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BM 1998-01-07 EcDevCOPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP January 7, 1998 MINUTES The Coppell Economic Development Partnership met at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019. The following were present: Chad Beach, Tim Brancheau, Bill Herries, Scarlett Hovland, Karen Hunt, Pamela Kurtzman, Isabelle Moro, Pat Murphy, Bill Rohloff, Gary Sieb, Councilmembers Chuck Sturges, Marsha Tunnell, and City Manager Jim Witt. Also attending were Tom Palmer and Mark Bennett with Presbyterian Healthcare System. 1. Call to Order Chairman Bill Rohloff called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. k. 2. Approval of Minutes It was moved by Pat Murphy and seconded by Tim Brancheau that the minutes of November 5, 1997 be approved as recorded. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Consideration of a Request by Presbyterian Healthcare System for Tax Abatement for a 45,000 s.f. Medical Office Building located at the northeast corner of Denton Tap Road and vista Ridge Blvd. (Moro/Beach) Isabelle Moro provided copies of letter received from Presbyterian Healthcare System introducing themselves and an application for tax abatement. Isabelle introduced Mr. Tom Palmer, Facilities Services with Presbyterian Healthcare System. Mr. Palmer displayed a site plan for the Healthcare System showing buildings, landscaping, and parking. The building plan consists of a Medical Office Building and an Ambulatory Care Center. Tax abatement was only being asked for the Medical office building. The Ambulatory Care Center will be tax exempt. Mr. Palmer introduced Mark Bennett, ACC Administrator with Presbyterian Healthcare System. The Medical office will be a three story building consisting of Out patient care, Diagnostic clinic, urgent care with overnight rooms available and meeting facilities. The meeting facilities will be available for use by the community. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Bennett explained that there is a need for a facility within the community offering a Presbyterian Health Plan. They also felt the facility would compliment existing physician care, along with offering employment of up to 200. The building project is scheduled to begin in mid February and complete in the last quarter of 1999. Construction is estimated at about 16 months. The Medical office building and the ambulatory care center will be build at the same time according to the construction plan. Chad Beach provided a summary of Presbyterian s application for tax abatement. Chad noted that the tax abatement would not have to begin until the year 2 0 0 0 , since the building would not be completed until the end of 1999. Discussion followed. The Partnership agreed that the office building and the ambulatory care center should be build at the same time. It was moved by Pat Murphy and seconded by Tim Brancheau that the 75* tax abatement request be granted contingent on both the office building and the ambulatory care center being constructed at the same time. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Update on Current a Potential ConmercialJlndustrial DevelopmeAts Gary Sieb reported on the Presbyterian Healthcare System being located at the northeast corner of Denton Tap Road and Vista Ridge Blvd. Lucent Technologies will be locating at Airline and Freeport as new user of warehouse distribution. An office warehouse consolidation is looking at 120,000 sq. ft. space for relocation to Coppell. Walmart has decided not to locate in Coppell. Tom Thumb project is still active, and Simmons Mattress Company is considering a location at the DFW Trade Center in Coppell. The Partnership requested a summary report listing current and potential Industrial land. Isabelle will supply information for report. Also suggested was a tax abatement revenue flow graph which will be provided by Chad Beach. 5. Update on Marketing Endeavors The last mailing consisting of the duck calls have been mailed to the attendees of the partnership reception. The third mailing will consist of the jumper cables. Isabelle Moro will bring samples of the mailings to the February Partnership meeting. 6. General Discussion and other Business Gary Sieb shared that the Coppell Leadership workshop will be meeting on Wed., Jan. 14, 1998 and that Economic Development will be the focus of the evening. He invited any of the Partnership to attend. It was suggested that the Partnerhip invite Dallas area developers to speak at the March meeting. Bill Rohloff introduced the partnership's newest member, Karen Hunt, a loan officer with Overton Bank. With no further business to discuss, it was moved by Tim Brancheau and seconded by Bill Herries that the meeting adjourn. By unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Scarlett Hovland COPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT P Wednesday, January 7, 1998 7:00 p.m. (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Coppell Town Center Notice is hereby given that the Economic Development Partnership will meet in regular session on Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at 7:00 p.m., in the 1st 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: Approval of Minutes: November 5, 1997 Item 3: Consideration of a Request by Presbyterian Healthcare System for Tax Abatement for a 45,000 s.f. Medical Office Building located at the northeast corner of Denton Tap Road and Vista Ridge Blvd. (Moro/Beach) Item 4: Update on Current & Potential Commercial/Industrial Developments (Sieb) Item 5: Update on Marketing Endeavors (Sieb/Moro) Item 6: General Discussion and Other Business Adjournment CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted at 5:00 p.m. on the bulletin board at the Town Center of the City of Coppell, Texas, on Wednesday, December 31, 1997. Scarlett Hovland, Senior Administrative Secretary 1411r a7 10 YMO P71 -MIL COPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAR Wednesday, January 7, 1998 eet' Time:- 7:00 p.m. (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Coppell Town Center 4*Cwl -. L Notice is hereby given that the Economic Development Partnership will meet in regular session on Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at 7:00 p.m., in the 1st Floor Conference Room at the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. 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