11/19/2013 AGENDAPARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Community Room at Depot
1125 Bonham Street
RESCHEDULED MONTHLY MEETING
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
3:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
A G E N D A
1) Call meeting to order— Rebecca Clifford, Chair
2) Swear in New Board Member – Janice Ellis, City Clerk
3) Election of Vice Chair for the Paris EDC Board.
4) Approval of minutes from the October 8, 2013 regular meeting and November 6,
2013 called meeting.
5) Approval of [September 2013 and October 2013] financials.
6) Item(s) from Chairperson:
• Recap of Industrial Appreciation Week for 2013.
• Update on reimbursement from Project Jewel (Triton).
7) Director's Report
8) Discuss and act on the search for and hiring of a Deputy Director of PEDC. –
David Turner
9) Discuss and take action regarding the Program of Work for FY 2013 -14 and funding
of same. – Steve Gilbert
10) Discuss and take action on proposed contract for Paris EDC email service space
with Rackspace. – Steve Gilbert
11) Discuss and take action on proposed operating policies and procedures for the Paris
EDC as recommended by the Committee – Bruce Carr & Vicki Ballard
12) Discuss and take action on committee report to review the PEDC operating budget
and revised chart of accounts - Bruce Carr & David Turner
13) Discuss and take action on the proposed revision(s) to the current Tax Abatement
Criteria as instructed by the Paris City Council at its June 24, 2013 meeting. –
Steve Gilbert
Paris EDC Board Meeting Agenda
November 19, 2013
14) Convene into Executive Session:
1. Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and
deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
2. Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to discuss or
deliberate: 1) commercial or financial information that the governmental body
has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have
locate, stay or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and
with which the governmental body is conducting economic development
negotiations; or 2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a
business prospect.
15) Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on item(s) discussed in
Executive Session.
16) Adjourn.
POSTED: F 'day, November 15, 20J3 at ,' i0 , City Hall Bulletin Board
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