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TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION The State Agentj, for Historic Preservation RICK PERRY, GO'~ERNOR JOHN L. NAt;, Ill, CHAIRMAN F. LAWE~RENCE OAKS, EXECUTB'E DIRECTOR LETTER OF AGREEMENT The City of Paris has the opportunity to be a graduate city in the Texas Main Street Program. This Letter of Agreement represents your commitment to continue as an "Official Graduate Main Street City" for 2003. The following is a list of services your community will receive as a Graduate Main Street City: · Securing a Main Street Manager Should a replacement manager be needed, resumes of screened, qualified managers will be provided to the City manager by request. · Project Manager Training Specialists in the areas of organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring will provide training for local Main Street Managers. THC shall provide five training opportunities. As an Official Graduate Main Street City you agree to send your Main Street manager to at least two of these training sessions each year: New Manager or Graduate Manager Training (January/February); Texas Historical Commission Annual Conference in the spring; Texas Downtown Association Mid-year Conference in the spring; Main Street Summer Training; and Texas Downtown Association / Main Street Annual Conference (fall). Another training opportunity is National Town Meeting in the spring.. Ifa replacement manager who has not attended Main Street training is hired in an Official Graduate Main Street City, the Main Street Manager will be required to attend the Texas Main Street Training in January and February. A stipend for this training will be charged to the graduate city. · Main Street Program Network The "Monthly Update," the Main Street communique is sent each month to all Texas Main Street cities. In addition, the Main Street Manager is subscribed to the Main Street list serve, an email network available only to Official Main Street cities. · Reporting As an Official Graduate Main Street City, the Main Street Manager for the City of Paris will submit Monthly Reports by the 10th of the following month. Quarterly reinvestment figures will be submitted for the months of June, April, July and October. A Ten Criteria Survey submitted to the Texas Main Street Center will also be required by August 29, 2003. · Service Upon request, one on-site staff visit will be made during the year to the City of Paris. The type of assistance that may be requested includes strategic planning, board training, economic development assistance and merchandising assistance. On-site design visits are not available to graduate cities. EXHIBIT