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for the attendees. Kevin asked about the parking lot going in across the street from the location of the Art Fair. Kevin also suggested that we have a contract in writing for the sponsor of the VIP event to prevent misunderstanding. Mary Hart- Attended the VIP event at Winefest and enjoyed it very much. Mary complimented Kevin Moore for his great job at the event. The Paris Art Fair is coming up very soon. It was fun, exciting, and scary preparing the numerous moving parts of the event. Mary shared the schedule with the committee. We are preparing for 30 artist vendor booths, and over 90 juried art pieces. The reception for the Art Fair will be the Friday evening before, and it is open to the community. The Art Fair will be at The Gibraltar Hotel, Bywaters Park, The Paris Public Library, the Farmer's Market and the Skate Park. There will also be an elephant to paint. B. Chamber/VCC- Karen Dougherty attended Winefest and rode the Trolley. She heard lots of positive comments. May was mini boats. Saturday was canceled due to high winds. The Slade Baker had a great turnout. Uncle Jessie had a good turnout. Archers for Christ event turnout was a little down. Outlaw Boat Races added Bull Fighting and riding at Crook Lake. There were a ton of people in attendance. Saturday was good but was rained out Sunday. The boats travelled 215 mph on the lake. The quilt shows at the civic center had over lk visitors. This weekend we will have archery, bowling tournament and the art fair to look forward to. 82 Yard Sale with Red River Valley Tourism is coming up. If you plan to participate, send me the address so I can include it in the information. 903 Concert series is in June. Paris without Passport program is coming more information with the PDA. C. Coordinator's Report- Cheri Bedford shared: First Street project is progressing. The concrete work is done, and we are ready for pavers to be laid soon. The removal of the utility's poles: 3 of 5 were removed. Some overhead utilities have been placed underground. Regarding Winefest- more advertising was done this year: the web, radio, newspapers, and Facebook. Also, Paris Life Magazine featured the wine fest. It was suggested that we look to placing out event on Facebook local wine event pages in the future. We had a lot of great comments from out-of-towners. The VIP event was costly with additional services for profit made. We may need to reconsider this part of the wine fest in the future. There was a misunderstanding with the advertising for the sponsor, and we also need to consider this. A survey was carried out; it was reviewed prior to the meeting. important to read so that we can learn and make improvements. One comment to note: we need more dry wines and less sweet wines. Over 135k has been given in BIG so far. Art Fair is a great partnership. The Main Street project assisted with permitting fees and street closures, and did some parking lot repairs. Cheri and Mary Hart attended the National Main Street Conference in Tulsa. There were two sessions/ideas that seemed pertinent to downtown Paris. 1. On downtown parking. 2. Downtown Digital Gift Cards (Yifty). Arts and Murals: We have a mural ordinance in downtown. ORD 9.06.003. A new Certificate of Appropriateness was developed to assist with others who want to develop mural concepts.