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BM 1988-07-13 EcDevMEETING MINUTES ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD CITY OF COPPELL The Economic and Development Board of the City of Coppell met on Wednesday, July 13, 1988, at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Coppell Town Center. The following boardmembers were present: David Greer Don Hodges Regina Johnson Lee Richardson Angelo Vaccaro Guests: Paul Dishman - Coppell Economic Development Advisor The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following items: Item No. 1: Meeting Called to Order. Item No. 2: Chairman's Report Item No. 3: Report from Paul Dishman on Economic Development Study. Item No. 4: Other Business Item No. 5: Adjournment Item No. 1: Meeting Called to Order. Meeting called to order by Chairman Richardson at 7:30 pm. Item No. 2: Approval of Meeting Minutes. Boardmember Greer made the motion for approval of the meeting minutes dated June 15th which was unanimously approved. Item No. 3: Chairman's Report. Chairman Richardson told the group that Coppell was being considered as the relocation site for a major corporation described by Richardson as larger than the J.C. Penny Company. The land requirements are around 250 to 500 acres. Boardmember Hodges reported that Martin Brower Company is needing a 100,000 sf refrigerated warehouse and Coppell is being considered for the location of their distribution facility. Coppell's competition is Lewisville, Grapevine and North Ft. Worth. Memorandum of Meeting Economic and Business Development Board City of Coppell Page Two Chairman Richardson presented the Economic Impact Study on the postal facility located in Coppell. The study was obtained from Martin Frost's office, however, the study encompassed the DFW area and not specifically Coppell as we had wanted. The postal facility which is badly needed, is budgeted to be constructed in 1989. Chairman Richardson also reported on his tour through Vista Ridge development by Lomas and Nettleton. He told us that they will start marketing the development in the fall of 1989. He also mentioned that the marketing materials will be modified to include Coppell since part of the development is in Coppell now. The infrastructure is complete along with a public amphitheater. The development is a mixed used project including residential, retail, office and multifamily. Item No. 4: Report from Paul Dishman on the Economic Development Study. Mr. Dishman distributed the final print of the questionaire being sent to the community for our review. He did indicate that the cover letter would be on city stationary. There will be an announcement in next weeks paper giving information on the survey. The names and addresses of citizens being surveyed are obtained from the local utility company. David Greer offered to donate a free Big Mac for every survey turned in to MacDonald's in Coppell. Mr. Dishman agreed that it would improve the response rate and also reduce the rate of error. Greer and Dishman will be communicating tomorrow on redemption coupons to accompany the mail out. There will be 500 questionaires mailed out and we expect about 20% response. The survey should be completed and returned to North Texas by August 5th. Mr. Dishmann presented some results on a survey the North Texas Council put together on business relocation. He told us that many respondents were from Texas and had relocated here within the past five years. These are the key reasons for their relocation: 1. Good place to work and raise a family. 2. Provides a central location for business operation. 3. Good city government. 4. Low overhead cost. He also mentioned that the most effective methods of advertising this were via magazine ads and billboards. Memorandum of Meeting Economic and Business Development Board City of Coppell Page Three By the first of September the work by Paul Dishman should be complete. Chairman Richardson requested that if the reports are complete by mid-August we might possibly need to review the information prior to making it public. If not we will review just prior to the first regularly scheduled meeting. Some discussion continued on the possibility of creating a multi -media presentation utilizing the equipment we have at city hall. This presentation would be designed for the Economic and Business Development promotion. Item No. 5: Adjournment. A motion was made and passed for adjournment. END OF MEE ING. Respec l: Don C. Hody�� Recording Secretary Economic and Development City of Coppell cc: Attendees Board Economic and Business Development Board Notice of Meeting July 13, 1988 MEETING TIME: MEETING PLACE: 7:30 p.m. (Open to the Public) Town Center - City Council Chambers 255 Parkway Boulevard Coppell, TX 75019 Notice is hereby given that the Economic and Business Development Board of the City of Coppell will meet in a special called session on Wednesday, July 13, 1988 in the City Council Chambers of the Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, TX. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following items: Item 1: Call to Order Item 2: Chairman's Report Item 3: Report from Paul Dishman on Economic Development Studies Item 4: Other Business Adjournment t /J42 Chairman CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the Town Center of the City of Coppell, TX on the 8th day of July, 1988 at 2:30 p.m. Debbie Cravey 0713.ECO ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD NOTICE The Economic and Business Development Board will not hold their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, July 6, 1988 due to a quorum of board members not being able to attend. Chairman CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice was posted on the bulletin board at the Town Center of the City of Coppell, TX on the 29th day of June, 1988 at 3:00 p.m. Debbie Cravey ECO-DEV.MEM ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD NOTICE The Economic and Business Development Board will not hold their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, July 6, 1988 due to a quorum of board members not being able to attend. f Chairman CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice was posted on the bulletin board at the Town Center of the City of Coppell, TX on the 29th day of June, 1988 at 3:00 p.m. Debbie Cravey ECO-DEV.MEM