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Regular Council Meeting December 12, 2022 Page 4 Mayor Portugal said she would like to move item 23 up, if agreeable with Council. A Motion to move item 23 up was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 23. Receive presentation about the Downtown Stop Sign Study. City Manager Grayson Path said TxDOT was at this meeting and he appreciated them and staff for working hard on this controversial item. Mr. Path said City Planner Andrew Mack and Cheri Bedford would give them a presentation about the study. Main Street Coordinator Cheri Bedford explained that the scope of the 90 -day stop sign study was a Public Awareness Campaign. She said it was a partial test of Toole Downtown Plan recommendations to convert one-way streets to two-way streets, which was not doable due to the installation of ADA features on the lights and at the crosswalks downtown. Ms. Bedford said the slogan was Stop -Look -Be Safe. Planning Director Andrew Mack reviewed the cost of the study of $16,000;00 being the only monetary cost which was for temporary portable" stop signs. He said the brochure work was provided at no cost through the Chamber and estimated, donated labor hours was 20 hours by the Chamber, 30 hours by TxDOT and 70 hours by the City. Mr. Mack said copies of the survey were available for, public review and the next steps were to continue to works with TxDOT to explore short4erm low cost measures for traffic calming. Mr. Path said that TxDOT had expressed concerns about changes at crosswalks due to the hearing 3' impaired and they were willing to work with ,the City to create ideas. Council Member. Pankaj inquired if they could put together a sub -committee to work on this and Mr. Path answered in the affirmative. Mayor Portugal, Council Member Pankaj and, Council Member Knox expressed an interest in serving on the sub -committee. Council Member Knox they might not want her on the sub -committee because she would not be able to meet until 4:30 p.m. Mayor Portugal said they would work around her schedule. Mr. Path said they would want to include the Traffic Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Main Street Advisory Board and TxDOT. Council Member Knox said if it was not possible to serve, that she had some suggestions she would like to share with TxDOT. Council Member Pankaj said he hoped they could figure out how to get it done and keep everyone safe. 17. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2022-086: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS CONSIDERING THE PETITION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) IN THE CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 281, LOT 6, LCAD #18409, LOCATED AT 1610 AT 1610 N.E. 15TH STREET; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Planning Director Andrew Mack explained the applicant was seeking a minor amendment to the Future Land Use Map to provide for a medium-high density residential use of the property and for the zoning to be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Mack said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, as did staff.