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Regular Council Meeting May 12, 2025 Page 3 (1) pending or contemplated litigation and/or (2) on matters in which the duty of an attorney to her client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter, to -wit: City of Paris v. Essent PRMC. Mayor Pankaj made a Motion to recuse himself and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Pankaj convened the City Council into executive session at 5:37 p.m. 14. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on matters discussed in executive session. A Motion to return Mayor Pankaj back to the meeting was made by Council Member Kessel and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Pankaj convened City Council into open session at 5:52 p.m. 15. Presentation of Heroism Awards to Mr. Robert Lee Swaim, Mr. Zachrey Nolan Jones, and Mr. Cameron Wayne Canida. Police Chief Salter introduced Assistant Chief Randy Tuttle, Captain Terry Bull and Tom Milson with the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Chief Salter read the citation about the incident that occurred on February 1, 2025, citing Mr. Robert Swaim, Mr. Zachrey Jones and Mr. Cameron Canida for their heroic bravery in what would have been a loss of lives. Mr. Milson awarded each gentleman with a heroism award. 16. Receive update on the Forestbrook Project from Nathan Spaulding. Nathan Spaulding gave an update on the housing project and answered questions from City Council. Mr. Spaulding said they hoped to see the first slabs going down in July. Council Member Putnam asked if it was easy to work with the City, and Mr. Spaulding said yes, and the City gave good response times. Council Member Moore inquired about if someone was interested in building a house who would they need to contact. Mr. Spaulding said the builders were Wildwood and DR Horton. 17. Receive presentation from Michael Smith about the Public Works Department. Public Works Director Michael Smith explained the Public Works Department was comprised of twelve departments and only forty-one employees. He said one of the departments was parks consisting of 25 parks, over 250 acres and 7 people to maintain those parks. He also said there were 4,000 traffic signs that must be maintained by another department. Mr. Smith answered questions from City Council, reported the number of vacancies, citing he loses people to the private sector because of low wages, and explained the need to hire and retain employees. 18. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2025-024: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, DENYING THE DISANNEXATION