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06-MINUTES ON REPORTS AND/OR MINUTES FROM THE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEESCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 08/15/2011 Council Date: City Clerk Janice Ellis 6. 08/22/2011 RECOMMENDED MOTION: Motion to approve. POLICY ISSUE(S): Record of Standing Committee. BACKGROUND: Historic Preservation Commission minutes from the meetings of July 13, 2011; July 25, 2011; and August l, 2011 PEDC minutes from the meeting of July 28, 2011 Main Street minutes from the meetings of May 17, 2011; June 21, 2011; and July 19, 2011 BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDA'1'ION: EXHIBITS: The attached minutes. ACTION: ❑ Financial Report ~ Minute Order ❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution ❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other BUDGET INFO: Expense $ Budgeted Amt. $ YTD Actual $ Acct. Name Acct. Number FISCAL NOTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Z Administtation Z Ciry Clerk ❑ Community I)evelopment ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court ❑ Legal ❑ Libraty ❑ 1'olice ❑ Lng./Public Works ❑ Utilities City of Paris ` 20 Revised 2/04/08 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011 12:00 0'CLOCK P.M. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Arvin Starrett, Chairman at ] 2:00 p.m. A. The following members were present: Arvin Starrett, Chairman Paul Denney, Vice-Chairman Douglas Cox Ben Vaughan Matt Coyle Nancy Anderson David Stewart B. The following members were absent: None C. Also present were Jeanna Scott, Historic Preservation Officer; and Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager. 2. Consideration o f and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness: B. 115 South Main Street - Jennifer Bethea, business owner, represented the petition. Ms. Bethea stated they recently purchased Creative Candy Designs. They will be reinstalling the awning with a new canvas awning right below the transom windows. Chairman Starrett asked will it be a tailored rectangle awning, single color. Matt Coyle stated this canopy will be done by Kevin with Quality Tarps and Awnings, which is the same person that did the awnings at Peoples Bank, Vital Beet, and the ones located on South Main Street. Ben Vaughan asked will the awning clear the side walk by 8 feet. Ms. Bethea stated they will come out and get accurate measurements prior to installation. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the COA subject to the color being black or brown and the leading edge of the awning clearing the sidewalk eight feet. Motion carried 7-0. C. 102 Lamar Avenue - Candace Mayer, business owner, represented the petition. Ms. Mayer stated she wants to place an under canopy sign at the front of her business and it will clear the side walk eight feet. The sign will be an oval not a rectangle, and the color will be more turquoise than blue. Chairman Starrett asked wil] this sign hang perpendicular to the building or longitudinally to the building, in other words are you proposing it to be placed across the sidewalk 21 front to back? Ms. Mayer stated yes she will hang it front to back and will come back for the door sigmage. Chairman Starrett stated keep in mind that address and store hours are not coinputed in the allowable door signage. Motion was made by Paul Denney, seconded by Douglas Cox to approve the COA. Motion carried 7-0. A. 34 Clarks>>ille Street - Greg Wilson- Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager, represented the petition. Ms. Bedford stated Greg is proposing to put E Paris above the door on the window. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the COA. Motion carried 7-0. 3. Discussion and possible action on accepting a bid for the painting of Farmers Market. Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager, stated a couple of months ago when I was here to ask for donations for the grass Paul Denney asked if we had consider painting the pavilion at Farmers Market and asked for bids for the painting. Ms. Bedford stated there are two bids attached for your consideration. Chairman Starrett stated without the balance of the line item the commission will be unable to move on this item. No action taken. 4. Future agenda items. Item 3 to come back. Discussion item regarding a fly over to check for water standing on Downtown buildings. 5. Meeting adjourned at 12:37 p.m. APPROVED THIS l Oth DAY OF AUGU 22 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011 4:00 0'CLOCK P.M. 1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Paul Denney, Vice-Chairman at 4:03 p.m. A. The following members were present: Paul Denney, Vice-Chairman Douglas Cox Ben Vaughan Matt Coy1e Nancy Anderson David Stewart B. The following members were absent: Arvin Starrett, Chairman C. Also present were Jeanna Scott, Historic Preservation Officer; Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager; and Matt Frierson, Council member. 