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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Regular City Council Meeting <br /> March 9, 2009 <br /> Page 5 <br /> <br /> AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE LOT 1, CITY BLOCK 289, LOCATED AT 3210 <br /> LAMAR AVENUE, CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM A PLANNED <br /> DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PD-a) RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER TO A GENERAL <br /> RETAIL DISTRICT (GR), DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL <br /> ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS <br /> CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE <br /> DATE. <br /> <br /> A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council <br /> Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br /> 15. Second reading, deliberate and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2009-010: AN ORDINANCE OF <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL <br /> ZONE SPEED LIMIT OF TWENTY (20) MILES PER HOUR FOR THE 300 TO 400 <br /> BLOCK OF NE 2ND STREET BETWEEN PINE BLUFF AND BOOTH STREETS; <br /> MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br /> PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS <br /> CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> A Motion approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by <br /> Council Member Rogers. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br /> 19. Deliberate on the staffing needs and responsibilities of the Community Development <br /> Department. <br /> <br /> City Manager Kevin Carruth presented to Council a plan of reorganization of the Community <br /> Development Department. The plan included (1) merging engineering, building inspections, & <br /> airport functions into a Department of Engineering, Planning, and Development with the City <br /> Engineer as the department head, (2) eliminating the Assistant Director of Public Works position and <br /> creating a Director of Public Works who reports to the City Manager, (3) moving Main Street to <br /> either PEDC or the City Manager, (4) contracting out grant writing and monitoring, (5) contracting <br /> out building inspections and plan reviews, (6) replacing Building/Electrical Inspector with Code <br /> Enforcement Supervisor (7) replacing CAD Tech with Permit Tech, and (8) considering the addition <br /> of 4 positions to the abatement crew in FY 2009-2010. <br /> <br /> Council Member Biard left the meeting at 7:15 p.m. <br /> <br /> 20. Deliberate on building permit procedures. <br /> <br /> Shawn Napier presented the building permit procedures to Council. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> . 0() 0OOx, <br />