1999-084-ANTI-DRUG-ABUSE ACT OF 1988 PROVIDES FUNDS TO TNCP

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City Coun\...... 'Meeting September 16, 1998 Page 4 Gene Anderson, Director of Finance, advised the Capital Outlay is spread out between various funds, and said he could work up a breakdown for that, for example, a grant applications of approximately 2.4 million dollars bad been included in the budget, but, after submitting the budget, he does not think the city is going to get the grant; so it will be removed from the budget. Mr. Anderson said dIe bond payments is $3,318,000.00; and does not include anything proposed. City Manager Malone explained dlat the proposed Certificate of Obligation Bonds is not a part of die budget, but is part of die commentary on the budget in that different members of the COllncil had expressed a desire for drainage and street projects, which is extremely expensive, and it would Inke a bond issue to do these projects. On die request of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Anderson advised dlat tllC indebtness of General Obligation is less than five million dollars, and the Water and Sewer Fund debt is approximately thirty million dollars. Mr. Wilson said that the issuauce of Certificate of Obligation Bonds is expedient, and it is a lot meaper, but it also provides an opportunity for the Council to pick and choose pet projects, and may not be what the citizens really want. Mr. Wilson felt the people should have an opportunity to pick and choose what they want. Mack Ross, 3475 Reno Drive, came fonvard telling the Council tllat the City of Paris has a very nice fire station on North Main, and he would liI{e to see the city utilize that fire station to it's fullest by going a block north spending the money set up for dIe new fire stations by extending Martin Luther King Dr, and by doing that, the city could better utilize the new fire station. Mr. Ross said you could serve all the areas in that part of town plus tlle new areas on Highway 1.95. Mr. Ross said the new fire stations could be place in next years budget. Jackie Abobrook, Route 1, Box -117, P:lIis, Tex1ls, came fonvard sl:lting that she owns propeliy .in the City of Paris and pay laxes. Ms. Abobl'ook said in looking at the department heads in the City of Paris, she believes dl:itthey will give tllC City Council a budget that is realistic, and hopefully not inflated. Ms. Alsobrook pointed out the fact that the Library Advisory Board allpeared before tlle Lamar County Commissioners Couri to make them aware of the I:lctlhat more and mOl'e people in the county were utilizing the P:lIis Public Libmry, and asked for their' he/p. but they could not come to an agr'eement, or funding from Lamar,County. Ms. A/sobJ'Ook pointed out that this is something that the City Council needs to look at. City Manager' Malone indicated that he proposed to reduce the total bndget by 2.4 million dollar'S by taking out fnnd eleven. a capital projectlillld wller'e thel'e was one million dollars in Water Distlibntion, and 1.4 million doll:lI'S in Sewer Maintenance for capital projects 10 be funded hy gl~lJIt applic:llions through the USDA. City Manager Malone said' the city has since heen infonned that the Illoney will nol he available to the city, so it is proposed that it he "