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06 - VARIOUS MINUTESItem No. 6 Present: Jill Drake Glee F mmite Laurie Redus Randy Hider Leah Rolen Shelly McDowell Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager Meeting Minutes of the Main Street Advisory E)oard 107 Kaufman St Paris Texas City Council Chambers Tuesday, July 12, 201 6 Absent: Phillip Peeples Becky Semple, Chamber Liaison Cleonne Drake — City Council Liaison 1. Call meeting to Order -gill Drake 4:35 pm 2. Citizens Forum: None present 5. Approval of minutes of June 14, 201 6. Motion was made by Laurie Redus and seconded by Randy Hider. The motion carried. 4. Election of board Chairs- This was table until the next meeting. 5•Consideration & Action on 1516 Grants. a. Paris Bakery- Kit Lindsey and Jennifer Long - Request help for replacing windows on North and West side of building. After hearing discussion on the project the E)oard moved to approve a grant for 35000 to Jennifer Long and Kit Lindsey. 6.Coordinator report: Cheri Bedford: a. Next Main Street Advisory board meeting August 9, 2-016 will be a refresh session- 4:00 tO 7 pm. Light dinner will be served. We will be working on the work plan. b. Tourism College was attended by Becky Semple and myself Working on a capstone project- NE trail.org. Since the trail isjust '/z mile from the Downtown. Will be using a 61S interactive Map C. Website update- parismainstreet.org — working on master plan downtown. J. Farmers Market doing well- has a volunteer that is doing the marketing on Facebook — Like it and share C. Survey -last survey was completed in 2005 -with new survey using THS database- mapping system and 615 on the commercial district f. Main Street building owners building were reviewed by the THS Architects - Building observed were: Old Kress Building, 104 Bonham, 107, and The Restroom g. Community Restroom- Plaque has been installed designating main contributors — soon the signage will be installed for female and male restrooms. h. Will 6e attending a Historical Preservation Conference in Mobile -Chris Dux will also 6e attending. 7. Discussion of Committee Chair, etc. will 6e ta6led until next meeting. 8. Committee Reports - a. Promotions - Jill Drake - has written Thank You Notes 6. FDA/Design -Glee Emmite- Discussing kiosk with Chamber and FDA c. HPC/ER- Cheri report- Meeting Wed +00 pm J. Promotions- Cheri bedford- Movies in the Park going well- next meeting August e.VCC/Cham6er -5ecks Absent- Tour de Paris and galloon /Concert this weekend at Love Civic Center 9- TDA Awards - Jill Drake - following will 6e su6mitted: best Public Improvements- Community Restroom best Renovation- Loft at 1 23 best Downtowner- Not revealing at this time best Downtown business- Paris bakery Consideration & Action on bIG Grants -Glee E-mmite, Vice Chairman conducted consideration for bIG Grant PCT Representative- jydney Young - presented PCT Trust request for roof repair on brown Center Theater building. Previous patched West roof however now need new roof with insulation. Request $5,000. Motion made 6y Laurie Redus and seconded 6,9 Randy Hider. Motion carried. Jill Drake recused herself as she is on the PCT board. 10. Future Agenda items- tabled due upcoming Main jtreet Work Plan review? 1 1. Motion to adjourn was made 6y made 6y Shelly McDowell, seconded 69 Leah Rolen. Motion carried. at 5:12 pm. Approved this 1_ Jag of, _ 201. 4"Ilw/ji- J� crake, board Chair REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY June 8, 2016 4:00 P.M. Present: Chair Ruth Ann Alsobrook Linda Knox Pat Conrad Sarah Barbee Chris Dux Cindy Alcorn City Staff: Cheri Bedford, HPO Robert Talley, Code Enforcement 1. Call meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. Commissioner Absent: Council Liaison Matt Frierson Phillip Peeples Guest: Jo Ann McGlasson 2. A motion was made to approve the meeting minutes of the June 8, 2016 meeting by Chris Dux, seconded by Sarah Barbee, Motion Carried 6 -0 3. Discussion and possible action on the 1048 S. Church Street: Mrs. Mc Glasson explained that she was asked to submit a certificate of appropriateness for the paint color of her house that was painted in 2015. She explained that before she panted the house that she came to the city of Paris and talked to someone in engineering who told her that she could paint her house as long as she goes back with the existing colors. She explained that the paint was faded, and it needed repair, and the house had been painted numerous colors in the past. She did pick some colors, and went with it and felt misdirected by staff. Commissioner Dux explained to the Mrs. Mc Glasson that it is the desire that the commission and Mrs. Mc Glasson come to an equitable solution to get it into compliance. Mrs. Mc Glasson asked if there is a grant and wanted to be directed after more discussion on colors in the historic palate. After some discussion on how to get in compliance, Mrs. Mc Glasson left before there was a commission decision. Action taken: No Motion made. Commissioner Dux gave direction for the HPO and Code enforcement to work with Mrs. Mc Glasson. He recommended the denial of the existing paint colors on the house, and to work with Mrs. Mc Glasson for 6 months without any violations notices from code enforcement to work with her to get the trim painted a historic color and work with her for the body of the house after the trim is painted. He requested the HPO to bring a report back to Commission in the next month's meeting. 