2. Approval of minTStes from previous meetings. (June 8, 2011) Motion was made by Matt Coyle, seconded by Ben Vaughan to approve the June 8, 2011 meeting minutes. Motion carried 6-0. 3. Consideration of'and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness: A. 7 East Plaza - Randy Radar - Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager represented the petition. Ms. Bedford stated that Randy Radar does not like the way the previously approved windows look. Mr. Radar went to Taylor glass with the specifications and they came up with a window that would fit the opening better. The window will be a non-operable vinyl window with a mullion placed on the window which will be custom made for the opening. Motion was made by Nancy Anderson, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the motion. Paul Denney stated he prefers the window that was previously approved to the solid non offset window. Ben Vaughan stated he prefers to see a wood window that would be similar to the original historical windows of the era to a solid non-operable window. Jeanna Scott asked why this window is not approvable. Paul Denney stated it is not a true offset window it is of one plane and when you step back it wouldn't look ]ike what was once there. Matt Coyle asked is there any ideas on how to even out the windows in there now. We don't want to be cost prohibited for windows made for this building; we don't want to put the brakes on this project, 23 when he has someone waiting to occupy the building. Motion carried 3 approved and 3 opposed. Motion died. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Douglas Cox to table this item. Motion carried 6-0. B. 115 S Main - Creative Candv Designs - Alex Pickering, Scott's Custom Signs represented the petition. Ms. Pickering stated this sign will be replacing the Almost Welcome Sign currently attached to the front of the building. Motion was made by Douglas Cox, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the COA. Motion carried 6-0. C. 136 Clarksville - The Skinny Gr-ille - Kenya Edzards, business owner, represented the petition. Ms. Edzards stated she has additional information regarding the color for the awning. Ms. Edzards presented examples of the liquid copper paint for the canopy. The paint has actual copper in the paint so that it will age like real copper, the other exterior painted areas of the building will be painted a dark brown color. Alex Pickering, Scott's Custom Signs, represented the sign portion of the COA. Ms. Pickering stated that all the dark signage painted on the building will not be done. They will be doing the window graphics around the bottom of the windows, the two attached signs and the under the canopy sign. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the COA. Motion carried 6-0. D. 138 Bonham - Main Trading Co. - Alex Pickering, Scott's Custom Signs, represented the petition. Ms. Pickering stated that the big white box around the signage does not belong. It will be round with no white background; also the owner has changed his mind on the paint color. Motion was made by Nancy Anderson, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the COA. Motion carried 6-0. E. 102 Lamar• Avenue - Girls and Cake - Candace Mayer, business owner, represented the petition. Ms. Mayer stated she is requesting approval of the door graphics and a under canopy sign to be located under the canopy at the door entrance on the 1 S` S.E. side. Motion was made by Nancy Anderson, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the COA. Motion carried 6-0. F. 559 Church Street - Tim Wilhite, contractor, represented the petition. Mr. Wilhite they are proposing removing all roofing layers and replace with the slate color composition shingle. Mr. Wilhite offered an example of the shingle that was similar to the exiting shingle. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Douglas Cox to approve the COA. Motion carried 6-0. 4. Consideration of and action on the following Faqade Grants: A. 15 1s'Street S.E. and 102 Lamar Avenue - Gary Waite - Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Nancy Anderson to approve the Faqade Grant. Motion carried 6-0. 24 B. 35 and 39 Lamar Avenue - Richard Dixon - Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Matt Coyle to approve the Fa~ade Grant. Motion carried 6-0. C. 7 East Plaza - Randy Rader - Motion was made by Matt Coyle, seconded by Ben Vaughan, to approve the Fagade Grant. Motion carried 6-0. 