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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/06/1997 NUNUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEETING MAY 6,1997 6:30 p.m. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM Present: Board Gary McClure, President Mary Watts, Mayor David Kovatch, Council Member Ronnie Fischer, Treasurer Craig Sloan, Vice President Sue Walden, Secretary Staff Dennis Watson, Staff Liaison Absent Rick Manser 1. CALL TO ORDER Mr. McClure called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 15, 1997 MEETING Mr. Sloan made a motion to approve the minutes. Ms. Walden seconded the motion. The motion was carried unanimously. 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OVER SALES TAX ELECTION AD HOC COMMITTEE The Board discussed more names that could be added to the list to serve on the sales tax election committee. Some of the names included Rich Lewis, Joe Agnew, Gerald Odum, Eric Logan, George Diaz, Roosevelt Johnson, Wilma Avey, Morris Seay, Teresa Sidwell, Robin Hull, and David Bayless. Mayor Watts informed the Board that she was forming a leadership team that consisted of various organizations from throughout the city. Mayor Watts suggested that possibly some of these individuals could be a part of the committee. The Board decided to target May 20, 1997 for the initial committee meeting. Mr. McClure was going to draft a letter to prospective members requesting that they be a part of the committee and forward it to Ms. Walden by tomorrow. Ms. Walden would then mail the letter out to all the individuals after compiling the list. Mr. Kovatch would pick up the list that Ms. Walden had compiled tomorrow evening and select eight individuals to chair the various committees. Mr. Kovatch stated that he would contact the individuals that he had selected by Friday of this week to see if they would be willing to be a committee chair person. Mr. Watson stated that he would contact the Parks and Recreation Director to find out if the meeting on May 20th could be held at the Senior Center. The Board agreed that it would be best if they had the list of possible uses for the sales tax narrowed down to broad topics in order to expedite the process and to avoid getting the committee bogged down in unnecessary details. The Board agreed that the proposed uses for the sales tax would be broken down into three categories: economic development, property tax roll back, and infrastructure improvements. The Board decided to allow the committee to decide how the percentages would be broken down for each category. Further discussion on this item followed. A discussion followed on fundraising efforts. The Board was unsure whether or not to accept donations from developers. The Board decided that it would limit donations to $250 and to have a policy statement that let contributors know up front that " the benefit they will receive from the contribution is the economic development that this sales tax generates." Further discussion on this item followed. The Board agreed that Mr. Kovatch would be responsible for w 5. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. McClure reminded the Board that he was giving a presentation next Tuesday, May 13th at the Carney Elementary PTA meeting. Mr. McClure asked if anyone else would like to volunteer to do the presentation? Mr. Sloan stated that he would give the presentation instead. Mr. McClure also reminded the Board that the next meeting was tentatively scheduled at the Senior Center on May 20th. Mr. McClure stated that he is also scheduled to be the guest speaker at this months Chamber luncheon. The date of the luncheon is May 21st at 12:00. Mayor Watts asked if the Board had heard anything on the Wynnewood Peninsula golf course lease negotiations. Mr. Watson stated that he had spoken to Tim House yesterday and Mr. House stated that he had a draft copy of the lease from his attorneys and he was waiting on approval from American Golf representatives. Mr. House stated that he would attempt to set up a meeting with staff and EDC members next week and bring the lease before the EDC at their May 20th meeting. Mr. McClure asked Mr. Watson to please let him know as soon as he had a meeting time because he had an important meeting to schedule next week. Mr. Watson agreed to let him know as soon as possible. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for May 20, at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Dennis Watson, Sta: Liaison