work and play a strategic project was identified for the current budget year to update the economic development plan.
The city has a diverse
ethnicity, an average age of 36.39 years; 600 percent of the workforce in Sugar
Land has an educational level of a bachelor’s degree or higher with an average
household income of $130,000 in 2007.
Sugar Land has experienced a 95% increase in job growth since 1999,
while Houston has shown no new job growth.
The high level of education and competitive tax advantage of the city is
a competitive advantage; in the future there will be a shift in populations and
employment in Fort Bend County. Due to
lack of green space in Sugar Land, developers will develop more along major
corridors leading to neighboring cities forcing Sugar Land to compete for sales
tax dollars.
In response to having limited green space sites the city has responded by annexing Tract 2 and has identified the central prison site as a future business site along with portions of the Newland Tract. Approximately 40,000 new homes per year are being built in the Houston area with 20% of the new homes being in Fort Bend County. The redevelopment of older areas such as the Eldridge Road corridor will be essential to the community. The Phase I vision statement has been completed and Phase II is in process for developing an entertainment zone. The 95 acre option with Newland expires in 2009 and should be acted upon. There is increased interest from international businesses. Town Center, Imperial Center, University Center and the Brazos River Park are major activity centers; future employments centers include Sugar Land Business Park, Sugar Creek, Airport Business Park and Highway 6 and U. S. Highway 90A.
The scope of the economic
development plan will further refine the definition of “regional” and establish
measurable goals, create a longer term strategic community vision, update basic
economic development program components, address an international business
program, incorporate a redevelopment program and update the incentive policy.
The process will create a holistic economic development plan that establishes an action plan. Phase I will involve internal departments to gather baseline data that will allow expert market assessment; Phase II with the help of the community task force and city departments further assessments of future land use and zoning.
CITY STAFF REPORTS
There were no reports.
CORPORATE MEMBER REPORTS
There were no reports.
ADJOURN
There, being no further business to come before the Corporation, Director Olson, seconded by Director Elberger, moved that the meeting adjourn. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned, time at 5:40 o'clock p.m.
Ray Meyer, President
Jeng Liang, Vice President
(SEAL)