BM 2003-12-10 CEDCCOPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
December 10, 2003
MINUTES
The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at
Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019.
In attendance:
Betty Carter, President
Margaret Lucyk, Vice President
Valerie Strong, Secretary
Antonio Altemus, Director
Tony Dickensheets, Director
Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, Director
David Love, Director
Also present:
Jim Witt, City Manager
Kathy Bowling, Recording Secretary
Item 1. Call to Order.
President Betty Carter called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Item 2.
Citizens' Forum.
No citizens appeared.
Item 3.
Financial Review by City Finance Director.
Finance Director Jennifer Armstrong distributed estimated sales tax collections and reviewed it for the
directors. She also stated that sales tax for the month of November was up 42% over the same period
last year. Jennifer cautioned that this could represent a one-time payment, and she will be contacting
the State Comptroller's Office for verification. This increased sales tax represents an additional
$200,000 and Jennifer projected a total of $2.1 million would be available.
Item 4.
Approval of Minutes: November 12, 2003
Antonio Altemus made a motion to accept the minutes. Brianna Hinojosa-Flores seconded the motion,
and the vote was unanimous.
Item 5.
Review and Potential Adoption of Revised Bylaws.
Antonio Altemus made a motion to accept the revised Bylaws with the proposed changes. Valerie
Strong seconded the motion. The end of the first sentence in Section 4(d) was changed to read,
"Section 4c" instead of Subsection 3c. The vote was unanimous to approve the Bylaws with this
change. The Bylaws will go to City Council for approval the first meeting in January.
Item 6.
Review of Grant Application Process.
Margaret Lucyk made a motion to accept the revisions to the Grant Application, and Tony
Dickensheets seconded the motion. After some discussion, changes were made to pages 1 and 3 and
the vote was unanimous to accept the revised Grant Application.
Item 7.
General Discussion.
President Carter said she would be attending the Coppell Independent School District Board Meeting
on Monday, December 15, 2003 in an attempt to assure the Board that the CEDC is here to assist in the
education of the children of Coppell. She invited directors to meet at the Administration Building on
Denton Tap at 7:00 p.m. if their schedules permitted.
Adjournment
With no further business to discuss, President Carter adjourned the meeting at 8 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Bowling
Recording Secretary
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