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Regular Council Meeting January 27, 2020 Page 5 24. Discuss creation of a Panhandling Ordinance, and provide direction to staff. Mayor Clifford said City Council had given instructions to the city attorney to review this and she would brief them tonight. Ms. Harris said she had researched the issue at length and citing case law, she advised that they could not have an out -right ban on panhandling. Ms. Harris said it might be possible to enact an ordinance regulating certain areas for public safety. She said prior to that, the City should develop a strong factual record demonstrating the nature of the threat to public safety, the locations where threats exist and but the threats must be sufficient to warrant regulation. Ms. Harris also said the City should then cite this factual record within the ordinance itself. Mayor Clifford said the City had ordinances in place to deal with littering and things of that nature. Council Member Pilgrim said he would be in favor of tabling this item, and was glad they heard from both sides. Mayor Clifford inquired if Council wanted staff to begin compiling factual data. Council Member Portugal said she had talked to homeowners in that area they were discussing, and she was told they had not felt threatened. Council Member Pilgrim agreed that the staff should begin compiling factual data. Chief Hundley said it would take some time to compile the data, because of the way the calls were identified in dispatch. He said they could begin doing this. Ms. Harris said until data is compiled they would not really know the scope of the problem. It was a consensus of the City Council that the police department begin compiling factual data. 25. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2020-003: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT TO NELSON AND TANNA STOLL D/B/A COUNTRYSIDE DISPOSAL, LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Janice Ellis said this company had been doing business in Lamar and Red River Counties for about ten years, and wanted to expand their business to Paris. She said their paperwork was in order, and recommended approval. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 26. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2020-004: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN SECTION 31-65(B) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS STOPPING NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHURCH STREET AND SHERMAN STREET; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING