BM 1993-05-05 EcDevCity of Coppell
Economic and Business Development Board
Wednesday, May 5, 1993
NENUTES
The Economic and Business Development Board met in a regularly scheduled meeting on
Wednesday, May 5, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room of Coppell Town
Center. The following board members were present:
As noted on roll
Item 1: Call to Order: William A. Rohloff called the meeting to order. A quorum was
present.
Item 2: Review and Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the April 7 and April 21, 1993
Board meetings were reviewed. A correction to the minutes of April 7 was made
to reflect that James Dippold was not in attendance. Both sets of minutes were
then approved upon a motion by Ed Spalding, seconded by Linda Millegan.
Item 3: Review and Discussion of the Media Relations Report: Kay Tiller presented her
report for April, but noted that she had left her monthly billing statement at the
office. She stated that the amount due is for the May monthly retainer only. Mr.
Spalding made a motion to accept Ms. Tiller's report and approve payment of her
billing statement upon confirmation by Staff that the amount due is for the
monthly retainer. The motion was seconded by James Dippold and approved by
the Board.
On a second matter, Ms. Tiller presented to the Board an outline description on
the projected brochure promoting Coppell. The presentation included a price
quote on getting 5,000 and 10,000 brochures printed. Those prices were $8,808
and $12,968, respectively. The Board expressed its general approval of the
brochure design and planned contents. Ms. Tiller indicated her commitment to
get it produced by September. Mr. Dippold offered to meet with her and share
the work which he had done towards upgrading the current brochure. Mr.
Rohloff asked that John Mark Bonnot, the new Chamber of Commerce Executive
Director, be contacted for his input since he will be representing the City in
economic development activities. This project is to be coordinated by Kay Tiller,
with assistance from Mr. Dippold and Mr. Bonnot, and a proposed draft is due
by June or early July for full Board review.
Item 4: Reports from Liaisons and Special Board Members:
a) Council Liaison Report - Mr. Morton noted that there is significant
interest on the Council in economic and business development and,
hopefully, a strategic plan for such can be developed by September 1. In
concert with ideas supported by this Board, there is intent to develop a
response team(s) to work with businesses interested in Coppell.
b) Coppell Chamber of Commerce - No report.
c) Coppell Independent School District - Mr. Brock reported that new CISD
Board member Mark Pope was sworn in this week. He also noted that if
the state school financing plan is not worked out by June 1, there will be
no state funds available for school districts. At present, CISD has about
4-5 months of operating funds in reserve.
Item 5: General Discussion and Other Business - none
There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:14
p.m. upon motion by Ed Spalding and a second by Linda Millegan.
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