BM 1990-11-14 EcDevMinutes of the
Economic and Business Development Board
November 14, 1990
The Economic and Business Development Board met in regular session
on Wednesday, November 14, 1990, at 7:30 p.m., in the Executive
Conference Room of Coppell Town Center. The following Board
members were present:
Lee Richardson, Chairman
Barbara Austin
Richard Johnson�_�
Bill Rohloff
Angelo Vacarro`�`'�-
Special Board members present were:
Roy Brock
City staff members present were:
Alan Ratliff, City Manager
City Council Liaison:
Tom Morton
Guests: Penny Solomon, Coppell Chamber of Commerce
Ben Bryson Coggins, Lou Smith Realtors
Item 1: Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Richardson, noting a quorum was present.
Item 2: Review and Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the
October 17, 1990, meeting were reviewed, and Page Two,
Item 31 Coppell Video, was amended to read "Richard
Johnson reviewed the history of the Coppell video work
and discussed the present status, including the report
that TU would not be able to provide any immediate
assistance." Both the minutes of the October 3 and
October 17, 1990, meetings were then approved as
submitted and corrected.
Item 3: Election of Chairman Vice Chairman and Secretary:
a. Election of Chairman - Lee Richardson called for
nominations for Chairman and Barbara Austin nominated
Richard Johnson. On a motion by Bill Rohloff,
nominations ceased and Richard Johnson was
unanimously elected.
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b. Election of Vice Chairman - On a call for nomination
for Vice Chairman, Richard Johnson nominated Barbara
Austin. Bill Rohloff moved that nominations cease,
and Barbara Austin was unanimously elected. .
C. Election of Secretary - Richard Johnson asked Bill
Rohloff to accept the nomination for Secretary. Lee
Richardson made a motion for nominations to cease and
Bill Rohloff was unanimously elected.
Item 4: Follow UD to Citv Manaaer's Economic Development Trip to
Toronto, Canada: Alan Ratliff gave a report on his
Toronto trip, reviewing the memorandum which he had
prepared for the Mayor and City Council. The Board
requested that a copy of this memorandum be made a part
of the minutes and be transmitted to the Board members.
Alan Ratliff requested that the Board consider approving
the payment of his trip expenses. Lee Richardson moved
to approve the payment of expenses from economic
development funds up to $1,000. Bill Rohloff seconded
the motion; motion was approved unanimously.
As part of this report, the Board discussed the cost of
hiring an economic development director for the City and
recommended that this be scheduled for a future agenda.
Item 5: Report on Purchase of Lapel Pins and Paperweights: The
City Manager reported that the City Council has directed
that lapel pins be purchased from economic development
funds. The City Manager provided an estimate of $1.45
each plus a die charge of $55, for a total cost of
approximately $1,500. After discussion, the motion was
made by Bill Rohloff that bids for 1,000 lapel pins be
obtained. In discussion of the brass medallions/paper-
weights, the City Manager reported an estimated cost of
$21 each with a die charge of $500. The Board moved to
hold this item for the next meeting and bring back other
ideas as to gifts which could be used for economic
development purposes, such as cups.
Item 6: Funding Available for Economic Development: The City
Manager brought the funding report as provided by the
City Finance Department. After some discussion, it was
decided that the Economic and Business Development Board
had about $29,000 available for economic development
purposes, with $23,478.54 in the donation account and
$5,535 in the general fund budget.
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Item 7: Review and Discussion of Major Projects:
a) Video Production - Richard Johnson reported that he
had delivered specifications for the video production
to the City Manager. The City Manager will proceed
in securing bids for this work and present them to
the Board at their next meeting if possible.
b) Coppell Celebrates - Angelo Vacarro and Barbara
Austin presented a brief report on the Coppell
Celebrates event. Ms. Austin indicated they had
great expectations for success since most of the
community's "movers and shakers" had attended the
last meeting and appeared committed to this event.
c) Goods in Transit - There was no report on this item.
d) Miscellaneous - Tom Morton reviewed material that
he had received at the November 13 meeting of the
North Texas Commission. Primary subject discussed
was the super collider and its impact on the region.
Mr. Morton provided copies of the material for City
files. The Board reqested that we duplicate the
"slides" on the super collider and submit them to the
Board with the next packet of information. Tom
Morton also reviewed the preliminary census data with
the Board and suggested that it be included in the
next circulation file.
Penny Solomon, Coppell Chamber of Commerce Executive
Administrator, discussed a proposal for Lone Star Gas
to conduct a community goal setting seminar. She
asked that the Economic and Business Development
Board participate in this meeting and said the
tentative dates have been set for January 14 and
January 21, 1991. Lee Richardson reported that Paul
Dishman at North Texas State University had conducted
a similar study two years ago and suggested that
Penny Solomon obtain a copy of that report.
Lee Richardson suggested that the Board receive
copies of all the letters which had been mailed out
as follow up to the Metrocrest meeting, and that the
Board discuss at a future meeting methods by which
continuing follow up and contact can be made with
these prospects. The City Manager expressed his
concern over available secretarial support for this
effort.
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The City Manager asked the Board and was able to confirm that the
next meeting would be on December 5, 1990. The agenda will include
a report from Dave Rystrom on D/FW air cargo as well as possible
review of bids for the lapel pins and proposals received for the
Coppell video.
Rectfully submitted,
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Alan D. Ratliff
Acting RecordingSecretary
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Economic and Business Development Board
City of Coppell
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