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Regular City Council Meeting November 9, 2009 Page 5 COUNCIL; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALER CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Biard and seconded by Council Member Rogers. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. A Motion to extend the moratorium for a period of ninety days was made by Council Member Rogers and seconded by Council Member Kear. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 15. Publie hearing, first reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A REVISED DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN, ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR THE iNITIATION AND TERMINATION OF DROUGHT RESPONSE STAGES; ESTABLISHING RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN WATER USES; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF AND PROVISIONS FOR ENFORCENIENT OF THESE RESTRICTIONS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING VARIANCES; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Freelen opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support of this item, to please come forward. Mayor Freelen asked for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of this item, to please came forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Freelen closed the public hearing. This item was scheduled for a second reading at the December 14 meeting. 16. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2009-115: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A REVISED WATER CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PARIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF T1TLE 30, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER 288, SUB-CHAPTERS A AND B; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL PRIOR WATER CONSERVATION PLANS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Kear. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 17. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2009-116: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR AN ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT, BY THE COUNTY OF LAMAR, TEXAS, FOR FUNDS TO EXTEND THE EXISTING TRAIL DE PARIS A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 4.7 f ~ ~