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948 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS January 14, 2002 The City Council ofthe City ofParis met in regular session, Monday, December 14, 2002, at 6:00 P. M., Paris Junior College, 2400 Clarksville Street, Room 1016, Paris, Texas. Mayor Pfiester called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: John F. Bell, Richard Manning, Joe E. McCarthy, John A. Carter, Jr., Kevin Gray, and Benny Plata. Also present were City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. Invocation was given by Mr. Robby Russell ofthe Christian Fellowship Church. Mayor Pfiester announced that the City Council had been furnished copies of minutes of previous meetings, and asked if there were any changes or additions to the minutes. There being no change, the minutes were approved as presented. Mayor Pfiester called for receipt of reports from committees, boards, and commissions. City Manager Malone advised that minutes from the Paris Public Library Advisory Board had been furnished with no action being required. He also advised that the minutes of the December 19, 2001meeting of the Paris Economic Development Corporation had been furnished. He said under this item, Gary Vest, Director Economic Development/Chamber of Commerce CEO, was present and would present the Paris Economic Development Corporation's annual report. . Mr. Vest came forward giving the City Council a packet containing information that he was going to share with them from last year. Mr. Vest said they had 263 responses to their advertisements; an increase of fifteen percent. Advertising had been stopped after September 11th because business expansion plans halted. Some advertising had been resumed in January. Five different companies had visited Paris and considered plant locations.