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Regular Council Meeting February 10, 2014 Page 3 Rep_ular Agenda 9. Discuss Lake Crook development with regard to the terms and conditions of Dr. Swint's donation. Mayor Hashmi said he placed this item on the agenda, so that the Council understood the limitations of the donation and that they could make an informed judgment, since it may influence what future City Councils may or may not be able to do. He said development of Lake Crook was a desire of the citizens. Mayor Hashmi said they wanted to protect the beautiful lake and surrounding area for all future generations, that they were faced with years of non- development with no plans of the lake's rejuvenation, and not enough funds to develop the property to its fullest extent. Mayor Hashmi also said that Dr. Swint was going to give a presentation to the Council at their next meeting. 10. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -007: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING AND ADOPTING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to bring this item from the table was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. PEDC Assistant Executive Director Shannon Barrentine explained the committee met and made a few changes to the guidelines and criteria. Ms. Barrentine said the committee wanted to clarify to the City Council, County Commissioners and PJC Board, that the committee's job was to perform initial review and analysis of tax abatement applications received by PEDC and make recommendations to the governing bodies of the three local taxing entities for final decision, so the committee name would be changed to Tax Abatement Advisory Committee. Council Member Wright said the procedure will be reviewed in one year and the voting members consist of the city manager, county judge and PJC president or their designees. A Motion to approve the guidelines and criteria for tax abatement agreements was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member Frierson casting the dissenting vote. 11. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE III SMOKING REGULATIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A UNIFORM POLICY GOVERNING SMOKING IN ALL WORKPLACES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF