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Meeting Minutes of the Main Street Advisory Board 107 Kaufman St Paris Texas City Council Chambers Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Ashley Mattoon Matt Coyle Jill Drake Karie Raulston Becky Semple- Chamber Liaison Cleonne Drake, Council Liaison Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager Absent: Jerry Coyle - tardy Nancy Waldrum- excused Beatrice Ardila- excused Guest: Call meeting to order- Matt Coyle at 4:25 p.m. 2. Role taken. Quorum established. 3. Citizens Forum: Cheri Bedford reported that the Gordons were unable to provide the Board with the information requested by this date. Will attend the next meeting. 4. Approval of minutes of October 15, 2013 meeting and October 23, 2013 Special Meeting - motion to approve minutes with correction of spelling of member Beatrice Ardila's name by Ashlea Mattoon and second by Karie Raulston. Motion carried 5 -0. 5. Coordinator report: A. Pumpkin patch: Over 400 volunteer hours were logged. $1900 profit to the Christmas lights fund. A big thank you to the City of Paris Traffic and Sanitation Dept, City of Paris Engineering, Planning and Development and Tabitha Blackburn and Melissa Gordon of Paris Baby for planning, organizing and managing the Patch. B. Holiday in Paris: Amendment to brochure — holidayinparistexas.com The Nov 9 tree lighting was successful and may need to consider having children's events prior to 4pm next year because so many families were downtown taking photos etc before 4pm. Christmas bazaar on Saturday Nov 23 at civic center. Small business Saturday is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Christmas parade on Dec 7 Billion Dollar Blues Band will play. On Dec 14, Santa Paws for a Cause will benefit local charities — Salvation Army and Humane Association. Dog parade and other dog - related children's activities. Prize for best float — non - motorized. Wassail Fest on Dec 14 as well.