Momentum - Business to Business Online Magazine September 2017 | Page 6

Steve Paterson
President & CEO
League City Regional Chamber
Recovery, an opportunity presented
Councilman Keith Gross made an astute observation about
the disaster facing our city at the Emergency League City
Council Meeting on August 31st. He stated and I am
paraphrasing, “we should probably have another budget
work session and look at the investment into preventive
structural projects to avoid or help with future disasters.”
We could not agree more. The League City Comprehensive
Master Plan Task Force made up of chamber of commerce
members, city staff and elected officials has been developing
a “white paper” for the entire City Council to review. After
eight months, we are close to that presentation. Its purpose
from the beginning was to help our community control and
guide its development, so we can maintain the quality of life
and services that we currently enjoy. Components of the plan
include recommendations on transportation, infrastructure,
planning and zoning, ordinances, economic development
tools and processes as well as recommendations on future
land use and development, especially on the west side of
town.
If there was ever a time to implement and structure a
Comprehensive Master Plan for our City it is now.
Weaknesses have been uncovered. Out of adversity comes
opportunity for those with vision. Those who can see that
vision and grasp the opportunities when they are presented,
can truly help their city. Now is the time to take the current
taskforce, which is in place and has done a lot of heavy lifting
already and expand its mandate to include disaster recovery
and prevention to its agenda. We would be remiss at this
point not to make this suggestion.
The City like any well-run organization needs to plan for its
future. There are two futures, the one that we can predict and
the one we do not yet know. Your business community is
ready, willing and looks forward to our continued partnership
with the city and assisting in that planning process as we
move forward.
Together we can succeed, because we are all League City
proud.
Steve Paterson
2017 Board of Directors
Chairman, Ray Soto
Soto Financial & Insurance
Treasurer, Charlton Cotton
Norman Frede Chevrolet
Secretary, Jason Long
UTMB
Past Chairwoman, Jill Kaiser
UFCU
2018 Incoming Chairwoman, Rebecca Lilley
Memorial Hermann
2019 Incoming Chairman, Bill Provenzano Hometown
Bank of League City
Ben Casmer
Alliance Healthcare Partners
Laura Dupont
CCISD
Gloria Greene
Elite Care 24 Hour ER
Julie Howell
Lakewood Yacht Club
Matthew Mathias
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
Dr. Warren Nichols
College of the Mainland
Bix Rathburn
RPC Consulting
Dan Seal
BAHEP
Becky Trout
UTMB Health
Teresa Vencil
Haute Flowers & Finds
Peter Wuenschel
CIS - Bay Area
John Baumgartner
Ex-Officio, City of League City
Theresa Rodriquez
Ex-Officio, Baytran
Lisa Howard
Ex-Officio, HOT Tax Board
Laura Teatsworth - Peggy Zahler
Ex-Officio, HOA Alliance
Amanda Fenwick
Ex-Officio, Mayor Pro Tem, Clear Lake Shores