CEDC-BM 2001-11-07 COPPELL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
November 7, 2001
MINUTES
The Coppell Education Development Corporation met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7,
2001 at Coppell Town Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell,
Texas 75019.
In attendance: Also present:
Jerry Coker, President Jim Witt, City Manager
Peggy Quinn, Vice President Bob Hager, City Attorney
Betty Carter, Secretary Kathy Bowling, Recording Secretary
Quay Bratton, Board Member
Ann Golding, Board Member
David Hermanski
Tiffany Pittman, Board Member
Item 1. Call to Order.
President Jerry Coker called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Item 2. Approval of Minutes: October 17, 2001.
Peggy Quinn made a motion to accept the minutes as written and David Hermanski seconded.
Item 3. Discussion with City Attorney.
City Attorney Bob Hager reviewed The Act and explained that it provides for sales tax for
educational development. He explained that this Corporation exists as a non-profit to make
grants for only three purposes. Bob said this Corporation could formulate grant policies and
make provisions for audits to be performed. In addition, they can solicit grant applications from
schools for the stated purposes in the Articles, and ask the schools to outline what they intend to
do with the money. Bob would then draw up a grant agreement between the City of Coppell and
the school district. Since the Board of Trustees represent the school districts, they are the ones
who must sign off on the grant. However, Bob said that at the time when the grant applications
are initially received, it is sufficient to have it signed off by the superintendent only.
Quay Bratton asked if they could write a grant for more than one year. Bob Hager explained that
they were unable to fund anything past the budget year. Jim Witt said the grant program would
begin August 1 and run through July 31. Bob then explained that "real property" meant
buildings, not software. He then said the grant agreement would traditionally provide for
recapture of the funds if the project was not completed as per the application.
Minutes
November 7, 2001
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Bob Hager will make the two changes to the Bylaws: the terms for board members, and career
technology instead of computer technology. This will be placed on the December 11 Council
Meeting for approval. Jim Witt said Bob would return to meet with the board once they start
making grants.
Item 4. Superintendents' Attendance and November 28 Meeting.
Jim Witt said Buddy Echols is available on November 28, but Annette Griffin is not. However,
Mark Hyatt is available. It was decided to invite Buddy Echols from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and Mark
Hyatt from 7:30 to 7:45 p.m. A representative from Lewisville will be invited from 7:45 to 8
p.m.
Item 5. Discussion Regarding Grant Process.
President Coker distributed a guideline for the grant process. After some discussion, the
sequence was reworked as follows:
1. Purpose/Objective area addressed
2. Description of Program
a. How many students
b. Personnel involved--student/teacher ratio; how many periods a day
3. Implementation
4. Budget
5. Evaluation of Program
6. Audit Process
It was decided that Peggy Quinn, Tiffany Pittman and Betty Carter would meet separately and
draft a grant application to be brought to the next meeting on November 28.
Adjournment
A motion to adjourn was made by Peggy Quinn and seconded by Quay Bratton. The motion
passed, and the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katherine Bowling
Recording Secretary