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Regular Council Meeting March 24, 2014 Page 7 in which this project had been handled and recommended that action be delayed on the change order until April 14. City Council expressed concern that city staff was not monitoring this project on a timely basis. Council Member Frierson said this was embarrassing and asked for the end date. Mr. Napier told him the project should be completed by April 24th. Council Member Wright said there had been a lot of complaints and this had been a long learning curve for staff. Mr. Godwin recommended that Council not approve the change order. A Motion to table this item was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Frierson. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Receive the Paris Economic Development Corporation Board's Plan of Work for FY 2013 -14. PEDC Interim Executive Director Shannon Barrentine presented the Board's adopted plan of work for FY 2013 -14. Ms. Barrentine explained the goals, which included 1) securing primary jobs through industrial recruiting and business retention and expansion; 2) strengthening local education and workforce training programs to meet employer needs; 3) strengthening PEDC's operations; and 4) marketing airport as industrial site ready. Ms. Barrentine said the Board would be considering funding options to implement the plan of work by allocating $75,000 in the approved budget. Chair Rebecca Clifford the Board decided to limit scope of work to two areas, workforce training and promotion of the airport. 19. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -010: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS ( "COUNTY ") AND THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS ( "CITY ") CREATING A PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Finance Director Gene Anderson said the City of Paris and Lamar County had a long standing relationship with the Health Department. He further said that in recent years an effort had been made to formally clarify this relationship and determine how best to aid the Health Department in achieving its public service goals. Mr. Anderson reported the Health Department had made significant improvements to its operations under its new Board of Directors and new executive director Gina Prestridge. He said the Health Department approved the agreement at their February meeting. Under the agreement, Mr. Anderson reported the City's current budget commitment to the Health Department of $75,000 annually would remain in place for three years and then be renegotiated. A Motion to approve the agreement was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Mayor Hashmi. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays.