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BM 1996-12-04 EcDevCOPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP DECEMBER 4, 1996 MINUTES The Coppell Economic Development Partnership met at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 1996, at Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas, 75019. The following were present: Tim Brancheau, Bill Herries, Scarlett Hovland, Isabelle Moro, Pat Murphy, Ron Pankey, Dixon Rich, Doug Shaw, Gary Sieb, Bill Stearman,and Council Member Chuck Sturges. 1. Call to Order Ron Pankey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Election of a new Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Partnership Ron Pankey was elected as Chairman and Tim Bradshaw was elected as Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Partnership. 3. Approval of Minutes It was noted that Bill Herries' name was misspelled on page 1 of November 6, 1996 minutes, with that minor amendment, the minutes were approved as amended. 4. Update on Current & Potential Commercial/Industrial Developments Gary Sieb noted that Appollo Paper is seriously considering locating at SW corner of Sandy Lake and Royal Lane. No firm commitment has been made. Capital One has made no firm commitment at this time. Bill Herries suggested that the mailing pieces designed for potential developers begin being mailed to current listings. Staff advised the partnership that a mailing list would be prepared for the next meeting. 5. Status update on the development of Home Page for Coppell Ron Pankey led discussion regarding the Telecommunications Board efforts to develop a home page for Coppell. He shared that the board is in very early stage of page development. Ron provided a handout depicting a possible listing for Coppell on the home page. Further discussion followed concerning name address for Coppell, auto -link onto various networks, budget participation and maintenance of updating for the home page. Isabelle Moro provided copies of a research report by Bagwell Agency concerning internet marketing fundamentals. Ron Pankey will continue participation on Telecommunication Board and invites any suggestions or concerns from the Economic Development Partnership. 6. General discussion and other business Gary Sieb shared that Bronwyn Brock resigned her position as Chairperson in a letter dated December 4, 1996. With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 7:35. Respectfully submitted, Scarlett Hovland NOTICE OF MEETING COPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Meeting I!=: 7:00 p.m. (Open to the Public) hittft p1m: 2nd Floor Conference Room Coppell Town Center Notice is hereby given that the Economic Development Partnership will meet in regular session on Wednesday, December 4, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., in the 2nd Floor 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: Election of a new Ch"an and Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Partnership Item 3: Approval of Minutes: November 6, 1996 Item 4: Update on Current & Potential CommercialAndustrid Developments (Sieb) Item 5: Status update on the development of Home Page for Coppell (Pankey/Stephenson) Item 6: General Discussion and Other Business Adjournment CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted at 12:00 p.m. on the bulletin board at the Town Center of the City of Coppell, Texas, on Wednesday, November 27, 1996. Scarlett Hovland, Senior Administrative Secretary