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01-14-2016 MinutesNortheast Partnership for Economic Development Olympia Hills Golf and Conference Center 12900 Mount Olympus, Universal City, TX 78148 MINUTES OF MEETING Thursday, January 14, 2016 – 11:30 a.m. Call to Order and Establish a Quorum – A quorum was present. Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order. Welcome and Introductions Mayor Carpenter welcomed everyone in attendance and those present stood and introduced themselves. Mayor Carpenter gave Guadalupe County Commissioner Jim Wolverton and Senior Advisor to the Mayor of San Antonio Lou Mueller (who is vying for a state representative position) a chance to speak a few words in regard to their running for their respective offices. Mayor Carpenter recognized Live Oak Mayor Mary Dennis who spoke briefly on an upcoming public hearing in regard to property tax reform. The meeting will be on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the University of Texas – Downtown at the main campus. She encouraged each city to send an official to testify (no more than 3 minutes) in opposition of the tax proposal. Mayor Carpenter also encouraged municipal level attendance at this meeting. Approval of minutes for December 3, 2015, NEP Mayor’s Workshop meeting and minutes of the December 10, 2015, NEP regular meeting. Mayor Dennis made a motion seconded by Mayor Seiler to approve the minutes of the December 3, 2015 Mayor’s Workshop and the minutes of the regular meeting of December 10, 2015. The vote was unanimous. Motion Passed. Approval of Treasurer’s Report for December 2015. Mayor Seiler made a motion seconded by Mayor Williams to approve the December 2015 Treasurer’s Report. The vote was unanimous. Motion Passed. Consideration and/or action passing a Resolution supporting a bond proposal by the City of San Antonio for the reconstruction of a portion of Evans Road. Mayor Tom Daly spoke about the many concerns the City of Selma has regarding their portion of Evans Road. Due to a new high school fixing to open up in the future between Universal City, Selma, and Live Oak, there will be a lot of school kids in that area which will cause some heavy foot and vehicle congestion. The current road conditions are very rough and vision is terrible. It is a true safety issue. There is a proposed bond in the works. However, it would be helpful if we put a resolution out there to show support for it. Selma City Administrator Johnny Casias has drafted one. Mayor Williams made a motion, seconded by Mayor Dennis to pass a resolution in support of the bond proposal by the City of San Antonio for the reconstruction of a portion of Evans Road. The vote was unanimous. Motion Passed. Consideration and/or action creating a fund to support a recent Quarterly Recognition Program at Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph. Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Williams and Mayor Dennis who both spoke about the Quarterly Recognition Program at Joint Base San Antonio –Randolph which has been in existence for many years. Recently there was a mix-up in this quarterly award. The airman who was recognized received a lot of prizes from the City of New Braunfels who is the host for this particular award. Mayor Dennis said she thought maybe we could do something to support the individual who was supposed to receive the award ($250). There used to be a big program where every single installation on base would nominate someone and one organization would be the sponsor of that particular award. Each category had a sponsor, but this is not the case anymore. Mayor Williams said they thought the NEP could become one of the entities that sponsor one of these categories and show civilian support of the enlisted folks at Randolph. The first thing is ‘let’s take care of the accident that happened’ and then consider whether we should put ourselves in a position to be a future partner/sponsor of an award program. The suggestion was $250 worth of prizes (gift cards/certificates, etc.) Mayor Seiler made a motion seconded by Mayor Knaus to create a fund to support the Quarterly Recognition Program at Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph. The vote was unanimous. Motion Passed. Consideration and/or action creating a fund to support on-going Performance Recognition Programs at Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph. Mayor Dennis made a motion seconded by Mayor Williams to establish a fund to support on-going Performance Recognition Programs at Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph. The vote was unanimous. Motion Passed. 8. Information Items. Report from Tri County Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Carpenter recognized Kevin Hadas who stated they were hosting a Fat Tuesday (like they did last year) on February 9. The cost is $20 for all you can eat gumbo and a $500 prize to whoever brings the best plate of gumbo and a $1,000 best costume prize. All proceeds will go to the chamber. Report from The Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Carpenter recognized Ms. Maggie Titterington, Chamber President who provided information on recent and upcoming chamber events including the Health and Wholeness Fair January 30. She introduced the 2016 Board Chair, Ms. Pam Cox. She also spoke about their recent name change from The Schertz Chamber of Commerce to The Chamber of Commerce. Their new website will be www.thechamber.info. She encouraged everyone to check it out. Mayor Carpenter recognized Jorge Cantu of C-6 Disposal Systems who stated that on Item 6 and 7, if they are looking for a $250 donation, he could provide that. He was heartily thanked by everyone present for his generous offer. Report from Randolph Air Power Community Council (RAPCO). A few mayors (Williams, Suarez, Dennis and Knaus) were at a luncheon the other day hosted by the 12th Wing at which encroachment/security issues were discussed. It was a very interesting presentation and hopefully they may be contacting Mayor Dennis and Schertz City Secretary Brenda Dennis regarding adding it as a presentation to a future NEP agenda. Report on Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee. No report was presented. Report from Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Mayor Carpenter recognized Kevin Hadas who stated the MPO was going great. The only interesting thing is that IH-10/Loop 1604 going towards Fair Oaks, they are approving some funding for that. Now it is HOB or not HOB. The conservative rural areas tend to lean towards not HOB because they believe HOB gives VIA a competitive advantage to a slight degree. He is willing to listen to everyone’s opinion on that. Establish a Date and Time of the Next NEP Mayor’s Workshop – February 4, 2016—City of Windcrest. Ms. Schmoekel stated that Brenda is still trying to get a response from Windcrest as to their availability. Mayor Carpenter stated if not then they will move forward to Cibolo. 10. Establish a Date and Time for the next Northeast Partnership For Economic Development Meeting – February 11, 2016. – City of Universal City. February Door Prizes – City of Windcrest March Door Prizes – City of Cibolo The City of Universal City provided the door prizes for this January meeting. Mayor Carpenter stated that the City of Windcrest has the door prizes for the February 11th meeting. 11. Items of Interest by Members. Mayor Carpenter recognized the City of Kirby representative who stated they were hosting their 3rd annual Martin Luther King celebration this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Mayor Carpenter recognized City Manager Scott Wayman from Live Oak who stated they will be having their very successful Clean-up Fix-up Day on April 9. They are looking for volunteers for that. Mayor Carpenter recognized Mayor Allen Dunn from Cibolo who said they were having their ‘Cook-off’ on January 29 & 30 with BBQ, live music, and an artificial snow ride event. They are looking for BBQ judges. 12. Adjournment. As there was no further business, Mayor Carpenter adjourned the meeting at 12:50 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED on February 11, 2016. ____________________________________ ​ Mayor Michael Carpenter, NEP - Chair