5. Future agenda itenzs. Discussion item on owner agent representing petition. Elections of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary. 6. Meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m. APPROVED THIS 10`h DAY OF AUGU 25 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011 4:00 0'CLOCK P.M. 1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Arvin Starrett, Chairman at 4:01 p.m. A. The following members were present: Arvin Starrett, Chairman Paul Denney, Vice-Chairman Douglas Cox Ben Vaughan Nancy Anderson B. The following members were absent: Matt Coyle David Stewart C. Also present were Jeanna Scott, Historic Preservation Officer; and Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager. 2. Consideration of and action on the,following Cer•tificate of 'Appropriateness: A. 7 East Plaza - Rafidy Radar - Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager represented the petition. Ms. Bedford stated I immediately contact Mr. Rader and Mr. Taylor after the last meeting to advise them that they need to come up with another solution. Paul Denney stated he spoke with Mike Taylor and Mr. Taylor stated that the window does not have a wind load issue; the issue is with the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated they would not guarantee the window to open because of the size. Mr. Denney further stated the window that has been presented on the COA is totally appropriate and meets the criteria. Motion was made by Paul Denney, seconded by Ben Vaughan to approve the COA. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Future agenda items. None. 4. Meeting adjourned at 4:08 p.m. APPROVED THIS 10`h DAY OF AU 26 Paris Economic Development Corporation Meeting Minutes July 28, 2011 Board Members Staff Steve Gilbert, PEDC Present: Pike Burkhart, Sr. Present: Shannon Barrentine, PEDC Doug Wehrman Shawn Napier, City Engineer Rick Poston Janice Ellis, City Clerk Btuce Carr Kenny Dority Ex-officio Members Guest(s) Present: Mindy Moree, Chamber President Present: Connie Beard, The Paris News Dr. AJ Hashmi,lVlayor Fred Green, Rjbi Incubator Director Edwin Pickle, Paris City Council Legal Chad Brown, CounseL• Kent McIlyar Former PEDC Board Member Charles Richards, eParisTexas.com City Council Kay O'Dell, Executive Director L`iaison: John Wright NE Tx. Workforce Solutions Pike Burkhart, called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. Pike welcomed those present. Pike recognized The Paris News reporter/representative, Connie Beard; eParisTexas.com reporterlrepresentative, Charles Richards and Paris City Council member, John Wright. Recognized service af former Board member, Chad Brown. Janice Ellis, City Clerk, swore in the new PEDC Board members: Bruce CaiT & Kenny Dority. Minutes from June 7, 2011, Special Called meeting and June 14, 2011 Regular Board meeting were reviewed. The Minutes were approved, as submitted, by a motion from Rick Postan; seconded by Doug Wehrman. Motion Carried 5-0. Financial reports for July, 2011 were approved, as submitted, by a motion from Bruce Carr; seconded by Doug Wehrman. Motion Carried 5-0. Steve Gilbert reported that the four (4) Working Groups for Regional Manufacturing Initiative had completed the first of three meetings. The next meeting dates are August 22 & 23; September 26 & 27. He referenced the PEDC website for additional materials, meeting notes and updates for this process. A couple of Working Groups are in need of a person to fill the Co-Chair position: Talent Pipeline - Co- Chair(s) Marva Joe and Entrepreneur Eco-System - Co-Chair(s) Jane Helberg (Robert Hall resigned as Co-Chair due to a death in the family but will remain on the group). Fred Green, R3bi Director, reported a new program: Military Veteran Entrepreneur Project. His goal is to assist a minimum of six (6) veteran owned start-up companies in the next 12 manths. This initiative will be a pilot project for the other 31 Business Incubators in the State of Texas and is a(so supported by the U.S. Veteran's Chamber of Commerce. Veterans have the highest rate of unemployment, as a group, in the U.S. Other updates included: Highway 24 Working Group; and Diversity Initiative Status. 27 PEDC Board Meeting Minutes July 28, 2011 Election of officers for 2011-12. Chairman Burkhart asked for nominations to sei-ve as PEDC Chairman for 2011-12. Doug Wehrtnan made a motion that Pike Burkhart remain as Chairtnan; seconded by Rick Poston. Motion Carried 5-0. Chairman Burkhart asked for nomination to serve as PEDC Vice- Chairman for 2011-12. Rick Poston made a motion to nominate Kenny Dority; seconded by Bruce Carr. Motion Carried 5-0. Chairman Burkhart asked for nominations to serve as PEDC Secretary/Treasurer. Bruce Carr made a motion that Rick Poston remain as Secretary/Treasurer; seconded by Doug Wehrman. Motion Carried 5-0. Discussion and possible action regarding line of credit for Paris EDC. Steve reported that all eight (8) lending institutions had been contacted via certified mail requesting a quote for a Revolving Line of Credit for the Paris EDC in the amount of $2 million. Of those, two declined: First Bank of Roxton and First Federal Community Bank; and three did not respand: Peoples Bank, Guaranty Bond Bank and Bank of America. Received quotes from Liberty National Bank: 4.25% annual interest rate subject to a satisfactory review of PEDC's financial statements and the completion of loan documentation acceptable to the bank; Lamar National Bank: one year fixed rate of 4% subject to due diligence and final approval by their Board of Directors; and Capital One: one year at Prime Rate minus 1.96% resulting