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Meeting Minutes of the Main Street Advisory Board <br />107 Kaufman St <br />Paris Texas <br />City Council Chambers <br />11, 1U17 <br />Present: Absent: <br />Glee Emmite Laurie Redus <br />Frances Reed <br />Shelley McDowell <br />Cody Kelly <br />April Coward <br />Devin Blalock <br />Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager <br />Cleonne Drake — City Council Liaison <br />Becky Semple, Chamber Liaison <br />1. Call meeting to order- Glee Emmite Acting Chair 4:30 pm <br />2. Introduction of New Members — Devin Blalock, April Coward, Frances Reed <br />3. Citizens Forum- None <br />4. Nomination/Election of new officers: <br />Chair — Glee Emmite <br />Vice -Chair — Cody Kelly <br />Secretary — Frances Reed <br />5. Approval of minutes June 13, 2017. Motion made by Shelley McDowell, seconded by <br />Cody Kelley. Motion carried. <br />6. Main Street Managers updates - <br />a. To get new members up to speed, Cheri Bedford reviewed Main St. Program goals, the <br />BIG grant, and Festival of Pumpkins. <br />b. The board reviewed the set of regulations for Buskers. Cheri said performers are doing <br />very well with tips and the regulations are simply intended to encourage people to <br />participate, as well as to give us a way to keep track of who is performing and how they <br />are received by the public. <br />c. Meeting times were discussed, and consensus was to leave it on the 2nd Tuesday at <br />4:30. <br />d. TDA President Award nominations are due soon, Cheri would like to have <br />recommendations from the Board as to whom we can nominate no later than end of <br />business 7/12/2017. Categories are at http://www.texasdowntown.org/presidents- <br />awards.html <br />7. Main Street Board updates and project discussion - <br />a. Market Square Affair — Shelley McDowell reported plans are going well. Paris Bakery, <br />Subway, 107, Hole in the Wall, Victory Gardens and Country Belle pies are providing <br />food for the event at their cost. Angie Briscoe is in charge of decorations. Music by <br />Montgomery Moore. Plan is to rent padded chairs, and they are looking for donations of <br />