BM 1988-03-03 EcDevThe Economic and Development Board of the City of Coppell met on
Thursday, March 03, 1988, at 7:35 pm in the Council Chambers of the
Coppell Town Center. The following boardmembers were present:
Guests:
MEETING MINUTES
ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD
CITY OF COPPELL
David Greer
Don Hodges
Regina Johnson
Lee Richardson
Angelo Vaccaro
Tom Morton - Coppell City Council Liaison
Paul Dishman - Coppell Economic Development Advisor
Mike Guyton - Assistant District Manager for TP & L
The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following items:
Item No. 1: Approval of Minutes
Item No. 2: Update on Area West of Denton Tap by Mark Huey
Item No. 3: Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 86 -356
Item No. 4: Presentation by Paul Dishman and Introduction
Item No. 5: Chairman's Report
Item No. 6: Committee Reports
Item No. 1: Approval of Minutes.
Don Hodges handed out corrected meeting minutes and it was noted the
meeting date should be February 10 instead of the 5th. The
correction was noted and a motion was made by David Greer, seconded
by Boardmember Hodges, and approved unanimously.
Item No. 2: Report by Mark Huey on the Area West of Denton Tap Road.
Mark Huey was not present to give the report however, Chairman
Richardson gave a brief on what is happening on the west side of
Denton Tap north of 635 up to highway 121. Primarily the major
landowners of this area have formed an association. This association
concerns the development of this area though planning streets and
infrastructures, promotion of the city, engineering and design, and
the planned improvement district. The group has organized and at
their meeting discussed the possibility of the MUD or RUD district.
Memorandum of Meeting
Economic and Business Development Board
City of Coppell
Page Two
However, this was not feasible because it would involve the loss of
the agricultural tax exemption. They decided to pursue the P.I.D.
Program and set up a dues structure to help pay for some design and
planning cost. Please see attached letter dated February 24, 1988.
Item No. 3: Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 86 -356.
Discussion on the creation of the team members made of sixteen
individuals to serve in exofficio capacities to the Economic
Development Board. This was done by virtue of the ordinance
prepared by Council since state law held the Board to five members
only. The question raised by the Board was whether the Council
actually should have the responsibility of appointing the sixteen
team members along with five Board members. Chairman Richardson
said we the Board might be able to reduce the Council's load by
making the selection of the team members within the Board.
Richardson proposed that the ordinance be modified to allow the
Board to appoint the team members as needed in lieu of the Council
appointing those members.
A motion by Boardmember Vaccaro was offered recommending the
following: To modify section 2 -3.6 of Ordinance 86 -356 to allow the
Economic Development Board to select team members as needed in lieu
of the Council appointing those members. The motion was seconded by
David Greer. Please see the attached list of Team Members.
It was recommended by Boardmember Vaccaro that the Board contact
each member on the list of team members to check their existence and
interest in serving. If they are not interested then suitable
replacements be considered.
Item No. 4: Presentation by Paul Dishman and Introduction.
Mr. Dishman indicated that his objective in working with us would be
to formulate the strategic plan to aid economic development in
Coppell. The plan will be comprised of several components along
with a critical path guide as to the course of happenings for the
action plan. Some of the items in our plan will be a data base and
inventories of existing real estate, services and vital statistics.
It will be a 3 -5 year plan giving guidance as to what should be done
with the land west of Denton Tap. What type of businesses we would
like to have in our community? The plan is to be complete with
documentation by the first of June.
Memorandum of'Meeting
Economic and Business Development Board
City of Coppell
Page Three
Item No. 5: Chairman's Report.
Chairman Richardson presented communications received by him from
the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce President, Mr. C.J. Webster.
