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73 <br /> <br /> <br /> After discussion by boardmembers relating to sites, Chairman <br /> Cecil called for a motion. Boardmember Fendley made a motion, <br /> seconded by Boardmember Amis to instruct the City Staff to <br /> proceed with the design of the building which carried <br /> unanimously. <br /> <br /> Chairman Cecil appointed a committee comprised of Mr. Amis, <br /> Chairman, Mr. Bray and Mr. Vest to study the site situation and <br /> report back to this Board considering the availability of <br /> utilities, all the items mentioned, by Mr. Bray, and the <br /> availability of sites already in the Industrial Foundation or <br /> other acceptable sites. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vest stated he had been working with the City Engineer Earl <br /> Smith and there are a lot of variables to be taken into <br /> consideration such as the Enterprise Zone tax abatement. <br /> <br /> Chairman Cecil called for any other questions or information <br /> which needed to be discussed regarding the building project. <br /> Chairman Cecil stated that at the last meeting Mr. Vest <br /> presented a Preliminary Marketing Plan for study by the Board <br /> with action to be taken at the January meeting. Mr. Vest <br /> commented in his Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses that he <br /> listed in the Workforce Section high unionization as a possible <br /> weakness. He said he would like to bring it to the Board's <br /> attention that this should be removed from our Strengths and <br /> Weaknesses Assessment because it could be an indication of a <br /> problem when there is actually not a problem. Boardmembers <br /> discussed the items under Weaknesses concerning the Location <br /> Section of being too close to D/FW, and under the Workforce <br />-- Section regarding high tech training limited. After <br /> discussion, a motion was made by Boardmember Amis, seconded by <br /> Boardmember Bray to approve the Proposed Marketing Plan as <br /> amended which carried unanimously. <br /> <br /> Resolution No. 95-001-adopting a Marketing Plan as amended. A <br /> motion was made by Boardmember Amis, seconded by Mr. Bray for <br /> approval of the resolution adopting a Marketing Plan as <br /> amended. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 95-001 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is deemed appropriate that the Paris Economic Development Corporation <br /> adopt a marketing plan; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Director of Economic Development, Gary Vest, has prepared and <br /> presented a marketing plan which appears to meet the immediate needs of the Paris Economic <br /> Development Corporation, a copy of which plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A; NOW, <br /> THEREFORE, <br /> <br />-- BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> CORPORATION, that the marketing plan attached hereto as Exhibit A be, and the same is <br /> hereby, adopted. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of January, 1995. <br /> <br /> Philip R. Cecil, President <br /> <br /> <br />