Founders Day Committee Regular Meeting 02/23/2026 06:30 PM 511 Mercer Street - Dripping Springs, Texas

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Commission Members
Jeff Shindler, Chair
Clinton Holtzendorf, Vice Chair
Susan Warwick, Secretary
Jerome Borges
Justin Cornett
Lisa Garza
Sharon Goss
Mark Handley
Scott Phillips
Kimberley Rutherford
Eric Strang
Thomas Toms
Michael Ward

Staff, Consultants, & Appointed/Elected Officials
Parks & Community Services Director Andy Binz
Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz
Content Marketing Specialist Stephanie Hartnett
City Attorney Aniz Alani
Maintenance Director Riley Sublett
Council Member Sherrie Parks

MINUTES

• 1.Minutes Report
  Susan Warwick, Secretary

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

• 02.09.26 FDC Minutes.pdf (0.25 MB)

BUSINESS

• 2.Discussion regarding response to public concerns regarding changes to the 2026 Founders Day Parade. 

• Founders Day Festival Parade Statement.pdf (0.27 MB)

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

• Community Events Coordinator Report
  Johnna Krantz, Community Events Coordinator

• Report on Security Preparations
  Roman Baligad, Emergency Preparedness & Homeland Security Director

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.

• 3.Arts & Crafts Committee
  FDC Members: Handley, Strang, and Borges
  City Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 4.Budget Committee
  FDC Members: Garza
  City Staff: Finance Director Shawn Cox, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 5.Carnival & Food Committee
  FDC Members: Goss, Warwick, and Phillips

• 6.Cook-Off Committee
  FDC Members: Toms, Garza, Cornett
  
  

• 7.Downtown Relations Committee
  FDC Members: Searle, Holtzendorf
  City Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz, and Content Marketing Specialist Stephanie Hartnett

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

• 9.Entertainment Committee
  FDC Members: Cornett, Holtzendorf
  City Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 10.Parade Committee
  FDC Members: Rutherford, Holtzendorf
  City Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 11.Parking & Transportation Committee
  FDC Members: Borges, Holtzendorf, Toms
  City Staff: City Maintenance Director Riley Sublett, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 12.Publicity Committee
  FDC Members: Ward, Cornett
  City Staff: Content Marketing Specialist Stephanie Hartnett

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

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

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

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

• 17.Volunteer Committee
  FDC Members: Rutherford
  City Staff: Parks Maintenance Manager Patrick Baglietto, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Founders Day Commission Meetings
March 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
March 23, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
April 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
April 18, 2026, Workday Meeting
May 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.

City Council Meetings
March 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
March 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
April 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
May 5, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

ADJOURN