in a current rate of 1.29% (attached). Steve stated that the Prime Rate had been at 3.25% for the last year and that this line of credit was subordinate to PEDC's existing indebtedness. It was agreed that Steve pursue loan documents from Capital One Bank. No formal action was taken at this time. Discussion and possible action regarding the proposed Plan of Work for 2011-12. Steve provided those present a copy of the proposed Plan of Work for Fiscal Year 201 l-12. He wauld like to get the Board to approve a Plan of Work prior to October 1`t. He highlighted various topics: PEDC Report Card (what you measure is what you do); the P1an also includes ideas related to PEDC's efforts to interface with, and support opportunities for improvement in the City. Due to the Board members not seeing the proposed Plan of Work prior to the meeting, a Work Shop Session needs to take place prior to adopting it. No formal action was taken at this time. The Baard convened into executive session at 3:55 p.m. pursuant to Section 551.072 and Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate on the following: A. Section 551.072 - Real Property B. Section 551.087 - Economic Development Negotiations Executive session ended at 6:50 p.m. The Board reconvened into open session. As a result of executive session discussion, the Board took the following action: Bruce Carr made a motion to authorize a sub-committee of the Paris EDC Board consisting of: Pike Burkhart, Chairman; Kenny Dority, Vice-Chairman; Edwin Pickle, Councilman and Steve Gilbert, PEDC Executive Director; to negotiate the terms of an incentive agreement for Project Tiger Tale, approval and finalization of incentive agreement to be confirmed by the whole PEDC Board; seconded by Doug Wehrman. Motion Carried 4-0. Rick Poston had to leave the meeting prior to adjouniment. Kenny Dority made a motion to adjourn at 6:51 p.m.; seconded by Doug Wehrman. Motion Camed 4-0. Respectfully submitted, Shannon Barrentine Asst. Executive Director, Paris EDC 2 28 Main Street Advisory Board Meeting May 17, 2011 City Council Chambers Members Present: Absent: Matt Coyle Kari Daniel Britin Bostick James Brockway Dustin Lindsey Ashlea Mattoon Cheri Bedford Meeting called to order by Matt Coyle at 4:12. Minutes for April approved by James and seconded by Britin. Managers Report: 1. Farmers Market - Kelly's produce is in place and has a new manager this year (Brittany). The trees were trimmed and the center tree was removed to allow more sunlight. There will be new sod installed by June. The 28th is the grand opening and there will be new vendors as well as a ceramic demonstration. "Go Texan" will be there handing our bags, seeds and information. The Master Gardeners will be there with a demonstration. There have been 8 new banners made and installed. 2. Preservation Celebration - at the Plaza on June 21 S`. (see flyer) there will be three schools, Chisum, North Lamar and Paris, exhibiting there projects. The Mayor signed a proclamation designating May as historic preservation month. There is a preservation seminar in Denton on June 16th from 8:30 to 5:00. Cheri encouraged the board to attend and will but lunch for anyone coming! The theme is "comprehensive Business Recruitment for Historic Downtowns." Committee Reports: Organization Report: No report Design Report: Dustin will be taking over the Design committee Promotions: No report- Kari was absent Economic Restructure: Britin spoke with the Rotary club about the downtown and shopping locally and changing the town to a 4B. There was a positive response. The committee is looking at downtown landscaping, more green areas. They are working on a database of available downtown space and current owners. 29 HPC: $3500 donation for Plaza grass. Project Paris presented their plaque project. HPC will pay for the first five. There have been 12 certificates of appropriateness filed and one grant request. There is 4K available for a faqade grant. The question was asked, "How can we provide an available grant list?" Jeanne and Cheri have a"Welcome Packet" with information on tax breaks and grant applications. Future Agenda Items: 1. Proposal for information workshops 2. Discuss mission statement Motion to adjourn made at 4:45. Dustin approved and James Seconded. Minutes prepared by Ashlea Mattoon App,Toved ~ Date: f~E) ~ I Matt Coy , aiiman I - 30 Main Street Advisory Board Meeting June 21, 2011 City Council Chambers Members Present: Guests: Cheri Bedford Ashlea Mattoon Matt Coyle Britin Bostick Kari Daniel Becky Semple Edwin Pickle Mindy Moree Wyatt Bowden Connie Beard Meeting called to order at 4:11 Approval of minutes. Held to next meeting, correcting few errors brought to the attention of the board by Britin Bostick Wyatt Bowden addressed the MS Advisory Board regarding Movies in the Park. He expressed concern over the decision for Main Street promotions committee to purchase equipment and not continue to use outside vendors, particularly Full Blast! Productions. He also expressed frustration over the bidding