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771F, =_6 December 12, 2022 Page 10 29® Discuss and act ®n an agreement with Vyve to provide internet services for the City of Paris. IT Manager Celso Arrieta said the City currently utilizes a point-to-point system, which is an antenna system to connect different buildings to the network and to the internet. He explained that this particular system had challenges because the bandwidth was shared with other users outside of the City's network and antennas could be inconsistent and/or fail prompting replacement and additional costs. Mr. Arrieta said City Council recently approved entering into agreements with Claro to upgrade the City's network and telecommunications systems, and in order to support the implementation of these two solutions it was vital to have access to a reliable and robust internet service. He said staff recommended option one, which was to approve the agreement between the Cfty and Vyve. A Motion to approve option one, an agreement between the City and Vyve was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, .5 ayes — 0 nays. 30Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2022-090: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,,, ADOPTING REVISIONS.. TO THE CITY'S HOME RULE CHARTER JN CONFORMANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 2022-084 AND: ORDINANCE NO.- 2022-085; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS RELATED TO' THE SAME;,, PROVIDING' A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY, CLAUSE, . A,� PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager Grayson Path said approval of the Ordinance before them was the final step in the Charter Amendment process. Mr. Path said this Ordinance was essentially a clean-up provision as some Charter sections had been deleted and others had been added. A Motion to approve this itern was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 31. Convene into executive session pursuant to Texas Local Government Code pursuant to: Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.