Main Street Alliance

MAIN STREET ALLIANCE RESCHEDULED Monday, January 22, 2024 – 5:00 PM 109 North Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas 75457 Our mission: to provide effective and fiscally responsible municipal services in a manner which promotes our high standard of community life. MINUTES Call to Order and announce a quorum is present President Taylor called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m. and announced a quorum present. PRESENT Board Chair Ketrell Taylor Board Secretary Gay Travis Board Member Crystal Copeland Board Member Bonnie McAllister Board Vice Chair Pam Barnard City Secretary Kathy Lovier ABSENT: Board Member Morgan Hyman VISITORS: Brad Hyman, Mayor, Theresa Brown Chamber of Commerce, Ginger Trampus Community Events Committee Consent Agenda 1. Minutes 11/20/2023 November and December, 2023 financials Motion made by Board Secretary Travis, Seconded by Board Member McAllister. Voting Yea: Board Chair Taylor, Board Secretary Travis, Board Member Copeland, Board Member McAllister, Board Vice Chair Barnard Discussion Items (no action will be taken) Training slides for accredidation and evaluation The board reviewed the attached slides prior to the meeting and all agreed we would later watch the video presentation.  Farmers Market will be moved to Thursday evening 5 pm to 8pm, May through July (if participants want to continue the board is completely okay with that), down to the new property behind Alliance Bank. We will be chargig a booth fee this year. We are moving forward with the metal canopy over the top. Electricity and lighting are already complete. Spring Event- Totally Eclipsed. President Taylor addressed the ever evolving event reporting there will be concerts in the park Friday and Satuday night, Franklin County Sheriff's Posse will be doing a Saturday evening ranch hand invitational rodeo with a chili cook-off from the local ISD Ag Departments, chili will be sold at the rodeo, cruise Mt Vernon is evolving into discover Mt Vernon due to the possibility of congested roadways, downtown on the square all day Saturday will be vendors, in the park will be food trucks and bounce houses, possibly the splash pad can be opened as well. Every committee in town is really pulling together to pull this event off. The Self Assessment Reporting is due in one week. City Secretary will complete what information can be sent in. Committee Reports No reports Manager Update The new Main Street page will be up shortly on the City's website. Adjournment Motion made by Board Secretary Travis to close the meeting at 6:10 p.m., Seconded by Board Member McAllister. Voting Yea: Board Chair Taylor, Board Secretary Travis, Board Member Copeland, Board Member McAllister, Board Vice Chair Barnard ___/s/ Ketrell Taylor_____________ Ketrell Taylor - President ATTEST __/s/ Kathy Lovier ________ Kathy Lovier - City Secretary