process as well as his notification of Full Blast! Productions not winning the bid. Wyatt also stated in his opinion Main Street contacted sponsors for the event without properly informing them that Full Blast! Productions, as well as other vendors being considered may not be providing the equipment. He stated he spoke with the Paris Regional Medical Center, and eParisTexas, and felt they were not informed that there was a consideration of purchasing the equipment with sponsorship monies, and if they had understood this was the case, they would not have sponsored in the same capacity. Cheri and Matt both addressed these concerns and reported that they had spoken openly with sponsors for the Movies in the Park event, and there was no conflict on their part. Main Street secured financial sponsors openly and appropriately throughout the process. Kari Daniel - promotions chair- provided the minutes from her promotions meeting in which the committee discussed the different options and voted to purchase the video equipment and screen. The committee received three vendor bids, and evaluated the benefits of purchasing and before making a decision. Kari brought the information to the Main Street Advisory Board and the board voted and approved using funds to purchase the equipment. Other issues Wyatt brought up: Insurance on equipment Other fundraising ideas could have been investigated Licensed Music Provider Screen Size Speakers size 31 Britin Bostick reiterated to Wyatt that board decision was strictly financial and an attempt to be fiscally responsible with donations. Matt, Cheri, and Ashlea all thanked Wyatt for his coinmitment to the main street board, his volunteer spirit, and passion in downtown. Main Street Managers Report A. Farmers Market: The Memorial Day kick off was a success. With the Highway 82 Garage Sale filled spaces completely. The grass is down and the sprinkler system is working. There are 12 confirmed vendors through July. Cheri had special thanks for Connie Beard for the lovely article in the Paris News. There will be a new vendor with fresh goat cheese. Evelyn Weaver is helping head a fanners market marketing meeting on June 23 at 3:00. Cheri found a grant that she will be working on that is due by the first of July. B. Grass on the Plaza: The grass was installed on June 6. The money was raised through a Historic Preservation Commission, Main Street downtown parks budget, private donations and concessions from Movies in the Park. The barriers will be up until the 28th. C. Sidewalks: Engineering, plaruning and development is getting bids on burying the wires underground. D. Peristyle: The pillars are half way installed and the project continues to be on schedule for completion July 18. E. Pumpkin Festival: Main Street has received $3500 in sponsorships and 15 vendor applications to date. Applications are available on the website. The schedule will be added later to the website. There will soon be a meeting held with all department heads. F. 10 Criteria Report: The report is due August 12. Cheri needs a list of committee members, their occupations and community involvement. Cheri ended with a thank you to the board for its support and work for Main Street. Committee Reports A. Organization - Cheri. The community supported sign workshop met and discussed the proposed historic sign standards. The report was presented to HPC and is ready to be presented to the city council. B. Design - Matt. Matt met twice with Dustin to pass on contacts, future goals, and current goals as well as discuss how the committee runs. C. Promotions - Kari. Movies in the park are doing great. They have had record attendance as well as record volunteer numbers. Madagascar had 375 people in attendance. The cotton candy has been selling out before the movies start. Council liaison Edwin Pickle had yuestions for Kari, "is the screen larger than last year?" Kari reported that the screen is larger and the image on the screen is larger. The new projector allows for a larger image which allows for an earlier start time for the movie. Ben Allsup has been contracted for sound. - 32 The city of Paris covers insurance for Movies in the Park D. Economic Restructure - Britin. Britin attended the training meeting with Cheri in Denton. There were good points made about retaining and recruiting new businesses. The PEDC members are on board with how small businesses contribute to the PEDC. Fire Festival Info: Britin reported on the beginning of the fire festiva] planning. This will be a city wide event requiring lots of community involvement. There will be an email with future meeting dates. As of now, the potential date is the first of June with a "Fireman's Ball" on March 21 S'. Sally Wright is spearheading the ball. Next E.R. meeting will be held at 6:30 on Thursday at That Guys Coffee. E. HPC - Matt. There were no COA to approve and no one has applied for a faqade grant. Please get the word out that the fa~ade grant is available. Over 60K was raised at Dancing with the Stars. This will go ta the