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Regular Council Meeting <br />October 14, 2013 <br />Page 5 <br />PROVIDING FOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TAX ABATEMENT <br />WITHIN SAID ZONE; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR TAX ABATEMENT <br />AGREEMENTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Lancaster <br />and seconded by Mayor Hashmi. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by <br />Mayor Hashmi. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />18. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -037: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING <br />THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS AND THE VALLEY OF THE CADDO MUSEUM AND CULTURAL <br />CENTER, INC., FOR SPACE IN THE DEPOT BUILDING; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />City Attorney Kent McIlyar said City Council directed staff to draft a Lease Agreement <br />between the City and Valley of the Caddo Museum and Cultural Center for space within the <br />Depot Building. Dr. Bandel requested that the City defer utility costs and City Manager John <br />Godwin said he did not have a problem doing so. <br />Subject to making the change of deferring utility costs, a Motion to approve the Lease <br />Agreement was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Council Member Wright. <br />Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />19. Discuss and approve revisions to the City's Personnel Policies and Procedures. <br />City Manager John Godwin said the Council established a committee to review and make <br />a recommendation for revisions to the City personnel policies and procedures. Mr. Godwin said <br />the committee consisted of Council Member Wright, Council Member Drake, City Attorney <br />Kent McIlyar, HR Manager Sandy Collard, Finance Director Gene Anderson and himself, and <br />that they met several times. <br />A Motion to approve the revisions was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council <br />Member Wright. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />20. Discuss and select an agency to perform services related to the hiring of temporary <br />employees for the City of Paris. <br />Mr. Godwin explained that staff issued and advertised a request for proposals for <br />temporary personnel services, that inquiries were received from three firms but staff only <br />received one response and that was from Hiring Partners, Inc. HR Director Sandy Collard <br />