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Item No. 27 Memorandum TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Robert Vine, Interim City Manager FROM: Randy Tuttle, Assistant Chief of Police SUBJECT: SCHOOL SPEED ZONES DATE: October 14, 2024 BACKGROUND: Prior to the end of the 2023-24 school year, Paris, North Lamar, and Chisum Independent School Districts voted to change their instructional schedule to four days a week. This requires the instructional day to be extended for each campus. Because of this, the times for each school speed zone needs to be changed to reflect the new start and dismissal times. Trinity Christian Academy has no change in their school speed zone. STATUS OF ISSUE: On July 08, 2024, the City of Paris Traffic Commission considered this issue and voted 4-0 to recommend the City Council consider changing times on the school zones in each district along with adding a school speed zone at the new North Lamar Intermediate School located at 310 North Lamar Parkway. After City Council approved the new school speed zones and they were implemented, Paris Independent School District realized they had not allowed enough time in the school zones before school and after school dismissal. The corrected times of the school speed zones were brought before the Traffic Commission at the October 01, 2024 meeting. Traffic Commission voted to recommend Council approve an ordinance to recommend amending the Traffic Control Map changing the times of school speed zones in PISD as outlined in the attached Exhibit A. BUDGET: Anticipated $100.00 impact on 2023-24 budget RECOMMENDATION: Approve ordinance amending the Traffic Control Map changing the times of school speed zones in Paris Independent School District.