03/12/2019 MinutesREGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday March 12 2019
4:30 PM
Present:
Absent:
Glee Emmite, Chair
John Brazile
Shelley McDowell
Kevin Ashmore
Carolyn Patterson
Laurie Redus
Jane Helberg
Clayton Pilgrim — Council Liaison
Becky Semple
Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager
AGENDA
1. Glee Emmite called the meeting to order at 4:30 PM in the Paris City Council Chambers.
2. February minutes — Minutes were emailed earlier to all board members and were available on the monitors for
viewing. A motion to approve the February 12, 2019 minutes was made by Jane Helberg, second by Shelley
McDowell, motion carried.
3. Committee Discussions
• Economic Vitality — No report in the absence of Kevin Ashmore
• Promotions — No report in the absence of John Brazile
• Organization — No report in the absence of Laurie Redus
• Design — Glee Emmite, HPC Liaison, reported that Lucy Funk and David Winsel were presented a Certificate of
Appropriateness for their establishment at 125 Lamar.
• PDA — Glee Emmite reported that PDA will meet the following day at the Grand Connection to finalize the
plans for the Mini Golf Challenge in downtown the weekend of March 15-16.
• Chamber and V&CC — Becky Semple reported the following upcoming events. The Chamber will be a stop in
the Mini Golf Challenge, • Quilt Show May 10-11 at Love Civic Center, • Gull Wing group in May, • National
Cushman Group June 9-14, • Archery group, • Tour de Paris, • All county museums will combine to create the
"North Stars of Lamar County" brochure/map, • There is now a map for a walking tour of downtown on the website,
• The 40 year old "Welcome to Paris" highway signs will be taken down.
4 . Main Street Managers Report — Cheri Bedford reported the following.
• Community is excited about the Mini Golf Challenge downtown 5-8 PM, March 13th and 11AM-5 PM, March 16`h
• Movies in the Park will be discontinued this summer. • Paris Main Street received National Recognition.
• Downtown parking was a subject on social media, but has subsided now. • Downtown businesses should
encourage all employees to park away from spaces that should be available for customers. • Cheri Bedford will be
attending the National Main Street conference in Seattle March 23-28, 2019. The national conference will be in
Dallas in 2020, and Paris board members are encourage to attend. • All trees for downtown have been sold with the
Texas Tree Foundation to plant the trees. • PDA and Main Street will begin working together to create and
organize promotions and events to benefit downtown. • Wine Fest is planned for April 13th . All 10 of the
businesses, wineries and food vendors have been secured and paired. The event is on FaceBook, and tickets are
available online only at pariswinefest.com. • The faded mural for Secrest TV on the City Attorney's building will
be restored. • Chris Corbet of Dr. Pepper has contacted Cheri about designing a mural depicting Paris and Dr.
Pepper. The wall of the PCT building on 1 s` Street has been selected for the location of the mural. • Glee Emmite
has purchased the building at 127 Lamar for a gelato shop with an Airbnb upstairs. • Cheri shared the presentation
that she has prepared for the City Council. The presentation will depict Paris Main Street progress downtown. April
22, 2019 was chosen as the date for the presentation. The number of people working in downtown Paris will be
gathered and added to the presentation. • The 50 Year Texas Treasure Award to Texas Furniture on March 11'h had
to be rescheduled. • Cheri totaled the Main Street volunteer hours for the past year. It totaled 1,659 hours which
equals over $40,000 in assistance to the City of Paris.
5. Jane Helberg made a motion to adjourn, second by Shelley McDowell, motion carried. The meeting was
adjourned at 5:12 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn Patterson
Secretary, Main Street Advisory Board
Approved this day of ' 2019.
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Glee Emmite, Bd oarChau