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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />June 10, 2024 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, <br />June 10, 2024, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor: Mihir Pankaj <br />Council Members: Shatara Moore, Rebecca Norment, Alix Putnam <br />and Rudy Kessel <br />City Staff: Grayson Path, City Manager; Rob Vine, Deputy <br />City Manager; Doug Harris, Assistant City <br />Manager; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Janice <br />Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, Finance <br />Director; Randy Tuttle, Assistant Police Chief, <br />M.A. Smith, Public Works Director; Osei Amo- <br />Mensah, City Planner; and Paul Strahan, Airport <br />Manager <br />Absent: Mayor Pro -Tem: Gary Savage <br />O enin A Benda <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Mayor Pankaj called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. Invocation. <br />Finance Director Gene Anderson gave the invocation. <br />3. United States Pledge of Allegiance & Texas Pledge of Allegiance. <br />City Council led the United States Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge of <br />Allegiance. <br />4. Citizens' Forum. <br />Leslie Flynn, 10 N. Plaza — she said she and her husband lived downtown and had a <br />business downtown. Ms. Flynn asked that members of the Downtown Association stand. She <br />said they were there to express concern about the homeless situation and went on to say that they <br />were sleeping in entryways to businesses, increase in vandalism, men were sitting at the splash <br />pad watching women and children. <br />Paul Allen, President of Lamar County Chamber of Commerce — he said he was <br />representing the Chamber and the retail community. He explained the Pacer Program and how <br />many more people were visiting different places in Paris, citing the increase in numbers since <br />