fagade of the Grand Theater. F. PDA - Kari. PDA is designing flags for all PDA meinbers to hang in their stores. They ran an ad on the back of the Dancing with the Stars program and filmed a commercial for Movies in the Park. PDA accepts all members who are interested in downtown. Cheri presented the first of five plaques for the downtown. They are solid brass and look wonderful. The first one is for "The Parisian Theatre" 1916. Five plaques cost around $1000. Vision/Mission Statement: Kari Daniel moved and Ashlea Mattoon seconded the approval of the revised statement prepared by Britin. Future Agenda Items: Discussing and setting up open meetings on services Main Street has to offer. Edwin reminded everyone to reapply for board positions if your term was expiring and to remember to vote in local elections. Meeting was adjourned at 5:16. Kari approved the motion and Britin seconded. Minutes prepared by Ashlea Mattoon Approved ~ Date: Co to ) ~ Matt Coyle, airman 33 Main Street Advisory Board Meeting July 19, 2011 City Council Chambers Members Present: Cheri Bedford Ashlea Mattoon Michael Cody Judge William Harris Britin Bostick Guests: Edwin Pickle Connie Beard Kari Daniel Dustin Lindsey Becky Semple Meeting called to order at 4:05 p.m. Ashlea Mattoon, secretary presided in the absence of Chairman, Matt Coyle. Ashlea welcomed new members Michael Cody and Judge William Harris. Cheri asked for them to give a brief introduction of themselves to the board. Meeting minutes for May 2011 (conected) and June 2011 approved. Managers Report: 10 Criteria for National Recognition Main Street City requests a copy of each committee work plan. Cheri brought copies of the previous committee work plans, and asked each committee to review this month and make necessary adjustments to be submitted along with the 10 Criteria at the first of August 2011. These plans were updated in May of 2010, with the exception of Economic Restructure, who updated in August 2010 Loss of business, Covington Credit- moved out on 35 & 39 Lamar Ave., Richard Dixon is beginning some fagade improvements to the building and will be requesting a Fagade Grant at next HPC meeting. Other fagade grants requested are Gary Waite, for 15- 1 S' SE/ 102 Lamar, New Businesses: Skinny Grill, on 136 Clarksville Street- Owner Kenya Edzards, Creative Candy Designs, 115 S. Main, owner Jennifer Bethea, Girls and Cake, 102 Clarksville, owner, Candace Mayer Randy Rader is inaking improvements to the fagade of 7 E. Plaza, and is working on replacing windows in the top portion of the building based on Texas Main Street Design Renderings. Randy is requesting a fagade grant at the next HPC meeting. 34 Grand theater asbestos abatement wil] have to be rebid due to the fact that the contract person hired sent fax that he would be giving up contract. Bids begin on July 25. Peristyle- behind schedule. Committee Reports: Organization report:- No Committee Report Design: Dustin Lindsey: Reported that they met after several months of being off and began to review their work plans. One goal was discussion of window treatment in vacant store fronts, and will something they will be pursuing. Promotion: Kari: Movies in the Park going well, raised PDA has raised $1200 in concessions. There are three more movies to show. One was a make-up from a rain out. People's choice is George of the Jungle or Wizard of Oz. Promotions committee is becoming more involved with the Pumpkin festival, and has new ideas. Pumpkin carving contest, new kids area, chili cook off, and possible placement of Matt's beer garden or the Vault. Wii Tournament planned for September l Oth, held at Modern Auto body- Cost is $20 per team/individual? Play station II already donated for prize by InParisTexas.com. Kari has purchased trophy. Economic Restructure: Britin: CAD f le of downtown parcels, worked with Justin Oliver from Engineering, Mapped out of use of downtown, Revamping work plan Next meeting on July 21, that guys coffee. HPC= No report PDA-Kari Daniel. With money from concessions stand at MiP is developing a grant incentive as well to assist business owners with restoration, as well as pay for grass on plaza. 25%grant/75%grass division-$1200 so far. Election of new officeYs Chairman, Matt Coyle Ashlea made inotion, Britin 2na -unanimous Vice Chairman, Britin Bostick Kari made motion, Ashlea seconded- Unanimous Secretary-Ashlea Mattoon Michael Cody made motion, Kari Seconded -Unanimous Organization Chair, Michael Cody, Kari made motion, Ashlea seconded-unanimous Future agenda Develop a few presentations about the benefits of Main Street public meeting. New organization committee will help to put this together. 35 Main Street Website: Bill Harris suggested a web hosting friend he knew. Taste of downtown with new businesses happening Santa's paws Dog dash Other items mentioned- Holiday in Paris Fundraiser Fanners market Meeting Thursday at 3 Meeting Adjourned at 4:35 p.m. Prepared by Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager Approved Ashlea M Date irnian 36