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99 MINUTES OF THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION March 23, 1995 The Paris Economic Development Corporation met in a regular meeting on Thursday, March 23, 1995, at 4:00 P.M., in the City Hall North Annex, Fire Training Room, Paris, Texas. Chairman Philip Cecil called the meeting to order with the following board members present: Dick Amis, Curtis Fendley, Leon Williams, and Barney Bray. Also present were ex-officio board members, Ike Jewett (representing Gary Cunningham), Bobby Walters, Bill Vaughan, Gary Vest, Economic Development Director, Michael E. Malone, City Manager and T. K. Haynes, City Attorney as Counselor. Mr. Cecil stated that the first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes from the previous meeting of the Paris Economic Development Corporation. He asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the previous meeting, and there being none they stood approved as presented Chairman Cecil asked Mr. Anderson to give the financial report. Mr. Anderson gave the report. Boardmember Bray made a motion which was seconded by Boardmember Amis, to approve the financial report as presented which carried unanimously. Chairman Cecil asked Mr. Vest to make his report. Mr. Vest advised he is currently working with six prospects and briefly discussed these prospects. He gave boardmember copies of a newspaper article he thought might be of interest. Chairman Cecil called for questions regarding Mr. Vest's report and there was none. Chairman Cecil stated that at the last meeting the Board had instructed City Engineer, Earl Smith, to look at the street that goes from 19th Street N.W. westward to the T & K Plant and to provide cost estimates to improve that road. City Engineer Smith said he had prepared a report which he assumed had been furnished to the boardmembers. Mr. Smith said that two streets exist in that area. He said one of the streets is Park Street and the other is a street that serves as an entrance to T & K Industries. Mr. Smith said he had researched and determined that the City had sold off some highway frontage and wound up keeping 108 feet. He said he assumed that Park Street probably existed all the time, and when T & K Industry came in they built their own drive. Mr. Smith said it appears to be City property from researching the information available. He said the 108 feet contains both Park Street and the driveway. He said that considering that these were City property, he designed a street that would meet City ordinances. He said that the City Ordinance requires that these streets be concrete, and he did an analysis arriving at an 8" reinforced concrete pavement. He said that, in accordance with the ordinance, he felt that 39 feet would be the appropriate width to use for an industrial park due to the possibility of substantial truck traffic. City Engineer Smith stated that subsequent to the report a committee meeting was held on the building, and it was indicated that a concrete street was not really what we they were interested in at this point. He said he looked at the street again and he felt that the existing street for T & K Industries could be repaired by making some spot repairs, putting down an asphalt leveler, and putting a seal coat surface on the street which is a typical city street. He said Mr. Westbrooks indicated to him that they probably have three to five trucks per day which is not substantial truck traffic. Mr. Smith said he felt they could probably get a suitable pavement which would be presentable for an estimated cost of no more than $25,000.00. Mr. Smith said there is not any additional curb and gutter included in the cost estimate.