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Regular Council Meeting January 23, 2012 Page 6 equipment needed was commonly available in most areas, but only lasted four to five years, it required constant attention during application, there was chip loss, and that City Staff lacked the training for this application. Mr. Sullivan said the City had switched to the emulsion type seal coat because of safety issues. Mayor Hashmi also reported on the maintenance and replacement costs of curb, gutter and driveways. Mayor Hashmi said they should begin to budget the necessary funds and explore out-of-box ideals to obtain what needed to be done. He said his recommendation was to begin a study of the City's infrastructure needs. Mayor Hashmi asked District Judge Clifford to speak about this item, because he served as Mayor of the City of Paris around 1998. Judge Clifford said something should be allocated for asphalt overlay. Judge Clifford also said that the TxDOT District Office went out for bids every year or every two years for a per ton laid asphalt overlay and that the City would not have to bid a project, but instead call that contractor and tell the contractor they want the State of Texas price. Mayor Hashmi asked for questions or comments. Council Member Pickle asked how it was going to be paid for and then added if the tax base was raised by one penny, that for every penny raised it would only generate $145,987.00. Mayor Hashmi said they need to at least start the process and that everything could not be done at once, because of the expense. Mayor Hashmi said he wanted to explore the ideal of using PEDC funds for infrastructure, because he thought PEDC had contributed funds to widening Highway 19/24 in another county. Gene Anderson said Staff would check into it. Council Member Pickle asked if Gene if he would check into the possibility of funding these improvements if the PEDC became a 4B Corporation. Council Member Pickle said 4B was not as limiting as a 4A Corporation and that more and more cities were moving toward the 4B designation. 11. Deliberate on future amendments to the City of Paris Charter. Mayor Hashmi suggested they seek amendments to the City Charter to assure that future City Council budgets each year include funds for infrastructure improvements. Mayor Hashmi said that any proposed Charter Amendments should be discussed for a full year, so that citizens understood any proposed amendments. Mayor Hashmi said he would like to review the sections dealing with initiative and referendum petitions. Council Member Grossnickle agreed with Mayor Hashmi. It was a consensus of the City Council to place this item on the Agenda on a monthly basis. 12. Second reading, deliberate and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2012-002: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1, RULES OF ORDER FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Kent McIlyar told the City Council that their requested changes to the Ordinance had been made.