2004-024-RES LETTER OF AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO QUALIFY THE CITY

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TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION RICK PERRY, GOVERNOR JOHN L. NAU, III, CHAIRMAN F. LA WERENCE OAKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECI'OR The State Agency for Historic Preservation LETTER OF AGREEMENT The City of Paris has the opportunity to be a graduate city in the Texas Main Street Program of the Texas Historical Commission (THe). This Letter of Agreement represents your commitment to continue as an "Official Graduate Main Street City" for 2004. The following is a list of services your community will receive as a Graduate Main Street City: · Securing a Main Street Manager Should a replacement manager be needed, resumes of screened, qualified applicants will be provided to the City Manager by request. · Program Manager Training Specialists in the areas of organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring will provide training for local Main Street Managers. THC shall provide five training opportunities. As an Official Graduate Main Street City you agree to send your Main Street manager to at least two of these training sessions each year: Basic Manager or Graduate Manager Training (January/February); Texas Historical Commission Annual Conference in the spring; Texas Downtown Association Mid-year Conference in the spring; Main Street Summer Training; and Texas Downtown Association / Main Street Annual Conference (fall). Another training opportunity is National Town Meeting in the spring. If a replacement manager who has not attended Basic Main Street manager training is hired in an Official Graduate Main Street City, the Main Street Manager will be required to attend the Texas Main Street Training in January and February. A stipend for this training will be charged to the graduate city. · Main Street Program Network The "Monthly Update," the Main Street communique is sent each month to all Texas Main Street cities. In addition, the Main Street Manager is subscribed to the Main Street list serve, an email network available only to Official Texas Main Street cities. · Reporting As an Official Graduate Main Street City, the Main Street Manager for the City of Paris will submit Monthly Reports by the 10th of the following month. Quarterly reinvestment figures will be submitted for the months of June, April, July and October. A Ten Criteria Survey submitted to th~ Texas Main Street Center will also be required by August 13, 2004. Letters of Agreement will not be renewed without receipt of the Ten Criteria survey. · Service Upon request, one on-site staff visit will be made during the year to the City of Paris. The type of assistance that may be requested includes strategic planning, board training, economic development assistance and merchandising assistance. Design assistance is also available to graduate cities upon TeqJl e~t P.O. BOX 12276 . AUSTIN, TX 78711-2276. 512/463-6100 . FAX 512/475-4872 . TDD 1-800/735.2989 www.thc.state.tx.us EXH lBrr ;1-