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Main Street Advisory Board Regular Meeting Tuesday, March 15, 2011 City Council Chambers 106 E Kaufman, Paris, TX 75460 Meeting called to order at 4:08pm by Chairman Matt Coyle Present: Cheri Bedford Will Henderson Dustin Lindsey Matt Coyle Kari Daniel Britin Bostick February minutes were not available and will be on April's agenda for approval Main Street Manager's Report: • Hagood Clock — Dedication was on January 30th and close to 300 people were present. The Hagood family was very pleased and their generosity is greatly appreciated. Since the installation the clock time has been speeding up, and a technician was there today to try to find and fix the problem. • Main Street Managers — 75 Main Street Managers and 10 people from the Texas Main Street program attended and were very impressed! They thought that we were very friendly, they enjoyed the Art Walk and Loft Tours as well as the Gibraltar, we had good sales downtown because of the managers, and there is a lot of positive energy about our progress and efforts downtown! Arvin Starrett, Chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission, spoke on design standards with Paul Denney, and was very pleased that we were able to host such an event in Paris. • Board Terms —The Main Street Board has 3 -year terms, and we have a few members whose terms are ending in April. You are allowed to serve two consecutive terms for a total of six years, and terms start when appointed. We still need to fill the position that Wyatt Bowden resigned, and current board members need to turn in applications for a second term. Kari asked about considering a change to bylaws to have 5 absences in a 12 -month period added to the three consecutive absences rule on dismissal from the board. Cheri said that City Council will need to approve that. • January Planning Meeting — Used manual for accomplishments and future goals. Two of the things listed for future accomplishments are a newsletter and website. City has a new employee with a background in communications who can probably help with the website. • Downtown Map — Map has been well received and is in the hotels and downtown shops. There are a couple of typos that need to be fixed, and it would help some confusion with the addresses to add the "Plaza" streets to the map. • Texas Capital Fund — On February 14th City Council approved Hayter Engineering to start plans for the Clarksville sidewalks on both sides of the street. Kim Lacey's firm got this grant and has been assisting the city with grants and paperwork for the process. • Grand Theater — Meeting next Wednesday. Still developing plans for remediation. After asbestos removal the facade will need to be replaced. Cheri suggested using funds the