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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS March 3, 2008 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session at 5:00 P. M. Monday, March 3, 2008, at the Old City Council Chamber, 135 S.E. First Street, Paris, Texas. Present: Absent: Call meeting to order. Mayor: Jesse James Freelen Council Members: Kevin Gray; Stephen Brown; Will Biard; and Don Wilson City Staff: Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; and Shawn Napier, City Engineer Council Members: Mary Ann Fisher and Bill Strathern, Mayor Pro Tem Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Council Member Brown gave the invocation and Council Member Wilson led the pledge. 2. Hear and deliberate on presentation and request by Paris Independent School District for funding extension of South Collegiate Road between Jefferson Road and Loop 286. Paul Trull, superintendent for Paris Independent School District, told Council an extension was needed on South Collegiate Road along the west boundary of the proposed new Paris High School. Mr. Trull said state legislation prohibited a school district from spending money on land that it did not own. He also stated the school's construction of any roadway must be for school use and not for public use. John Haugen of NATEX Architects displayed a site plan for the proposed new school. He explained their goal was to keep traffic off of the loop. Mr. Haugen said that Collegiate Drive along the western edge would need to be 60 feet wide to accommodate two buses side by side in each direction. He emphasized to Council that the school was looking for a joint venture. Kevin Gray arrived to the meeting at 5:20 p.m. Council discussed the possibility of dedicating an easement, contacting the state representative, and scheduling a meeting with TxDOT. In addition, Council asked for additional information to include the budgeted amount and statutes from attorneys. Kevin Carruth informed Paul Trull if he could get the information to him by March 5"', he could schedule a meeting for March 12"'.