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Date: 06.29.2020
1. Call to Order: Ranada Jack
Time: 12:05 p.m.
Diane Martinez, Phyllis Wall, Ranada Jack, Carol Terrell, Tonya Keesee, Jordan Dunlap, Tori Huddleston
and Melinda Brown were in attendance.
Introductions: Diane Martinez introduced Rosa Campos of Kari's Boutique. Mrs. Campos has applied for
a fagade grant on today's agenda.
2. Board Minutes: March
Motion: Tonya Kessee made a motion to approve the March 4, 2020, minutes
2nd: Jordan Dunlap
Vote: approved 6-0
3. Committees:
1. 2nd Saturday: Phyllis Wall reported on July 11, 2020, 2nd Saturday. The Salvation Army is
the monthly business sponsor, and they will do a Christmas in July themed event.
Tori Huddleston, Fair Theater director, shared a few August 2020 events that have
shown an interest in booking the theater.
Tori shared the Ranch Rodeo will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2020, but there will be
no parade.
2. Welcome Committee
Tori Huddleston introduced bord member, Diane Martinez, to share her idea of
delivering a gift bag to new downtown businesses.
Motion: Tonya Kessee made the motion to approve the development of a new
business welcome committee with Diane Martinez utilizing the Main Street Board to
deliver the gift bags to new businesses.
2nd: Carol Terrell
Vote: approved 6-0
b. Design
1. Fagade Grants
Business: Kari's Boutique
Motion: Carol Terrell moved to approve a 1,500.00 Main Street fagade grant to Kari's
Boutique, 120 E. 5t" Street.
2nd: Diane Martinez
Vote: approved 6-0
Business: Masonic Lodge
Motion: Tonya Kessee moved to approve a 900.00 Main Street fagade grant with a cap
at 1,500.00 with receipts to the Masonic lodge, 500 Ash Street.
2nd: Carol Terrell
Vote: approved 6-0
Motion: Jordan Dunlap moved to extend the Main Street fagade grant filing deadline to
September 1, 2020, to allow for the remaining grant monies to be utilized in the current
budget year.
2nd: Diane Martinez
Vote: Approved 6-0
c. Economic Restructuring
Tori Huddleston shared that board member, Janice Payne, has shown an interest in defining
the specific data of the buildings in downtown. She will work on this endeavor from home at
this time.
d. Organization
1. Review of Strategic Planning: Melinda Brown, Main street Director, gave an overview
of the strategic goals set at the March 4, 2020, planning meeting.
a. Imaging, messaging, branding
b. Dining and entertainment
2. Strategic Goals -Review:
Ranada Jack, the president, asked for ideas and interest in the two strategic goals that
came from our time planning. Tonya Keesee shared her enthusiasm to work on Strategic
Goal A, imaging, messaging, branding, and Carol Terrell likewise on Strategic Goal B,
dining and entertainment. The board shared ideas and vision.
Motion: Jordan Dunlap moved to approve the leadership of Tonya Kessee, Strategic
Goal A, and Carol Terrell, Strategic Goal B, as the board continues through the process
of implementation.
2nd: Phyllis Wall
Vote: approved 6-0
3. Downtown Business Outreach
Melinda Brown shared that the City wants to encourage Main Street and the Plainview
Downtown Association to continue to reach out and build relationships with downtown
businesses.
Adjourn:
Time: 1:11 p.m.
Announcements: Tonya Keesee shared that Small business Saturday will be Saturday, November 28, 2020,
and there is a deadline for participating. She asked that the board think of ideas of how best to promote
Plainview on this day.