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Paris Economic Development Corporation <br />Meeting Minutes <br />March 6, 2012 <br />Board Members Staff <br />Present: Pike Burkhart, Sr. Present: Steve Gilbert, PEDC <br />Kenny Dority Shannon Jones, PEDC <br />Rick Poston Fred Green, R3bi Incubator Dir. <br />Bruce Carr <br />Doug Wehrman <br />Ex-Officio Members <br />Present: Mindy Moree, Chamber President <br />Pam Anglin, PJC President <br />Legal <br />Counsel: Kent Mcllyar <br />Guest(s) <br />Present: Kay O'Dell, Exec. Dir. <br />NE Tx Work Force Solutions <br />Bart Spivey, NE Tx WF Solutions <br />Mark Lacek, <br />' Paris Milling & Grain <br />City Council <br />Liaison: None <br />Rickey Hayes, Retail Attractions <br />Holland Harper, HWH <br />John Hamer, Rogers-Wade <br />Will Biard, HWH <br />Stan McKee, Oncor Electric <br />Carl Cecil, Liberty Nat'1 Bank <br />Joe McCarthy, Paris City Council <br />Dave Osborne, F1owServe <br />Richard Seline via speaker phone <br />Pike Burkhart, called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Pike welcomed those present. <br />Minutes from the February 14, 2012 Regular Board meeting and February 27, 2012 Called Board <br />meeting were reviewed. The Minutes were approved, as submitted, by a motion from Kenny Dority; <br />seconded by Doug Wehrman. Motion Carried 5-0. <br />Financial report for January, 2012 were reviewed. Staff fielded a number of questions regarding <br />line item charges. Bruce Carr asked that a Summary/Recap of the Initiative costs for last year and current <br />fiscal year be available by the April, 2012 Board meeting. The Financials were approved, as submitted, by a <br />motion from Bruce Carr; seconded by Rick Poston. Motion Carried 5-0. <br />Austin Trip. Doug Wehrman addressed those present to keep in mind that discussions in Executive <br />Session need to be kept in strictest confidence. To violate the Texas Open Meetings Act is considered a <br />Class B Misdemeanor. <br />Doug Wehrman spoke on the Team Paris visit to Austin. The Team made a huge impact in Austin. <br />Paris has never done anything like this in the past. We need to stay on the State level's "radar" for our <br />upcoming projects and our Business Plan Initiatives. He emphasized these type relationship building visits <br />need to happen two to three times a year. He was very proud to be a part of the "team". <br />44 <br />