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203 <br /> <br /> MINUTES OF THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> November 8, 1995 <br /> <br /> The Paris Economic Development Corporation met in a regular <br /> meeting on Wednesday, November 8, 1995, at 4:00 P.M., in the <br /> City Hall North Amnex, Fire Training Room, Paris, Texas. <br /> President Philip Cecil called the meeting to order with the <br /> following boardmembers present: Dick Amis, Curtis Fendley, <br /> Leon Williams and Barney Bray. Also present were ex-officio <br /> board members, Bobby Ray Walters, Dr. Marshall Dougherty, Ike <br /> Jewett, Michael E. Malone , City Manager and T. K. Haynes, City <br /> Attorney as Counselor. <br /> <br /> President Cecil welcomed Dr. Marshall Dougherty as an <br /> ex-officio member since he is the new President of the Chamber <br /> of Commerce. <br /> <br /> President Cecil stated that the next item on the agenda was <br /> approval of the minutes from the previous meeting of the Paris <br /> Economic Development Corporation. He asked if there were any <br /> corrections er additions to the minutes of the previous <br /> meeting, and there being none the minutes stood approved as <br /> presented. <br /> <br /> President Cecil asked Boardmember Amis to give the financial <br /> report in the absence of Mr. Anderson. Mr. Amis gave the <br /> report. President Cecil called for questions and there was <br /> none. Boardmember Fend!ey made a motion, seconded by <br /> Boardmember Bray that the report be approved as presented. The <br /> motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br /> President Cecil passed out copies of the appraisal and survey <br /> in connection with tko site to be purchased from the Paris <br /> industrial Foundation. Mr. Cecil stated that he did not have a <br /> President's Report to give at this time. <br /> <br /> President Cecil stated he would like to move Item No. 7 forward <br /> at this time. He asked Mr. Amis to give his report on the <br /> purchase from the Paris Industrial Foundation. Mr. Amis stated <br /> that all the boardmembers should have a copy of the survey of <br /> the site and the coversheet of the appraisal in connection with <br /> the purckase from the Paris Industrial Foundation. Mr. Amis <br /> said these will be basis of negotiations with Paris Industrial <br /> Foundation on this tract. Mr. Cecil said the Paris Industrial <br /> Foundation has agreed to accept the appraised value on this <br /> property as the purchase price. President Cecil called for <br /> questions from the Board and there was none. <br /> <br /> President Cecil asked Mr. Vest to make his report. Mr. Vest <br /> advised the boardmembers that he had given each one of them a <br /> copy of our new community profile which is a marketing tool and <br /> will be updated every year at this time. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vest said that due to advertising they had received <br /> thirteen inquiries since the last meeting. He said he had just <br /> returned from a conference in Longview related to NAFTA. He <br /> said the Texas Department of Commerce has a program placing all <br /> the communities in Texas on the Internet, and in connection <br /> with this we have been asked to complete a community profile. <br /> He said he had received a request Tuesday from T.U. Electric <br /> for designation as our contact person through the Texas <br /> Department of Commerce. Mr. Vest said he would be discussing <br /> this with T.U. Electric and welcomed any suggestions that the <br /> board might have in relation to this designation. President <br /> Cecil said that T.U. Electric would have to demonstrate that <br /> this designation would be to our advantage. <br /> <br /> <br />