Please see the attached letter dated February 18, 1988, and the
1988 Economic Development Budget and work program of the Chamber.
Mark Huey informed us as to the progress of the landowners
association on the westside. Richardson has attended a Economic
Development workshop and City Council has decided that all leads
will be given to the Economic Development Board. He pointed out
that we had received the prospect form from the City of Carrollton
for us to tailor ours by to help log the leads and status. We
should keep up with the leads and prepare a status report for the
council to keep them apprised as to what is going on with those
leads. Richardson will distribute the prospect form to the members
for their use. Richardson reported that the Council released their
five year capital improvement program last week which was
published. Richardson has a copy of the plan if we would like to
review the plan.
Item No. 6: Committee Reports.
Reports were given by each Boardmember and copies were handed out
to each member. These subcommittee reports are part of the
comprehensive plan being prepared by the Economic Development Board.
Mr. Paul Dishman commented that the should address two issues: 1)
Identify resources and 2) Define weaknesses and threats to our
development as a community.
A motion was made and seconded for adjournment.
END OF ME_ tNG .
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Don C. Hodges
Recording Secretary
Economic and Development Board
City of Coppell
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UTILITY COMPANIES:
Mike Guyton
Assistant District Manager
Texas Power & Light Co.
P.O. Box 819061
Farmers Branch, TX 75381 -9061
Ted Brannon
Plant Engineer
General Telephone Company
P.O. Box 128
Lewisville, TX 75067
Doug Jones
Comm. Marketing Specialist
Lone Star Gas Co.
P.O. Box 151265
300 N. Rogers
Irving, TX 75015 -1265
Steve Goram
Director of Public Works
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, TX 75019
LANDOWNER /DEVELOPER:
Jay Patterson
President, Terra Land
Development Co.
Two Lincoln Center, #1370
5420 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75240
Mike Allen
President, Univest Development
12770 Coit Rd., #1215
Dallas, TX 75251
ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
TEAM MEMBERS
888 -1302
817/566 -3215
253 -5102
462 -0022
934 -9444
233 -5771
P. 0. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214 - 462 - 0022
Russell Grimes
Nikor Co.
5000 Quorum Drive, #540
Lock Box 3
Dallas, TX 75240
Shawn Todd
Connell Development Co.
P.O. Box 201069
Dallas, TX 75220
AT LARGE:
Tim House
629 Briarglen Circle
Coppell, TX 75019
Rod Heltzel
614 Havencrest
Coppell, TX 75019
C. D. Turner
233 Simmons
Coppell, TX 75019
Regina Johnson
400 Hunters Ridge Circle
Coppell, TX 75019
BUSINESS OWNER:
Paul Adams
President, First Coppell Bank
1000 South Beltline Road
Copppell, TX 75019
Bob Minyard
Minyard Foods
P.O. Box 518
Coppell, TX 75019
Jim McGovern
Allstate Insurance
600 East Sandy Lake Rd.
Suite #122
Coppell, TX 75019
Jay Turner
Ticor Title Insurance
102 Meadowcreek, # # 106
Coppell, TX 75019
EC.DEV.BRD.
NOTEII
393 -7446
357 -4694
471 -1812
462 -7982
462 -8574
(H) 393 -1309
(0) 393 -2190
462 -1111
393 -8700
(H) 471 -3482
(0) 393 -1022
(H) 462 -1477
(0) 462 -7420
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
�ADDISON, CARROLLTON, COPPELL, FARMERS BRANCH
METROCREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1988 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET AND WORK PROGRAM
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES:
A. The Chamber will undertake, in conjunction with the City
of Carrollton Economic Development Department and the Farmers
Branch Chamber of Commerce, an in depth survey of existing major
cemployers. Using the format developed by Southwestern Bell in
Austin, the Chamber will enlist volunteers in the business
community to follow -up a mail -out questionnaire with personal
interviews to solicit information on an open ended basis.
Specific products to be obtained include:
1. Up -to -date information on employment;
2. Concerns about continued operation in our four cities;
3. Expansion possibilities;
4. Leads on suppliers who may be considering moves to this
area;
5. Possibilities for exports to the United Kingdom;
6. Problems being encountered;
7. Possible Chamber or community involvement;
8. Possibilities for business between METROCREST companies.
No specific targets have been established as to the number of
firms to be contacted. This effort will be handled by the
Business Retention Committee headed by Paul Cardarella and Steve
Weinert of Southwestern Bell.
