BA 2000-01-05 EcDev COPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Wednesday, January 5, 2000
Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m. (Open to the Public)
Meeting Place: 2nd Floor Conference Room
Coppell Town Center
Notice is hereby given that the Economic Development Partnership will meet in regular session on Wednesday,
January 5, 2000 at 7:30 p-m-, in the 2nd Floor Conference Room at the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway
Boulevard, and Coppell, Texas. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following items:
Item 1: Call to Order
Item 2: Approval of Minutes: December 1, 1999
Item 3: Update on the Adoption of the Cornerstone Concept (Sieb)
Item 4: Review of Current and Potential Commercial and Industrial Developments (Moro)
Item 5: General Discussion and Other Business (Sieb)
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 Thursday, December 30, 1999.
Scarlett Hovland, Secretary
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COPPELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
January 5,2 0 0 0
MINUTES
The Coppell Economic Development Partnership met at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January
5, 2000 at Coppell Town Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard,
Coppell, Texas 75019. The following were present: Tim Brancheau, Bruce Bradford,
Scarlett Hovland, Karen Hunt, Mary Ann Kellam, Pamela Kurtzman, Isabelle Moro, Stan
Morton, Bill Rohloff, Gary Sieb, Jay Thompson, City Manager Jim Witt, and
Councilmembers Jayne Peters and Doug Stover.
1. Call to Order
Chairman Bill Rohloff called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Stan Morton and seconded by Tim Brancheau that the minutes of
the December 1, 1999 meeting be approved, except that the minutes need to
show that Stan Morton did attend the December i meeting. The motion passed
unanimously.
3. Update on the~doption of the Cornerstone Concept
Bill Rohloff shared with the committee that the Cornerstone Subcommittee had
met and reviewed the Cornerstone Concept contract. The committee believes
that the concept would be of benefit to the City and the Development
Community. It was discussed that both the City and the Development Conununity
might work together to finance the concept. There are still some concerns
and questions about the program. The subcommittee will continue to meet and
will proceed with revisions to the contract.
4. ~aview of Current Ccmsnercial and Industrial Projects
Isabelle Moro reported on an office/warehouse development located at Freeport
North. A development of retail center, daycare facility to be located at the
southwest corner of N. Denton Tap Road and Town Center West Blvd. will be
reviewed at the upcoming Planning and Zoning Conunission meeting. Also being
presented for review is operation of a Starbucks Coffee Company retail space
located at 106 N. Denton Tap Road in the Tom Thumb Shopping Center at the
Northeast corner of Denton Tap Road and Sandy Lake Road. Isabelle shared with
the committee that construction had stopped on a Gymnastics Building site
located on Denton Tap Road behind the Taco Bell building. Gary Sieb noted
that Nutone, Inc. located at 850 North Lake Drive would be closing and that
115 jobs would be affected.
5. General Discussion and Other Business
City Manager Jim Witt gave an update on the Freeport Tax Exemption. He shared
with the committee that he had visited with CISD Superintendent Buddy Echols
and there continues to be a question on the total revenue shortfall. Scott
Willie sent letters to 9 companies who have yet to sign the contract. The
CISD Board is scheduled to vote on the Freeport Tax Exemption at their
February meeting. Mr. Witt also shared that the 2012 Olympic conuEittee will
be meeting in February and he will share updates with the Economic
Development Committee. With no further business to discuss it was moved by
Karen Hunt and seconded by Pamela Kurtzman that the meeting adjourn. By
unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Scarlett Hovland