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<br /> Paris Economic Development Corporation
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<br /> Paris City Council
<br /> Joint Meeting Minutes
<br /> April 14, 2011
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<br /> Board Members Staff Steve Gilbert, PEDC
<br /> Present: Pike Burkhart, Sr. Present: Shannon Barrentine, PEDC
<br /> Doug Wehrman Janice Ellis, City Clerk
<br /> Dan Smith Shawn Napier, City Engineer
<br /> Rick Poston
<br /> Ex-officio Members Guest(s)
<br /> Present: Pam Anglin, PJC President Present: Connie Beard, The Paris News
<br /> Gene Anderson, Acting City Manager Fred Green, R3bi Incubator Director
<br /> Mindy Moree, Chamber President Tom Hensel, Auditor with
<br /> Paris City Council Members McClannahan & Holmes, CPAs
<br /> Present: Will Biard, Mayor Marva Joe, Diversity Task Force
<br /> Joe McCarthy, Mayor Pro-Tem James Price, Diversity Task Force
<br /> Edwin Pickle Randy Reed, Deputy Exec. Director,
<br /> John Wright Workforce Solutions NE Texas
<br /> Rhonda Rogers Robert Morris, Project Manager
<br /> Jason Rogers Workforce Solutions NE Texas
<br /> Legal Stan McKee, Workforce Solutions
<br /> Counsel: Kent McIlyar, City Attorney Northeast Texas Board
<br /> Charles Richards, eParisTexas.com
<br /> Pike Burkhart, called the joint meeting of the PEDC and the Paris City Council to order at 3:08
<br /> p.m. Pike welcomed those present. Jason Rogers, City Council member, stated due to a potential conflict
<br /> of interest, he would recue himself. Mr. Rogers left the meeting.
<br /> Due to the number of guests and presenters for Item 5B, this item was considered first.
<br /> Diversity Training RFP bidder presentation - Each bidder had 15 minutes to present their
<br /> proposal, followed by Q & A from the audience. Each of the three bidders drew a number for presentation
<br /> order, as follows:
<br /> 1) The Right Talent, Inc., Kenneth Rogers, Sr. and Kenneth Rogers, Jr., PO Box 1962, Paris, TX
<br /> 75461-1962, 214.991.0591, www.therighttalent.org
<br /> 2) Bashen Corporation, Janet Emerson Bashen, President & CEO; Laura Potter Haas, Consultant
<br /> and Ty Ragland, Consultant, 1616 S. Voss Rd., Suite 300, Houston, TX 77057, 713.780.8056,
<br /> www.bashencoM.com
<br /> 3) Executive Diversity Services, Inc., Tracy Brown, Associate; 675 S. Lane Street, Suite 305,
<br /> Seattle, WA 98104, 214.369.2888, www.executivediversity.com
<br /> Those present were given scoring sheets for each presenter. Discussion took place after the last presenter
<br /> left the meeting. Steve Gilbert announced each bidder/presenters' fee for services that was submitted
<br /> through the Workforce Solutions of Northeast Texas:
<br /> 1) Executive Diversity Services base bid was $59,900 plus add-ons equaled $70,000
<br /> 2) The Right Talent base bid was $89,000 plus options equaled $99,000-$113,800
<br /> 3) Bashen Corporation base bid was $245,000 that included $50,000 for software license
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