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<br />Regular City Council Meeting <br />December II, 2006 <br />Page 10 <br /> <br />A. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-153: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A <br />MUNICIPAL LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS ITEMS <br />OF EQUIPMENT FOR SEVERAL CITY OF PARIS DEPARTMENTS; MAKING <br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND <br />DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />Council Member Wilson inquired if the City had leased in the past. Gene Anderson <br />answered in the affirmative. He explained that an agreement had been worked out with Liberty <br />National Bank in principal instead of doing a bunch of individual lease purchases with various <br />financial groups. <br /> <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Wilson and seconded by <br />Council Member Fisher. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br />Council Member Gray returned to the meeting at 8:02 p.m. <br /> <br />B. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-154: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE <br />ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILITY <br />AUTHORITY; DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS <br />RESOLUTION WAS PASSED COMPLIED WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS <br />ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />Don Wall said that the Legislature has made available alternative methods of financing <br />road construction and had authorized the formation of Northeast Texas Regional Mobility <br />Authority. It would comprise of Lamar County, Delta County, Hunt County and Hopkins <br />County. If it is approved by each county and city, the Board would be formed. Each county <br />would have two members and the principal city of each county would have one member with <br />the exception of Hunt County, which has elected Commerce to appoint a member. Mayor <br />Manning stated he was convinced this is the only way Paris could get a lot of road funds for the <br />communities in Northeast Texas. <br /> <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Fendley and seconded by <br />Council Member Fisher. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br />C. RESOLUTION NO. 2006-155: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT <br />FROM THE ANICE READ FUND OF THE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF <br />TEXAS (CFT), TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIA TION (TDA), TO FUND <br />LIGHTING AROUND CULBERTSON FOUNTAIN; APPROVING AND <br />