04.13.00 PEDC MinutesProsper EDC Meeting
4/13/00
' 1) Call to order
a) Those in attendance: Tim Dunmire, Maggy Croxville, Janet Phillips, Judy
Rucker, Charles Cross
2) Action on approval of consent items
a) Minutes & budgets approved (JP motioned, MC seconded — approved)
3) Report by Judy Rucker, Grant Researcher (see attached for details)
a) Up to 113 businesses in Prosper
b) Updated the profile of the town
c) Community circle — mailed 1100 flyers for the Prosper Roundup (the EDC paid
the postage). Prosper Roundup planned for 5/6/00, 10 a.m. — 2 p.m.; 35 booths
rented. Prosper Clean -Up Day — 4/29/00;10 a.m. —12 p.m.
d) Community/School Library
i) We're working on looking for grants to help with the community library (note
the grants do not help with librarian's salary). Library is 3,270 sq. ft.
ii) We confirmed that the EDC had committed up to $10,000/year for the
community library in a past meeting. This satisfies the cities involvement in
the `community library'. Motion to set amount at $10,000/year by JD,
seconded by MC — approved.
iii) Grants --
(1) Tocker Foundation: Books for Pre -School Children
(2) TIF Grant — Technology (to aid with getting additional computers for the
library)
(3) Belo Corporation Foundation (salary for additional certified librarian)
e) COPS grant
i) Grant paperwork is out and is in the hands of Larry Tracey for completion
ii) Deadline is May 31, 2000
iii) Application flowchart attached
4) Discussion and/or action on any unfinished business
a) Joe Rattan — need to schedule him to visit with us — scheduled for 5/4/00. He is
the designer that is interested in developing our information packet.
b) Sports advisory board —Jun still collecting names. Goal is to have the group at
the 5/4/00 meeting.
c) Downtown district — Janet has a collection of names of folks that have
volunteered to work on this project when we're ready to kick it off
5) Discussion with Charles Cross, Economic, Development Professional
a) Discussion and Possible Action on:
i) Building Prosper Documentary
ii) Economic Development Logo
(a)
iii) Retention of current businesses and making them happy
(1) Hope Lumber —
(a) Want us to clean up the lot next to them
(b) Want us to help them work with county to
(c) Want us to help them work with TXDOT to widen the CR48
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- (d) Would like the water pressure increased; worried about when school
comes on & how this will affect their water pressure.
(2) Go Crete —happy
(3) Speco Industries — beside of the wholesale lumber yard. Jerry Varner,
uses approx 35 workers.
iv) Met with some folks about having distance -learning capability in our new
library.
b) Needs —
i) 800fne (not approved)
ii) Cell phone (not approved)
iii) Rental house (not approved)
c) Publicity
i) Eagle Talon has agreed to publish a special newspaper with the city history —
target delivery date of July (we will cover the expenses)
(1) ACYIDN — Janet to contact Kilpatrick to find out 1) his estimate of what
it will cost; and 2) if we have a professional editor go over the copy will it
hurt their UII. rating?
ii) Plan to coordinate publishing ofthe announcements of developments as they
get final plat approval
iii) Media — video tape for promotional purpose (not approved)
d) Downtown plan — go out to bid to companies that can recommend a downtown
plan for Prosper; a conceptual drawing of what our downtown maylcould look
like (motion by MC, seconded by JD - approved to go to bid)
e) What needs to be worked on next
i) City brochure
ii) Chamber of commerce
iii) Tie us into the EDC grapevine(s) of Texas
6) Discussion and Possible Action on Playground Equipment for Ball fields
7) Adjourn
Neat Meeting:
Next meeting is May 4, 2000; 7:00 p.m.