08/08/2017 MINUTES4.
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Meeting Minutes of the Main Street Advisory Board
107 Kaufman St
Paris Texas
City Council Chambers
Present:
Glee Emmite
Frances Reed
Laurie Redus
Cody Kelly
April Coward
Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager
Cleonne Drake — City Council Liaison
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Absent:
Shelley McDowell
Becky Semple, Chamber Liaison
Devin Blalock
1. Call meeting to order- Glee Emmite at 4:33 pm
2. Citizens Forum- None
3. Approval of minutes of last meeting — the date of the meeting was corrected, and updated minutes were approved. April
Coward made the motion, Laurie Redus seconded
Main Street Managers updates -
a. Market Square has had a very successful season. The last Saturday in October will be the final day.
b. There will also be a special Small Business Saturday market on November 25, 2017.
c. Hatch Chile Day will be Sept. 2, 2017. Last year we purchased 2,000 pounds of chiles for roasting and had only a few
leftover. There will be a mariachi band for entertainment. We will need volunteers from the Board to cook and serve sliders at the
event.
d. Market Square Affair — ticket sales have begun. The market will be turned into a "rustic caf8." Market vendors are providing
the food, downtown eateries will prepare it. We need volunteers from the Board to serve at the event.
e. Festival of Pumpkins will be October 28, 2017. We will man the Main Street booth all day (in shifts).
f. Mannequin Night is October 21, 2017.
g. Cheri reported on the July 26`h training conducted by the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions. 29 people attended
from places such as Plano, Denton, and Ennis.
h. Cheri told about the August 9`h webinar "Operation Increase Occupancy" conducted by Donna Dow from Denison. She
invited anyone who can to attend, and also said we would view the recorded webinar at an upcoming Board meeting.
i. Texas Downtown Association President's Award nominees from Paris are A Parisian Affair/Le Salon a Paris for Best
Commercial Interior, and the Spirit of Downtown Centennial Committee for their work on the observation year of the 1916 Paris
Fire. Cheri mentioned the need to start a spreadsheet of some sort so that we can keep track of who has been nominated from year
to year.
j. Board discussed the upcoming Painted Rocks event at Market Square. Also Cheri and Glee mentioned that Reno Trails are
bringing 20-25 people by bicycle to Market Square each week, with the additional money that they spend while there.
Main Street Board updates and work plan review -
Movies in the Park — Cody reported the season ended and was very successful, with an average of 200-250 each time. Ghost
and Mr. Chicken was the most popular movie. Committee is planning to reduce the number of movies to four, and schedule
them all in June. July attendance was down, probably due mostly to hot weather. Next year will feature more adult/kid
friendly movies, such as Star Wars. Concessions — we'll keep snow cones, bring back hot dogs, and eliminate nachos. April
mentioned working at the Grand Theater and how they had every 100 or so popcorn boxes marked with a star, and those
people won prizes of some sort — movie tickets, popcorn, etc. Other ideas were discussed that might help increase attendance
from week to week.
Cheri began the review of our Work Plan. She explained the format, required by the state Main Street Commission. The
Transformation Strategy has four main components: Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization. Cheri and
Laurie Redus will work on simplifying the existing spreadsheet to more of a list/action item format, which will be presented
at the next meeting. At that time, we'll begin making assignments.
6. Committee Liaison Reports -
a. HPC -Design Glee reported HPC is looking at residences and commercial building in the Historic District that are
behind on taxes, or in need of demolition.
b. PDA — Glee reported PDA meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 8:15 am. The Board discussed ideas to
assist PDA with events, such as an after -Christmas sale/bring your returns and shop with us style event, also the need for
events in the first quarter of each year to help bring shoppers downtown.
b. Chamber & VCC -Becky Semple wasn't present.
7. Future Agenda Items- work plan and assignments will be on the next agenda
8. Motion to adjourn — Cody moved to adjourn, Laurie seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 pm.
Approved this day of N 17.
Glee Emmite, Board Chair