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04-C Main St. Adv Bd Min 4-19-06 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD April 19, 2006 Aikin Building 23 East Plaza 3:00 p.m. A meeting of the members of the Paris Main Street Advisory Board was held Wed. April 19, 2006 at 3:00 p.m., at the Aikin Building. Jennifer Long, Vice-Chair, presided. PRESENT: Jennifer Long Pike Burkhart (Alt.) Casey Rose Karol Lyn Moore Walt Brown ABSENT: Matt Coyle Drew Crawford (Alt.) Lisa House Linda Suarez Zach Saffle Cindy Allcorn Other members present included Becky Semple, V &CC Director, Suzy Harper and Barbara Wilson. Jennifer Long called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. March 15, 2006 minutes were reviewed by advisory board members and a motion was made by Pike Burkhart to approve the minutes as prepared. Walt Brown seconded and minutes were unanimously approved. Budget Main Street Advisory Board members discussed moonlighting in the trees surrounding the fountain, trimming of lower limbs of the oaks surrounding the fountain, additional Christmas decorations, website, new signage for the farmers market as well as a fresh coat of paint. The group agreed that the moonlighting of the trees and the development of the website are priority items. Main Street Coordinator will provide this information to the director of community development in preparation for the upcoming budget submission. Committee Reports } Organization Committee - Pike provided a brief report of the gateway and way-finding committees. He reported that both committees were meeting regularly and progress is happening. Both groups have been meeting on a regular basis since last fall. ~ Promotions Committee - Loft Tour Event scheduled from 4 pm to 7 pm Saturday May 20th Tickets: $5 in advance/$10 day off the event. Tickets will be on sale at downtown merchants as well as with garden club members, loft owners and main street advisory board members. Posters and kites will be distributed to downtown merchants interested in helping sell tickets. Confirmed Lofts for the Tour: Linda Kulka, Matt Coyle, Jennifer Long, Karol Lyn Moore and Aaron Barnes. Maps, tickets and any other pertinent information will be distributed from the Page 1 of2 r'" Aikin Building throughout the event. It will serve as a meeting place for board members and initial starting point for anyone taking the tour. Tickets will also be sold from this site. A history of each building, renovation before and after pictures and any kind of story board would be appropriate for the tour. Loft owners were encouraged to gather and share any information they had with the Main Street Coordinator as soon as possible. This way all the information can be compiled into a nice uniform format for distribution. Real kites will be hung from antique light posts downtown prior to the event. Posters will be hung in merchant's stores selling tickets for the event. Money from ticket sales will be collected Friday before the event. Tickets will be sold the day of the event from the Aikin Building. Sandwich boards were suggested for side street lofts or alley entrance lofts so that the public could easily find their destination. Proceeds from the event can be used as seed money for future loft tours. Parking lots will need to be spruced up prior to the event and marked clearly on all maps distributed for the event. Loft owners were encouraged to notify the Main Street office as soon as possible regarding docents. Loft owners will check with family and friends to identify volunteers and then let Beth Golden know if they need additional volunteers. At least 3 volunteers at each site would be ideal, 2 upstairs and 1 at the door. ~ Design Committee - Design committee members have participated in gateways meetings as representatives of Main Street. A new gateway sign will be presented to city and chamber officials in the very near future. It is an exciting project that will make a huge impact on the city of Paris. }- Economic Restructuring Committee - A meeting was not held therefore a report was not provided. A motion was made by Pike Burkhart to adjourn and seconded by Casey Rose. The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Approved this 1~ day of May 2006. Zach Saffle, Chairman Signature Page 2 of2 r"