09/10/2024 MinutesPARIS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS, TEXAS 75460
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
4:30P.M.
Present: Board Members: Glee Emmite, Kevin Moore, Tyrone Hayden, Kim
Ka.lina
City Representatives: Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager;
Osei Arno Mensah, Community Development
Director.
Absent: Board members: William Walker, Melissa Jones, Mary Hart
Board Liaison:
Chairman Emmite opened the meeting at 4:00 by reading the vision and mission statement.
Citizen forum
a. Carolyn Patterson, President of the Paris Area Arts Alliance gave an update on the
new sculpture the Arts Alliance installed in the area just north of the Courthouse.
Review minutes from the August 13, 2024 -Chair
b. A niotion was made by Ilayden to approve the minutes, seconded by Moore, motion
carried 4 -0
Review Community Self- Assessment Too] -Chair
Emmite reviewed portions of the 2023 Community Self -Assessment and asked the board
to go over, the standards and become familiar with the baseline, and grading requirements. She
the board responsibility will score our program at the end of the year and we want our outcomes
to be the best we can. She did highlight the bullet point on the baseline requirements #3
Transforming strategies, and how important it is to have measurable outcomes.
Review workplan- get dates set for tasks development- Chairman Emmite reviewed the 4 steps in
the plan: Economic vitality, Promotions, Design, and Organization.
She has identified some portions of the plan that she wanted to assign to the board member as
followed. Please keep track of your volunteer hours as it relates to these projects.
#5 Expand the BIG Grant: Start with education on the grant. Kalina will do a story on
the two facade grant recipients.
#11 Establish a community wide survey as it relates to Arts: Emmite will ask board
member Hart to meet with her and discuss, and possibly ask Jones to assist.
Emmite asked Moore to work a few logistical items.
1. Total properties/vacant property % of downtown etc
2. business types retail, restaurant, service
3. employees, part time or full time.
#12 Bring all the artistic and cultural groups together. Emmite, Patterson, and Hart to be
assigned to this, Bedford will assist.
#15 Beautification committee: needs work, but importantly we need to take steps to get
the Toole Plan up an going.
#21 Expand awareness of DowntownTX.org-Kalina will be assigned a sign in for
DowntownTX.org
Discussion on a one stop shop community calendar. Moore and Bedford will do some research
on Locable. (locable.com)
F,mmite tabled the rest of the assignment. -
Coordinators Report: Bedford
Hatch. Chile Ft -:W: 1800 visitors, 40 volunteers, peak time of sales 10-10.-30
Generally average, the Farmers market has 500-600 visitors every Saturday.
Handicap restroom connection is under construction.
Is' Street Construction received a preliminary design.
The iqf6rmation we gather in the reports with businesses, employees andjobs are important
pieces to report to council, and we do give a state report.
Downtown7Xorg
Salsa event is the 21st
Adjourn to take photos of presentations of Building Improvement Grant recipients at 5:10 p.m.
Paris Brewing Co: Awarded $5000, Paris Community Theatre awarded $5000
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