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Item 8HM E M O R A N D U M July 28, 2010 To: Shana Yelverton, City Manager From: Lori Payne, City Secretary Subject: Resolution No. 10-039, Appoint members to the Southlake Business Council Action Requested: Appoint members to the Southlake Business Council. Background Information: City Council approved Resolution No. 09-061 establishing a Southlake Business Council (SBC) composed of approximately fifteen (15) business “seats” representing diverse business constituencies all of which shall be voting members of the committee. All such voting members shall be employees of businesses that conduct business within the corporate limits of the City during the term of office for which the business representative is appointed. Non-voting Ex-officio members shall include the Mayor, the Southlake Chamber of Commerce President and Chair of the Board, and representatives from the City Manager’s Office, Carroll I.S.D., a rotating representative from Keller I.S.D., Northwest I.S.D., and Grapevine-Colleyville I.S.D., a Mayor’s Advisory Committee member, and the Director of Economic Development. Members of the SBC are appointed by the City Council for two year terms. Initially, the City Council appointed approximately one-half of the members for one year terms and one-half of the members for two year terms. The terms for Terrance Henderson (Place 1, Bank/Financial); Frank Bliss (Place 2, Commercial Developer); Alex Garcia (Place 4, General Business); Chris Schrobilgen (Place 6, Marketing/Public Relations); Mack Zimmerman (Place 8, Professional Services); Tommy Pennington (Place 11, Realtor/Residential Developer); Tim Moorehead (Place 13, Retail/Franchise); Santhosh Gandhari (Place 14, Technology/Hi-Tech); Noreen Henry (Place 15, Corporate/National); John Finlayson (Place 18, Restaurant/Local) expired in May 2010; Vacant (Ex-Officio - Rotating ISD Representative) and Vacant (Ex-Officio - Chamber of Commerce President) have unspecified expiration terms. Financial Considerations: Not applicable Financial Impact: Not applicable Citizen Input/ Board Review: Not applicable Legal Review: Not applicable Supporting Documents: Resolution No. 10-039 Applications submitted for consideration RESOLUTION NO. 10-039 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE SOUTHLAKE BUSINESS COUNCIL AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 09-010 was approved by City Council on March 3, 2009 for the purpose of establishing a Southlake Business Council (SBC) and was revised by City Council with Resolution No. 09-061 on October 6, 2009; and, WHEREAS, as established in Resolution No. 09-061, the SBC will be composed of approximately fifteen (15) business “seats” representing diverse business constituencies in the City, all of which shall be voting members of the committee; and, WHEREAS , all such voting members shall be employees of businesses that conduct business within the corporate limits of the City during the term of office for which the business representative is appointed; and, WHEREAS , non-voting Ex-officio members shall include the Mayor, the Southlake Chamber of Commerce President and Chair of the Board, and representatives from the City Manager’s Office, Carroll I.S.D., a rotating representative from Keller I.S.D., Northwest I.S.D., and Grapevine-Colleyville I.S.D., a Mayor’s Advisory Committee member, and the Director of Economic Development; and, WHEREAS , members of the SBC shall be appointed by the City Council for two year terms; and, WHEREAS, the terms for Terrance Henderson (Place 1, Bank/Financial), Frank Bliss (Place 2, Commercial Developer), Alex Garcia (Place 4, General Business), Chris Schrobilgen (Place 6, Marketing/Public Relations), Mack Zimmerman (Place 8, Professional Services), Tommy Pennington (Place 11, Realtor/Residential Developer), Tim Moorehead (Place 13, Retail/Franchise), Santhosh Gandhari (Place 14, Technology/Hi-Tech), Noreen Henry (Place 15, Corporate/National), John Finlayson (Place 18, Restaurant/Local) expired in May 2010; Vacant (Ex-Officio - Rotating ISD Representative) and Vacant (Ex-Officio - Chamber of Commerce President) have unspecified expiration terms; now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. All of the findings in the preamble are found to be true and correct and the City Council hereby incorporates said findings into the body of this resolution as if copied in its entirety. Section 2. The City Council hereby appoints the following persons to the Southlake Business Council as voting members: Bank / Financial: ___________ (term ends May 2012) Realtor/Residential Developer: ___________ _______ (term ends May 2012) Retail / Franchise: ___________ _______ (term ends May 2012) Technology / Hi-Tech: ___________ _______ (term ends May 2012) Corporate / National: ___________________ (term ends May 2012) Restaurant / Local: ___________________(term ends May 2012) Commercial Developer: ____________ _______(term ends May 2012) General Business: ____________ _______(term ends May 2012) Marketing / Public Relations: ____________ _______(term ends May 2012) Professional Services: ____________ _______(term ends May 2012) Section 3. The City Council hereby appoints the following persons to Ex-Officio positions on the Southlake Business Council as non-voting members with no term limits: Mayor Liaison John Terrell City Council Liaison Laura K. Hill Mayor’s Advisory Committee member Clayton Reed Rotating representative for Northwest I.S.D., Grapevine-Colleyville I.S.D., and Keller I.S.D. __________ Section 4. The City Council hereby appoints the person holding the following positions or their designee to Ex-Officio positions on the Southlake Business Council as non-voting members with no term limits: Carroll I.S.D. Superintendent Southlake Chamber of Commerce Chair of the Board Southlake Chamber of Commerce President Southlake City Manager Director of Economic Development Section 5. This resolution shall become effective after its passage and approval by the City Council. rd PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 3 DAY OF AUGUST, 2010. CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS BY: ____________________________ John Terrell Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Lori Payne, TRMC City Secretary