From The President / CEO Steve Paterson
League City is on the Move !
Well the year is off to a fast start as the staff , Board of Directors and teams here at your chamber of commerce are following up on the many initiatives started in 2016 . League City is on the move and your chamber is doing its part to make sure the business community is represented on all fronts . Here are a few of the projects your chamber is working on to make sure we are well represented in developing a solid business base in our area . The League City Chamber Comprehensive Plan Taskforce is meeting and holding meetings with developers , site selectors , officials , contractors and developers to determine the best use of available land for development going forward . The taskforce is working on three areas of developmental plans to make sure we are making progress on being identified as a city that you want to do business with now and in the future . Those areas are one , developing tools to make the city more efficient in the planning and development process , two , implementing an overall zoning and ordinance plan to make sure commercial property is being developed proactively and at the highest value , and three , meeting economic development objectives to increase our business tax base . This public / private partnership with the assistance of City Staff , objective is to have a recommendation for the City Council to review within six to eight months . A target for economic development for League City is tourism . The City has hired a full-time Convention and Visitors Bureau director and has started to put in the infrastructure to develop a Convention and Visitors Bureau ( CVB ). Working in a public / private partnership arrangement the chamber of commerce will be assisting in the launch of these efforts by assisting on several projects designed to bring a presence of League City ’ s attributes as tourism destination . These involve the cruise industry , international marketing on several fronts and destination marketing for local tourism attractions . To assist our growing population of small to medium sized businesses in our market , the chamber will be forming a Foundation . The Foundation , whose purpose is to help those small to medium sized businesses with human capital development through grants , scholarships and an educational database of providers . The purpose is to help make League City as destination for business startups and to help existing businesses grow and prosper by providing those education and skill opportunities for their employees to build their businesses . By providing training and education so their operations can become more knowledgeable and efficient in conducting business , thus insuring a better chance at growth and success . We are advocating for you as well through our partnerships with chamber colleagues , governmental agencies , economic development organizations , and major job sector providers such as medical , education , industry , aerospace , petroleum and others who employ our workers and support our communities through corporate benevolence and tax base . We will be taking part in the first ever Galveston Day in Austin on March 1st , to meet with legislators to inform them of what we would like to see in the 85th Texas Legislative session and will be supporting Bay Area Houston Economic Development Partnership and Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce ’ s initiatives as well on February 28th . These are just a few of our initiatives . All eight of our standing committees are working on projects to enhance the quality of life in our area , build a solid business base , educate the residents of the needs for our community and developing plans to accomplish these and many more initiatives . For more information on Chamber committees and activities please visit our website at www . leaguecitychamber . com or come visit our office . League City is on the move and we need all hands-on deck . This is necessary to make sure our future continues to be bright . If you would like to be part of the excitement and believe you have something to offer , we encourage you to get involved whether you are a member or not . Come visit us and try us on for size , to see if we are a good investment for your business . We
Steve Paterson believe you will and look forward to meeting you soon .