HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Corpus Christi Downtown Management District - 08/17/2017 Minutes, Regular Board of Directors Meeting August 17'h, 2017
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
CORPUS CHRISTI DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Downtown Management
District was held on Thursday, August 17`h, 2017, at the International Bank of
Commerce, pursuant to call and notice in accord with the Texas Open Meetings Act,
District Bylaws, and District policy.
The following Directors are present for the meeting: Bernard, Boyd, David, Johnson,
Keenan, Lain, Maxwell, Perez, and Shockley. Also,present: T. Sweeney, A. Albin, &C.
Rye CCDMD,A. Barrera, City of Corpus Christi.
In the absence of a quorum, at 9:06 a.m., Chairman Shockley moved to Item 7; Executive
Directors Report.
T. Sweeney provided the following updates:
• Bike share is approaching its' one-year anniversary which we will mark with a
special event after Labor Day.
• The Greater Downtown branding process will be rolled out in September; there
will be more public consultation meetings before it is finalized.
• The next Monthly Mural Mixer will be held on August 23rd at K Space
Contemporary and featuring the Furman Plaza parking garage murals.
• The new 101 room Residence Inn on Water Street, opposite the PAM Hospital,
has broken ground.
• A draft copy of the Historic Resources Survey is now available containing 250
documented sites.
• Work on our 3 year plan continues, Board members will be briefed throughout
August/September, and the plan will be voted on at the September Board meeting.
Chairman Shockley determined a quorum at 9:13 a.m. (Item 1) and called the meeting to
order(Item 2).
Chairman Shockley moved to the consent agenda, Items 3,4,& 5 on the agenda;
• A motion was made by C. Boyd to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by D.
Perez, and passed unanimously.
Chairman Shockley moved to Item 6 on the agenda; Public Forum.
• No-one from the public made any comment.
Chairman Shockley moved to Item 8 on the agenda; Update on 3 Year Strategic Plan:
• As mentioned in the Executive Director's report, the Three-Year Plan will be
presented to the Board at the September meeting together with a more detailed
One Year Work plan.
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Chairman Shockley moved to Item 9 on the agenda; Report on property improvement
grant program and possible action.
• An application from The Holiday Inn, Downtown was presented for
consideration.
o A motion was made by C. Lain to approve the grant for disbursement in
fiscal year 2017-18. C. Johnson seconded the motion which then passed
by unanimous vote of eligible directors, A. David abstained as an owner of
Holiday Inn.
• An application from Ernest and Janet Maxwell was presented for consideration.
o A motion was made by C. Lain to approve the grant for disbursement in
fiscal year 2017-18. C. Bernard seconded the motion which then passed by
unanimous vote of eligible directors, J. Maxwell abstained as an owner of
the property.
Chairman Shockley moved to Item 10 on the agenda; DMD Board Committee reports
and possible action:
• 2018 Texas Downtown Association Conference Planning Committee
o The committee met for the 2"d time. This meeting included the hosting
hotel—Holiday Inn, Downtown.
o T. Sweeney reminded the Board that we have an obligation to attenf the
2017 conference in McKinney to promote the 2018 event.
• Governance Committee:
o C. Lain advised that an application to join the Board has been received
from E. Gutschow,an owner of property and business in the Downtown.
o A motion to appoint Mr Gutschow to the position vacated by T. Bates was
made by C. Lain. A. David seconded the motion which passed
unanimously.
Chairman Shockley moved to Item 11 on the agenda; City and partnering organization
reports.
a) Downtown Area Development Plan
a. A. Barrera advised that this is about to go before Council for
adoption.
b) Marina
a. No report
c) TIRZ
a. A. Barrera advised that work is progressing on the Vacant Building
ordinance with a view to incenting owners to utilize properties.
d) Police Department.
a. No report but A. Albin advised that current crime statistics will be
included in future Board Packets. We currently receive updates
from PD on a bi-monthly basis.
e) Streets Department.
a. A. Barrera gave an update on Phase 2 Chaparral Street. There will
be a public meeting on August 3151 where reassurance will be
given regarding a more efficient implementation of this phase of
the project.
f) Parks and Recreation Department.
a. The joint "Barn painting" project between Parks and the DMD
Clean Team is now complete.
Chairman Shockley moved to Item 12 on the agenda; Adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
Harold Shockley Jr., Chairman.