Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Development Services/Economic Development Division
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune
Date: August 23, 2016
SUBJECT
Title
Consider nominations/appointments to the City’s Economic Development Partnership Board.
Body
BACKGROUND
The City Council appointed a Nominating Committee at the July 19, 2016, meeting that was charged with recommending nominees to the Economic Development Partnership Board. Nominating Committee members are Councilmembers Dalton Gregory and Joey Hawkins and Chamber member Larry Parker.
Economic Development Partnership Board (EDPB) members serve two-year terms and may serve as many as three terms. The ordinance creating the Board provides that EDPB members must fall into specific categories when they are originally appointed to the Board (see table below). City Council members and Chamber of Commerce Board members may be reappointed to two additional consecutive terms even if they no longer serve on the City Council or Chamber Board.
Current EDPB members are:
|
Name |
Category |
Term Expires |
|
Cleve Breedlove, Chair |
Aviation |
2017 |
|
Marty Rivers, Vice Chair |
Chamber of Commerce |
2016 (eligible) |
|
Larry Parker |
Chamber of Commerce |
2017 |
|
Chris Watts |
City Council |
2016 (eligible) |
|
Greg Johnson |
City Council |
2017 |
|
Jim Fykes |
Top 20 Taxpayer |
2017 |
|
John Gilmer |
Top 20 Taxpayer |
2016 (eligible) |
|
Neal Smatresk |
President of the Univ. of North Texas |
2016 (eligible) |
|
Carrell Ann Simmons |
At Large |
2016 (eligible) |
|
John Baines |
Denton Black Chamber of Commerce |
2017 |
|
Dianne Costa |
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
2016 (eligible) |
Chris Watts is eligible to be re-nominated, but chose to not serve again. Joey Hawkins is nominated as the new City Council representative.
Dianne Costa’s term was for only one year, and she is ineligible to be re-nominated. Jimmy Mejia is the new nominee on behalf of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
During its July 2016 meeting, the Economic Development Partnership Board voted unanimously to recommend to the Council the addition of a seat to the Board for the Texas Woman’s University President and Chancellor under the same terms of service as the President of the University of North Texas. With the adoption of an amendment to Ordinance No. 2015-074 prior to approving the slate of nominees, the Council is able to include Carine Feyten, PhD, TWU’s President and Chancellor, on the slate.
The Nominating Committee offers the following full slate of nominees to the City Council:
• Carine Feyten, TWU
• John Gilmer, Top 20 Taxpayer
• Joey Hawkins, City Council
• Jimmy Mejia, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Marty Rivers, Chamber of Commerce
• Carrell Ann Simmons, At Large
• Neal Smatresk, UNT
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (Council, Boards, Commissions)
August 16, 2016 - A work session on the EDP Board ordinance was presented to Council.
August 3, 2016 - Nominating Committee met to discuss slate of nominees.
July 19, 2016 - Council selected the Nominating Committee.
STRATEGIC PLAN RELATIONSHIP
The City of Denton’s Strategic Plan is an action-oriented road map that will help the City achieve its vision. The foundation for the plan is the five long-term Key Focus Areas (KFA): Organizational Excellence; Public Infrastructure; Economic Development; Safe, Livable, and Family-Friendly Community; and Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship. While individual items may support multiple KFAs, this specific City Council agenda item contributes most directly to the following KFA and goal:
Related Key Focus Area: Economic Development
Related Goal: 3.4 Encourage development, redevelopment, recruitment, and retention
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 - Ordinance No. 2015-074
Exhibit 2 - Draft amendment to Ordinance No. 2015-074
Exhibit 3 - Presentation
Respectfully submitted:
Aimee Bissett
Director of Development Services
Prepared by:
Caroline Booth
Assistant Director for Economic Development