05-Council Minutes from the meeting of September 13, 2010

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Regular Council Meeting September 13, 2010 Page 7 residential collection services would go beyond that date and that the City needed to extend the current ageement for a period of less than three years. Mr. Carruth said that Waste Management had offered three renewal options as follows: l) month-by-month extension with an increase of 10% over currents rates with the stipulation that the 10% would be refunded to the City if Waste Management wins either a new disposal contract and/or collection contract with the City; 2) a six-month extension with an increase of 3% over current rates with the stipulation that the 3% would be refunded to the City if Waste Management wins either a new disposal contract and/or collection contract with the Gity; and 3) one-year extension with rates remaining at the current level. A Motion to approve an extension of the landfill agreement on a month-to-month basis was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 5 ayes - 1 nay, with Council Member McCarthy casting the dissenting vote. 26. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2010-096: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE C1TY OF PARIS AND PARIS LIVING, A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO ADMINISTER THE HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE HOME PROGRAM, CONTRACT NO. 1001224; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AFORESAID AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO THE FORMAL APPROVAL OF SAID GRANT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 27. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. Kevin Carruth announced that the Maxey House was to have agrround-breaking ceremony at 10:00 aan. on Wednesday, September 15`". Council Member Rhonda Rogers inquired if any Council Members or staff were planning to attend the annual TML conference in Corpus Christi. Mr. Carruth said that there would be no staff attending TML, citing the cost, time and difficulty of getting to Corpus Christi. All of the Council Members said they would not be attending either. _ ~ t3