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Minutes Traffic Commission City of Paris The Traffic Commission met on Tuesday October 05, 2021 at 5:15 P.M. in the City Council Chambers 107 E. Kaufman with the following members present: 1. John Darst 2. Wendell Moore (arrived at 5:18) 3. John Eyler 4. Sandi Kear 5. Michael "Mickey" Ellis 6. Tony Clark 7. Lloyd Fry Absent: None The city staff was represented by Asst. Chief Randy Tuttle. Chairperson John Eyler called the meeting to order at 5:15pm. A quorum was established with six members present. Mr. Moore arrived at 5:18pm. Sandi Kear was introduced to members as a new member of the board prior to beginning of the meeting. Her term expires June 30, 2024. Mr. Eyler then moved to item #2 regarding approval of minutes from June 01, 2021 meeting. Mr. Darst made a motion to approve the minutes and it was second by Mr. Clark. Motion passed 6-0. At 5:16pm Mr. Eyler called for a recess until 5:30pm. At 5:30pm Mr. Eyler called the Traffic Commission to order. At 5:31 pm. Mayor Portugal then called the Main Street Advisory Board and City Council to order for a joint session meeting. Mr. Eyler then moved to item #3 regarding citizen input of agenda item #4 concerning the downtown traffic plan. No one spoke during the citizen input. Mr. Eyler then moved to item #4 regarding presentation, discussion, and possible action concerning the downtown traffic plan. City Planner Andrew Mack made a presentation outlining the plan to do a temporary study by placing traffic lights in the downtown area on flashing red and installing stop signs at those intersections. Mr. Mack informed all that the Toole Design Group Downtown Vision Plan recommended stop signs be placed in the downtown area to replace traffic signals. Working with Texas Department of Transportation, Mr. Mack