05-MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

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Regular Council Meeting February 13, 2012 Page 5 Chief Grooms reported about the department's overtime and staffing ]evels. Council Member Wright questioned why the same employees always got overtiine. Chief Grooms said that they needed three new firefighters to avoid overtime. Council Member Pickle wanted to know the miniinum number of firefighters required. Chief Grooms said a minimum of fifteen. Council Member McCarthy said he wanted minorities recruited for the department. Chief Grooms alsa said they may be able to get a SAFER Grant. Council Members Wright and Frierson said the overtime and staffing levels should be discussed during the budget process. Mr. Anderson agreed that it was a budget discussion item, but said this report was given at the request of Council Member Pickle to detennine the costs of overtime versus hiring of additional firefighters. 14. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2012-007: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE BID AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE 2011-2012 WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO FOUR THIRTEEN, INC., THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Hashmi said a Motion to remove this item from the table was needed prior to deliberation. A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. Mr. Napier said the overall amount of money budgeted for the capital replacements was $461,000, a combined amount for water and wastewater. He said since that time $76,000 had been spent to date, which leaves a remaining fund balance of $384,000. He said two of the three items for this project cost $345,000. Council Member Wright questioned the cost of the engineering services. Mr. Napier explained that some of the designs had to be shifted around such as the Sherman Street part because of an emergency water break. A Motion to accept Four Thirteen, Inc. bid in the amount of $345,155.10 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate all documents was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Avila. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 1 nay, with Council Member Wright casting the dissenting vote. Council Member Pickle asked the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to allow local bidders and the 3% rule. Council Member Pickle said that he wanted it placed on the next Agenda. 15. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2012-008: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ORDERING THE REGULAR MUNIGIPAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN MAY 2012, SAME BEING THE 12TH DAY OF MAY 2012, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE PARIS CITY _1 006