BM 1994-08-03 EcDevNOTICE OF MEETING
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Wednesday, August 3 , 1994
Meeting Time: 7 p.m. (Open to the Public)
Meeting Place: Executive Conference Room at the
Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway
Boulevard, Coppell, Texas
Notice is hereby given that the Economic and Business Development Board
will meet in regular session on Wednesday, August 3, 1994, at 7 p.m., in
the.Executive Conference Room at the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway
Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. The purpose of the meeting is to consider
the following items:
Item 1: Call to Order
Item 2: Review and Approval of Minutes, 7/6/94 & 7/16/94
Item 3: Economic Prospect Activity Report - John Mark Bonnot
Item 4: Economic Partnership Report - Jim Cowman
Item 5: City Manager's Report
Item 6: Review and Approval of Media Relations Report
Item 7: Reports from Liaisons and Special Board Members:
a) Coppell City Council
b) Coppell Chamber of Commerce
c) Coppell Independent School District
Item 8: General Discussion and Other Business
Adjournment
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 Friday, July 29, 1994.
Kathleen Roach, Executive Secretary to the City Manager
City of Coppell
Economic and Business Development Board
Wednesday, August 3, 1994
MINUTES
The Economic and Business Development Board met in a regularly scheduled meeting on
Wednesday, July 7, 1994, at 7:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room of Coppell Town
Center. The following Board Members were present:
William Rohloff, Chairman
Jim Dippold, Vice -Chairman
Jerry Singleton, Secretary
Bronwyn Brock
Ed Spalding
Ron Pankey, Alternate
Special Board Members:
Jim Witt, City Manager
John Mark Bonnot, Coppell Chamber of Commerce
Jim Cowman, Chairman, Economic Partnership
City Council Liaison: Flo Stahly/Mitch Reitman
CISD Liaison: Doug Shaw
Media Relations: Kay Tiller
Kathleen Roach, Executive Secretary to the City Manager
Item 1 Call to Order: Vice -Chairman Jim Dippold called the meeting to order at 7:10
p.m.
Item 2 Review and Approval of Minutes: The minutes of July 6 and July 16, 1994
Board meetings were reviewed and approved.
Item 3 Economic Prospect Activity Report: John Mark Bonnot provided an update on
various companies interested in locating in Coppell. Lone Star Plywood & Door
will soon be announcing their groundbreaking which is scheduled for the week
of August 22-26. Several other prospects are still interested and decisions should
be made in the near future.
Item 4 Economic Partnership Repart Jim Cowman reported on the Economic
Partnership. The Committee Chairpersons met this morning and a contract
proposal from Fantus will be presented to Jim Witt within the next few days.
Don Keach traveled to Austin with the Mayor and several others regarding the
SH121 bypass and some additional monies promised. Gary Rollins from
Rediform has offered to give the Partnership his services on some marketing
prospects. Jim Cowman requested to have a joint meeting of this Board and the
Partnership next month. Upon a motion from Ron Pankey and a second by Ed
Spalding, the Board unanimously agreed to have a joint meeting with the
Partnership on September 7, 1994.
Item 5 Review & Approval of Media Relations Report:
Kay Tiller's monthly report was reviewed. Upon a motion from Ed Spalding and
a second by Bronwyn Brock, Ms. Tiller's invoice was unanimously approved.
Item 6 Reports from Liaisons and Special Board Members:
a) Council Liaison Report
Mitch Reitman reported on the upcoming sales tax election.
b) Chamber of Commerce Liaison
No report, liaison absent.
c) Coppell Independent School District
Doug Shaw reported the CISD will be holding a public hearing on the
1994-95 budget on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. CISD has experienced a 14%
increase in student body and has added 97 new personnel to the school
system. A bond issue election to construct more school facilities is
anticipated.
Item 7 City Manager's Report: City Manager, Jim Witt reported on the City's 1994-95
budget. The request from the EBD Board will be handled on an as -needed basis,
with the Chamber's contract paid on a monthly basis. The budget will be
officially filed with the City Secretary on Friday, August 5th, and does include
a $.02 tax decrease. Town Center will need some renovation when the Library
moves out in order to fully utilize all the space efficiently, and City staff is
proposing the addition of 5 new personnel during the next year. Privatization of
some City services will be examined as appropriate. City's utility costs will be
increasing enormously, and the Library operating costs in the new facility will
increase by about $100,000. We anticipate issuing bonds in the fall of 1995 for
the Sandy Lake Road Project.
Item 8 General Discussion and Other Business:
With no additional business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kathleen Roach
Executive Secretary to the City Manager
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