BM 1993-10-06 EcDevCity of Coppell
Economic and Business Development Board
Wednesday, October 6, 1993
NM4UTTS
The Economic and Business Development Board met in a regularly scheduled meeting on
Wednesday, October 6, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room of Coppell Town
Center. The following Board Members were present:
William Rohloff, Chairman
James Dippold, Vice -Chairman
Jerry Singleton, Secretary
Bronwyn Brock
Edward Spalding
Linda Millegan, Alternate
Ron Pankey, Alternate
Special Board Members: John Mark Bonnot, Coppell Chamber of Commerce
City Council Liaisons: Flo Stahly
Chamber Liaison: Regina Johnson
CISD Liaison: Roy Brock
Guests: Kirk King, Texas Utilities
Kay Tiller, Media Relations Consultant
Gary Sieb, Director of Planning and Community Services
Kathleen Roach, Executive Secretary to the City Manager and Meeting Recorder
Item 1 Call to Order: Board Secretary Jerry Singleton called the meeting to order at
7:12 p.m.
Item 2 Review and Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the September 1, 1993 Board
meeting were reviewed and approved upon a motion by Linda Millegan and
seconded by Bronwyn Brock. Ron Pankey was introduced as the new Alternate
Board Member.
Item 3 Swearing -In of Board Members: This item was deferred until Mr. Rohloff
arrived. See Item 3 below.
Item 4 Chamber's Economic Development Strategies: Mr. Kirk King addressed the
board on the Chamber's Economic Development Committee. He handed out
information outlining the various committees, with the Chamber doing the leg
work and the EBD Board being actively involved. Board members were asked
to review the various positions available and consider where they would like to
serve. Mr. Jim Courtney will chair the committee, with Bill Rohloff and the new
City Manager as co-chairs. Chairman Bill Rohloff joined the meeting at this time
and asked the board to study the organizational chart and he will be in touch with
each member to see where they could best serve this committee.
Item 3 Swearing -In of Board Members: Chairman Rohloff swore in the newly re-
appointed board members, Jim Dippold and Jerry Singleton. At this time he
welcomed the new Alternate Board Member, Ron Pankey and welcomed back
CISD Liaison, Roy Brock, who has recently returned from being ill.
Item 5 Election of Officers for 1993-94: A motion was made by Ed Spalding and
seconded by Bronwyn Brock to retain the Board Officers as they are currently.
Chairman - William Rohloff; Vice -Chairman - James Dippold; Secretary - Jerry
Singleton.
Item 6 Reception for Developers and Brokers: Don Keach reported on the
arrangements for the Developers and Brokers Reception scheduled for October
14, 1993 in Town Center. boo invitation were mailed out last Saturday and
Kathleen Roach reported that already she has received 45 positive RSVP's and
35 negative ones. The ood will be contributed by the following: Local Diner,
Jacky Chan, Gloria's, Salsa Tex-Mex and Gaspar's. Seven developers have
agreed to provide table displays. There will be a table set up for registration at
the front door and board members are asked to assist in working this table to
meet and greet the guests. Regina Johnson volunteered to contribute a guest book
for this purpose. We plan to have name tags for the guests, red for the
developers and blue for the brokers. This way it will be easier to identify the
guests. We will also have a table for the utility companies. Ed Spalding showed
a sample of the embossed vinyl notebooks which will be given to each guest. 250
of these have been ordered. Kay Tiller was asked to invite local media to attend.
Item 7 Twx- Abatement Policy Sub -Committee R=rt: Ed Spalding reported that this
issue is a lot more complex and he asked the board far another month to provide
a more detailed report. Jerry Singleton handed out an outline about tax abatement
and gave a report on a number of articles he had researched. Discussion ensued
on this information. Council Liaison Flo Stahly advised the board that Council
will only meet once in November and they will have to address this matter at that
time. Jim Dippold recommended that the Board take the time to go before the
Council and inform them on what the board recommends, taking a more proactive
approach. Ed Spalding will provide a detailed report at the November meeting.
Item 8 Media Relations Subcommittee Resor : Bronwyn Brock asked to defer this
report for another month as the sub -committee has not had an opportunity to
meet.
Item 9 CQVMH Chamber Report: John Mark Bonnot reported the Chamber activity
was unusually quiet the past month, not many RFP's from the Dallas Chamber.
He expressed his excitement with the new economic development committee. He
handed out the Land Profile Inventory recently developed by the Chamber.
Item 10 Status Report on Current Development Prosoe&s Gary Sieb reported
Interceramics SUP going to P&Z on October 21 and the plat going to Council on
October 12. MJ Designs replat going to Council on October 12, as well as the
paint and body shop for the Nicor Center. There is some concerns about the
paint and body shop and some citizens will probably be present at the Council
meeting. There are four areas zoned multifamily where there is current activity.
Council Liaison Flo Stahly reported that she is currently working with the Office
on Aging on potential seniors' subsidized housing at one of the sites.
Item 11 Media Relations Report and Approval of Billing: Kay Tiller presented her
report for the month of September, and her invoice for the month of October.
Upon a motion by Ed Spalding and seconded by Linda Millegan, payment was
approved.
Item 12 Presentation of RQuest by the Dallas Morning N�. ews: Kay Tiller reported she
had been contacted by the Dallas Morning News and they are attempting to get
more involved in community affairs. They have requested a list of community
events as they are interested in possibly underwriting some things. Council
Liaison Stahly asked Kay to put this person in touch with Bill Stearman and/or
Dave and Cindy Greer regarding the Coppell Gala. After some discussion, it was
decided to get in touch with the various organizations who sponsor community
events and put together an appropriate list for the next meeting.
Item 13 Appointment of Board Member to Judge Community Christmas Lights:
Kathleen explained that Council wished to put together a committee consisting of
volunteers from the various boards and commissions. This committee would set
the criteria and judge the individual home and neighborhood Christmas
decorations and forward their selections to Council at the December 14th
meeting. Ron Pankey volunteered to be this board's appointee. Upon a motion
by Ed Spalding, and a unanimous second by all, Ron Pankey was so appointed.
Item 14 Reports from Liaisons and Special Board Members:
a) Council Liaison Report - Flo Stahly reported four candidates have been
interviewed this week for the City Manager position and three more will
be interviewed on Saturday. There are some excellent candidates to
choose from.
b) Chamber of Commerce Liaison Report - Regina Johnson reported that the
Trade Fair was a big success. The Coppell Gala is set for February 19,
1994 at the DFW Hyatt. The theme this year is Sports Spectacular and
there will be some unusual things going on throughout the evening.
c) Coppell Independent School District Liaison Report - Roy Brock reported
that the CISD recently set the tax rate at 154.5, an increase of less than
two cents. Currently, the CISD has joined with Farmers Branch and other
districts to challenge the legality of our districts funneling money in the
DISD. This year we will send approximately 7 million dollars to them.
This year has seen a 15% increase in students.
Item 15 General Discussion and Other Business: There being no other business to
come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m., upon a motion
by Regina Johnson and seconded by Jerry Singleton.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kathleen Roach
Executive Secretary to the City Manager