B. The Chamber will serve as a coordinating vehicle for the
relocation of businesses into the four cities. Major activities
will include:
1. Dissemination of city and METROCREST information for
businesses considering relocation;
2. Development of relationships with allies;
3. Conduct of allies tours through all four communities;
4. Coordination of a committee composed of Economic Devel-
opment specialists from the four cities, utilities,
banks and real estate companies;
1204 METROCREST DR. * CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006 * 214/416 -6600
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5. Continuation of assistance to the METROCREST Relocation
Task Force, assisting the employees of companies moving
to the area. This effort will be handled by the Sites
and Relocation Committee headed by Lila Harris of G T E
and Jeanne Hooker of Lone Star Gas.
C. The Legislative Division, headed by Chris Kelly,
President, First City Bank- Farmers Branch, will continue to lobby
on behalf of business interests in the METROCREST. Trucking
deregulation and construction of the North Texas Mail Facility
are examples of efforts to be continued this year.
D. The Chamber, in concert with the four cities, will
develop articles about our communities to be placed in selected
national publications. These advertisements done in a news story
format will focus attention on our area as an ideal place to live
and work.
E. The Chamber will continue its efforts to stimulate
business relationships with the United Kingdom. The
International Committee, Chaired by Tom Parsons, T U Electric,
Dr. Tom Morton, Coppell City Councilman and Cinda Bowers, Town
North National Bank, will oversee these efforts.
The International Committee will bring together area
manufacturers interested in developing export or other business
relationships in the U.K. This group will serve as a support and
referral group to each other and provide assistance to others
interested in U.K. operations.
The Chamber will again make an Industrial Tour to the U.K.
during September or October. This year's tour will go to London,
Birmingham, Leeds and Glasgow. The trip will have two specific
purposes -an informational seminar to promote the METROCREST area
and a matchmaking program to provide contacts for area
manufacturers interested in exporting. The Chamber will also
focus more extensively on representing, through catalogues, area
companies unable to go on the tour.
F. The Chamber will conduct a familiarization trip for the
Texas Society of Association Executives to introduce them to the
possibility of planning meetings in the METROCREST. Area hotels
will provide food and lodging. The Chamber will coordinate the
programs and fund transportation and local activities.
G. The Chamber will launch a major effort to distribute all
area hotel brochures to major corporations, meeting planners and
the already available hotel packet will be widely distributed in
order to increase business use of METROCREST hotels.
H. The Chamber will update promotional materials for
distribution to all relocation prospects, both business and
INCOME
EXPENSES
METROCREST Chamber of Commerce
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSED BUDGET
BALANCE (1987 FUNDS) $ 9,000
ADDIS ON $ 25,000
CARROLLTON 15,000
COPPELL 7,500
FARMERS BRANCH 20,000
$ 67,500
PERSONNEL $ 25,000
POSTAGE 2,500
PRINTING 5,000
ADVERTISING 11,000
TOUR PREPARATIONS & ARRANGEMENTS 12,000
FAM TRIP 4,000
HOTEL BROCHURE DISTRIBUTION 2,000
MISCELLANEOUS 6,000
$67,500
BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 9,000
Mr. Lee Richardson,
President
Independent Bank of Coppell
600 East Sandy Lake Rd., #120
Coppell, Texas 75019
Dear Lee:
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I will keep you posted.
IC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
l ADDISON, CARROLLTON, COPPELL, FARMERS BRANCH
February 18, 1988
Your name has been given to the following individuals who
are currently working on the location of major firms here in the
METROCREST:
Mr. Ed Atchley
Atchley & Associates
8307 Meadow Road, Ste. 11050
Dallas, Texas 75231
Mr. Tim Boyle
The Boyle Company
4343 West Northwest Highwaya, LB 1014
Dallas, Texas 75220
Mr. John C. Weatherwax
2913 Browne Drive
Garland, Texas 75041
If they contact you, please respond as quickly as possible
to facilitate their moves. lam keeping up with them on a weekly
basis to stay apprised of their progress.
