BA 2002-08-07 EcDevCOPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 7, 2002
Meeting Time:
Meeting Place:
6:00 p.m. (Open to the Public)
2nd Floor Conference Room, Coppell Town Center
Notice is hereby given that the Economic Development Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 7,
2002, at 6 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room at the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard,
Coppell, Texas. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following items:
WORK SESSION (Open to the Public)
Item 1: Call to Order.
Item 2:
Approval of Minutes: April 29, 2002 and June 6, 2002.
(July 3, 2002 Meeting was cancelled.)
Item 3:
Consideration of a request by Washington Mutual for tax abatement and economic
development agreement for a 50,000 square-foot National Operations Center within
Gateway Corporate Center (Reinvestment Zone #28) located at 555 Dividend Drive, at the
request of Washington Mutual.
Item 4:
Update on Marketing Materials and Marketing options. A. The Real Estate Council & ICSC (Int'l. Council of Shopping Centers) (Thompson)
B. NAIOP (National Association of Industrial & Office Properties)
C. Coppell Video/CD
Item 5:
Discussion regarding the creation of an Economic Development SWAT/Red Team.
Item 6:
Discussion regarding Dallas County's current tax abatement policy and correspondence to
County Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield.
Item 7:
Discussion regarding tax abatement policy revisions.
Item 8:
Update on Commercial and Industrial development within the City.
Item 9:
General Discussion and Other business (Committee Appointments).
Adjournment
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted by 12 noon on the bulletin board at the Town Center
of the City of Coppell, Texas, on Friday, August 2, 2002.
Andrea L. Roy, Secretary
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1990. Thus, in order to assist individuals with disabilities who require special services (i.e., sign
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IN COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF COPPELL ORDINANCE NO. 95724
Carrying of a concealed handgun on these premises or at any official political meeting in the City of Coppell
is illegal.
Es ilegal llevar consigo un arma de fuego oculta, adentro de este edificio, o en cualquier junta oficial de
politica en la ciudad de Coppell.