05-MAY COUNCIL MINUTES - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Regular Council Meeting May 14, 2012 Page 5 Mayor Hashmi said that he asked for this itern, because he felt there should be some ineasureinent and accountability for the Council. ln summary, Mayor Hashini said he had opened a district office and over seventy-five issues had been resolved through that office; the beautification process had begun and it would be a long tenn project; a task force coimnittee on dilapidated structures was fonned; and that he had initiated a pre-council ineeting for his district. He also said he had fallen short of instituting more activities for the youth. Mayor Hashmi said Council met their goal of hiring a new city manager and that the permitting process had been improved. He stated that one of the long tenn goals was to get a strategic plan in place. Council Member Grossnickle said he had participated in the Health Department discussions; participated in the task force and was continuing to wark toward making the City pennitting process better. He said his short tenn goals included a waste water treatinent plant; developing Lake Crook; building new infrastructure and resolving the chronic drainage problems. Council Member McCarthy said he wanted to see the City progress. Council Member Avila said he worked with the task force and always tried to do his best. Council Member Wright said he was part of the task force a11d that he was instrumental in getting pay increases for the employees. Council Member Frierson said he was inost proud of the Council for their transparency and the fact that no one had personal agendas. He said he wished that they could have gotten further on a strategic plan. Council Member Pickle encouraged the Council to continue to move forward with replacement of infrastructure and to approve staff's ten year plan. He said they had made a lot of progress over the last year. Council Member Pickle left the meeting at 8:45 p.m. 16. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2012-048: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH HAYTER ENGINEERING, INC., FOR AN ENGINEERING PROPOSAL AND AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE EVALUATION OF AND THE DESIGN OF THE REPAIR OF AN EMBANKMENT FAILURE ON THE TRAIL DE PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Public Works Director presented Council with Hayter Engineering's proposal for services related to rehabilitation of tlle Trail de Paris, specifically evaluation of the embankment failure located on the south side of the trail south of the Golden Acres Retirement of the Community. A Motion to approve an agreement with Hayter Engineering in the amount of $20,400 far services related to evaluation and design of the repair on an embanlanent failure on the Trail De Paris was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Council Member Grossnickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 17. Deliberate and act on a Resolution accepting the bid and approving a Notice of Award for the TDRA CDBG #729599 Sewer System Manhole Improvements Project in the City of Paris to B. Bray Construction, the lowest responsible bidder; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents. ~