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• All awards for local businesses have been submitted. Finalists for the Texas Downtown Association President's Award should be announced very soon. • John Brazile suggested partnering with PDA to create additional activities to bring more people downtown so they realize what downtown has to offer. In addition to Main Street and PDA events, Cheri Bedford suggested that we encourage businesses to create and fund their own events to entice people to come into their stores such as Texas Furniture has done with music inside the store. • Laurie Redus has created a data base of volunteers in Sign Up Genius that could be used by the committees for events. • Laurie Redus suggested that the Main Street website should be revamped. The Chair Glee Emmite stated that the Main Street website could be on the agenda for October. 5. Committee discussions • Design - Glee Emmite is the liaison to HPC. Janet Green brought her plans to the last HPC meeting to share. She has already received the monetary award for the building renovation. • Promotions — Chair John Brazile reported on a productive meeting in August. Market Square Affair event was finalized. Chad Lindsey reported on the possibility of a music festival downtown during the summer. More information will be presented as it becomes available. • Economic Vitality — Chair Kevin Ashmore was not present. • Organization — Chair Laurie Redus reported that all committee topics had been discussed earlier in the meeting. • Chamber & VCC — Becky Semple was not present. • PDA — Glee Emmite reported that the PDA meets Wednesday morning, August 12a`. Plans for Mannequin Night will be finalized. This year, prizes will be given to Best Mannequin and Best Store Decorations. 6. Main Street Manager's Report — Cheri Bedford • Speed boats for the races on September 15 -16th at Lake Crook will be downtown Friday night, September 14a` for Show & Shine. • Cheri Bedford has been asked to speak to a group of teachers at Aikin Elementary School in November. Since the request is the same time as the Main Street Meeting, Cheri Bedford proposed that we use the November Main Street regular meeting time to host a downtown tour for these teachers. The Main Street board members all agreed that this was an excellent opportunity to share with the community everything that downtown has to offer. Cheri Bedford will arrange the specific details. 7. Laurie Redus made a motion to adjourn, second by Jane Helberg, motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:14 PM. Approved this day of 2018. ...................._ Glee Emmite, Board Chair