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Minutes Traffic Commission City of Paris The Traffic Commission met on Tuesday December 07, 2021 at 5:15 P.M. in the Municipal Courtroom with the following members present: 1. John Darst 2. Tony Clark 3. John Eyler 4. Lloyd Fry Absent: Wendell Moore, Michael Ellis, and Sandi Kear The city staff was represented by Asst. Chief Randy Tuttle. John Eyler called the meeting to order at 5:15pm. A quorum was established with four members present. Mr. Eyler then moved to item #2 regarding approval of minutes from October 05, 2021 meeting. Mr. Clark made a motion to approve the minutes and it was second by Mr. Darst. Motion passed 4-0. Mr. Eyler then moved to item #3 regarding discussion and possible action concerning installation of a temporary speed zone on NW Loop 286. Mr. Tuttle informed members that the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) had recently awarded a contract for road construction on the NW Loop and TXDOT had made a request that the speed limit in the construction area be lowered from 60 mph to 50 mph. TXDOT representative Austin Shatto informed members that TXDOT had awarded Highway 19 Construction the project to overlay the westbound lanes on NW Loop 286 from approximately Campbell Soup west to 19th NW (FM 79). Mr. Shatto said one lane will be overlaid while the other lane is left open for traffic with a_ barrier between lanes. Once one lane is -completed traffic will be rerouted to that lane and the other lane will be completed. Mr. Shatto estimated the project should take about eight to nine months to complete with work expected to begin around the end of December or first of January. Mr. Shatto stated the speed zone will be between N. Main (US 271) and 19th NW (FM 79). After discussion Mr. Darst made a motion to recommend council adopt an ordinance to temporarily lower the speed limit from 60 mph to 50 mph during this construction. A second was made by Mr. Fry and the motion passed 4-0.