BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Regular Board Meeting SpemleI,22-MNUTES STATE OF TEXAS- COUNTY, OF MONTAGUE CITY OF BOWIE Presiding: Members: Guest: OLD Business On this 12th day of September, 2024 the Community Development Board of Directors convened forar regular board meeting. Jamie Rodden Debbie Halbrook, Sylvia Henning, Mildred McCraw, Donna Ballew, Vickie Howard Executive Director: Cindy Roller City Liaison: Mayor Gaylynn Burris Pat (Vickie and Mildred's neighbor) Meeting was called to order by Board President Jamie Rodden at! 5:29 p.m. 1. Previous meeting minutes for August 8, 2024, were motioned fora approval by Sylvia Henning and: seconded by Vickie Howard. No opposed motion passed. A reminder about Hanging of the Greens on Saturday, November 16 at10a.m. 2. Board was presented: application by Rustic Rose for painting, brick work forl herl location at: 2181 North Mason Street, downtown Bowie, Texas. Donna Ballew motioned: in favora and Debbie Halbrook: seconded into passing. 3. Cindy Roller gave an update on the current funds fort the façade improvement grants as the fiscal yeari is rapidly coming toa a close on thel budget. Grants for this fiscal yeari included 11 locations for at total of $23,938 of the $35,000. 4. The Fall" Travel Information Center blitz for Texas Lakes' Trail Region went well with stops in Grapevine, Wichita Falls, Gainesville, Denison, Paris, Texarkana, Waskom and even a detour intol Louisiana in the one overnight stay trip.) Roller is making sure all publications for Montague County and Bowie are updated and that all newi information is appropriately: approved by' Texas Department of Transportation. Cindy Roller and Debbie Halbrook represented at the Can You) Digl It presentation at Gainesville on Friday, September 6. Wel had a great turnout of visitors as we promoted Chicken: and Bread Days. Then we turned around and didi ita again at the Denison Travel Center: 30th anniversary. They were very welcoming asi it was a great outdoor experience. Our Bowie Knife cookies, Chicken paddle vintage toy, and 5. Red River Valley" Tourism Hwy 82/287 Yard Sale recapi included beingi involved with Second Monday Trade Days. We also promoted this with other members of RRVTA: att the Gainesville Travel Center event on September 6. 1. Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival planning continues including planning of downtown cleanup dates in September. Along with remembering to makes sure everyone downtown. knows not to park overnight in the area oft the event grounds. They signage seems tol help. TFI has been asked to remove their extra vehicles from Smythe Street. Entertainment, Stage/Sound, Inflatables, and Restrooms havel been reserved. Car Showi information is also being finalized. Donnai reports there are 536 earlye entries. We are) providing Bowie promotions for the 1001 bags for registered car show entries. Marty Elmore reports that the fiddlers arel looking forward to the competition. Wel have also created egg-shaped Chicken: and Bread Days stickers for their participants toj put on theiri instrument cases. Vendor fees were agreed to stay att the same: rate with nearly 40 already registered to participate. Roller is working with Electric Department for placing electric panels forf food trucks. Stony willl be bringing street sweeper for those: streets. Waste Connectionsi isl bringing extra polycarts for us for debris. Work on Wise! Street flower beds has been discussed. 2. Harvest Sip & Strolli is setf for Friday, October 4 downtown Bowie, Texas. Stark family horse-drawn carriage rides and new R&K Sound willl have: a photobooth on Mason Street byl ReBoot. We willl be doing a falll harvest store front decorating contest again. Please look fora a special album on Facebook for voting. Jamie Rodden has secured us some square hay bales for decorating. Need tol know when to undecorate hay bales following the event. 3. Chicken and Bread Days Bass' Tournament awardsl havel been secured as well as new: scales, borrowed sink from electric department. Nol luck so far with food truck: since iti is Second Monday Trade Days.) Joe Barnhill hasl helped obtain sponsorships and promos from Bass Champs. Bass' Tournament is being setf for Saturday, October 12 with inclusion of Kidsf fish (from bank contest fort those 17; years and younger) and no hourly awards this year. Water Department has 4. Texas Downtown Conference is going tol bel Monday Wednesday October 28-30, 2024, in Abilene, Texas. Need to work on Anice Read Silent Auction donation from Bowie, Texas. Wel have also been in discussion on thel Downtown Revitalization Grant for Smythe Street and the details involved: fori improvements. Roller willl have al rescheduled zoom tiny Bowiel knife cards were thel biggest hits. NEW Business offered to mow Selmal Park and Parks Department hasl been repairing thél boat dock. with' Texas' Travel forTexas' Tourism Friendly Certification: status on October 10, 2024. Adjournment ATTEST: iladun Chaiperson Jamie Rodden adjourned the meeting at 6:04 p.m. Executive CR Director Cindy Roller