11-20-2002 (WEDC) Minutes Minutes
WYLIE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
November 20,2002
Board Members Present:
Gary Bowland
Marvin Fuller
Kevin St. John
John Yeager
Merrill Young (arrived at 7:55 a.m.)
Staff Present:
Samuel Satterwhite, Executive Director
Elizabeth Hurst, WEDC Counsel
With notice of the meeting posted in time and manner required by law and a quorum of Board
members present, the Board of Directors of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation
(WEDC) met in Regular Session on November 20, 2002 in the Conference Room of Woodbridge
Golf Club located at 7400 Country Club Drive, Wylie, Texas.
The meeting was called to order by President John Yeager at 7:10 a.m.
ITEM NO. 1 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of Minutes for the August 28, 2002,
Regular Board of Directors Meeting of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation.
MOTION: A motion was made by Marvin Fuller and seconded by Kevin St. John to
approve the minutes for the August 28, 2002, Regular Board of Directors
Meeting of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC
Board of Directors voted 4 — FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of the
motion.
ITEM NO. 2 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of Minutes for the October 10, 2002,
Regular Board of Directors Meeting of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation.
MOTION: A motion was made by Marvin Fuller and seconded by Gary Bowland to
approve the minutes for the October 10, 2002, Regular Board of Directors
Meeting of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC
Board of Directors voted 4 — FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of the
motion.
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November 20, 2002
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ITEM NO. 3 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of Minutes for the October 15, 2002,
Regular Board of Directors Meeting of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation.
MOTION: A motion was made by Kevin St. John and seconded by Marvin Fuller to
approve the minutes for the October 15, 2002, Regular Board of Directors
Meeting of the Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC
Board of Directors voted 4 — FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of the
motion.
ITEM NO. 4 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of the August, 2002 Treasurer's Report
for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation.
MOTION: A motion was made by Marvin Fuller and seconded by Kevin St. John to
remove from the table the August, 2002 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie
Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors
voted 4—FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion.
MOTION: A motion was made by Gary Bowland and seconded by Kevin St. John to
approve the August, 2002 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic
Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 4—FOR
and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion.
ITEM NO. 5 — Consider and Act Upon Approval of the September, 2002 Treasurer's
Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation.
MOTION: A motion was made by Kevin St. John and seconded by Marvin Fuller to
remove from the table the September, 2002 Treasurer's Report for the
Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of
Directors voted 4—FOR and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion.
MOTION: A motion was made by Gary Bowland and seconded by Kevin St. John to
approve the September, 2002 Treasurer's Report for the Wylie Economic
Development Corporation. The WEDC Board of Directors voted 4—FOR
and 0—AGAINST in favor of the motion.
ITEM NO. 6 — Discuss and Act Upon Issues Surrounding the Retail Development of
Property Located at 404 S. Highway 78.
Staff indicated to the Board that there may be the potential to locate a restaurant to the WEDC
site. A sit-down establishment has contacted the WEDC and inquired about the potential for a 1-
acre pad site. Staff commented that a pad site sale would be a departure from the strategy to sell
the entire tract and encourage a more cohesive and uniform development. Staff recommended
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November 20, 2002
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that a more detailed concept plan be designed by Hodges and Associates which would explore a
one-acre pad site and its impact on the overall development of the site.
Board member St. John instructed staff to prepare a detailed analysis of comparable retail
property in Wylie and asking/sales price of the same. Also, staff was asked to explore the
potential for retail development at the intersection of Ballard and State Highway 78.
Staff recommended that the WEDC Board of Directors authorize the Executive Director to
expend monies to develop a more detailed concept plan of WEDC property located on State
Highway 78.
MOTION: A motion was made by Kevin St. John and seconded by Merrill Young
authorizing staff to employ Hodges and Associates for an additional
concept study of WEDC property located on State Highway 78. The
WEDC Board of Directors voted 5 — FOR and 0 — AGAINST in favor of
the motion.
ITEM NO. 7—Discuss and Act Upon Issues Surrounding Development of WEDC Property
Located at 404 S. Highway 78.
Ms. Elizabeth Hurst, with Vial, Hamilton, presented a secondary client agreement between the
WEDC and Pond, Robinson which would provide the WEDC with a copy of the environmental
clean-up report created by Pond, Robinson. The Board requested that staff and Ms. Hurst make
modifications to the agreement and bring it back for further review.
No recommendation was made by staff with no motion from the Board to act upon.
ITEM NO. 8—Executive Session:
The Board convened into Executive Session at 8:45 a.m. to discuss personnel matters (evaluation
of the Executive Director) as authorized in the Local Government Code, Section 551.074.
ITEM NO. 9—Reconvene From Executive Session.
The Board reconvened from Executive Session at 9:00 a.m. Chairman Yeager indicated that the
Board as a whole was pleased with the performance of the Executive Director. In addition,
Chairman Yeager requested that staff be prepared for a personnel review in April, 2003 at which
time the Executive Director will be eligible for an adjustment to the existing compensation
package.
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ITEM NO. 10—Citizen Participation.
There being no citizen participation, President Yeager proceeded to Item No. 11.
ITEM NO. 11 —Adjourn.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
John ager, President
Attest:
Samuel D.R. Satterwhite
Executive Director