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Regular Council Meeting <br />November 12, 2012 <br />Page 4 <br />selected a finn, that he would negotiate a contract. City Council discussed the staff size, firm <br />location, City familiarity, team members and presentations of the three engineering firms. <br />A Motion to select KSA was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by <br />Council Member Wright. Council Member Frierson asked for additional discussion. Council <br />Member Lancaster said she liked the fact that KSA had a designated person for each section of <br />the work. Council Member Frierson said he favored Hayter Engineering, because they were <br />local and had experience with the City. Council Member Mayor Hashmi asked for a vote. <br />Motion carried, 6 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member Frierson casting the dissenting vote. <br />Mr. Godwin inquired if Council wanted staff to negotiate an agreement with the preferred <br />vendor and bring it back to Council or if Council wanted to delegate it to the City Attorney and <br />City Manager. It was a consensus of City Council for staff to negotiate a contract and bring a <br />number back to the Council for consideration. <br />14. Presentation and discuss a possible bond election. <br />Mayor Hashmi said the presentation and discussion was not for an election, but for <br />educational purposes regarding the bond issue. He also said the City continuously repairs <br />infrastructure but infrastructure had not been replaced for a long period of time. Mayor Hashmi <br />said funds had been allocated for the next year to begin replacement of infrastructure, but if the <br />replacement process was to continue there should be some type of sustainability. Mayor Hashmi <br />said if there was a bond, the funds would be committed far infrastructure replacement. He also <br />pointed out that it would have been easy for Council to issue certificates of obligation for <br />infrastructure replacement, but that was not the intention of the City Council. Mayor Hashmi <br />emphasized community involvement in this proposed project to receive input from the residents <br />as to what the residents wanted done or did not want done. He said if the residents decided they <br />were not interested in a bond that would be fine with the Council. Mayor Hashmi again <br />emphasized the importance of this proposed project being a community effort. Dan Almon of <br />Southwest Securities gave a presentation and answered questions from City Council regarding <br />the financial analysis of debt repayment considerations associated with a proposed $50,000,000 <br />capital improvement progam. Mr. Almon added that interest rates were as low as they had been <br />since the early fifties. Mr. Godwin presented a miscellaneous bond data handout to City Council <br />and pointed out that over time, replacement of old water and sewer lines would significantly <br />reduce leaks and inflow and infiltration, and reduce maintenance and operating costs at both <br />treatment plants. Mr. Godwin said in 2011 real losses cost $252,483 and having to treat non- <br />sewage at the plan cost approximately $308,733. Mr. Godwin also said replacement of old lines <br />would reduce leaks resulting in a reduction for repairs to broken lines and damaged streets. <br />15. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending Section 26-1 Composition of Department, of <br />Chapter 26 of the Paris Code of Ordinances, changing titles of positions in the Police <br />Department. <br />In comparison to other police departments, Chief Hundley said the corporal rank was not <br />used widely by other departments. He referenced that the responsibilities of Paris Police <br />-- 5 <br />