04/13/2021 MinutesMINUTES
MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday, ,April 13, 2021
4:30 PM
Present: Absent:
William Walker Emily Temple
Carolyn Patterson
Glee Emmite Paula Portugal, Council Liaison
Tyrone Hayden Becky Semple — Chamberrepresentative
Tannerpobrovolsky
Kari Daniel
Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager
L. William Walker called the meeting to order at 4:37 PM, April 13, 2021, in the City Council chambers.
2. Citizens Forum - There was no one present to speak.
3. Review and approve minutes —A motion to approve the March 10, 2021 minutes was made by Tanner
Dobrovolsky, second by Glee Emmite, motion carried.
4. Board memberreports-1) Tannerpobrovolsky reported that he emailed the Keep Paris Beautiful contact person
about 2 weeks ago regarding plantings around the Plaza. No response has been received. 2) Glee Emmite reported
( that she and Will Walker took photos of the various murals around downtown. Eight beautifulpictures with
`�. descriptions of each will be added to the Distrx app. The form erbusiness at 116 Clarksville (bat's Da Cut Barber
Shop) has closed and will have a new tenant soon. The Distrx app needs to reflect this change. This weekend the
Clydesdale horses and wagon will be in downtown Paris 10 AM - 2 PM, April 17th to encourage people to come
downtown. Rides in the wagon will be available from 12 PM - 2 PM for 15 minute tours around the Plaza area. 3)
Glee reported on HPC activities. The HPC board worked with the owners of Rigsby's to replace the materials in the
parapet with bricks that look like sandstone in order to emulate the original materials that are no longer available.
5. CoordinatorReport— The following topics were discussed by Cheri Bedford. 1) Texas Main Street has a
resource library with various information. Main Street 101 training is a general overview of the program, and it is
recommended that the board look at the main topics. 2) This week is the virtual NationalMain Street meeting. 3)
The Farmer's Market spring season will begin in 2.5 weeks. The winter season (November —April) was very
successful. 4) Preservation Consulting Group has been working with Cheri to get the resource survey digitized and
online. All properties will be available to view. The project should be completed by the end of September. 5) A
window restoration workshop has been scheduled for May 15 th. A company from Ft Worth will be in Paris to lead a
hands-on restoration process. 6)Adatewill be set soon for an Imagination the Possibilities tourofdowntownto
showcase underutilized properties to interested persons. Properties for sale or lease are listed in DowntownTX.org
provided by the Texas Historical Commission. 7) The Work Plan needs to be updated based on the 4 Main Street
points:
a)Economic Vitality of the community -William Walker
b) Promotions that drawpeople to the downtown area - led by Emily
c) Organization which gets groups together and promotes Main Street —led by Tanner& Tyrone
d) Design which is covered by HPC. Glee will be the HPC coordinatorwith assistance from Kari.
8) Kari Daniel mentioned that the area around the Plaza fountain gets slick from water splashing. Cheriwill relay
this information to the Parks Department fora possible solution.
6. Downtown Walking Tour — The board participated in a walking tour around downtown to review recent progress
t? on the buildings for updatingMain Street goals. The board returned to the council chambers to comment on
`""'' observations and adjourn.
7. With no other business, William made a motionto adjourn, second by Tyrone, motion carried. The meeting was
adj oumed at 5:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn Patterson
Secretary, Main Street Advisory Board
Approved this day of —� 2021.
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