2015-03-05 CEC MinutesCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES: March 5th, 2015
LOCATION: Southlake Town Square
Southlake, Texas 76092
TIME: 5:30 P.M.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Place 1 — Sherry Berman
Place 2 — Craig Rothmeier, Chair
Place 4 — Ben Siebach, Vice -Chair
Place 5 — David Alexander, Secretary
Place 6 — Bobbie Heller
Place 7 — Monique Schill
COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOT
PRESENT:
Place 3 — Randy Robbins
STAFF PRESENT:
Ben Thatcher
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Meeting called to order by Craig Rothmeier at 5:31.
2. Approval of January meeting minutes. Bobbie Heller made a motion to approve,
and Sherry Berman made a second. Approved 5-0 (Monique absent at this time).
3. Ben Thatcher discussed the annual CEC plan draft created by Caroline Eckel.
Members will review and provide feedback. By April 1St the committee needs to
have a plan that can be approved so that Ben Thatcher can submit to City
Council at the second meeting in April. Ben Siebach, Bobbie Heller and Craig
Rothmeier will meet with Ben Thatcher to review the strategy map and make
recommendations for going forward steps.
4. CEC ordinance. Ben Thatcher recommended a revision to better define the
annual report and asked members to provide feedback so that he can prepare a
redline version that the committee can vote on in April.
5. Upcoming water town hall forum. Ben Thatcher provided some details regarding
the meeting, which will be held 3/24 at 6:OOPM.
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6. Upcoming candidate forum. March 30th .6:OOPM. The Marq presentation will
follow at 8:OOPM. Pilar will secure an independent moderator for the Candidates
Forum.
7. Subcommittee reports:
a. Marketing. Bobbie is working on a business card for CEC members and a
CEC logo for social media use.
b. Meeting Procedures. David provided a draft presentation header.
c. Metrics. No changes
8. Discuss future agenda items
a. Craig Rothmeier proposed we spend some time thinking about how to
better engage HOAs (i.e. host a specific meeting for them, and create a
special page).
b. Sherry Berman mentioned a future forum on how voting at the local level
makes a difference more than the national scene.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:40
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