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Becky Semple shared that the Square Dancers coming to Paris was a huge success, and many of <br />them shopped in downtown and loved downtown. They visited the Farmers Market and some <br />attended the Salsa on the Square as well. <br />c. PDA -Glee <br />Mannequin night planning is going well. There are 20 stores signed up to participate. Paris <br />Downtown Association ordered 5000 glasses and has 3500 that are available to downtown <br />businesses to sell. <br />Coordinators Report: Cheri Bedford <br />a. Work plan meeting <br />The board reviewed the proposal from Sarah Main Street O'Brien and thought it would be a great <br />idea to have her come and help the workplan development. Dates were reviewed and it was <br />decided that the dates November 16`h and December Yh would be the best dates for the workplan <br />development. The times for the sessions are to be determined, but the meetings will be in lieu of the <br />Main Street Advisory Board meetings. Dinner is provided. The board agreed to devote $3000 of <br />the Main Street Advisory Board funds to the workplan cost. <br />b. Christmas Tree <br />Cheri Bedford shared with the board the types of Christmas trees that the City was looking at for <br />the City Christmas Tree. She presented the two ideas. First is a panel tree that can be assembled by <br />pieces, and should take only a day with staff help. This would be much easier that the former tree <br />that took weeks to assemble. This tree is designed in a way that it can be added to annually to gain <br />extra height. The cost of a panel tree averages out to $IKper foot in height. Cheri has reached out <br />to a few businesses about financially supporting the new tree for downtown since this is not <br />budgeted, and has $4K in commitments. The other option is a light string tree similar to the 150 ft <br />tall tree in Zilker Park in Austin. The city has the 30 ft pole from the former tree and this could help <br />defray some of the cost of a string tree. The board input was unanimous on the idea of a string light <br />tree, noting that it could make a great photo opportunity as well. Cheri is going to reach out to Art <br />Stutsman who did the downtown lighting project on what it could potentially take to make a lighted <br />string Christmas tree and get back with cost to city staff. <br />c. Pumpkin Fest Volunteers <br />Cheri will be getting a list together for volunteer needs for the board at the Festival of Pumpkins on <br />October 28, 2023 and asking the board to sign up for that day. <br />d. Other items <br />Eclipse preparation meeting Sept 19, 2023, 6: 30 p.m. Love Civic Center <br />Downtown Maps are printed and distributed to hotels- special thank you to Marvin Gorley for <br />graphic design, Glee Emmite for research and development and Becky Semple for distribution. <br />1 S` Street Open Jam every Thursday <br />Paul Ray Spencer is organizing a Blues Jam for Thursday October 19, 2023 on the Plaza. This will be <br />a free event. <br />Hearing no future agenda items the board adjourned at 5:07 <br />Greg Kee, <br />