2019-11-25 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019, AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Reid called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with the following present.
Mayor
Tom Reid
Mayor Pro -Tem
J. David Little
Councilmember
Luke Orlando
Councilmember
Gary Moore
Councilmember
Trent Perez
Councilmember
Woody Owens
Deputy City Manager
Jon Branson
City Attorney
Darrin Coker
Interim City Secretary
Maria E. Rodriguez
Others in attendance: President of EDC Matt Buchanan, Assistant City Manager Trent
Epperson, Director of Community Development John McDonald, Director of Finance Cynthia
Pearson, Director of Engineering and Capital Projects Robert Upton, Grants -Special Projects
Administrator Joel Hardy, IT Manager John Knight, Communications Director Joshua Lee, and
Deputy City Attorney Lawrence Provins,
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
Council Input and Discussion - Regarding Economic Development Strategic Plan
Update.
Brandon Dansby, Chairman of the Pearland Economic Board of Directors and Chairman of the
Steering Committee for the New Strategic Plan, addressed Council stating the Pearland
Economic Development Corporation began developing a new economic development
community strategic plan earlier this year. The Pearland Economic Development Corporation
has convened the strategic planning process on behalf of the City of Pearland and its partners,
which will result in a consensus -based blueprint to guide the community's economic
development actions in the years to come.
Matt DeVeau with Market Street gave a presentation and a brief overview of the Draft Strategic
Plan.
Council discussed the Proposed Strategic Initiatives regarding Business Development,
Infrastructure and Mobility, Business Formation and Growth, Site Development, Corridors, and
Quality of Life and Quality of Place.
ADJOURNMENT: 6:40 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 13th day of July, A.D., 2020.
Pearland Special Meeting Agenda November 25, 2019
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Pearland Special Meeting Agenda November 25, 2019