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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes April 20, 2018 Page Ќ of Ў Discuss and possibly approve auctioning the I-beam frame and two overhead doors in the shed at 2305 NW Loop 286. Mr. Paris told the Board that this was the address to the old Oliver Rubber building. On the east side of the property is a large shed with an I-beam frame that could be salvaged. He would like to take bids from auctioneers to sell the frame and also a generator that was in the building. This would recoup some costs that we are incurring. Ms. Harris stated that we must clarify that these items are sold as- is. Mr. Manning made a motion to auction off the I-beam -allow Mr. Paris to work out the contract. Mr. Banks seconded the motion. Vote was 4-ayes, 0-nays. Discuss and possibly approve an auctioneer for the selling of contents of the old Superior Switch site. Mr. Paris asked that this item be tabled because he heard from the owner of the Superior Switch property. The owner decided they would do an auction. We heard from GHD that the environment was clear with no outliers and no major liabilities on the site. The closing date for this property will be in May and we will be allowing the owner a few months to sell the items inside the building. We will include in the contract that what they are doing in the building cannot interfere with the clean-up. Mr. Manning made a motion to table this item. Mr. Hughes seconded the motion. Vote was 4-ayes, 0-nays. The staff had a retreat a few months ago. The discussion was on the overall strategic goals of the office with an emphasis on core competencies. Staying focused on our core competencies will improve the economic impact to the community. The fundamental goal is to create and retain jobs to add value to the community. Promote Paris outside of Paris. Efficient in our due diligence of land, buildings, economic studies and future assets. Internal communication with all entities we work with. Looking forward as we work on projects to continue to build value. Planning with neighboring communities to development a mega site. Infrastructure evaluation to bring the best to both current and future employers. Customer service to both internal and external customers. File management and date collection to keep us transparent. Work Force communications and PJC grant matching. Public relation and press releases. Update website. Promotional literature. The next marketing travel will be to Orlando for the NPE Conference The Plastics Show. Oncor has a booth at the show and we are one of the entities invited to share the booth. Work Force had a Texas Scholars Banquet this past week. Lamar County was well represented.