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Paris Economic Development Corporation <br />Meeting Minutes <br />February 14, 2012 <br />Board Members Staff <br />Present: Pike Burkhart, Sr. Present: Steve Gilbert, PEDC <br />Kenny Dority Shannon Jones, PEDC <br />Rick Poston <br />Bruce Carr <br />Doug Wehrman <br />Ex-Officio Members <br />Present: Mindy Moree, Chamber President <br />Pam Anglin, PJC President <br />Jon Landers, Chamber Chairman <br />Guest(s) <br />Present: Fred Green, R3bi lncubator Dir. <br />Connie Beard, The Paris News <br />Edwin Pickle, Paris City Council <br />Shawn Napier, City Engineer <br />Laurie O'Neal, Office of the <br />Governor-Econ. Development <br />Cheri Bedford, Main Street Coor. <br />Mark Lacek, <br />' Paris Milling & Grain <br />Dr. William Jullian, <br />Biovance Technologies <br />Legal <br />Counsel: Kent Mcllyar <br />City Council <br />Liaison: None <br />Pike Burkhart, called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. Pike welcomed those present. <br />Minutes from January 10, 2012 Regular Board meeting were reviewed. The Minutes were <br />approved, as submitted, by a motion from Bruce Carr; seconded by Rick Poston. Motion Carried 4-0. <br />Financial reports for December, 2011 were reviewed. Bruce Carr inquired about Kiwanis lunch <br />meeting expense as well as the Ralph Rodgers Academy Annual Banquet expense. Doug Wehrman <br />inquired about the funds that were to be distributed to Guaranty Bond Bank. Steve will get with Gene about <br />this issue. The Financials were approved, as submitted, by a motion from Rick Poston; seconded by Bruce <br />Carr. Motion Carried 5-0. <br />Steve Gilbert gave a report to the Board in which he explained the handouts that were provided to <br />the group. He talked about the positive meeting with Hutamaki where he shared the PEDC business plan. <br />He pointed out the map that is the centerfold of the Visitors guide. He also presented the Board with a <br />handout that was a summary of Economic Development (Type A& Type B) Sales Tax Overview which was <br />a topic of discussion of the Paris Council Meeting that was held Monday, February 13, 2012. Steve talked <br />about the upcoming Austin trip, February 21S`-23"d in which select Civic Leaders and Board members will <br />9 <br />