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795 MINUTES OF THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 2002 The Paris Economic Development Corporation met in a regular session on Wednesday, August 21, 2002, 4:00 P. M. at Paris Junior College, Applied Technology Building, Room 1016, 2400 Clarksville Street. President Jay Guest called the meeting to order with the following Directors present: Curtis Fendley, Richard L. Severson, Don Wall and Mike Dunn. Also present were ex-officio Board Members BObby Walters, Executive Director Gary Vest, City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, Mayor Michael J. Pfiester, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. President Guest called for the approval of the minutes from the July 31, 2002, meeting. A motion was made by Director Fendley, seconded by Director Wall, for approval of the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. President Guest advised the Directors that Mr. Anderson was not able to attend the meeting, and the financial report for July had been furnished. He asked if there were any additions or corrections to be made to the financial report, and there were none. .,A motion was made by Director Severson, seconded by Director Dunn, for approval of the financial report. The motion carried unanimously. Director Guest called for the Executive Director's report. Gary Vest, Executive Director, reported that since the last meeting they have had eleven inquiries from the PEDC ad campaign. He advised that the summer months are normally slow and that response rate is not uncommon. Mr. Vest said there were three referrals from the Texas Department of Economic Development and one of those is called "Project Wayne", and oddly enough, they need an airport. We are submitting some information to TDED, and this is not a large project. He stated that two other referrals were "Project Star Bright" and "Project Amphibious", and TDED would not accept the PEDC's