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Regular Council Meeting February 25, 2019 Page 3 WHICH BECOMES MANDATORY FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BY 2021; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Regular Agenda 16. Confirm appointment of the new fire chief for the City of Paris. City Manager John Godwin introduced Mike Vogel, and explained there had been an extensive selection process, six candidates were interviewed, and two finalists were selected. Mr. Godwin said that he had offered the job to Mike Vogel, who was currently a deputy chief in Arlington, Texas. He also said that if confirmed by the City Council, Mr. Vogel was scheduled to begin work on April 1. A Motion to confirm the appointment was made by Council Member Portugal and seconded by Council Members Knox and Trenado. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss and possibly act on a petition by Church Street residents, to be presented by a delegation led by Randy Hider to restore the green space between the sidewalk and the street. Mayor Clifford said several months ago the City Council heard about a petition that was being circulated in opposition of having green space between the sidewalks and street on the Church Street Project. Mayor Clifford said after hearing from the people, Council voted to remove the grassy strip. He said today Randy Hider wanted to present a new petition to the City Council. Randy Hider presented to City Council a petition of twenty property owners on Church Street who were requesting the grassy strip remain. Mayor Clifford asked those in support to please stand, which resulted in approximately twenty people. Mr. Hider said he initially signed the petition that was circulated but had since learned that the utilities would not be located underground, and that was his primary reason for wanting the grassy strip to remain. He depicted photographs and said the green space was historically appropriate and Church Street was a historic neighborhood. Mayor Clifford said since this was a little unusual because residents were asking Council to change their minds about something that they wanted a few months earlier. Mayor Clifford said he wanted to get input from each Council Member. Council Member Portugal said since so many residents wanted this changed back, she was fine with it. Randy Hider said there were a few other Church Street residents who wanted to speak. Mike Lazar, 913 South Church Street, he said was in favor of this because he was opposed to having commercial sidewalks in a historic neighborhood. Michael King, 801 South Church Street, he said agreed with Randy and expressed concerned about curbs being broken from people parking on sidewalks. Brad Bedford, 624 South Church Street, he said he wanted the grassy strip to remain because he saw it as a safety issue with no buffer between the sidewalk and street. Council Member Pilgrim said he was for what