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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 9, 2000 The City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, met in regular session, Thursday, October 9, 2000, 6:00 P.M., Paris Junior College, Applied Technology Building, Room 1016, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. Mayor Pfiester called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: John Bell, Richard Manning, Joe E. McCarthy, John A. Carter, Jr., Kevin Gray and Benny Plata. Also present were City Manager Michael, Assistant City Attorney Stephanie Harris, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. Invocation was given by Gene Anderson, Director of Finance for the City of Paris. City Manager Malone advised that there were no City Council minutes ready at this time. City Manager Malone presented the minutes of the City Council Drainage Study Committee meetings. City Manager Malone announced that the next item on the agenda was receipt of reports from committees, boards, and commissions and minutes from the Paris Public Library Advisory Board, Planning & Zoning Commission and the Traffic Commission had been presented with no action being required. City Manager Malone said there were no action items regarding the Library and the Zoning Commission; however, later on the agenda there were some items that relate to stop signs that have been recommended by the Traffic Commission. Dwayne Brinkley, architect with the firm of Brinkley Sargent Architects came forward presenting the Facility Needs Assessment Study for the Police and Municipal Court facility. Mr. Brinkley said their project approach is to establish goals by going through a process which would allow them to reach a bottom line. Mr. Brinkley said the actual contract had some goals and some other goals just came out of those. One goal was to create an efficient, pleasant and safe work environment. Another goal was to look at a 20 year growth projection for the City of Paris, and that is basically what they did. Mr. Brinkley said the Court and Police Department is sharing a lobby and identity and there is a desirability to separate those lobbies out.