09/12/2017 MINUTESMeeting Minutes of the Main Street Advisory Board
107 Kaufinan St
Paris Texas
City Council Chambers
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Present: Absent:
Glee Emmite Shelley McDowell
John Brazile
April Coward
Cody Kelly
Laurie Redus
Frances Reed
Becky Semple, Chamber Liaison
Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager
Cleonne Drake — City Council Liaison
1) Call meeting to order- Glee Emmite at 4:35 pm
2) Citizens Forum- None
3) Approval of minutes of last meeting Cody Kelly moved to approve the minutes, Laurie Redus seconded, minutes were approved
4) Main Street Managers updates -
a) Cheri introduced John Brazile as a new committee member. Devin Blalock had to resign due to employment change.
b) Festival of Pumpkins Is October 28`h. Hours have been changed to 9-5. We have lots of vendors, need sponsors. Board will
have a tent, members will have a schedule to work that day.
c) Mannequin Night — October 21 ". Jill Awtry Simpson is in charge, Mythology, Folklore and Fables is the theme. Downtown
merchants may need our help with organization, food truck parking, etc.
d) Work plan — Debra Dresher, Texas Main Street Coordinator helped develop our priorities into Three Strategies and Four
Principals (the Four Points). Cheri commended the work Laurie did on pulling the transforming strategies into action sheets
for easier understanding. We want our Main Street to be nationally recognized, and want to always put our best foot forward.
The Main Street program is nationally proven to work across the country. Cheri is providing access for the board to Roger
Brooks' series of webinars on downtown revitalization and development. She will email us all a link to the latest webinar and
wants us to watch it, along with the Q&A, as she asked a question and received an answer during the session. Glee thanked
Cheri and Laurie for all their work in making the work plan understandable for us all, then opened the floor for nominations
for committee chairs. Glee will take Design, John Brazile will take Promotions, and Laurie will take Economic Vitality. The
post of Organization committee chair will be tabled for now and revisited next meeting. April Coward moved to accept the
slate, Laurie seconded, and the motion passed.
5) Committee Liaison Reports -
a) HPC — Glee reported the old PHS Gymnasium has been purchased, the new owner has brought the design for a new fagade to
the HPC for approval. The Belford Apartments (pre -dates the Fire) on South Main has been deemed to need to be
demolished.
b) PDA — Glee stated upcoming events are Antique Fair and Wine Fest, Trick or Treat on Halloween. The Christmas Parade has
been scheduled, and Joan Mathis will be the Parade Marshal.
c) Chamber of Commerce and V&CC — Becky Semple said that most local museums were very happy with the turnout for
Stroll and Roll. Mannequin Night will have a tour of 50 people from Kansas stop in Paris for Mannequin Night. They are
from the "Are We There Yet?" tour company, on their way to Magnolia Silos in Waco. Staying at the Comfort Inn.
d) Cleonne Drake talked about the Bed Races, sponsored by the Lamar County Crime Stoppers, on Sept. 30'h at the
Fairgrounds. People can pay to vote for their favorite. There are currently eight teams, with a $200 entry fee. The hope is to
eventually move the races to the Plaza.
e) Market Square Affair— Cheri said 90 tickets have been sold, max is 100. Setup begins Saturday as soon as the Market
finishes, around 1:30-2. Need committee members to serve. Should last two hours or so.
6) Future Agenda Items- We will choose a chairperson for the Organization committee.
7) Motion to adjourn - by Laurie, with second from John. Meeting adjourned at 5:19 pm
Approved this _Z4,_day of��2017.
Glee Emmite, Board Chair