03/10/2015 AGENDAPARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Community Room at Depot
1125 Bonham Street
MONTHLY MEETING
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
3:30 O'CLOCK P.M.
A G E N D A
1. Call meeting to order— Stephen Grubbs, Chair
2. Citizens' Input
(Persons desiring to address the Paris EDC Board must limit their presentation to no more than
two minutes. Unless an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the
Board from responding to any comments other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an
existing policy, or to a staff person with specific factual information. Claims against the Paris
EDC, Board Members or employees are not appropriate for citizens' input.)
3. Discuss and possibly take action on continuing Citizens' Input item, above, for
future Agenda items.
4. Approval of minutes from the February 10, 2015 regular meeting and February 18,
2015 called meeting
5. Approval of [January 2015and February 2015] financials
6. Interim Executive Director's Report:
• Status of the Texas Workforce Commission High Demand Job Training
Program through Workforce Solutions of Northeast Texas grant application.
• Status of WorkKeys® assessment for Certified Work Ready Communities
Initiative.
• Update on Lamar County Days in Austin, April 7, 8 & 9, 2015.
• Report on TEDC's Legislative Conference that was held in Austin,
February 24 -26, 2015.
• Status of 2014 Tax Abatement and Incentive Agreement Compliance.
7. Discuss and possibly take action on invoice for audit services of FY 2013 -14 by
McClanahan & Holmes, LLP, CPAs in the amount of $7,250.00
8. Discuss and possibly take action on proposed website changes by James Wallace of
Jazzy Frog Interactive.
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9. Discuss and possibly take action on methodology confirming number of jobs
created and /or retained for current and future incentive agreements.
10. Discuss and possibly take action on proposed amendment(s) to the Paris EDC
Bylaws pertaining to authorization process of entering into a contract agreement.
11. Discuss and possibly take action on invoice(s) for legal services from Jeff Moore,
Attorney, Brown & Hofineister, LLP and /or A.W. Clem, Legal Counsel, The Moore
Law Firm.
12. Discuss and possibly take action to re- schedule April 2015 Board meeting date from
April 14 to April 1 st or 2nd due to Lamar County Days event occurs the week prior to
the 2nd Tuesday in April.
13. Convene into Executive Session:
a) Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and
deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
b) 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.
14. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on item(s) discussed in
Executive Session.
15. Adj ourn.
POSTED: Friday, March 6, 2015 at JO = �S Ofk City Hall Bulletin Board
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Conflict of Interest:
The Paris EDC Voting and Ex- Officio members should read all items of the above
Agenda to confirm that he /she doesn't have a conflict of interest with any of the items
for discussion and /or action.