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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />August 29, 2022 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special joint session at 5:00 p.m. on <br />Monday, August 29, 2022, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor: Paula Portugal <br />Mayor Pro -Tem: Reginald Hughes <br />Council Members: Shatara Moore; Gary Savage; Mihir Pankaj; Linda <br />Knox; and Clayton Pilgrim. <br />Lamar County Honorable Brandon Bell; Alan Skidmore; Ronnie <br />Commissioner's Bass; and Kevin Anderson. <br />Court: <br />City Staff: Grayson Path, City Manager; Robert Vine, <br />Assistant City Manager; Stephanie Harris, City <br />Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, <br />Finance Director; Andrew Mack, Planning Director; <br />and Russell Thrasher, EMS Chief. <br />Absent: Lamar County Lonnie Layton <br />Commissioner: <br />Opening, Agenda <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Honorable Brandon Bell called the Commissioner's Court to meeting to order at 5:01 <br />p.m. Mayor Portugal called the City Council meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. Citizens' forum. <br />No one spoke during citizens' forum. <br />3. Discuss a potential partnership with Lamar County for the purpose of establishing a joint <br />Fuel Farm. <br />City Manager Grayson Path said the County requested this meeting so he would turn it <br />over to them. Commissioner Bass said each of them had been presented with a packet of <br />information regarding the tanks and testing, as well as fuel prices. He said they had been <br />cleaning up the property; the plan was to secure the property with fencing and monitoring, as <br />well as save on fuel costs for both entities. Judge Bell asked that the comment on tank four be <br />clarified. Commissioner Bass said tank four had a leak because the top was cracked and that <br />