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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING FOR <br />TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE (TIRZ) BOARD <br />PARIS, TEXAS <br />CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 107 E. KAUFMAN ST, PARIS TEXAS <br />THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 <br />4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. <br />Members present: Cody Head, Chairman; Miles Mathieu, Vice -Chairman; Maureen <br />Hammond, Reeves Hayter, Pam Norwood, and Dillon Cecil <br />City Staff: Osei Amo-Mensah, Director of Planning and Community <br />Development; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Skylar Unger, <br />Deputy City Clerk; and Cheri Bedford, Main Street Coordinator <br />Members absent: Thomas McMonigle, Secretary <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Chairman Head called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. <br />2. Citizens' input. <br />No one came forward during citizens' input. <br />3. Approve minutes from the meeting on October 10, 2024. <br />A Motion to approve the minutes as presented was made by Mr. Mathieu and seconded by Ms. Norwood. <br />Motion carried 6 ayes — 0 nays. <br />4. Staff update on Forked Pine Consulting's Assistance to the Board in Developing Strategies for Reviewing <br />and Potentially Amending the Project and Financing Plans for TIRZ No. 1. <br />City Planner Osei Amo-Mensah provided an update on Forked Pine Consulting's assistance to the board, <br />noting that the project is progressing as anticipated in the timeline (referenced as Exhibit "A"), despite <br />some missing documentation. City Attorney Stephanie Harris has been instrumental in obtaining key <br />information. Forked Pine Consulting is currently reviewing the data collected and conducting additional <br />research to move the project forward. While the first invoice, totaling $10,000, has not yet been paid, it <br />will be processed once Mr. Amo-Mensah receives the invoice. The full project status report is referenced <br />as Exhibit "B". Ms. Harris and Mr. Amo-Mensah answered questions from the board. <br />5. Discuss the availability of Board Members for the December 12th meeting. <br />Following a brief discussion about the board members' availability, it was agreed to wait for a response <br />from Forked Pine before deciding whether a December meeting will be necessary. The board reached a <br />consensus that, if a meeting is required, all members would be able to attend. <br />6. Request future agenda items. <br />There were no future agenda items requested. <br />7. Adjournment. <br />Page I of 2 <br />