Founders Day Committee Special Meeting 08/25/2025 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
Scott Berry
Jerome Borges
Justin Cornett
Sirenna Cumberland
Lisa Garza
Sharon Goss
Mark Handley
Scott Phillips
Kimberly Rutherford
Jordan Searle
Eric Strang
Thomas Toms
Michael Ward

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

BUSINESS AGENDA

• 1.Discuss and consider approval of the sponsorship packages to be offered in support of the 2026 Founders Day Festival.

• 2026 Sponsor Packet Early Bird for print low res.pdf (0.93 MB)
• 2026 Sponsor Packet Regular Pricing for print low res.pdf (0.93 MB)

• 2.Discuss and consider approval of a recommendation to City Council regarding the Draft Facilities Use Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs Independent School District, and Dripping Springs Lions Club for the 2026 Founders Day Festival. 

DEPARTMENT 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.

• Community Events Coordinator Report
  Johnna Krantz, Community Events Coordinator

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
  Handley, Borges, and Strang
  Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

• 4.Budget Committee
  Garza
  Staff: Finance Director Shawn Cox

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

• 6.Cook-Off Committee
  Toms

• 7.Downtown Relations Committee
  Searle

• 8.DSISD Committee
  Cumberland and Berry

• 9.Entertainment Committee
  Cornett
  Staff: Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

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

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

• 12.Publicity Committee
  Ward
  Staff: Content Marketing Specialist Stephanie Hartnett

• 13.Safety, Security, & Traffic Control Committee
  Strang and Handley
  Staff: Emergency Management Coordinator Roman Baligad

• 14.Sanitation Committee
  Phillips, Shindler, and Holtzendorf
  Staff: Parks Maintenance Manager Patrick Baglietto

• 15.Site Plan Committee
  Shindler
  Staff: City Maintenance Director Riley Sublett (Electrical Setup and Road Closures)

• 16.Sponsorship & Hospitality Committee
  Ward, Cornett, and Garza
  Staff: City Attorney Laura Mueller, Deputy City Attorney Aniz Alani, and Community Events Coordinator Johnna Krantz

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

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Founders Day Committee Meetings
September 22, 2025, @ 6:30 p.m.
October 27, 2025, @ 6:30 p.m.
November 11, 2025, @ 6:30 p.m.

City Council Meetings
September 2, 2025, @ 6:00 p.m.
September 16, 2025, @ 6:00 p.m.
October 7, 2025, @ 6:00 p.m.
October 21, 205, @ 6:00 p.m.

ADJOURN