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633 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL January 13, 1997 The City Council of the City of Paris met in regular session, Monday, January 13, 1997, 6:00 P. M., City Council Chambers, City Hall, Paris, Texas. Mayor Eric S. Clifford called the meeting to order with the followinq Councilmembers present: Charles Fulbright Alan Boyd, Richard Hunt, Charlie Neeley, Millie McDonald, and Thetis L. Elder. City Manager, Michael E. Malone, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, Mattie Cunningham were also present. Invocation was given by W. E. Anderson, Director of Finance for the City of Paris. Mayor Clifford asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of previous meetings, there being none, the minutes were approved as presented. City Manager Malone announced that the next item on the agenda was receipt of reports from Committees, Boards, and Commissions. City Manager Malone advised the Council that the Noise Committee did meet with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Booth, by invited representation of the Chamber of Commerce, and discussion was had about the noise situation in the vicinity of the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the City Attorney was requested to correspond with the owner which was accomplished by a letter furnished in the packet. The Annexation Committee did meet on Monday, January 13, 1997, with no report being given. The minutes of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board and the Paris Economic Development Corporation were presented with no action being required. Mr. Gary Vest, Director of Economic Development /Chamber of Commerce C.E.O., came forward presenting the Annual Report for 1996. Mr. Vest said he was going to combine the quarterly report and the annual report for the PEDC. Mr. Vest told the Council that this quarter they had received 95 responses to their advertisement programs. Over the past year they received 139 for the first quarter, 120 for the second quarter, 100 for the third, then 95 for this quarter, so there was quite a bit of interest generated from the ad campaign, and they continue to run those. Mr. Vest distributed the new brochure for the Paris Economic Development Corporation which is part of the program they use in response to the direct mail. During this quarter they had one prospect that produces roll paper for business machines, a prospect from Texas Department of Commerce and TU. There is one local company that they have been dealing with on a possible expansion, also a prospect visit in December that was a referral from TU Electric. The third quarter they had nine prospects, in the second quarter they had six, and the first quarter they had three. Mr. Vest said they had visits from four different prospects that when they got through the first and second stage they came and looked at our community to