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Regular Council Meeting February 12, 2024 Page 4 Mayor Hughes opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hughes closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. 12. Receive a presentation from CARDS regarding the implementation of residential trash collection. Jason Fitzgerald with CARDS explained with new contracts there were generally gaps. He went on to say they were training new drivers, and a few of them were from around the city, He also said there were a lot of long hanging trees and utility lines that slowed them down the first week. Mr. Fitzgerald said they added a third truck because of the bulk items. He also said they would do more education with citizens, and he would get with the team about e-mails and phone calls to address issues from the citizens. Mayor Pro -Tem Pankaj expressed appreciation for CARDS' patience in working with the City and said he knew this was a little challenging. Mr. Fitzgerald said he, Grayson, Path and seven others had crowded around at the radio station to get the word out about changes and what to expect, had provided flyers to all citizens, and Public Information Officer Jon McFadden had done a great job getting the word out through public media posts. Council Member Kessel asked if he would go through the process for elderly and disabled citizens who wanted to get front door service. Mr. Fitzgerald said they would need to call or e-mail CARDS and from there a staff member would go through a process to determine if they were qualified for front door service. He said they had over 100 people signed up for front door service. Grayson Path said if someone had difficulty in making contact with CARDS, that they could call his office. Mr. Path reported the City had over 7,000 accounts. Council Member Pilgrim said he understood there were growing pains and some folks out there had a pickup load of trash to be picked up. He also said he hoped that citizens understood that everyone had to follow the rules. Council Member Pilgrim inquired about the low utility lines. Mr. Path said he had asked CARDS to let him know of any low utility lines, and that he would contact the utility company. 13. Discuss, continue the public hearing, and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2024-007: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO. 1315, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, REGARDING THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, DEDICATION OF LAND, AND STREET REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Engineer Todd Mittge explained that the Texas Legislature had enacted HB 3699, effective September 1, 2023, which made several amendments to Chapter 212 of the Texas Government Code relating to the regulation of subdivision. He said there was a slight change with platting and the major thoroughfare. He also said the preliminary and final platting sections