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Regular Council Meeting July 24, 2017 Page 3 AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -022 REGARDING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,898.55 FROM THE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT DIVISION OF THE GOVERNOR, FOR A CITY OF PARIS — DIVE TEM PROJECT (NO. 3042901), TO CHANGE THE DESIGNEE OF GRANTEE'S AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Regular Agenda 11. Conduct the second public hearing on a petition for disannexation filed by Jason and Whitney Boehlar for a 6.941 acre tract of land out of the John W. Williams Survey, Abstract No. 1001 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, known as 6055 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. Mayor Clifford opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support or opposition to this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Clifford closed the public hearing. 12. Receive citizen input on ballot for the November 7, 2017 election to abolish the economic development sales tax and to adopt a street maintenance sales tax. Mayor Clifford opened the discussion and said he would like to consider limiting people to two minutes, because they had a lot of people at the meeting. He further said if they did not have a lot of people who wanted to speak, they could allow more time. Michael Paris, PEDC Executive Director, asked the Council to pause this process because at the June 26 meeting there was discussion about options of 4A/4B but that was not considered. Mr. Paris outlined the reason a 4A was formed and then said 4A could fund some 4B projects but those specific projects would have to go to an election. Mr. Paris said the PEDC did not have goals listed on their web -site, nor did the City of Paris. He questioned how they could ask the voters where they were going when the entities did not know where they were going. Mr. Paris asked City Council to consider hiring a consultant and form a committee in order to decide when the community was ready to move forward. Linda Vandiver, 540 NE 21St Street, she asked the City Council to consider changing PEDC to a Type B Corporation. She cited the number of restaurants and businesses that had closed in Paris within the last ten years. Chris Bailey, plant manager for Turner Industries, said Turner was in Paris as a result of PEDC. Mr. Bailey said he supported Michael Paris and PEDC. Jim Bell, 7020 SE 39"', he said everyone had one common cause and that was to grow the community. Mr. Bell said he was against this because Paris had to have growth and jobs. He also said he thought it was important as to how PEDC was restructured, but this was not the way.