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Regular Council Meeting June 14, 2021 Page 2 made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Savage. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Approve minutes from the meeting on May 24, 2021. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions: a. Airport Advisory Board (2-25-2021) b. Housing Authority of the City of Paris (4-20-2021) c. Board of Adjustment (5-4-2021) d. Traffic Commission (12-1-2020) e. Planning & Zoning Commission (5-3-2021) f. Main Street Advisory Board (5-11-2021) Re ular Agenda 7. Discuss and act on a Resolution changing the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. Park to the Joan Mathis Park. City Manager Grayson Path said at the last meeting a citizen requested that the name of Johnson Park be changed to Joan Mathis Park, and that Council Member Stone requested that the item be placed on this agenda. Mr. Path said research reflected that the name of the park was changed from Johnson Park to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in 1989. Council Member Stone said the park was in her district and she was under the assumption it was Johnson Park. She also said that Joan Mathis was a wonderful person but she did not think they should change the name of this park, because Martin Luther King, Jr. had done so much for so many. Council Member Stone suggested they look at 10th Street Park to Joan Mathis Park and that a marker be placed at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park reflecting the name of the park. She said she would like to table this item to allow her time to meet with her constituents. Council Member Savage agreed with Council Member Stone, in that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man and he had done a lot but that he had a street in Paris named after him and a lot of other things named after him. Council Member Savage said Ms. Mathis had done a lot for the people in community, that she lived down the street from this park, and this would be a great area and honor to Ms. Mathis and people in Paris. Council Member Stone said there were a lot of great people in Paris, but did not feel like they should take Dr. ML King's name from the park and she would like to get a monument there. Council Member Hughes said most of the citizens he spoke with did not know that it was MLK Park, and questioned why it was not marked. He also said when everyone found out the name, that no one opposed it being change to the Joan Mathis Park, and he was not opposed to changing it. He said Ms. Mathis is worthy of this honor and that the park was directly on the