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Regular City Council Meeting July 10,2003 Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL July 10, 2003 The City Council of the City of Paris met in regular session, Thursday, July 10, 2003, 6:00 P.M. at Paris Junior College, Applied Technology Building Room 1206, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Jim Bell, Jay Guest, Francine Neeley, and Willie Weekly, Jr. Also, present were City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. City Manager Malone presented the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission of July 7, 2003, and they are hereby attached to these minutes as Exhibit A. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy advised that Item No. 3, Public Hearing to consider the petition of Henry Starks for a change in zoning from a One-Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF-2) to a Two-Family Dwelling District (2F) on Lot 18, City Block 259, had been tabled at the June 5, 2003, meeting and a motion to bring it from the table was in order. A motion was made by Councilman Bell, seconded by Councilman Guest, to bring the above item from the table. The motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy declared the public hearing open to consider the petition of Henry Starks for a change in zoning from a One-Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF-2) to a Two-Family Dwelling District (2F) on Lot 18, City Block 259, being 514 25th Street N.E. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy called for proponents to appear. Henry Starks, 514 25th Street N.E., came forward stating that he has asked for a triplex three zoning instead of two-family and he felt it got confused along the line. Mr. Starks said a Two-Family Dwelling District would not do him any good since