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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes October 14, 2014 Page 4 of 7 • Industry Appreciation Week, October 27 -31 2014• RK Hall Construction - Tuesday, October 29, 2014 at 8: 30 a.m. Campbell's Soup Company - Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. Paris Junior College - Friday, October 31, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Kimberly -Clark Corp. - Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. • Sales Tax Workshop in Northeast Texas region by Texas Economic Development Council in early 2015. Shannon Barrentine stated the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) doesn't provide sales tax workshops during the bi- annual legislative sessions. The laws change and they want to make they have the cutting edge of the new laws. Sales Tax Workshops currently available in 2015: Richardson -June 26, 2015; Abilene - August 28, 2015 and Houston - September 18, 2015. The last Sales Tax Workshop for 2014 is December 12, in Austin. Deadline for registration is December 1, 2014at a cost of $175. Shannon Barrentine stated that the Sales Tax Workshop is one day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Stephen Grubbs, Don Wilson, and Edwin Pickle stated that they would be interested in attending in December. John Brockman stated that he didn't know and David Turner stated that he would not be going. Discuss and Possibly take action on land acquisition for a future City of Paris EMS Station to be located in the Northwest Industrial Park. —John Godwin John Godwin, City Manager, stated that the Emergency Management Services (EMS) is looking for 2 acres, maybe more, depending on the location. David Turner stated that there would be nothing better that would enhance the industrial park. EMS would like to be closer to 19th street NW with controlled access to reduce risk. Being on the NW loop would make it easier to respond when there are calls in the City. It would enhance the response time especially to Hwy. 82 West and the west portion of Lamar County. Stephen Grubbs stated that there was a tract of property, just west of the industrial park, of about 6 acres that we can talk about. Shannon Barrentine stated that there is no water or sewer service to the 6 acre tract. She added that the city can grant a variance for sewer by allowing a septic tank. Don Wilson stated that we need to make sure we take a look at it and make sure we are making the right decision. No action was taken on this item.