4. Commissioner Dux has suggested we work with the taxing entity to make sure banks, realtors, potential land owners know the boundaries of the historic district. Historic Preservation officer presented a GIS draft application map with the 2005 Historic Resource that would help significantly with this goal. 5. Robert Talley, Code enforcement officer presented houses that would be to buildings and standards commission for review. Action taken: Commissioner Dux made a motion to send all houses through to the buildings and standards as recommended by the Code Enforcement officer, Seconded by Commissioner Barbee. Motion carried 6 - 0 6. Future Agenda Item: Discuss Paint Grant for HD — 2, Hearing no other items, Commissioner Alsobrook called for a motion to adjourn, Commission made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Knox Motion Carried 6 — 0 Meeting ded S 17p.m. A rov /) �� da� of „ V M �y 2016 Chair CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 107 EAST KAUFMAN PARIS, TEXAS WEDNESDAY July 13, 2016 Minutes 4:00 P.M. Present Guests: Barbara Wilson Chris Dux Phillip Peeples Pat Conrad Linda Knox Sarah Barbee Skipper Steely David Alarid Cheri Bedford- HPO Robert Talley- Code Enforcement Supervisor Matt Frierson Council Liaison 1. Cheri Bedford called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and recognized new members Skipper Steely and David Alarid. 2. Cheri Bedford asked for nominations for Chair of the Commission for 2016 -2017. Commissioner Peeples to nominate Commissioner Dux. No other nominations were made. A motion was made to elect Commission Dux by Commissioner Peeples, seconded by Commissioner Steely, Motion carried. Commissioner Dux accepted the position. At this time Cheri Bedford turned the meeting over to the new Chairman to lead. Commissioner Dux called for nominations for Vice Chairman. Commissioner Knox nominated Commissioner Barbee. No other nominations were made. A motion was made by Commissioner Knox to elect Commissioner Barbee as Vice Chair, seconded by Commissioner Peeples, motion carried. Commissioner Barbee accepted the position. Commissioner Dux called for a nomination for Secretary. Commissioner Barbee nominated Commissioner Knox. Commissioner Knox declined. Commissioner Barbee then nominated Commissioner Conrad. No other nominations were made A motion was made by Commissioner Barbee to elect Commissioner Conrad as Secretary and seconded by Commissioner Knox. Motion carried. Commissioner Conrad accepted the position. 3. Commissioner Peeples made the motion to approve the minutes of the July 1, 2016 meeting with the correction in article 5 on who seconded the motion. With the correction noted, the motion was seconded Commissioner Barbee. Motion carried. 4. Administratively approved COA and HPO report. CoA 2016 -027 813 S. Church Repair rotten porch wood, repaint with existing color CoA 2016 -028 425 S. Church Paint HC 20 Carriage house doors CoA 2016 - 0291048 S. Church Maintenance - Painting Exterior Trim work of home, HC 174 Lancaster Whitewash CoA 2016 -030 250 Lamar Ave – Fence Splash Park CoA 2016-031575 S. Church. Roof replacements: same color shingles Cheri Bedford gave a report that the current photos of the historic resources in the HD -1 are currently being taken using a mobile device and uploaded in the Arc GIS mapping system. These will be available to the public when complete. The Church Street District (HD -2) will follow in the fall and a plan to utilize the HPCfor this inventory an survey is being developed. Cheri Bedford requested the Historic Preservation Commission attend the Main Street Training with the state coordinator, and if possible to attend, please RSVP so dinner could be prepared in advance. Meeting will be held August 9, 4:00 p.m. – 7: 00 p.m. Commissioner Dux and Cheri Bedford are attending a Preservation conference in Mobile Alabama on July 28 – 31" -- CONSENT AGENDA— [Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the Commission, with such approval applicable to all items appearing on said agenda. If any Commission member desires to discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent agenda, that Commission member may do so by requesting that the item be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item.] 5. Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures, " to determine whether such buildings or structures can be rehabilitated and designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris: Code Enforcement Supervisor Robert Talley made presentation to the Commissioners. Motion was made by Commissioner Peeples, to send 1823 E Cherry, 424 Graham, 1808 Margaret, 1131 NE 14th to the Building and Standards Commission for demolition since they cannot be rehabilitated nor do they have significant historical value. Seconded by Commissioner Steely, motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Knox, to send 950 E Polk to the Building and Standards Commission for repair. Seconded by Skipper Steely, motion carried. 6. Main Street Report: Commissioner Peeples was unable to attend the Main Street Meeting and will give a report at the next meeting. 7. Cheri Bedford, HPO asked commissioners if email worked well for packets. A paper packet will still be sent to Commissioner Barbee. The phone call prior to the meeting was also discussed, and all commissioners agreed they did not need a reminder phone call to remember to come to the meeting. 8. Hearing no future agenda items, a motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Steely, Seconded by Commissioner Barbee, Motion Carried. at 4:42 F qy �5�2016 � Chair MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MONDAY, July 18, 2016 3:30 P.M. 1. Johnny Norris called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 3:30 P.M. Roll was called. A. The following members were present: Matthew Allen Sally McEwin Johnny Norris Ben Vaughan Charles Richards Joseph Scott Ken Kohls B. Staff present: Robert Talley Stephanie Harris Larry Wright Debra Burge C. Others present: 2. Approval of minutes from previous meetings. (June 27, 2016) Correct Charles Richards' name on last page under Code Enforcement. Ken Kohls - Item G; when was item brought before commission? And why are we just hearing about it now? Robert — Don't remember date; will look it up. Ben Vaughan recommended approving the minutes, seconded by Ken Kohls. Motion carried unanimously. 7 -0 3. Public Hearing to consider presentations by City of Paris Code Inspectors and owner(s) and /or lien holder(s) of the below properties who have been given notice of a violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures:" A. 424 Graham; City Block 54, Lot 7 Owner: David Ellis, c/o Jason Allen Ellis, 424 Graham St, Paris TX 75460 Robert Talley stated apartment in back yard is unsecured; open doors, rubbish inside and out, exposed wiring, missing and deteriorated wood. Rotting floors; structure is leaning. Also has foundation damage toward back. Have people squatting in this structure. Have notified PD to issue warnings of criminal trespassing. Originally, owner of this structure tried to pull permits to make repairs. Did not hire licensed electrician, so services were turned off. Owner has said wants nothing more to do with property. Said his nephew, who is incarcerated, can deal with it when he gets out. Fire Dept was called out recently because squatters were removing items from inside and burning them in the yard. Robert Talley's recommendation: Declare a public nuisance, demo within 30 days, or City has right to do so. Motion was made by Joseph Scott, seconded by Sally McEwin to accept Robert's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 7 -0 B. 965 E Polk; Gibbon's Park Addition Block 1, Lot 31 Owner: Roy Kennemer 1200 SE 15th, Paris TX 75460 Robert Talley stated no contact with owners. Appears to be abandoned. Missing and deteriorated wood along roof line in front. Back door unsecure; glass in door broken out. Gap inside at wall and floor joist; joist rotten. Very soft when stepping on floor. Floor also sunk in at front door. Floor separating from wall in more than 1 room. Hole in bathroom floor. Ken Kohls — Does property just go to end of tree in picture? Robert Talley — No; that's a separate structure, they're just close together. Someone else's property. Sally McEwin — Why repair and not demo if no contact with owner? Robert Talley — Don't feel property is in disrepair enough to issue demo order. Have sent notice and want to send repair orders to give owner the opportunity to repair before demo order is issued. Robert Talley's recommendation: Declare a public nuisance and secure and repair within 30 days because almost all windows are broken. Ken Kohls — If we don't make contact with owner, what's course of action? Robert Talley — Comes back to BSC. Would have to deteriorate further before I'd be comfortable putting demo orders on. Charles Richards — How long has it been vacant? Robert Talley — Not sure. Letter has been sent for high grass and weeds. Motion was made by Sally McEwin, seconded by Joe Scott to accept Robert's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 7 -0 C. 1808 Margaret; Anita Park Addition Block 2, Lot 7 & W25' of 8 Owner: Sheryl Larkin Wood, 1721 Stoneway Dr, Grapevine TX 76051 Robert Talley stated have had contact with owner. Asked for 90 days to demo; agrees it needs to be demoed. Owners live in DFW area and asked for most time we could grant; they will try to do most of it themselves. All of roof missing and lats are starting to curl in. Robert Talley's recommendation: Declare a nuisance and demo within 90 days, or City has right. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Matthew Allen to accept Robert Talley's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 7 -0 D. 1823 E Cherry; City Block 227 -A, Lot 5 Owner: Donna Humphreys, 1823 E Cherry, Paris TX 75460 Robert Talley stated no contact with owners. Grass has been mowed once. Spoke with neighbors across street, and said no one has been living there for at least a year; occasionally people come over and get things out of the house. Looking in windows, there is a lot of stuff in the house, appears to be memorabilia. Carport is main concern; hole in top. Not asking house be demoed, but carport is collapsing. Robert Talley's recommendation: Declare nuisance, demo of carport in 30 days, or City has right to do so. Motion was made by Joseph Scott, seconded by Ben Vaughan to accept Robert Talley's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 6 -1 Sally McEwin — If no one has been there for a year, it obviously is in need of repair. If we're going to spend time and effort to demo carport, it's most likely going to come back for the house needing repair or demo. Robert Talley — Roof covering is starting to wear, but cannot see there's any leaking. Is not in disrepair enough to warrant demo. Have spoken with Fire Marshall regarding clutter inside. Neighbors did not indicate any criminal activity taking place in house. E. 1131 NE 141h; Harlan Heights Addition Block 1, Lot 1 -6 Owner: Neva Newberry, 2450 W Sherman, Paris TX 75460 Robert Talley stated this is a shed inside fenced area. Feel needs to be demoed because unsecure, sinking into ground, holes in roof. No contact with owner. Robert Talley's recommendation: Declare public nuisance, demo within 30 days, or City has right to do. Motion was made by Charles Richards, seconded by Sally McEwin to accept Robert Talley's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 7 -0 4. Code Enforcement update. 7 structures in June that were brought before BSC, 6 demoed. Charles Richards — What is structure still standing at Gene's Flea Market? Robert Talley — Antique store; was not ordered to be demoed. Believe it will be moved. Had no concerns to deem demo. Up to property owners what to do with that building. Sally McEwin — How far behind are we on demos? Robert Talley — Currently have about 12 or 13 with work orders on, 3 other work orders that electricity has not been moved; have contacted Oncor again on those. So 16 -17 with orders, 15 awaiting service removal. 45 -50 total. Sally McEwin — Do any of them need to be moved up? Robert Talley — Not currently. Johnny Norris - Theresa Wright, are we taking care of her? Robert Talley — She has paid Sanitation Solutions 50 %. They're working her in. And Lamar property. Johnny Norris — What about Mr. Cambridge's place on Lamar? Robert Talley — Trying to reach him. Have sent violation notice; started to clean up. Will watch to ensure he continues or will be demoed by City. Ken Kohls — 1St Nat'l Bank Building? Have they started? Robert Talley — Not to my knowledge. Ken Kohls — When is their 90 days up? Robert Talley — End of August. Ken Kohls — What happens on 91" day? Robert Talley - Will see if any permits have been pulled; if not, will bring back to BSC. Ken Kohls — Does it start all over again? Johnny Norris — Can they ask for an extension? Robert Talley — Yes, it would come back to BSC and they could request an extension. Stephanie Harris — Not sure what the City Attorney's office could do other than Civil Penalties. But before imposing those, he would have the opportunity to have another hearing and request an extension. Joseph Scott - How often can they request an extension? Robert Talley - Up to BSC. State law says owner has 30 days to appeal after final orders are issued. We need to stay consistent with what we've always done. But that's not to say in the future that you can say when the penalties will begin. We sent another letter end of last week that they need to block off the sidewalk or the city will do so and charge owner for fees of barricades. Charles Richards — Do you know if owner and attorneys have been talking? Robert Talley — I know the engineer is no longer working with owner. Came up with a solution to re -route power so wall could be worked on, and owner did not agree with the solution, and stated he wants antenna off the roof. Ken Kohls — Would like a special meeting called on day 91. Stephanie Harris — A notice would have to be posted in the paper 10 days prior. Sally McEwin - Can we get an update at the August meeting on this property? Robert Talley — Yes. Ben Vaughan — The extent of what BSC can do is issue orders and penalties, correct? Robert Talley — Yes. Ken Kohls — I would like to know that