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06 - Boards & Commissions - MinutesItem No. 6 MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MONTHLY MEETING Paris City Council Chambers 107 E. Kaufman Paris, Texas 75460 Tuesday, July 12, 2022 PRESENT Greg Kee Chad Lindsey William Walker Kari Daniel Tracy Dougherty Glee Emmite Tyrone Hayden Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager Mihir Pankaj, Council Liaison Andrew Mack, City Planner Ron Vine, Assistant City Manager ABSENT Paula Portugal, Mayor Becky Semple, Visitors and Convention Council Liaison G U ESTS Micah Bedford 1. Meeting opened by Chairman, Greg Kee 4:00 p.m. 2. Welcome New Members: Chad Lindsey and Tracy Dougherty 3. Citizen's Forum: no one presented during citizen's forum. 4. Glee Emmite nominated Tracy Dougherty for Board Secretary, seconded by William Walker, motion carried. 5. Correction to May minutes: Mihir Pankaj, Council Liaison, correction on spelling of his first name. Motion made by Greg Kee to approve the meeting minutes of May 2022, seconded by Glee Emmite, motion carries. June 2022 meeting did not have a quorum. 6. Building Improvement Grant — Cheri Bedford reminded board the Grant is funded by the Texas Wine Fest. The 2022 Fest raised $12,000. Funds are granted quarterly. Maximum grant is $5,000, minimum is $1,000. Karol Lyn Moore, 131 Lamar Ave, property owner. Grant Request: $4,891.00. Reminded board that the color was approved in spring. The grant request is to move 3 A/C units to rear of building and replace wooden windows. Photos presented. Ms. Moore answered Board Members questions. Chad Lindsey asked if this is the only request, Cheri Bedford responded yes. Chad Lindsey made a motion to approve the 131 Lamar Ave Building Improvement Grant, seconded by Glee Emmite, motion carried. 7. Board Member Activity Reports: A. Greg Kee: Downtown Business Guide almost complete. Dead Cat Media currently editing. Chad Lindsey requested a copy. B. Glee Emmite: the Downtown Map is finished. Mihir Pankaj recommended placing a map in all hotels. Lamar Chamber of Commerce voted to donate funds to Paris Lighting Project. C. PDA: Glee Emmite — New VP, Tracy Dougherty. PDA made a contribution to the Downtown Concert Series. PDA is working with the Paris Lighting Project. D. HPC Liaison: Glee Emmite — approved a reimbursement for a fagade grant for Ms. Moore. Approved a fagade grant for Randy Hider. Heard a proposal for a storefront replacement at 7 south Plaza. 8. Coordinators Report : Cheri Bedford A. Reminder Tour de Paris Event is this weekend. B. Building Improvement Grant: application available at ParisTexas.gov. Grant created in 2013. $110,000 has been granted. Average grant, $5,000. Submission is quarterly. The improvement must be to the physical structure of the building. Appraisal District map is used to identify property footprint. Roof repair is currently funded. In some cases, the grant has funded repairs on the same roof more than once. Cheri Bedford will provide board with list of past grant recipients. C. Transforming Strategies: It's time to start filling in the template. Document will assist with Main Street Report to the State. An Intern from the University of Texas Arlington, Ryan O'Carrol is doing research to find out what is required to be an Arts and Cultural District. Today a group of VBS children to plant flowers downtown. Geisel Grant, $10,000, from the University of Texas Arlington, to fund a class project to review and make suggestions to Landscape The Plaza. D. Mini Golf: Scheduled for August. Recommended returning to original month of March to match the theme - Green. March 17 & 18, 2023. Possibly hold at night to have "Glow Golf" E. Downtown Concert Series: Recommended the Main Street Board provide Popcorn & Drinks at the next concert, 21 July, and donate the funds to the COC concert series. Glee Emmite, Tyrone Hayden, William Walker, Greg Kee, Kari Daniel and Tracy Dougherty volunteered. F. Travel: Cheri Bedford, Councilwoman Knox, Matt Coyle from HPC are attending National Preservation Commission Meeting in Cincinnati 14 July —17 July, 2022. E. Hatch Chili Festival: September 3rd at The Farmer's Market. 