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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />January 9, 2023 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, <br />January 9, 2023, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan, 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 />City Staff Grayson Path, City Manager; Robert Vine, <br />Assistant City Manager; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; <br />Gene Anderson; Finance Director; Rich Salter, <br />Police Chief; Andrew Mack, Director of Planning & <br />Community Development; M.A. Smith, Public <br />Works Director; and Clyde Crews, Fire Marshal <br />Opening Agenda <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Mayor Portugal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. Invocation. <br />Finance Director Gene Anderson gave the invocation. <br />3. Pledge of Allegiance. <br />Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes led the pledge. <br />4. A. Recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. <br />On behalf of the Paris City Council, Mayor Portugal recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. <br />Day scheduled for January 16, and his contributions to the American Civil Rights movement in <br />the 1960s. <br />B. Citizens' Forum. <br />Alvin Atwood, 2419 Bonham — he said it was a waste putting in the sidewalks on N. <br />Main and said the train that comes by his house and wakes him up. <br />Don Walker, 248 2nd S.W. — he said the City was asking for 27 million dollars and it <br />looked like the City could make a shelter for the homeless. <br />