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MINUTES OF THE MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS OCTOBER 14,2025 The MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at the PARIS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 107 E. KAUFMAN PARIS, TEXAS 75460. Present: Board Members: Kevin Moore, Kim Kalina, Melissa Jones, William Walker, Tyrone Hayden, Mary Hart, Glee Emmite City Representatives: Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager Absent: Board Members: Karen Dougherty/VCC Representative, absent 1. Call meeting to order. Chairman, Kevin Moore, called the meeting to order at 4:29 p.m. He shared the Vision and Mission statements. 2. Citizen Forum: None. 3. Approve minutes from the meeting of September 9, 2025. A Motion to approve this item was made by Board Member Mary Hart and seconded by Board Member Melissa Jones. Motion carried, _7_ayes — _0_ nays. 4. Receive report/presentation from Businesses applying for Building Improvement Grants. Cheri Bedford reminded the board that we are in Q4 of the Building Improvement Grant application season. Once a person/business submits a BIG application, they can begin work on their repairs/improvements. Businesses can re -apply every 2 years for a grant. A. Happy Hoarders at 221 Bonham St. is doing a building remodel. Stepahanie Leonard, owner, explained her phases for the improvements to the building. Phase I is outside; phase 2 is a commercial kitchen and phase 3 is a vacation rental. Stephanie is requesting a matching grant of 5k for a sprinkler system on the inside of the building. Cheri stated that Happy Hoarders has met the threshold of I Ok. Glee Emmite asked about our current funds for BIG funding. Cheri Bedfor explained that we do have the money to cover the grant. Motion to approve this item was made by Board Member Glee Emmite and seconded by Board Member William Walker. Motion carried, _7_ayes — _0_ nays. B. Sarah Coyle Sain, representative of Solomon & Coyle, LLC DBA and the Barber Shop on 114 S. Main St., has requested a BIG to help with plumbing and electric for offices upstairs, and a facade grant to create an accessible ramp into the building. Work has not started. Glee Emmite stated that the Historic Preservation Commission will need to approve any window updates to the outside of the building as it is an historical building. Cheri Bedford stated that the threshold has been met for a 5k matching funds BIG grant.