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Paris Economic Development Corporation <br />Meeting Minutes <br />November 13, 2012 <br />Board Members Staff Steve Gilbert, Paris EDC <br />Present: Doug Wehrman, Chairman Present: Shannon Barrentine, Paris EDC <br />Bruce Carr Fred Green, Paris EDC <br />Toni Clem <br />Ex-officio Members Guest(s) <br />Present: Melissa Cook, Present: <br />President/CEO Chamber of Commerce <br />John Godwin, City Manager (Joined at 3:15 p.m.) <br />Legal <br />Counsel: Kent Mcllyar (Joined at 3:28 p.m.) <br />City Council <br />Liaison: Matt Frierson <br />Connie Beard, The Paris News <br />Laurie O'Neal, ED-Gov. Office <br />Rick Poston <br />Don Wilson <br />Doug Wehrman, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m. He welcomed those present. <br />Minutes from October 9, 2012, Regular Board meeting and October 8, 2012 and October 29, 2012 <br />Called Board meetings were reviewed. <br />Bruce Carr made a motion that the Minutes of the October 9, 2012 meeting be approved as <br />amended (name correction from Toni Carr to Toni Clem); seconded by Toni Clem. Motion Carried 3-0. <br />Bruce Carr made a motion that the Minutes of the October 8, 2012 meeting be approved, as <br />submitted; seconded by Toni Clem. Motion Carried 3-0. <br />Toni Clem made a motion that the Minutes of the October 29, 2012 meeting be approved, as <br />submitted; seconded by Bruce Carr. Motion Carried 3-0. <br />Financials for September, 2012 were reviewed. Shannon Barrentine informed those present that <br />the total remaining fund balances of $574,929.40 did not reflect the Paris Packaging Bond payment <br />expense in the approximate amount of $335,000. Bruce Carr made a motion to approve the Financials, as <br />submitted; seconded by Toni Clem. Motion Carried 3-0. <br />Steve Gilbert gave an overview of the following: <br />• Lamar County Days has been set for March 26-28, 2013, with the help of Mark Homer and others. <br />• R3bi's first quarterly newsletter, "The Hatchling'' was presented. <br />• PEDC's Industry Appreciation Award for 2012 was given to Rodgers Wade at the Chamber <br />Banquet. <br />• Article and ad that were published in the Chamber Tab. <br />• Quarterly schedule. <br />• Met with top executives from Campbell Soup Corporation who were in Paris the previous week. <br />Visit went really well. White Space Il, single serve juice line with $25M capital investment plus 50 <br />jobs added to the Paris facility. <br />