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Paris Economic Development Corporation <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 13, 2010 <br />Board Members <br />Present: Dan Sinith <br />Rick Poston <br />Chad Brown <br />Pike Burkhart, Sr. <br />John Wright <br />Ex-officio Members <br />Present: Mindy Moree <br />Pam Anglin <br />Jesse Freelen <br />Kenny Dority <br />Kent McIlyar <br />Chuck Superville <br />Kevin Carruth <br />Staff Steve Gilbert <br />Present: Shannon Barrentine <br />Guest <br />Present: Connie Beard, Paris News <br />Rev. James Price, President, NAACP <br />Kay O'Dell, Executive Director, <br />Northeast Texas Workforce Solutions <br />Blake Lewis, CEO <br />Lewis Public Relations Firm <br />Fred Green, Director <br />Red River Valley Incubator <br />Dan Smith, President, called the meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. <br />Dan Smith made a motion to recess for lunch at 11:35 a.m.; seconded by Chad Brown. Motion <br />carried. The board reconvened at 11:50 a.m. <br />Minutes from the April 13, 20] 0 and March 4, 2010 meetings were approved, as submitted, by a <br />motion from Chad Brown; seconded by Rick Poston. Motion, carried. <br />Financial reports for March and April 2010 were approved by a motion from Pike Burkhart; <br />seconded by John Wright. Motion carried. <br />Dan Smith recognized the guests present. <br />Steve Gilbert presented his Director's Report to the Board. He told them that if they had any yuestions to <br />get with him. He then covered the following items: <br />a) Timeline and marketing calendar. Steve provided the Board a spreadsheet that reflected all <br />of PEDC's professional organization membershrps, marketing, trade shows, site visits and other <br />external activities and Team Texas 20] 0 Calendar of Events. <br />b) Transportation Update. Steve provided the first draft copy of the Airport Master Plan. He <br />stated that this project will greatly benefit the Paris area. <br />c) Upcoming "Valley Visions" publication. Steve reported that a half page ad was being <br />developed for this publication proinoting PEDC. Mindy Moree stated that the Chamber was <br />sponsoring a full page ad promoting business in the Paris area. <br />d) Incubator update. Steve called on Fred Green, Director of the Red River Valley Incubator <br />to give an update. Mr. Green stated that he would actually be a Counselor the Small Business <br />Development Center (SBDC) and Director of the Incubator. He plans to visit all banking <br />institutions (10) in Lamar County within the next week. He will let each entity know what the <br />SBDC and Incubator has to offer small business in the area. With over 2,500 small businesses in <br />the area only 80 have participated in the Small Business Administration program. Currently, a <br />_ <br />