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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday; October 18, 2022 Page 2 of 4 Discuss and Consider Approval of the Minutes of the September 20, 2022, Regular Meeting and the September 26, 2022, Special Meeting Dr. Hashmi made a motion to approve the September 20, 2022, Regular Meeting and the September 26, 2022, Special Meeting minutes. Mr. Coleman seconded the motion. Vote: 7 - ayes to 0 - nays Update on the August 2022 Financial Statements Mr. Coleman advised the board that August financials had not been received due to possible software issues within the City Finance Director's Office. He continued by expressing that they should be available for review at the next meeting. Chairman Bray briefly inquired about which financials will be presented during the next PEDC meeting. Ms. Hammond and Mr. Coleman responded by stating that August and September financials will be presented during the next monthly PEDC meeting. No action was taken on this item. Review and Discuss Report from Executive Director Maureen Hammond Lionshead: Ms. Hammond reported that the land has been conveyed with the following updates: a. Grading Permit —Acquired from City b. Civil Permit — Company Engineer has submitted engineering plans and is awaiting permit with an estimated return time of mid-November c. Development Agreement— In process with City of Paris North Star Branding Project: Ms. Hammond offered an update on the branding process, explaining that the team is continuing with the "Creative" phase of the project. On October 51h, the first set of branding "straplines" was presented to the creative committee. Due to lack of consensus, there will be a second meeting on October 24th, 2022, to consider new straplines. Once consensus is reached, the team will move on to the development phase. Mr. Terrell added that he is really proud and excited for the community and the cross -functional group that has come together to include the three entities for the branding project. He went on to state that he feels everything is on the right track and believes everyone will be excited to see the outcome. III. Job Fair: Hammond reported that she was working with Dr. Pam Anglin of PJC and Mr. Bart Spivey of TWC to host a job fair for the former J. Skinner employees that were impacted by the recent closure. She stated that the job fair will be held on November 3rd from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM being designated for former J. Skinner employees and 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM open to the public. She added that there should be strong participation from employers: presently there are 5 primary employers committed to attending, with strong indications that several others would be present as well. Ms. Hammond concluded by stating that at least 50 former Skinner employees are interested in attending a job fair. IV. American SpiralWeld Grand Opening: Ms. Hammond reported ASWP held their grand opening on October 61h with 225 people in attendance, and that it was a first-class event. As a way to commemorate the day, a memento was given to ASWP executives. Ms. Hammond passed the memento around.