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SOUTHLAKE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
October 23, 1990
City Hall
667 N. Carroll Avenue
DEC d 1990
OFFICE OF CITY SECIRy4j)
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Virginia Clow, Phyllis Catton, Bethann Scratchard,
Brad Bradley, Mike Thompson and Rick Wilhelm
Phillip Bressinck, Marvin Cook, Barry Emerson,
Curtis Hawk, and Betty Springer
John Drews
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I. CALL TO ORDER
Rick Wilhelm called the meeting to order and noted that a
quorum was present.
II. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the September 26 meeting were unanimously
approved as presented.
III. TREASURER'S REPORT
Absent a report from Marvin, Betty had provided a
preliminary recap as of October 19. The checkbook balance was
$7,542.79 with last quarter operations reimbursables to the
Chamber of Commerce yet to be paid. October expenses paid to
date were $762.73.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
a. Economic Profile: For those who were not at the
last meetings, Rick updated the GTE proposal and suggestions
and showed the Bryan -College Station brochure as a suggested
format for information.
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b. Community Information Survey: Rick announced that
Betty and Curtis had worked on and prepared a format for a
revised survey. The document, however, has been sent to
Carol Lee Hamilton, a participant in Leadership Southlake,
who has experience at a graduate legal in evaluating survey
designs and the methods of information gathering.
C. American Flyer Apparel: Rick noted that he had
talked with Worth Blake who reported that, because of an
influx of a large amount of business, AFA had not yet
completed the application.
V. NEW BUSINESS
a. North Texas Commission: Rick informed the Council
that the SEDC had received a letter from the NTC informing
us that a high -precision manufacturing firm from the United
Kingdom has asked for information on the North Texas area as
a potential relocation site. Betty has begun to gather
information in the event a more specific request is made.
Because of the NTC request, the SEDC discussed the need
to have property information and a policy on tax abatements,
if any, ready for prompt response. We have received few
responses from the raw land inventory requests that were
sent out several months ago, therefore, both Betty and Rick
have talked to the City about obtaining tax tract ownership
information in commercial and industrial areas.
Rick announced that once the information is obtained,
each member of the SEDC will receive a list of people to
contact to discuss their specific tract.
John Drews offered the data he has accumulated on
Southlake to help in this project.
b. Albertsons: John Drews updated the Council on his
progress with Albertson's grocery store, a 55,000 sq. ft.
store to be located at the Southeast corner of FM 1709 and
Davis Blvd. They now intend to commence construction so
that completion would coincide with completion of 1709 in
their area.
C.
F.M. 1709:
Because of
the importance of this
roadway
to the City and
because of
the continued concerns
over the
seeming lack
of progress,
Brad Bradley suggested
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that the Council pass a resolution voicing our concerns
about the continued delays in both phases of the roadway and
protesting future delays. A motion for passage of such a
resolution was made by Phyllis and seconded by Virginia.
After discussion it was passed unanimously.
Once the resolution is drafted, it should be sent to
the county commissioners, our local and federal
representatives, the Highway Department and the Tarrant
County Public Works Department.
d. Neighboring Projects: Brad noted that two
neighboring cities are working on projects that are
beneficial to the entire area. Colleyville is the location
for a regional research library ** �bo�rt----he--ter3�ax
_Rev-o-1-ut-i4a4--i-. ** The project, currently on 10 acres, is well
funded and has plans for a campus -style facility. Grapevine
is currently working to provide for the relocation of the
DFW Law School into expanded facilities at the old Safeway
store. The school provides night courses for paralegals and
prospective lawyers and currently has an enrollment of in
excess of 400.
Brad suggested that, in the spirit of regional
cooperation, the Council pass a resolution asking that the
Executive Director send letters of support for the projects
to the respective City's representatives. There were no
objections to this resolution and Rick said that he would
discuss each matter with Betty.
VI. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was set for Wednesday, November 28, at 8:30
a.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council,
the meeting was adjourned.
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