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Faris Visitors & Convention Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Present: Suzy Harper, Mike Patterson, Rene Harvey, Troy Gwinn, Helen Short, Gail
Dority, Jon McFadden, Derald Bulls, George Kimbrough, Tim Masters, and Bobby
Walters.
Guest Present: Sally Wright, Connie Beard, Richard and Christy Lenoir, and Jean
Williams.
Staff Present: Pete Kampfer, Mindy Mores, and Becky Semple.
Chairman. Bobby Walters called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and welcomed
the guest, Connie Beard from The Paris News, jean Williams from the Rodeo and Horse
Club, Sally Wright from the City of Paris, Christy and Richard Lenoir from the Ham
Fest.
Mindy Moree presented the financial statement for April 2008 for the Visitors
and Convention Council and the Love Civic Center. The financial report was approved
on a motion made by Mike Patterson, seconded by Roy Gwinn_
N'ew Business:
The minutes were presented from the last meeting held February 5, 2008. The
minutes were approved on a motion made by Helen Short and seconded by Gail Dority.
Funding request were presented for Paris Police Department Statewide Training
Seminar for $1000; Paris Texas Radio Group Ham fest for $2500, Paris Rodeo and Horse
Club Rodeo for $2500, City of Paris Swim Meet for $2500. Bobby Walters reported that
the subcommittee scored the funding request based off of the scoring criteria aztd the
following recommendations were presented, to the board .for approval:
Paris Police Department statewide training seminar was funded at 72% totaling
$720, on a motion made by George Kimbrough. and seconded by Gail Dority.
Paris Texas Radio Group Ham Pest was funded at 62% totaling $1550 on a motion
made by Pete Kampfer and seconded by Suzy Harper,
Paris Rodeo and Horse Club were funded at 73% totaling $1825 on a motion
made by George Kimbrough and seconded by Suzy Harper.
City of Paris Swim meet was funded at 781/o totaling $1.950 on a motion made by
Helen Short and seconded by Pete Kampfer.
.11.11 four funding recommendations were approved wi.tlt no opposition,
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Future Business:
Mindy Moree reported that efforts are underway to purchase a trolley car to help
with the transportation needs during our tourism events. The plan is still in its early
phases and funding for the purchase of the car plus annual maintenance is the ruin
focus.
Pete Kamp.fer reported that the Hayden Building ki-lown as the Plaza Art Gallery
has been donated to the Chaanber, _ Efforts are underway to add a satellite office
downtown for the Chamber and Tourism to merge with the Art Gallery, as well as add
a public restroom facility in the back of the building. These efforts are in keeping; with
the goals set forth by the Chamber board in the Program of Work.
With no further business to come before the board the meeting was adjourned at
4.35 p.m.
tlRespeo fully submitted,
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Mindy Mor e
Chamber Director