procedure. Sally McEwin — It's under Code Enforcement procedures on the City website. Recommend all members print and read. Good information. Sally McEwin — Antique store at Bonham and 2nd smells really bad; is that a public health hazard? Has been closed for some time. Robert Talley — Also owned by Mr. Alarid. Has been inspected; will be addressed. Has permits pulled. Roof collapsed during recent rain/flooding. Fire Dept went through building and it was put on lock down. Building Official reviewed after rain, and they have started repairs on roof. Larry Wright — The current tenant has been locked out by the owner. Ken Kohls — When/how do we know if we put 90 or 30 days on a property, when do we know when that time is up? Robert Talley — Code has an Excel spreadsheet where these dates are tracked. When it comes back to BSC, all attempts by Code have been exhausted. We have to follow what the law allows. It is frustrating sometimes. We're hoping we'll be able to adopt the Property Maintenance Codes which will give us more power to enforce repairs. Will allow us to write citations and take owners to court. Without having the power of those Codes, we have much less authority. Charles Richards — What is the purview of this commission? We can order repairs, demo, and set civil penalties, but whether or not its done is not in our purview? Stephanie Harris — Purview of the BSC is to hear cases and issue orders. Johnny Norris — Item 6. Robert Talley — Want to make ordinance change to bring before BSC items other than structures, such as rubbish. Have a few places we've taken to court, but they're not going to clean up. We would rather run it through BSC for an order to be placed on it. Stephanie Harris — Mechanism to shield the city from liability when taking someone's property. BSC orders once time to appeal has passed have the force of law. If time passes and it's not been appealed and we demo, it protects the city. BSC and Robert would determine which cases are brought before BSC. 5. Discuss and act on information given to the commission. Ken Kohls — Who speaks for Code regarding the annual budget. Be bold; get more money and people. Larry Wright — The budget has been set, but not voted on. Not being increased. Furure agenda items — update on bank building. 6. Adjournment. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Joseph Scott to adjourn the meeting at 4:29 pm. Motion carried unanimously. 7 -0 APPROVED THIS 15th DAY OF AUGUST, 2016. airman PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SPECIAL MEETING Board Members Present: Richard Manning, Chair John Brockman, Vice -Chair Don Wilson, Secretary/Treasurer Ray Banks Derrick Hughes Ex- Officio Members Present: Pam Anglin, PJC President Legal Counsel: Stephanie Harris Call to Order: Community Room 1125Bonham Street Paris, Texas 75460 Wednesday July 13, 2016 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. MINUTES Staff Present: Michael Paris, Executive Director Paula Brownfield, Administrative Assistant Chris Stout, Office Assistant Guest(s) Present: Amanda Gohn, The Paris News City Council Liaison: Billy Trenado, City Council The July 13, 2016 special meeting of the Paris Economic Development Corporation was called to order by Mr. Manning at 4:00 p.m. Discuss and possibly approve to discontinue the 2013 J Skinner Baking incentive agreement. Mr. Manning stated the Board would discuss and possibly approve to discontinue the 2013 J Skinner Baking incentive agreement. He asked Mr. Paris to start the discussion. Mr. Paris gave short history of J Skinner coming to Paris, Texas. The old Sara Lee building was large enough for J Skinner to expand and add new product lines. J Skinner invested $5.6 million for the facility and another $19.4 million more was added in equipment and infrastructure; the total investment was $25 million. They came to Paris to ready to invest and create jobs. On their 2012 -2017 proforma J Skinner listed the creation of 393 jobs. The PEDC offered incentives of about $1.2 million, $196,000 was for job training, and $982,000 was for job creation. 2013 132 jobs PEDC paid out $2500 per job created for a total of $330,000. PEDC paid out $500 for 117 to have job training at a cost of $58,500. The Total aid: $388,500. 