BM 1993-07-07 EcDevOL ' `. 1993
Minutes of the
City of Coppell Economic and Business Development Board
Wednesday, July 7, 1993
The Economic and Business Development Board met in a regularly
scheduled meeting on Wednesday, July 7, 1993, at 7:00 PM in the
Executive Conference Room of Coppell Town Center. The following
Board members were present:
Bill Rohloff, Chairman
Jim Dippold, Vice Chairman
Bronwyn Brock
Ed Spalding
Linda Millegan, Alternate
Don Keach, Alternate
Jerry Singleton, Secretary
City Council Liaison:
Councilmember Flo Stahly
Mayor Tom Morton
Special Board Members:
Guests:
Regina Johnson, Coppell Chamber of Commerce
Gary Sieb, City Planner
Kay Tiller, Media Relations Consultant
John Mark Bonnot, Coppell Chamber of Commerce
Dean Vanderbilt, North Texas Commission
Item 1: Call to Order: Bill Rohloff called the meeting to
order. A quorum was present.
Item 2: North Texas Commission: Dean Vanderbilt made a presenta-
tion on the nature and activities of the North Texas
Commission. He passed out copies of an information
brochure which provided more detailed information then he
answered questions from the group.
Item 3: Review and Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the EBDB
meetings held on June 2 and June 24, 1993 were reviewed
and approved.
Item 4: Review and Discussion of Brochure: Kay Tiller presented
a black and white version of the brochure in its proposed
format. Lively discussion followed with minor changes
recommended. The brochure format and content were
approved subject to the recommended changes. The EBDB is
to see the final version at the August meeting.
Kay Tiller will write the specifications for printing the
brochure and deliver them to Bill Rohloff by July 16,
1993, for review and approval. After approval, Bill
Rohloff will deliver the printing specifications to the
City staff who will handle the solicitation and process-
ing of the bids. Bids will be solicited for lots of 5, 000
and 10,000 units.
Item 5: 1993 - 1994 Budget Review: Jerry Singleton presented
a proposed budget draft. After discussion, the proposal
was amended and approved for submission to the city staff
as amended (Copy attached).
Item 6: Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Strategy
Planning Workshop: Bill Rohloff announced that the
workshop is scheduled for July 9, 1993, at the Doubletree
Hotel on Interstate 635. Jim Dippold and Bronwyn Brock
will attend for the EBDB.
Item 7: City of Coppell Tax Abatement Policy: The city's tax
abatement policy was reviewed by Mayor Morton. Questions
and discussion followed.
Item 8: Review of Media Relations_ Report and Monthlv Billin
Kay Tiller presented her monthly report (Copy attached)
and billing for services. After some discussion and
questions, the report and the billing were approved. The
bill has been forwarded to city staff for payment. At the
request of board members, Ms. Tiller agreed to attach
copies of news releases and other appropriate documenta-
tion to future reports to facilitate the board's review
and oversight of her contract.
Item 9: Reports from Liaisons and Special Board Members:
a. Flo Stahly reported that she was glad to be the new
city council liaison to the EBDB. Mayor Morton, who
held that responsibility before his election to the
mayor's post, also reported on numerous economic
development candidates which are considering Cop-
pell for relocation or expansion.
b. John Mark Bonnot presented the Coppell Chamber of
Commerce's Economic Development Activity Report for
June, 1993.
Item 10: General Discussion and Other Business:
a. Don Keach announced that a reception has been
scheduled for developers at the city hall on Octo-
ber 14, 1993. Council Member Stahly and Mayor
Morton will put this item on the city facilities
schedule.
There being no other business to come before this board, the
meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully shitted
Jry �:qlngleton
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conomic and Business Development Board
City of Coppell
CITY OF COPPELL
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY '94
Sources of Funds:
General Fund $41,650
Donated Funds: FY '94 (estimated) 2,500
Donated Funds — Carryforward (estimated) 13,200
Total Funds Available
Planned Expenditures:
Advertising & Promotion
$10,000
Business Meals
500
Dues & Subscriptions
11500
Postage & Delivery
1,500
Brochure
5,000
Public Relations Services
12,000
Response Service Contr.
