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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991.12.11_OEDA MinutesIn OWASSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, December 11, 1991, 12:00 Noon Owasso City Hall Conference Room 207 S Cedar, Owasso, Oklahoma MEMBERS PRESENT Frank Enzbrenner Michael Watson Tom Kimball Bill Retherford Alan Anderson Patricia Marlar Brenda Lawrence MEMBERS ABSENT 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL STAFF PRESENT Steve Compton Rodney Ray Marcia Boutwell Chairperson Frank Enzbrenner called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. and declared a quorum present. 2. REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF October 9, 1991 Tom Kimball moved to approve the minutes of the October 9, 1991 meeting as written. Motion seconded by Michael Watson. A vote on the motion was recorded as follows: Tom Kimball - Yes Michael Watson - Yes Alan Anderson - Yes Bill Retherford - Yes Patricia Marlar - Yes Brenda Lawrence - Yes Frank Enzbrenner - Yes The motion carried 7 -0. 3. REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE CLAIMS The only claim was for $1000 to the Owasso Homebuilder's Association for their Fall Festival of Homes. Pat Marlar moved to approve the claims; seconded by Bill Retherford. A vote on the motion was recorded as follows: 01 Owasso Economic Development Authority Minutes of December 11, 1991 Page 2 Patricia Marlar - Yes Bill Retherford - Yes Tom Kimball - Yes Michael Watson - Yes Alan Anderson - Yes Brenda Lawrence - Yes Frank Enzbrenner - Yes The motion carried 7 -0. 4. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL REPORT There was no financial report. 5. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1773.38 RELATING TO WOODS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC CDBG -EDGF LOAN Legal assistance to this date for the loan closing and documentation comes to $1773.38. There is a possibility that the City may be eligible to receive funding in the amount of 2% of the total VW loan to assist in offsetting the cost of legal fees and administration. Staff recommended that the payment of legal fees be approved from the OEDA Special Projects line item and that Special Projects be reimbursed from the funds received from ODOC (approximately $4500.00). n Alan Anderson moved, seconded by Bill Retherford, to approve the request for payment of attorney fees in the amount of $1773.38 from the OEDA Special Projects line item; such amount to be reimbursed when the ODOC funds are received. A vote on the motion was recorded as follows: Alan Anderson - Yes Bill Retherford - Yes Tom Kimball - Yes Michael Watson - Yes Patricia Marlar - Yes Brenda Lawrence - Yes Frank Enzbrenner - Yes The motion carried 7 -0. 6. DISCUSSION AND ACTION CONCERNING DUES PAYMENT TO THE BUILDER'S ASSOCIATION OF METRO TULSA IN THE AMOUNT OF $310.00 There was much discussion concerning whether the OEDA should be a member of a trade association; and if the OEDA should join one trade association and exclude others in which the Owasso Economic Development Authority Minutes of December 11, 1991 Page 3 community might have an interest. Following a lengthy discussion Bill Retherford moved that the OEDA not renew its membership in the Builder's Association of Metro Tulsa. The motion was seconded by Pat Marlar and a vote on the motion was recorded as follows: Bill Retherford - Yes Patricia Marlar - Yes Brenda Lawrence - Yes Tom Kimball - Yes Alan Anderson - No Michael Watson - Yes Frank Enzbrenner - No The vote was 5 -2 to NOT renew the membership. 7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION CONCERNING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM Rodney Ray discussed Industrial Development Team reorganization and the concept of including persons who are not at the top level of organization. The idea is to use persons on the Industrial ® Development Team who are resource and information people. Concern was expressed that business people looking to locate in Owasso might not feel that they were getting attention from the proper people if they did not meet with top management. Consensus was that two teams could be developed, with each situation being assessed to determine which team would need to be the contact team. Staff will structure and define teams and develop guidelines to present at the next meeting. 8. STATUS REPORT REGARDING CDBG -EDF LOAN FOR WOODS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC Steve Compton reported that as of November 26, only four items remain to be completed of the 78 required by ODOC to get the funds released. The project should be in the monitoring stage in 4 -6 weeks. 9. STATUS REPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY Steve Compton discussed the economic strategy and where each item is in the process. A copy of the community brochure was given to everyone present. The number of brochures to go to each realtor was discussed, with the consensus being that the companies with a large number of associates initially receive 50 brochures. Staff will determine how many to distribute to the other realtors. v W u Owasso Economic Development Authority Minutes of December 11, 1991 Page 4 10. ATTORNEY'S REPORT None 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None 12. NEW BUSINESS None 13. ADJOURN Alan Anderson moved, seconded by Tom Kimball for adjournment. A vote on the motion was as follows: Alan Anderson - Yes Tom Kimball Patricia Marlar - Yes Michael Watson - Yes Brenda Lawrence Bill Retherford - Yes Frank Enzbrenner - Yes The motion carried 7 -0 and the meeting wa ') Secretary / l ,5-72 Date Approved