2014 199 jobs No Payouts 2015 59 jobs No Payouts 2016 No jobs No Pa outs 2017 1 No jobs No Payouts PEDC Board Meeting Minutes July 13, 2016 Page 2 of 2 One of the biggest blows to J Skinner in Paris was losing the Burger King contract. The community should know that through June of 2016, J Skinner has invested $12.3 million into the building and equipment at the Paris plant. Along with that investment, yearly payroll is between $3.5 and $4 million. They want to be in Paris and they are working hard to find the new product to bring to Paris. Mr. Paris suggested that the Board discontinue the agreement, since we have not prepaid anything. Mr. Wilson made a motion that the Board discontinues the agreement with J Skinner. Mr. Banks seconded the motion. The vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. Adiourn Mr. Banks made a motion to adjourn the meeting. This was seconded by Mr. Wilson. The vote was 5 ayes and 0 nays. The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Paula Brownfield Administrative Assistant Paris Economic Development Corporation PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SPECIAL MEETING Board Members Present: Richard Manning, Chair John Brockman, Vice -Chair Don Wilson, Secretary /Treasurer Ray Banks Derrick Hughes Ex- Officio Members Present: Legal Counsel: Call to Order: PEDC Board Room 1125 Bonham Street Paris, Texas 75460 Friday July 29, 2016 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. MINUTES Staff Present: Michael Paris, Executive Director Paula Brownfield, Administrative Assistant Chris Stout, Office Assistant Guest(s) Present: Amanda Gohn, The Paris News City Council Liaison: Billy Trenado, City Council The July 29, 2016, special meeting of the Paris Economic Development Corporation was called to order by Mr. Manning at 4:00 p.m. Discuss and possibly approve revisions to PEDC 2016 -2017 Budget per City Council's request. Mr. Paris started the budget topic by sharing with everyone that he took the 2016 -2017 PEDC Budget the Board approved on July 21, 2016, to the Paris City Council on Monday, July 25, 2016. The City Council did not approve the PEDC Budget at the meeting, although they shared their concerns about the budget, asked that changes be made, and that the PEDC bring those changes to the August 8, 2016, Council meeting. There were five areas of concern the Council had: 1. Council: Perceived overlap in Depot Operations. PEDC Discussion: We divided out the Utilities to get average monthly costs and put in $12,000 to cover utilities. Telephone /Communications was at $3000 until we realized the Director's phone of $2000 had not been included. The total went to $5000. Depot Operations was left at $15,000 so that we have as small amount left for any equipment problems. 2. Council: Spec Building Marketing is not needed in budget when the Spec Building has not been approved. PEDC Discussion: Omit the marketing since the Spec Building is not approved. PEDC Board Meeting Minutes July 29, 2016 Page 2 of 2 3. Council: Explain the $25,000 Increase in Marketing. PEDC Discussion: ROI Lead Generation is the reason for the increase. Mr. Paris will be submitting a summary of ROI and the related costs in the City Council packet. The $50,000 is for Mr. Paris' travel for marketing events and also any travel related to meeting with new business prospects. 4. Council: Contract Services Legal Fees, some Council Members wanted all of the money taken out of this particular line item. PEDC Discussion: $3,000 was left in Legal Fees. The PEDC might have need for an outside lawyer to help with an incentive agreement. Ms. Harris, City Attorney, would need to give the okay for another lawyer to handle a matter for the PEDC. 5. Council: Spec Building Land. City Council feels it should be included in overall cost. PEDC Discussion: The PEDC presented the 2014 -15 Amended Budget to City Council on September 21, 2015, it clearly showed money was spent for the Spec Building. All the Council Members at the meeting voted to accept the Amended Budget. At this same meeting the Council voted on the PEDC 2015 -16 Budget which included $50,000 in Capital Expenses (2305 NW Loop 286) for the Spec Building. Again the City Council voted all ayes for the Budget. As you can see, PEDC has been more than transparent on this project. We have some obstacles to get through; but the PEDC is determined to move forward on projects that will benefit our community, create jobs in our community and be good stewards to the taxpayers' money at the same time. Mr. Wilson stated that companies are looking for existing buildings to move into, instead of building from the ground up. This is our best opportunity to have an existing building. Daisy Dairy was added to the Direct Business Incentives; their incentive agreement has 2017 as the start date for the payout of the first incentive amount of $94,900. With a change in the numbers there is an increase of 6% in the 2016 -17 Budget. Mr. Hughes made a motion to approve the revised budget as stated by Mr. Paris. This motion was seconded by Mr. Brockman. Vote 5 -ayes and 0 -nays. (See the attached 2016 -2017 Budget approved by the PEDC at this meeting and approved by the Paris City Council on August 8, 2016.) Adiourn• A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Banks. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion. The vote was 5 -ayes and 0 -nays. Respectfully submitted, Paula Brownfield Administrative Assistant Paris Economic Development Corporation 2016 -2017 PEDC BUDGET APPROVED BY PARIS CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 8, 2016 2016 -2017 Approved PEDC Budget Approved by PEDC on July 29, 2016