HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/20/1995 MEDC
MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
HELD ON
DECEMBER 20, 1995
A meeting of the Municipal Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors for the City
of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:15 p.m. on the 20th day of December, 1995, at The
Colony Chamber of Commerce. The following persons were in attendance:
Gary McClure, President
David Stanwick, Vice President
Jerry Sebastian, Secretary
Ronnie Fischer, Treasurer
Tommy Thompson, Executive Vice President
Mary Watts, Executive Vice President
John Dillard, Executive Vice President
Lori Harlan, City Staff Liaison, Director of Economic Development
1. CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSAL FROM WORTH BLAKE & ASSOCIATES FOR
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PORTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
USE PLAN
Board members briefly discussed a desire to know the overall cost associated with both the
economic development plan and the comprehensive land use plan. Ms. Harlan assured the board
that numbers were not provided so different oversight committees would not become focused on
the cost of the overall plan - or even the economic development portion. Instead, the focus should
be on the usefulness of the items in the proposal and their relatedness to the overall plan. After
oversight boards make a recommendation on the scope of the project, city staff will discuss price
with the consultants involved in the project and then take that price request before the City
Council.
Board members agreed that the proposal by Worth Blake & Associates was comprehensive. Mr.
Dillard made a motion to proceed working with Worth Blake & Associates to conduct the
economic development portion of the comprehensive land use plan. Mr. Fischer seconded the
motion, and it was unanimously approved.
2. DISCUSSION CONCERNING ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WITH PENINSULA
GOLF PARTNERS
Board members expressed frustration that Peninsula Golf did not respond to their most recent
correspondence. There was a feeling that Peninsula Golf once again went to a party besides the
EDC - this time the city attorney - to discuss the direction in which they should proceed. Also,
Mr. Andrews' Tuesday correspondence reflects that Peninsula Golf is still not willing to agree to
the initial requests of the EDC. Peninsula Golf has not committed to any portion of the EDC's
proposal.
There was a general consensus that some time frame needs to be set for ongoing negotiations to
avoid an unnecessarily long negotiation period. There was also concern that Peninsula Golf has no
intention of working to meet the EDC's demands and may simply continue to be noncommittal.
Mr. Sebastian suggested that the EDC request an executive session with the City Council to
discuss future direction of the negotiations. This session will give the EDC guidance in setting
time frames and conditions in future negotiations.
Councilman Dillard made a motion that the EDC request an executive session with the City
Council on January 8 to discuss ongoing negotiations with the golf course investors. Board
members unanimously supported this motion.
The next meeting of the Economic Development Corporation will be Tuesday, January 2, 1996.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Lori Har n, Director of Economic Development