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Special Meeting January 30, 2026 Page 2 There being no further business, Mayor Pankaj adjourned the meeting at 1:32 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Pankaj called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m. 2. Discuss downtown parking ordinance revisions and enforcement. City Manager Rose Beverly said she placed this item on the agenda to get direction. She said the City had an ordinance on the books and the main issue was whether or not Council wanted staff to enforce it and also to make sure they had everything in order. She said the police department issued warnings several monihs ago to those who were parked for more than two hours, and half of the people were happy while the other half were not. Ms. Beverly said the governing body heard from a lot of people about this. Police Chief Rich Salter explained that the last time the map was,updated was in the eighties, that it did not reflect parallel parking and needed to be updated. Ms. Beverly said they might want to go from two hours to three hours, change the hours and include residential parking for residents living in downtown lofts. Chief Salter explained to enforce parking would require an officer be downtown all day chalking tires. Ms. Beverly,said they had a lot of ideas to vet. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said the spirit of parking downtown was created for people to eat and shop, and he thought that is how it should be. As to downtown residents, parking spaces should be permitted, and they should pay for permits. With regard to business owners, they should have a different lot to park in and could be permitted as well, like many other cities. Mayor Pankaj said there was a lot of growth, and it was a good problem to have. Council Member Norment asked for additional ADA parking spaces. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said the parking lot at Belford could be available for business owners. Ms. Beverly said staff could work up a map and bring back to City Council. 3. Discuss land purchase for a possible expansion/connection of the West side of the Trail de Paris. Pat Bassano of Greater Paris Foundation explained they had been trying to close a 3 mile gap in West Paris to connect the trail from Farmersville to New Boston. He explained that there were a number of people involved and they had made application through TxDOT and Union Pacific were involved as well. Mr. Bassano said it took one year to get a meeting with Union Pacific. He explained in,the meantime, TxDOT connected the West side going around the South Loop and Greater Paris Foundation no longer needed the meeting. Mr. Bassano reported there were 37 acres that the City might want that was being offered by Union Pacific which would still allow a connection at 4t1' and Hearne creating possibly a safe route to school for children. He inquired if the City wanted them to go to the meeting and make application for this land. Dick Amos said the minimum for the application would be $50,000.00 to $61,000.00 but they did not know the maximum.