1995-09-13-Minutes 199
MINUTES OF THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
REGULAR MEETING
September 13, 1995
The Paris Economic Development Corporation met in a regular
meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 1995, at 4:00 P.M., in the
City Hall North Annex, Fire Training Room, Paris, Texas.
President Philip Cecil called the meeting to order with the
following boardmembers present:: Dick Amis, Curtis Fendley, and
Barney Bray. Also present were ex-officio board members, Bill
Vaughan, Bobby Walters, Ike Jewett, County Judge Deane
Loughmiller, Michael E. Malone, City Manager and T. K. Haynes,
City Attorney as Counselor.
President Cecil stated that the next item on the agenda was
approval of the minutes from the previous meeting of the Paris
Economic Development Corporation. He asked if there were any
corrections or additions to the minutes of the previous
meeting, and there being none the minutes stood approved as
presented.
President Cecil asked Gene Anderson to give the financial
report. Mr. Anderson gave the report. President Cecil called
for questions and there being none the report stood approved as
presented.
President Cecil stated that he did not have a report to give at
this time.
President Cecil said in connection with the agenda item
concerning the Director's Report that Mr. Vest was out of town
attending the Texas Economic Development Council meeting and
could not be present. He asked Boardmember Fendley to give the
Director's Report in Mr. Vest's absence. Mr. Fendley passed
around copies of the Director's Report to all the
boardmembers. He said that he felt the report was
self-explanatory and brought the board up-to-date on BITCO. He
noted that there was a tour scheduled with T & K Manufacturing
Company on September 20, 1995, at 2:00 p.m. President Cecil
called for questions concerning the report and there were
none. Boardmember Bray made a motion, which was seconded by
Boarchnember Amis, that the written Director's Report be
received, and the motion carried unanimously.
President Cecil asked the City Engineer to report on the
"P.E.D.C. Improvements to Industrial Drive, 1995". Mr. Smith
said that he was glad to hear that Tom Westbrooks of T & K
Manufacturing was happy with the work that had been done on
Industrial Drive. He said the total cost of the project was
$23,375.00. Mr. Smith said that we ended up getting a much
nicer job than was anticipated for the money, and the road
should last for several years and be maintenance free.
Mr. Smith reported that the contractor informed him that Mr.
Westbrooks had asked about installing a culvert at another gate
farther down the road. The City Engineer told him that we
could not do that without the Board's permission. Mr. Smith
explained that the City's usual policy for commercial or
industrial sites is that they install their own culverts. He
said that if the P.E.D.C. Board authorized the expenditure then
the culvert could be installed.
Mr. Smith said that Mr. Rhodes with BITCO had stopped in with a
tentative floor plan and an arrangement that they would like to
be used. He said that he had talked with Mr. Vest
approximately one week ago, and Mr. Vest had suggested a
turnkey or a design/build type project with a local company.
Mr. Smith said that he did not know what type problems that
might cause in relation to bidding the project. Mr. Smith said
that he felt there were procedures that could be followed where
there would be a firm price as to what the project would cost
going into the project icluding engineering, architecture, and
furnishing the plans. City Attorney Haynes advised that when
the City acted as the contractor then the City could build any
project. He said that is the way the City builds most projects
until we are saturated to the point that we have to bid out the
· work due to availability of personnel.
President Cecil stated that the Board had previously discussed
the procedure for handling the model building, and he felt that
it was concluded by the Board that the City would act as the
general contractor and receive proposals from all those
qualified to build the model building including local
individuals and firms. President Cecil stated that he felt
that this was they way the board needed to proceed on this
project. After discussion, it was the consensus of the board
that this was procedure that should be followed in this
matter.
President Cecil asked if there was any other business and there
being none he declared the board meeting adjourned.
PRESIDENT PHILIP CECIL
ATTEST:
ASSISTANT CITY CCLERK, BARBARA DENNY