City of Houston Economic Development Committee will meet Oct. 20

City of Houston Economic Development Committee will meet Oct. 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the option to participate by teleconference or in-person. The location for the committee meeting will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place. The Chair, as presiding officer of Committee, will be physically present in chamber. In accordance with the provisions of Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code applicable to a governmental body that extends into three or more counties, all other committee members have the option to participate in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams Live Meeting

Via this link: bit.ly/EDCOct202021

Presentation handouts will also be available at:

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/econdev.html

This meeting will also be broadcast on HTV, the City of Houston’s Municipal Channel 

HTV Live Stream

1. Welcoming Remarks

• Vice Mayor Pro Tem Martha Castex-Tatum, Chair

• Council Member Robert Gallegos, Vice Chair

• ION Community Benefits Agreement

o Gwendolyn Tillotson, Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Development

o Lindsey Williams, Planner III

2. Public Comments – Public comment will take place via teleconference and in-person. Members of the public who wish to sign up to speak must do so by either filling out the online form by 5:00PM on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Please indicate whether you will be speaking virtually or in person. Public speakers wishing to continue under virtual mode, will receive a call-in number that will allow them to speak at their designated time.

http://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/econdev/20211020/agenda.pdf