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Regular Council Meeting September 25, 2017 Page 3 Council Member Portugal wanted to know if KC would be using local vendors and Mr. Aspaugh said that was their plan. Mayor Clifford asked if approved would KC's investment be in Paris or would there be other decisions to be made. Mr. Aspaugh said there were other decisions to be made. On behalf of the City, Mayor Clifford expressed appreciation to Kimberly-Clark for considering the investment in Paris. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Trenado and seconded by Mayor Clifford. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 12. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2017-040: 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 ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS STOPPING EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF 7 T1 STREET NE AND EAST WILLIAMS STREET; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Assistant Chief of Police Randy Tuttle explained there were currently no traffic control devices at this intersection, and that the Traffic Commission recommended these stop signs. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Members Drake and Portugal. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 13. Discuss and act on budget amendments to Paris Economic Development's Budget FY 2016-17. City Manager John Godwin explained these were the annual amendments, similar to what the City did. He said Mr. Paris was at the meeting to answer any questions. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Members Drake and Knox. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Discuss and adopt an Economic Development Program to ensure predictability and continuity of economic development efforts regardless of the November Election outcome. Mr. Godwin said he had given Council the same information in their packets tonight that he had given them two weeks ago, with the exception of a change to the conflict of interest paragraph. He explained that whichever side one falls on with regard to this, there will be election in November and the City needed to have a plan in place. Mr. Godwin asked the Council to let him know if they had any changes to the proposed plan (see attached).