8-1:00, possibly 3:00. Past attendance - over 1,500 people. Volunteers needed. F. Texas Agricultural Sidewalk Grant — application has been sent. Improvement of street scape on 1' SE, between Lamar and Clarksville St. G. Greg Kee asked about follow up meeting on traffic study. TXDOT will present report to the City Council the second council meeting in August. H. Website Training: Host 3 trainings by Jennifer Johnson, the Small Business Development Center. 4 attendees at first training. 9. Future Agenda Items - none 10. A motion was made by Glee Emmite to adjourn, seconded by Chad Lindsey, motion carried. HISTORIC PRESERVATI MMISSION MINUTES. 107E K&LYMAN ST PARIS TEXA 754 0 WEDNESDAY' JULY 1 X022 4:00 P.M. ATTINDED ABSENT, Chris Dux Laura Caffey Jessica Holtman Ryan Matthews Matthew Coyle GUESTS Jennifer Long Karol Lyn Moore Glee Emmite Thomas Nguyen Linda Vandiver Vanessa Munoz Cheri Bedford Josiah daniel Robert Vine, District 5 Councilwoman Knox Chairman Dux called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. No one was present for the citizen's forum The June 8, 2022 meeting minutes were approved by acclamation. Ms. Karol Lyn Moore requested to move the air conditioners off the canopy on the property and relocate them to the rear of the building. She requested to fill the empty transom window bays on the front of 131 Lamar with wooden custom built transoms windows that will match the existing windows. A motion was made by Commissioner Matthews to approve the removal of the air conditioners and relocate them to the back of the property and to install custom wooden windows in the transoms above 131 Lamar Ave. Motion was seconded by Cody Kelly submitted all the documentation to finalize the facade grant and tax exemption for his house located at 508 Church Street: A motion was made to approve the tax exemption by Commissioner Emmite, seconded by Commissioner Coyle motion carried. A motion was made to approve the $1000 facade grant for the restoration of the windows in the house located at 508 Church Street by Commissioner Vandiver, seconded by Commissioner Long, motion carried. Thomas Nguyen submitted a proposed design on the Lamar Avenue that included removing the existing rotten wood, and putting a base behind the structure. Mr Nguyen will cover the backing with hardy board and decorative wooden trim to create a design. He will finish it with a stucco mixture. Chairman Dux clarified that there is no transom windows existing behind the wood. Chairman Dux asked that the vertical boards would have a balance by putting two 3 ft. sections on either side of the cover. Commissioner Long made the motion to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness as presented, with the exception that the ends of the covering above the storefront be 3 ft. on either side instead of 4 on one side and 2 on the other. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Coyle, Motion carried. A motion was made by Commissioner Matthews to approve the Tax Exemption application for 7 E. Plaza, seconded by Commissioner Long, Motion carried. Vanessa Munoz, owner of 726 W. Sherman submitted an application to repaint the exterior of the house. Her application also requested to relocate a pair of double hung window, and change it to a single window approximately 4 ft to the right of the existing pair. After the single window is reinstalled, repurposed siding will be installed to blend with the existing siding. The property owner is repairing the existing windows. There was some questions about the repair of a chain link fence. Ms. Munoz stated that if she cannot repair it, she will remove it. A motion was made by Commissioner Matthews to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness to paint the structure, relocate the pair of window as presented on the drawings submitted, and to repair or remove the fence. