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364 City Attorney Scott Foster read the resolution. Boardmember Dick Amis made a motion, seconded by Boardmember Leon Williams that this resolution be adopted, and the Board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution. President Fendley stated the next item on the agenda was approving the Annual Budget for fiscal year 199811999. He said that this item would be tabled because some of the items are uncertain at this time in connection with the Annual Budget for the upcoming year. Mr. Fendley said that the Board should be able to act on this budget by the July 1 requirement. He said that there would probably be a special called meeting to discuss and act on the annual budget. He called for questions and there were none. President Fendley stated that the next agenda item had been discussed at the May meeting. He asked Mr. Vest to review this information. Mr. Vest discussed the qualifications report on Zephyr Environmental Corporation, and he requested approval of the resolution opposing the clean air strategy as announced by the T.N.R.C.C. and authorizing membership in the Texas Air Quality Coalition. Resolution No. 98-007, opposing the clean air strategy as announced by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission including Lamar County in the 62 miles volatile organic compound control area or the 124 mile nitrogen oxide control area as proposed by TNRCC by supporting the Texas Air Quality Coalition and authorizing membership in the same. PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RESOLUTION NO. 98~007 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Paris Economic Development Corporation is concerned with the economic development and well being of the City of Paris as a rural/industrial environment of Northeast Texas; and, WHEREAS, the proposed clean air strategy of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) would be extremely detrimental to the economic development of the City of Paris, the County of Lamar, and all of Northeast Texas; and, WHEREAS, the Northeast Texas area is a separate and independent region from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area; and, WHEREAS, the Northeast Texas area is not a contributor to neither the VOC nor the NOx conditions of the Dallas/Ft. Worth region; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris, the County of Lamar, and the Northeast Texas region are agreeable to voluntary compliance and restraints on air emissions to maintain our clean air position and 100% attainment status; and, WHEREAS, the potential impact of this proposal is much greater on the Northeast Texas region as a rural/industrial environment; WHEREAS, it is deemed appropriate that the Paris Economic Development Corporation oppose inclusion of the City of Paris, the County of Lamar, and the Northeast Texas region into the sixty-two (62) mile VOC control area or the one hundred twenty-four (124) mile NOx control area as proposed by TNRCC; and,