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Economic Development Corporation
Agenda
Board of Director Retreat
Pearland Economic Development Corporation
April 19, 1996
Golfcrest Country Club
2509 Country Club Drive
8:00 am- 8:45 am Breakfast
8:45 am- 9:00 am Welcome Guests- Glen Erwin, Interim Executive Director
9:00 am- 1:00 pm General Discussion of the Game Plan for PEDC for the next 90
days- Glen Erwin
Update of Feasibility Study and Industrial Park- Glen Erwin
Infrastructure Overview- Richard Burdine and John Hargrove
Discussion of Investment Policy- Glen Erwin and Jim Causey
Responsibilities of the Board and Legal Update- Amy McCullough
Brainstorming- Board of Directors
• Community expectations
• Serving established businesses
• Discussion of future projects and Board of Directors planning
and involvement
• Guidelines for communicating with PEDC staff
1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch
Adjourn
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Pearland Economic Development Corporation
Board Retreat
April 19, 1996
Game Plan for next 90 days:
Information - Get positive information into the community.
Communication with board concerning prospects.
Monthly Financial Reporting.
Weekly column in newspaper. Communication with community
about successes.
Brochure issues.
Open discussions/communication.
Glen Erwin - PEDC Priorities:
1. Review all PEDC contracts.
2. Financial Situation (good condition) - Reports to Board.
3. Upgrade Internet Information.
4. Review PEDC Goals - Economic Development is cash flow, value
added business,. and diversity.
5. Focus on quality prospects. Platforms - Example of quality
company moving to Pearland.
6. Strategic Marketing Plan - Move timeframe 6 months.
7. Review Incentive Package.
8. Review Prospect Follow-up Plan.
9. Review Freeport Exemption Plan.
10. Visit Existing Businesses to meet their needs and generate
prospects.
11. Review Infrastructure Needs. Potential for Industrial Park.
Board Comments:
Committee Structure? Board member involvement on case by case
basis. Board areas of expertise can be utilized. Involved in prospects -
benefit of knowledge of prospect. Take advantage of personal and
business network of Board members.
Board involved in meeting with Existing Industry and assistance in
making contacts with businesses that Board members already have a
relationship.
Investigate potential industrial park developers to work with PEDC.
Bill Diamonds recommendations from the Industrial Park
Feasibility Study:
1.) Appraised value of land low compared to asking prices.
2.) North 30 acres of total 100 acre site may be taken by current
prospect and requires minimal infrastructure. Don't need to burden
the site with development costs of the balance of the property.
3.) Need to improve access in area (McHard Road extension).
4.) Need to look at infrastructure needs of industrial/commercial areas
in entire city. Focus on prime, frontage sites and follow up with
improvements for less accessible properties.
5.) Look at infrastructure needs of existing industries (which also
benefit the community as a whole!).
6.) Work with property owners to get marketing agreements to lock in
land prices so they don't take all the enhanced value caused by PEDC-
funded infrastructure improvements.
Infrastructure Overview:
Main Issues:
1. Availability of undeveloped land.
2. Access to property.
3. Ability to use property (Pearland is a zoned city; M-1, M-2, C).
4. Is property platted (Divided into lots, easements, right of ways,
etc.).
5. Inventory of existing buildings.
6. Water, sewer and drainage.
Review of Thoroughfare Plan:
Need for better circulation
Signature Entrances: Broadway, Centennial, Mykawa, Monroe, and
Dixie Farm.
Water, Sewer and Drainage:
Wastewater Treatment Plants - are overloaded.
Southwest Environmental Center - New wastewater plant. All
wastewater from west side will go to new plant (Near Harkey Rd.).
Includes detention and wetlands area.
Over 50 lift stations. Forced mains are too small.
3 transmission lines - series of lift stations.
Thousands of industrial acres without access to wastewater.
We can't currently take industrial effluent. Need ordinance, permit
amended, and training. Estimated cost is $50,000.
Water Supply - Can't handle major water user. All water comes from
water wells.
Recommend loop ties to increase water supply. Think about future
surface water conversion. Pearland well water is too hard for many
clean water industries.
Drainage - conveyance and detention. David Smith Project, Mary's
Creek, Southwest Environmental Center, John Lizer, Hickory Slough.
Combine detention with wetland mitigation.
Parcel Mapping - Digitized Mapping estimated to cost $150,000 to
identify property owners.
Problem Areas:
Water Supply
Sewage
Industrial Effluent
Drainage
Traffic
Land Information
Police-CAD/GPS
Electric Power
Fire
EMS
Communication
New Industry
Responsibilities of Board and Legal Update:
Board Members are covered by insurance policy for liability as long as
they work in good faith.
By-Laws - Charged with having economic development plan.
Establish guidelines for how funds will be spent (Limits). Written
performance report annually to City Council.
Quarterly briefings to City Council.
Executive Director is charged with providing regular reports to the
Board. How do you want to receive information?
3 Absences require automatic removal from the Board. Agenda item
for absences.
President is responsible for appointing committees. Members of
committees do not have to be residence of Pearland or on the Board of
PEDC.
PEDC must go through bidding process.
Board falls under conflicts of interests.
Need corporate seal. Bad joke by Richard Burdine.
How can we best provide the information to the public?
Executive Session - Real estate, buying or selling, personnel, or
litigation. How do we deal with prospects? Numbering system. Using
staff and one or two board members during negotiations. Speak in
general terms. Bring final results to entire board.
Possible legislation concerning open records with prospects.
Consider by-law change for staggered terms.
Brainstorming Session
Financials - Better breakdown of categories. Detailed report to catch
Board up on past expenses. Give information to Board to
communicate with community.
Community Expectations:
Wise with money.
Money spent on community projects. Benefit them!
Infrastructure Improvements.
Provide Plan on what we are using funds for.
Information on Incentive spending.
General misunderstanding of economic development.
Press releases once a week (disk).
Write a column in paper.
Newsletter, direct mail, fact sheets, chamber newsletter, newspaper,
column in chamber newsletter, monthly page in chamber newsletter.
Education with community. What is economic development? How we
got here. Where we are going.
Is communication a priority. Speaking circuit. Presentation to service
clubs. Board members involved in speaking.
Serving our established businesses:
PEDC Board business cards.
Concern for smaller businesses. Retailers. PEDC board members take
local business owners to lunch. Positive exposure for PEDC. Educate
small businesses. Day drive to introduce community to PEDC.
Chamber function.
"Community Leader Luncheon" - focus on small businesses,. retailers.
P.R. Group
Calendar:
Tuesday, April 23 - Developer Day @ JW Marriott. PEDC Booth.
4:30 to 8:00 p.m.
April 24 - BEDCO Luncheon
April 25 - Houston Business Journal - 10:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Tour of
CPI, Grohman having lunch with Tanya Rutledge.
April 26 - Major Employer Luncheon "Community Leader
Luncheon", hosted by Susan Lenamon.
May 15 - Realtor Tour of Pearland.
September 18 & 19 - "Salute to Industry" - Luncheon and Golf
Tournament. Chamber and PEDC.
Communicating with Board:
Packet for Board Members - Executive Director's report. Update of
month. Financial report including current month and year to date with
variance. Packet before weekend. Next packet May 16 for Monday,
May 20 meeting.
Jim Berry's resignation takes effect June 2, 1996. Board is
comfortable with current staff arrangements.
Great Retreat!
Let's eat.
Adjourn.