26,700
Supplies & Miscellaneous
150
$57,350
$57,350
07/09/93
KayTiller
Public Relations
REPORT ON PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES FOR JUNE 1993
Most of the month of June was spent working on the brochure
for the City of Coppell Exonomic & Business Development Board!
Before I left for Alaska on June 8th, a copy of the first
draft of the brochure copy was mailed to each member of the Board.
On June 24th, a called meeting of the Board was held and we went
through the copy and the Board expressed their opinions about changes.
(I might suggest that this matter of going through the
first draft of the copy was an exercise which I felt the Board would
want to take, rather than just have the brochure completed and just
presented to them in the finished state. I honestly wanted the
Board's ideas on what to include and any other suggestions they had
to make about this brochure.)
On June 24th, I met with Councilwoman Flo Staley and we
discussed getting more businesses into Coppell. We talked about
contacting Weingarten Realty Advisors in Houston about the shopping
center at Sandy Lake Road and Mac Arthur. I called my contacts at
Weingarten's that afternoon.and had the contacts and criteria from
Weingarten's for her that evening at the called Board meeting.
Since June 24th, I have been working with Jim Dippold to
create the type of copy the Board indicated that they wanted, to
shoot the photographs to go into the brochure and to design, with
the help of Coppell resident and graphic designer Monte Warren,
the finished product which the Board will see tonight.
As I said, it will be ready by July 7th - it's ready!
Also, I sent out "media alerts" to all the television stations
on the Coppell 4th of July parade - we tried, but I didn't see any
TV cameras there.
Last Monday, Mayor Tom Morton faxed me the letter which
Deana and Dave Alexander had written to Bill Roloff and the Board.
This was the first I had heard of this "international" event.
I have contacted Ms. Alexander, am meeting with her today
and will work with her to get additional publicity, both local and
national for this event. Sorry I didn't know about it sooner!
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CoppeR
Chamber of
Commerce
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
JUNE 1993
INQUIRIES RECEIVED FROM GREATER DALLAS CHAMBER
JUNE 17, 1993 HEADQUARTERS AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTION
PROJECT
(manufacturer and distributor of consumer
products)
Building/Site Requirements:
Building: 250,000 S.F. (existing)
expandable to 300,000 S.F. by 1995
expandable to 500, 000 S.F. by 1997
Office: 50,000 S.F. (included in space)
Occupancy: 1st Quarter, 1994
Labor Requirements:
Number of employees: 200-250 (initially)
300-400 (1995)
800 (ultimately)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - APPLICATION COMPLETED
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
August 8 - 13, 1993
150 S. Denton Tap Road • P.O. Box 452 • Coppell, Texas 75019 - (214) 393-2829
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES IN PROGRESS:
DATABASE/DEMOGRAPHICS/FACT BOOK:
* communicating with and coordinating efforts of two
individuals to help gather and produce the data in an
expedient manner
MARKETING:
* upcoming meeting with Liz Minyard, Minyard Food Store
Inc., to discuss the possibility of doing a future
advertisement, featuring their company as a "success
story", why Coppell was chosen for its headquarters,
and to TOUT the many benefits of doing business in
Coppell
INVENTORY LIST OF AVAILABLE SITES:
* working with the able assistance of a site selection
committee of the YMCA on identifying and cataloging all
available commercial and industrial lands in the city
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
* finalized plans and arrangements for ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT on July 9, 1993
* lunch engagement and tour of business park with
representatives of Catellus Development Corporation
* upcoming lunch engagement and business park tour with
representative of Prentiss Properties
* lunch meeting and briefing from Economic Development
Director in Carrollton
* lunch meeting and two in-depth discussions with Chamber
Executive in Richardson regarding economic development
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