BM 2004-11-10 CEDCCOPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
November lO, 2004
MINUTES
The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10,
2004 at Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell,
Texas 75019.
In attendance:
Antonio Altemus, President
David Love, Secretary
Gregory Frnka, Board Member
Brian Letzkus, Board Member
Margaret Lucyk, Board Member
Ron Carpenter, Board Member (late arrival)
Also present:
Kathy Bowling, Recording Secretary
Absent:
Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, Vice President
Item 1. Call to Order.
President Antonio Altemus called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Item 2. Citizens' Forum.
No citizens appeared.
Item 3. Approval of Minutes: October 13, 2004
David Love made a motion to approve the minutes, and Brian Letzkus seconded. The motion
carried with Altemus, Frnka, Love, and Letzkus voting to approve and Lucyk voting against.
Item 4. Report by Finance Director Jennifer Armstrong.
Finance Director Jennifer Armstrong distributed an updated report on sales tax collections,
stating that she anticipated the City would collect $2,600,000 instead of $2,250,000 this year.
Jennifer then explained how she arrives at the projections for the remainder of the year. Ron
Carpenter joined the meeting at this time.
Minutes
November 10, 2004
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Item 5.
Review and potential approval of a grant application from the Lewisville
Independent School District for video and computer programs to teach
Spanish in the amount of $7,956.50.
David Love made a motion to approve the grant application, and Gregory Frnka seconded.
Dr. Lezley Lewis from Lewisville 1SD reviewed the grant application, and explained that it
would benefit both Rockbrook Elementary and Durham Middle School. Margaret Lucyk
abstained from voting and signed an Affidavit of Conflict of Interest since she is a teacher in the
Lewisville Independent School District. The motion carried with Altemus, Love, Frnka,
Letzkus, and Carpenter voting to approve the grant application.
Item 6.
Review and potential approval of a grant application from The North Hills
School for technology support in the amount of $1,009.00.
David Love made a motion to approve the grant application, and Ron Carpenter seconded.
Marlene Yanelli from The North Hills School reviewed the grant application, and the motion
passed unanimously.
Item 7.
General Discussion.
It was decided that the December meeting would be canceled if no grant applications are
received.
Adjournment
With no further business to discuss, President Altemus adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Bowling
Recording Secretary