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Coyle, Motion carried. Josiah Daniel was present to represent Judy Daniel to discuss the Certificate of Appropriateness application for 117 & 119 Clarksville St. The applicant is seeking approval to rebuild the front facade at the lower level. Chairman Dux asked Mr Daniel about the missing transom windows, as he had seen a couple of different renderings of the front of the property. Mr Daniel said he was reusing the windows. Chairman Dux reviewed the submitted designs verbally to the applicant. The configuration will be as follows: single door, upright divide, large picture/display window, upright divide and single door as presented in the drawing. Mr. Daniel stated that he was going to use metal to support the awning and wrap it with wood. Ms. Bedford had received a new drawing from Mr. Daniel the day before, and it was reviewed by the commission as well. Chairman Dux ask the commission if they had any questions. Hearing no questions, Chairman Dux asked for a motion. Commissioner Matthews made a motion to approve as presented in the latest drawing, seconded by Commissioner Coyle. Motion carried. Chairman Dux asked the commission if there were any houses on the submitted list from Code Enforcement they would want to request to be remove off the consent agenda. A. 1225 Graham B. 2320 W Cherry « , f. -, A a r tII r. I I I I • [0 11011 . 4'' o Mir -h -Kelm. 610110 -I , the NAPC Conference in Cincinnati. They are very excited to learn and share with the others upon Bluff/FitzhughThere will be a meet and greet with the Pine 1. I" for on designation Emmite made the•d by Commissioner Long, Motion carried. Meeting ed l_d_� day of ® d��..... , 2022 I j Chairman Dux 1990C. rGrove E. 1754 b, F. 708 SE 6th G. 336 E Hearol « , f. -, A a r tII r. I I I I • [0 11011 . 4'' o Mir -h -Kelm. 610110 -I , the NAPC Conference in Cincinnati. They are very excited to learn and share with the others upon Bluff/FitzhughThere will be a meet and greet with the Pine 1. I" for on designation Emmite made the•d by Commissioner Long, Motion carried. 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[ ont-erti,:•Id. l'a,�,od 3-0 5. t 1 FINISIll.) fit �l\l IS. N onu 6, NI U BI .; s1 1-';S . af. t"acallc is u, �Xaitin- l61,. and cimio, ,rcaphics Aero v?itc•n to the Board. Nwk:iion li -'2 -1 current. � cjuchca•w w tth 14 % oucl tc r, out Icltahtng t«t- l?lac us. Public I fou,ing 10 , a, aneics with 3 rttovcd ill this v eek, ll. Rank , t aten cm,,.,. balance and V raphs t.c,r May rtaV' m vre (;i\ eta to the Boar& Bank statements opt ilh ending balances for 5. 1 i '202" P11S254.rrl,l .30' c,c; 8 -,N542-00339. c. NII. Ruthart. adN iscd the lit><ard c,f, cralti.rt,uia tirksk`kl m,s ;at 1, ookc,=r IWvtshingtonr N1,. Kirthart salt i e.d Lhe Board that the Police Officer Iscom has lout into place an order (al' criminal trc sli la,s tier the peoplc h-anuing nut. Theti will 11ayc't,> kc ilai';rn %al tltc first bassi: an,l th,.-n :,aa-rvNicd it"t:he\ etrnt.illue to `h an- out” tlaere. Mr. '+,mltlr Basked Ir,ryv each ot'fl xi- will kxwt A it ca per -,on Ila', hien "arai.ed. 14,,;. Ruth.art statcd that Jw did nkc t knk)N� lice\t tilt, Police 4 ic•c•r,. }N ill handle that but that she "OUld a,k Officer lit.onc°. i1. l hc; tic --,card kraa, ad\ is(:d that. the 1�c aion 8 `v\ aaitittrt l i,t would las; olluetaeci .)I) Jule 2I Icor the first 2i applicants or nrlc;il. "hieheNer ius first. `the Board Member, ",cre given ii�c;rs to post l'or additional ad \ c rt seartiw e at. e. Ms. lilt hart adv ked the Roatrd of Cornani,5ionerti off JA I)',, rc;t uost for the Paris llr.lrlhincy Authority to vnnsider the repositloring of the l'ubfie lleul,ing t tris-., The Board -\A as also advised that this proft:,;,ional, from Ill D's eclat+,itic3ltial, icaaatt kNoulcl be happy to alter arid diseus,;.'answ,cr questions aabOaft. the process. Due to the tact that 4 open position, on tilde PIIA Berard rxere to he determined at the Citi Council mectrng care Mori ma Rim 2", :Nlr, 11,13 rics Ina& as motion to relate- thi', itern oii the nc Kt agenda as urtl zral,hc'd Iaat` more disc w cion so that the nek .Board bwol t be ad\ i,,:d ,ar equatclti rcprcling thk matter. _1 second vas, made by 11r. Smith. 1'laotion passed 3-0. ?. RVS01 t i IONS, 2112.1-,018 M rite Oft's Motion made i��� Mr. Smith at-ld secondcd bon , lir. 1�[a�taes. Motion p awyCd 3-0, 2021-019 Disposition of unrcpairable Appliatwes Motiott madc b� Mr. Smith. and seconded bN,,,Nlr. Dingerfield. Motion passed 3-0. 8. Mr. lla}nesaskcd thQ Commigsioacr, if mwthing needod to lie added to the noxt agenda. After no one replied. Mr. Havne,; asked for a motion fbr adiournment. The motion NNaq made by Mr. Smith and seconded b� Mr. 1.1 aynes, Motion passed 3-0. The mecting was a4journM at 1,56 ptn. A:PpRovLi),rjjTs daN of 202 2, Z,/ .... ....... Sally Ruthart, Sccrdar� L K. Flaynes, Chairman. N