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1993-05-26SOUTHLAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING May 26, 1993 LOCATION: City Hall Southlake, Texas MEMBERS PRESENT: David Baltimore, John Drews, Barry Emerson, Bethann Scratchard, Curtis Hawk (City Manager), Greg Last (City Staff) Donna Higgins (Executive Director), Sandra Baber (Staff). MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Evans, Gary Terry, Richard Kuhlman, Richard Wilhelm. I. CALL TO ORDER John Drews called the meeting to order, noting a quorum was present. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Upon a motion by Bethann Scratchard and a second by David Baltimore, the minutes of the April 28, 1993 meeting were approved as submitted. III. TREASURER'S REPORT Upon a motion by Bethann Scratchard and a second by David Baltimore, the Treasurer's report was approved as submitted. Donna Higgins reported everything is looking good financially. John Drews stated financially it looked like we are running under budget. IV. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Donna Higgins stated that the Intercollegiate Golf & Tennis Awards will be held Friday, June llth. Donna reported meeting with Rick Stacey in April and she, David Baltimore, and Curtis Hawk have a meeting scheduled with him today to discuss economic development. Donna reported the interest in Southlake continues to increase as demonstrated by the increasing number of information packets sent out of the office each week. Donna discussed the North Texas Film Commission coming out last week to scout various housing sites for an upcoming movie called "Blank Check" being produced by Buena Vista. V. COMMITTEE REPORTS A.) Business Retention: David Baltimore reported that the next group of surveys are ready to be sent. Donna Higgins reported Gary Terry had suggested a CEO Round table for Southlake businesses. John Drews suggested that Gary Terry head the Round table committee beginning in August with assistance from Barry Emerson and David Baltimore. B.) Property Profile: John Drews reported that he and Greg Last had not had a chance to meet, however, they planned to meet before the next SEDC meeting. C.) Tax Abatement/ Incentive: Susan Evans was absent. Curtis Hawk reported things were still moving along. VI. OLD BUSINESS A.) Southlake Market Place: John Drews reported that in the New Southlake Market Place, Albertson's will take 53,000 plus square feet with an additional 20,695 square feet of leasable space. John is working on bringing a branch bank to the shopping center; however, nothing is concrete yet. John stated that they plan to break ground in October/November 1993 and have everything completed by June 1994. B.) Southlake Fast Facts: Donna Higgins reported the Southlake Fast Facts had been completed. The board agreed that the finished product looked great. C.) Community Profile: Curtis Hawk reported reducing the price of the community profiles to help move them out. Since the information needs to be updated yearly, the profile needs to be re-structured.The board decided that all current and new Chamber members should receive a Southlake Fast Fact. The board also decided the profile should be given to realtors, brokers, school board members, the planning and zoning board, etc. A motion was made by Bethann Scratchard and seconded by David Baltimore to reduce the cost of the community profiles from $15.00 to $5.00. VII. NEW BUSINESS A.) Recent Inquiry: Barry Emerson reported on a recent inquiry made by Transamerica Insurance about a possible relocation to Southlake. B.) Circle T Ranch: John Drews reported Ross Perot Jr. bought Circle T Ranch, which helps with the development of Highway 114 from Southlake to Alliance Airport. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The next SEDC meeting is scheduled for June 23, 1993 at City Hall, Southlake, Texas. Meeting Adjourned.