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Regular Council Meeting June 22, 2020 Page 7 the consultant with regard to the construction of a new treatment plan and the debt service, and the recommendation of approving scenario one. Council Member Portugal said water and wastewater had to pay for itself, and they needed to keep the bond rating. She said she supported scenario one. Council Member Pilgrim said the City did not want TCEQ coming in and taking over, and that he supported scenario one. Council Member Stone and Mayor Clifford also expressed support for scenario one, citing it was necessary and provided a long-term benefit. A Motion to approve scenario one as presented in the study was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 20. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2020-0223: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, EXTENDING THE MAYOR'S DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND ORDER DATED MARCH 19, 2020, AS EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2020-011 AND BY ORDINANCE NOS. 2020-014 AND 2020-017, FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Hughes and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 21. Receive and discuss report from Chief Hundley regarding police call volume at local hotels in the City of Paris, Texas, in relation to creating a safe zone. Chief Hundley reported that the police department had been doing more security checks, calls for service were down, and the number of arrests was about the same. He said he believed they were on the right track, citing working with management at the local hotels and without the need of another ordinance. 22. Announcement of Chief Bob Hundley's retirement and Assistant Chief Tuttle's assignment as Interim Police Chief. City Manager Grayson Path announced that after forty-five years of service, Chief Hundley would be retiring on July 2. Chief Hundley said it had been a great honor and privilege serving the City of Paris. Mr. Path announced that Assistant Chief Randy Tuttle would be stepping up to serve as Interim Police Chief. Mr. Path said he planned to start the process of permanently filling the position, once he had filled the positions of public works director and fire chief 23. Discuss and act on the selection process for filling the vacant seat of City Council District Three. City Clerk Janice Ellis explained that in order to move forward with selecting a person to serve as the City Council District Three Council Member, it was necessary to decide on a