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<br /> <br /> <br /> Regular Council Meeting <br /> April 11, 2011 <br /> Page 4 <br /> <br /> A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Wright and <br /> <br /> seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and <br /> seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br /> <br /> <br /> 14. Deliberate on participating in a joint diversity training project with PEDC and Texas <br /> Workforce Commission. <br /> <br /> PEDC Director Steve Gilbert said that PEDC and Northeast Texas Workforce <br /> Commission had been working on a project together and invited the City to find a way to <br /> participate. Mr. Gilbert said the community came together during the Turner Pipe crisis. He <br /> also said that the community needed to be more pro-active, because the things that happen in the <br /> community can have a negative effect on industries and jobs. He said one of the ideas that were <br /> brought forward during the PEDC Plan of Work was to undertake a diversity leadership summit. <br /> Mr. Gilbert stated that it was important for companies of all sizes to be pro-active in diversity, <br /> and that small companies did not have the resources for training. Mr. Gilbert said they had also <br /> talked about putting together a youth summit and bring in some motivational folks to educate the <br /> young people. Mr. Gilbert said he subsequently talked to Workforce Solutions and they liked the <br /> idea. He also said approximately eighteen months ago Workforce Solutions, PEDC, and the <br /> Industrial Managers developed a video training program titled "Workforce Recruits." Mr. Gilbert <br /> said the idea is to put money together and work together. He said PEDC and the Workforce <br /> Commission Directors staff discussed this and developed an RFP. Mr. Gilbert said that on April <br /> 14, 2011 at 3:00 at the Depot Community Room, that PEDC was going to conduct a joint <br /> meeting with the City Council. He said that the Workforce Review Committee and the three <br /> bidders would be at the meeting to make presentations about their proposals. Mr. Gilbert said <br /> there were two bidders from Texas, one local and one from Houston in addition to one from the <br /> State of Washington. He said he wanted to give Council a head's up and if they had any <br /> questions, he would try to answer them. Mr. Gilbert said once a bidder is selected, that they <br /> would like to be able to work with the City and look for an opportunity for the City to help put <br /> some resources into match the PEDC's resources and the Workforce Solutions' resources. <br /> Council Member Jason Rogers asked if there was a limited number that could attend the training. <br /> Mr. Gilbert said they were not to that point yet. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy encouraged City <br /> Council to participate. <br /> 15. Second reading, deliberate and possibly act on AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY <br /> COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 35, <br /> WRECKER, TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES TO THE CODE OF <br /> ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, REGULATING PROCEDURES AND <br /> POLICIES PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF WRECKER, TOWING, AND <br /> STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING THIS <br /> ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS; MAKING <br /> OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING <br /> A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A <br /> PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 5 <br />