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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 107 E. KAUFMAN ST, PARIS, TEXAS Tuesday January 12, 2016 4:30 P.M. Present Absent: JWDrake, Chair Glee Emitte Phillip Peeples Pat Fowzer Missy Slarnes Harriet Wilson- tenured resignation Laurie Redus Chen Bedford- Main Saret Coordinator Guests Pment VCCLiaison, Becky Semple, Richard and Claudia Hunt Council Liaison: Benny Plata Chris and Rebecca Dux Item 1: Call meeting to order-Jill Drake, Quorum present Item 2: Citizens Forum was moved to item 4 to bear the presentations of the BIG grant applicants. Item 3: Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Missy Starnes to approve the minutes of die December 8, 2015 meeting as presented. seconded by Phillip Peeples, motion carried 4 - 0 Item 4: Main Street Coordinator gave the MSAB members a copy of print out of the money currently available in die BIG Account. Item 4A: Richard Hunt presented the board with pictures of his building located at 124 SW I" Street. This building used to be the drive through for the Liberty National Bank. The building is being renovated for apartments upstairs and two retail spaces downstairs. He explained he was stubbing in the water and electricity and gas to die right side store front of the building's first floor renovations. For now he explained he intends to use die space as a garage for storage. He also explained that lhis project included a handicap accessible employee restroom at the back of the building that would be available to the public when a retail space were to open in that half of die building. Mr. Hunt requested $5000.00 to assist widh die electrical and gas and water upgrades. Chairman Drake called for any discussion, hearing no questions, A motion was made by Jill Drake to approve a $5000.00 building improvement grant to Richard Hunt for the improvement presented, seconded by Phillip Peeples, motion carried 5 - 0 Item 4B: Chris Dux presented to die board for die roof installation of his building located on 134 SW 1 st Street. Mr. Dux made the board aware that his project began just to replace roof trusses; however die existing roof material created some issues with the new trusses causing the roof to sag. The situation called for immediate action on replacing the roof because of die rainy season. Mr. Dux secured three bids for the immediate removal and replacement of the existing roof to further protect die building integrity. As soon as the application was submitted to the Main Street oflice, die roof repair began.