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Regular Council Meeting September 23, 2024 Page 3 Regular Agenda 16. Receive a presentation from CARDS about the solid waste collection process and progress. Jason Fitzgerald of CARDS gave an update on the roll out of the trash carts and dumpsters. He said there were a lot more carts and dumpsters needed than was the original number. Mr. Fitzgerald answered questions from the City Council. Mayor Pankaj said Council had gotten a lot of phone calls and e-mails about their service. In addition, he said Council should not have to learn from social media when citizens on a street did not get their trash picked up, and that they needed better communication. Mayor Pankaj said he wanted the Council to receive weekly reports from CARDS. Mayor Pankaj also said he wanted Public Information Officer Jon McFadden to be the point of contact. Council Member Moore said as a business owner, she had experienced a problem at her business, she called CARDS and it was taken care of it, and she wanted to give a kudos to CARDS. 17. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2024-042: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND LIONSHEAD PARIS, LLC; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PEDC Director Maureen Hammond said last month in executive session they talked about amending this agreement to extend the completion deadline from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Ellis and seconded by Council Member Kessel. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2024-033: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AMENDING DIVISION 2, "PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION," OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS TO FORMALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM NINE (9) TO SEVEN (7) TO CONFORM WITH CURRENT PRACTICE AND ADJUSTING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS REQUIRED TO MAKE A QUORUM ACCORDINGLY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said sometime between 1999 and 2000, City Council decided to reduce the number of commissioners from nine to seven; however, did not formally make the change with an Ordinance. She recommended they adopt an amendment to reflect the number of commission from nine to seven and reduce the number of members needed for a quorum from five to four.