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Regular Council Meeting June 27, 2022 Page 6 WEEK RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Assistant City Manager Robert Vine said at the May 23, 2022 City Council meeting, the City Council authorized amendments to the Code of Ordinances which transitioned the City Sanitation from twice a week pickup to once a week pickup. He explained those changes authorized up to twelve bags of trash per pickup, per week. Mr. Vine explained that on June 13, 2022, it was brought to the attention of the City Manager that the City inadvertently and unintentionally failed to take into the account the fact that under the old ordinance, each residence had been able to set out an additional six bags of trash on bulk pickup days in lieu of a bulk item. He said this amendment to the Code would make it eighteen bags, which could be trash and/or brush. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes and Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 19. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2022-041: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 7.03, "SMOKING," TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES IN PUBLIC PLACES AND TO PROVIDE FOR A VARIANCE PROCEDURE FOR SEMI -ENCLOSED AREAS OF PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS RELATED OT THE SAME; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said this item was carried over from the last meeting with two additional amendments. She said the first amendment was to include a variance procedure for smoking in semi -enclosed areas and the second amendment was to prohibit electronic cigarettes and vaping in public places. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Knox and seconded by Council Member Savage. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member Pilgrim casting the dissenting vote. 20. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2022-046: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AND EMERALD HOSPITALITY, LLC; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Portugal said that Council Member Pankaj had asked to be recused from this item, because he had a conflict. A Motion to recuse Council Member Pankaj was made by Mayor Pro-