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<br /> <br /> <br /> Regular Council Meeting <br /> January 23, 2012 <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> Josh Bray - spoke on behalf of B. Bray Construction Company. He said that B Bray <br /> recently bid on the water and wastewater capital improvement project and it was on the agenda. <br /> He said they were the low bidder of the base bid by about $10,000. However, there was a <br /> deductive alternate that the second place bidder was actually $16,000 lower than B. Bray. He <br /> said if the deductive alternate option was taken, then that would place B. Bray's bid $5,700 <br /> <br /> higher than an out of town bidder. Mr. Bray said he hopef that the Council might do something <br /> like Houston recently did, which was implement what is called "Hire Houston First." <br /> <br /> Don Wilson, 3110 Stacy - he said that he was the chairman of the Building and <br /> Standards Commission. He said what Mayor Hashmi indicated was going to happen, which is <br /> what he had planned to ask, Mr. Wilson thanked Mayor Hashmi. <br /> <br /> Consent Agenda <br /> <br /> Mayor Hashmi inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the <br /> Consent Agenda for discussion. Council Member Pickle said he would like to discuss item 7. <br /> He inquired about the status of LaQuinta's delinquent hotel/motel taxes. Mr. Anderson said the <br /> City Attorney had sent a demand letter to LaQuinta with a deadline of January 31 S` to get current. <br /> Council Member Pickle asked for a report on this matter at the next meeting. Council Member <br /> Pickle cautioned department heads to watch their budgets in regard to overtime. He reminded <br /> City Staff that during budget time, City Council scrutinized over this item. <br /> <br /> A Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Council Member Wright and <br /> seconded by Council Member Frierson. The Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed to <br /> approve and adopt Consent Agenda Items 5, 6, 7 and 8. <br /> <br /> 5. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meeting on January 9, 2012. <br /> <br /> 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, <br /> commissions, and committees: <br /> <br /> a. Planning and Zoning minutes (12-5-2011) <br /> b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (12-13-2011; 12-20-2011) <br /> <br /> 7. Deliberate on December monthly financial report. <br /> <br /> 8. Deliberate on December drainage ditch maintenance report. <br /> <br /> Regular Agenda <br /> <br /> 9. Report and deliberate on dilapidated structures in the City of Paris. <br /> <br /> Mr. Anderson explained the process substandard structures, including identification, <br /> notification to property owners, publication of notices, review by Historic Preservation <br />