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Minutes Main Street Advisory Board A meeting of the Paris Main Street Advisory Board, held on July 8, 1998, at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Present: Absent: Dr. William Hayden Linda Suarez Ann Wyche Terry Townsend Bill Payne Dwight Chaney Karen Wilkerson Suzy Harper Pat Taylor David House Scott McDowell The meeting was called to order by Terry Townsend Discussion was then held regarding the review and approval of bylaws for the Main Street Advisory Board. Since the advisory board is selected by the city council, the decision was made to follow the councils own bylaws or recommendations for such boards. However, bylaws were discussed and approved for sub - committees selected by the Main Street Advisory Board. These bylaws were few but included the fact that each committee must meet on a quarterly bases. The low interest loan criteria was discussed. Terry Townsend agreed to do research on other such programs and how they introduced it to the potential property owners. The financial institutions in Paris have agreed to offer a $350,000 loan pool. Terry will put an advertisement package together for this loan pool, as well as a pre- application packet that goes to interested owners. Continuous publicity for the program was brought to the table by Linda Suarez. Suggesting a regular column in the Paris News. This column could include reinvestment figures, loan criteria, committee contacts, a map of the historical district and upcoming projects. Linda Suarez also suggested strategic planning for the Main Street Project Board and sub committee. She suggested the City Manager and Mayor should participate in this planning since it would influence the long range plan for the city. Terry Townsend explained to the board that the City of Paris was already involved in the development of a new Master Plan. We adjourned the meeting at 4:30 p.m.