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Regular Council Meeting March 25, 2013 Page 3 15. Consider and take action regarding appointing individuals to serve on the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the new parks, recreation, and open space master plan. Mr. Godwin explained that the contract with MHS to create a new Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan mentions the consultant working with a citizens' advisory committee. He said that staff recommended an ad hoc committee comprised of seven or nine citizens. Based on prior instruction from Council, Mr. Godwin said Alan Efrussy sent letters to individuals and civic groups who might be willing to serve on this committee. It was a consensus of the City Council that each Council Member appoint one member from the list provided by Mr. Efrussy. Council Member Wright recommended Bart Chadwick; Council Member Lancaster recommended Richard Hunt; Council Member Drake recommended Pat Cochran; Council Member Grossnickle recommended Earl Erickson; Council Member Frierson recommended Dave Osborne; Council Member Jenkins recommended Henry Shaw; and Mayor Hashmi recommended Mark Rothfuss. It was also a consensus of the City Council that Mayor Hashmi and Council Member Frierson would serve as the Council liaisons. A Motion to approve the recommended appointees was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Mayor Hashmi. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Presentation and discussion about bicycle trails and accessibility in Paris. Sahill Prakash, a sixth grade student at Crocket Intermediate School, gave a presentation about Project Bike, a community service project. He said the project was about bicycle safety, which included wearing helmets when riding your bike. He asked that the City Council consider adding bicycle lanes in Paris. Mr. Prakash invited everyone to the bicycle rodeo scheduled for May 4th between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at the Sports Pavilion. 17. Discuss and act on one appointment to the Paris Economic Development Corporation Board. Mayor Hashmi said Council would take nominations from all Council Members, that Council Members would vote on the individuals and the frst individual to get four votes would be the appointee. City Clerk Janice Ellis announced the names of the applicants as Kenneth Kohls, Vic Ressler, Rickey Richardson, Rebecca Clifford and Mike Anders. Council Member Drake suggested they hear from the applicants as to why the applicant wanted to be on the PEDC Board and what can they contribute to the board. City Council heard from applicants in attendance, which were Vic Ressler, Kenneth Kohls, and Rebecca Clifford.