BM 1987-07-15 EcDevMEETING TIME:
MEETING PLACE:
Notice of Meeting
July 15, 1987
7:30 p.m. (Open to Public)
Town Center - 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 15, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the
Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. The purpose of the
meeting is to consider the following items:
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC SESSION 7:30 p.m. (Open to Public)
Item 1: Review of candidates for open positions.
Item 2: Review and approval of marketing cover letter from David Greer
and Jim Cowman.
Item 3: Review of proposed marketing plan with Board members by DFW
Research.
WORK SESSION
Item 4: Preparation of City Council presentation of marketing
plan/proposal.
Adjournment
Sam Shuler, Vice -Chairman
Economic and Business Development Board
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin
board at the Town Center of the City of Coppell, Texas on the 10th day
of July, 1987 at 2:30 p.m.
Debbie Cravey
AGENDA 071587
EDEV
Minutes of July 15,1987
The Economic & Business Development Board of the City of Coppell met in
a special called session on Wednesday July 15, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of the Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
The following members were present:
Vice -Chairman Samuel Shuler
Secretary Lynn Brock
Boardmember David Greer
Also present were Councilman Jim Cowman, Councilman Tom Morton, and Tim
House Member -At -Large.
Item 1: Review of candidates for open positions.
After reviewing the data sheets of the candidates Regina Johnson, Don
Keach and Angelo Vacarro, the Board voted to recommend Regina Johnson
and Don Keach to the Mayor and City Council for the two open positions
on the Economic & Business Development Board.
Board Member David Greer moved that we ask the Mayor and City Council to
expand the size of the Voting Member Board of the Economic & Business
Development Board to seven so as not to create a hardship when there are
vacancies. Vice -Chairman Samuel Shuler asked Secretary Lynn Brock to send
letter to the Mayor and City Council recommending the change in size and
also our recommendations for the two open positions on the Board.
Item 2: Review and approval of marketing cover letter from David Greer and
Jim Cowman.
David Greer presented the letter that had been drafted and Councilman
Tom Morton suggested that we add the phrase "REMEMBER COPPELL........
HOMETOWN APPEAL WITH ACCESS TO THE WORLD. The Board approved the letter
with Councilman Mortons' suggestion. Vice -Chairman Shuler suggested we
have the City Secretary to "mask" it.
Councilman Jim Cowman presented information on the costs of adding a
WATTS line. It would come in on top of present rotary number and would
not have to have a dedicated service line of its own. This line would be
for out of Texas calls. The cost to install the 800 number would be $97.50
with a $20.24 monthly charge, and $0.34 per minute charge. There would be
a discount of 10% with a $100.00 or more usuage. For the In -Texas calls
there is a 10 hour usage of $220.15. Vice -Chairman Shuler suggested that
we put in outside states in package to Council.
Vice -Chairman Shuler asked Lynn Brock to report of status of by-laws.
She stated that after talking with Jay Turner as she had been asked to at
the last meeting she found he had nothing on possible by-laws. She would
get a copy of the Council Proceedures to give to Board and they could pull
major items out.
Item 3: Review of proposed marketing plan with Board members by DFW Research.
Elizabeth Morris of DFW Research reviewed the proposed marketing plan with
Board members. After her review the Board questioned her as to the full
extent of the plan. She then said she would come up with a work -flow
chart for the Board and the Council to review. Council Cowman stated that
Coppell businesses were "home grown" business people, meaning that people
starting businesses were our product and that we needed something unique
to attract them. We needed a strategy for that purpose.
Vice -Chairman Shuler said he would draft a letter to the Council stating
the steps and purposes of the plan. He then asked Board Member Greer to
draft a method for questioning potential propects.
Vice -Chairman Shuler called a work session for July 29, 1987 at 7:30 p.m.
to further develope the presentation of the marketing plan/proposal.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Samuel Shuler, Vice -Chairman
Economic & Business Development
Board
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