Sincerely,
. '
C. /Webster,
President
Economic Development Director
1204 METROCREST DR. * CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006 * 214/416 -6600
February 24, 1988
Mr. Lee Richardson
Independent Bank of Coppell
200 S. Denton Tap Road
Coppell, TX 75019
Re: 121<LBJ Coppell Commercial Land Owners Association
Dear Mr. Richardson:
On Monday, February 22nd, a second meeting was conducted at the city hall among the various prop-
erty owners to form our landowners association.
After some enlightening information was shared with us by Bob Dransfield, we collectively came to the
conclusion that the possibility of a MUD or RUD district was not feasible because of the need to release
many property owners from their agricultural tax exemptions. We did, however, discuss the vehicle
which seems to have the greatest possibility to finance the much - needed infrastructure improvements.
This financing entity is commonly referred to as a planned improvement district or PID. This places the
responsibility for the improvements back under the authority of the City, but further emphasizes our
need to come together as an association so that we can collectively instruct the City on how to proceed:
"A true public - private partnership."
Our next step was to elect a board which will represent the association in our plan coordination as well
as liaison with the City. The board members elected were Jerry Lacy, L.H. Lacy Company; Mark Con-
nell, Connell Development; Bill Thompson, Thompson Interests; Don Moulton, NCH Corp.; Jim Brown,
James M. Brown Company; and Richard Blackford, Southern Pacific Industrial Development. At our first
board meeting, we will determine the committees that need to be formed to coordinate our activities.
The committees that are being considered are the (1) engineering /design committee, (2) finance /PID
structure committee, and (3) promotion /city liaison committee. If you have any other suggestions,
and /or have a preference on the committee you wish to join, please let me know.
We will also be discussing the need to formally organize the association and a collection of dues from
all the participants. We are pleased that the PID process will be considerably less expensive and can
happen in a much shorter time frame. It is therefore conceivable that the improvements can be de-
signed and agreed upon by the association and the city in a relatively short time frame. While these
needs are being determined, we can be working with the city staff to streamline the zoning and platting
process. We can also be working with the economic development board to enhance the image of Cop-
pell in the overall marketplace.
We will communicate with you regarding dues and our first general membership meeting after the
board has met. We appreciate your support and look forward to serving you.
Very truly yours,
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W. Mark Huey
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MEETING TIME:
MEETING PLACE:
Economic and Business Development
Notice of Meeting
March 3, 1988
Notice is hereby given that the Economic and Business
Development Board of the City of Coppell will meet in
special called session on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 7:30
p.m. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room 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: Update on Available Land West of Denton Tap Road -
Mark Huey
Item 3: Discussion and Consideration of Revision of
Ordinance 86 -356 - Creating the Economic and
Development Board
Item 4: Presentation by Paul Dishman of North Texas State
University
Item 5: Chairman's Report
Item 6: Committee Reports
Adjournment
Debbie Cravey
7:30 p.m. (Open to Public)
Town Center - 2nd Floor Conference Room
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, TX 75019
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 26th day of February, 1988 at 4:30 p.m.
AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA
OF THE SPECIAL CALLED SESSION
OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
February 29, 1988
The following items are hereby added to the special called
session of the Economic Development Board to be held
Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in the 2nd Floor
Conference Room of the Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard.
Open to the Public
e L4&'
Debbie Cravey, Sretary
EDEVAMD.DOC
AGENDA
Item la: Approval of Minutes - February 10, 1988
CERTIFICATE
Lee Richardson, Chairman
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the
bulletin board at the Town Center in the City of Coppell,
Texas, on the 29th day of February, 1988 at 2:30 p.m.