12/10/2024 MinutesMINUTES OF THE MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD
PARIS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS, TEXAS 75460
TUESDAY, December T2024
Present: Board Members: Glee Emmite, Will Walker, Melissa Jones, Kim Kalina, Mary
Hart, Kevin Moore, Tyrone Hayden,
City Representatives: Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager
Osei Amo-Mensah, Director of Planning and Community
Development
Chairman Emmite called the meeting to order at 4:3 1 pm by reading the board's vision and mission
statements.
1. Citizen forum: none.
2. Review minutes from the November meeting:
A motion was made to approve the November meeting minutes by Hayden. Motion was seconded
by Moore. 7 ayes, 0 nays. Motion passes.
3. Committee Reports
a. Transforming Strategies
Kalina reported that she has created a video, explaining how to navigate the Downtown TX
website and plans to continue that effort. Moore is working on the community calendar. Emmite
attended an HPC meeting and awarded Becky Normant a facade grant. Hart shared that the Art
Gathering will be Saturday, January 25.
PDA Report:
b. Emmite reported on the Downtown Christmas Parade. There were 84 entries. Due to inclement
weather, 66 showed up. The winners are to be called tonight (12-10-24) to come pick up their
checks.
c. Chamber Report: none.
4. Coordinators Report - Coordinator Bedford reported that the Annual Assessment is coming up. The
national Main Street Center is wanting local prograrns to focus on one central transforming strategy. One
effort that we can get behind to help transform our downtown. We will revisit this in February and
attempt to narrow our scope. January 24th marks the deadline for the Accredited Program Report. Moore
asked where we are in the process of acquiring a stand alone PDA representative. Bedford recommended
to Janice a stand alone PDA representative and an alternate. Neither would serve on the board, but provide
input and be aware of everything we are doing. The Farmers Market electrical is in and proposals have
been requested to build the pavilion. I st Street Project: New water mains are being run. Stakeholders
meetings are being held. We will see more action in the next few months. Downtown Trash issue: Goal is
No polycarts downtown. One option is the potential of a competing dumpster for non-food trash. Still
discussing a location for that. Bedford encouraged all board mernbers to to complete the activity report
quarterly. Bedford's will be out of office after Dec 17. She asked Board to look over the scoring criteria
for the report. Board signed Christmas Cards to volunteers. Next meeting will be January 14, 2025 at
4:30.
5. Future Agenda Items: Presidents Awards Program collective nomination and revisit survey.
6. Moore made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Walker seconded. Motion passed. Board adjourned at 5:14
P. M.
Chairman