Founders Day Committee Regular Meeting 11/09/2026 06:30 PM 511 Mercer Street - Dripping Springs, Texas

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Committee Members
Jeff Shindler, Chair
Clinton Holtzendorf, Vice Chair
Susan Warwick, Secretary
Scott Berry
David Inman
Justin Cornett
Sirenna Cumberland
Lisa Garza
Sharon Goss
Mark Handley
Scott Phillips
Kimberley Rutherford
Jordan Searle
Eric Strang
Thomas Toms
Michael Ward

Staff, Consultants, & Appointed/Elected Officials
Parks and Community Services Assistant Director Emily Nelson
Content Marketing Specialist Stephanie Hartnett
Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security Director Roman Baligad
City Attorney Aniz Alani
Maintenance Director Riley Sublett
Council Member Sherrie Parks
Council Member Taline Manassian

MINUTES

• 1.Minutes Report October 26, 2026 Regular Meeting
  Susan Warwick, Secretary

  Report is for update purposes only and no action shall be taken.

BUSINESS AGENDA

• 2.Review, discussion, and possible action on a recommendation to the City Council regarding an ordinance establishing the Founders Day Festival Official Participant Expression Ordinance.

• 3.Discussion and possible action on proposal to City Council for the 2027 Founders Day Festival site plan, entertainment, carnival, and vendor booth layout.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

• Staff Report
  Emily Nelson, Assistant Director of Parks & Community Services

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Reports are for purposes of planning and providing staff direction for activities related to the Founders Day Event, and no action shall be taken.

• 4.Arts & Crafts Committee
  Members: Handley, Inman, Strang (St. Martin de Porres Reps)
  Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 5.Budget Committee
  Members: Garza
  Staff: Finance Director Shawn Cox, Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 6.Carnival & Food Committee
  Members: Goss, Phillips, Warwick (Lions Club Reps)

• 7.Cook-Off Committee
  Members: Toms, Garza, Cornett (Cook-Off Club Reps)

• 8.Downtown Relations Committee
  Members: Searle, Holtzendorf

• 9.DSISD Committee
  Members: Cumberland, Berry (alternate)

• 10.Entertainment Committee
  Members: Cornett, Holtzendorf
  Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 11.Parade Committee
  Members: Rutherford and Holtzendorf
  Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 12.Traffic & Parking Committee
  Members: Inman, Holtzendorf, and Toms
  Staff: City Maintenance Director Riley Sublett, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krant

• 13.Publicity Committee
  Members: Ward, Cornett
  Staff: Content Marketing Specialist Stephanie Hartnett

• 14.Safety & Security Committee
  Members: Strang, Shindler, Handley
  Staff: Emergency Management Coordinator Roman Baligad, and City Maintenance Director Riley Sublett

• 15.Sanitation Committee
  Members: Phillips, Shindler, and Holtzendorf
  Staff: City Maintenance Director Riley Sublett

• 16.Site Plan Committee
  Members: Shindler and Handley
  Staff: City Maintenance Director Riley Sublett, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 17.Sponsorship Committee
  Members: Ward, Cornett, and Garza
  Staff: City Attorney Aniz Alani, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 18.Volunteer Committee
  Members: Rutherford
  Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Founders Day Commission Meetings
December 14, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
January 13, 2027, at 6:30 p.m.
January 25, 2027, at 6:30 p.m.
February 8, 2027, at 6:30 p.m.
February 22, 2027, at 6:30 p.m.

City Council Meetings
November 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
December 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
December 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
January 5, 2027, at 6:00 p.m.
January 19, 2027, at 6:00 p.m.

ADJOURN