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Regular Council Meeting July 14, 2014 Page 3 7. Approve the Final Plat of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block A, Paris SMPC Addition 322, located at the N.E. corner of Loop 286 and Stillhouse Road, and accept two off -site easements. 8. Approve the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, Langdon 266 Addition, located at 2340 N.E. Loop 286. 9. Deny the Final Plat of Lots 1 & 2, Block A, Oak Ridge 318 Addition, located in the 3000 Block of N.E. Loop 286. Regular Agenda 10. Discuss and /or action concerning the change of agenda item and replacement of agenda item 21 with different language on the June 23, 2014 meeting. Council Member Lancaster said this happened to her. She referenced a copy of the agenda prior to it being amended and specifically that when Council was to come out of executive session there wasn't anything stated to be done. She said she amended that and submitted it which was dated stamped June 20, 2014, and it said to please add the following item to the Monday night meeting following the conclusion of the executive session — the item stated discussion and /or action concerning the Forensic Investigation of PEDC and Defenbaugh and associates contract. She said she was prompted to put this on by her constituents. She said she was an at large member and was elected to represent District 2. She also said when the people tell her they are concerned about that and they want to see it handled, that she is their spokesperson so she brought it forward. She said later in the weekend before this meeting that it was changed without her permission or any notice. She further said that the agenda stated reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in executive session. Council Member Lancaster said it was her agenda item and only because she was a little rude and broke in, was she able to make the motion she made. She said it was her assertion that a Council Member should never be muzzled in regard to what he or she is trying to do for their district and that was what concerned her. She said to do so, goes against freedom of speech. Council Member Lancaster said she could not see why there would be change in honored traditions of granting a member of the Council to put something important to his or her district on this agenda. She said she did not want this to happen to any other Council Member. Mayor Frierson said her point was well taken and he did not know exactly where the miscommunication occurred. 11. Discuss and /or action of the proposal for the city to maintain sidewalks known as Safe Sidewalks for Kids. Proposal brought about due to safety concerns. Council Member Lancaster said this was another item that was brought to her attention. She said they built the safe sidewalks going to elementary schools to try to keep the kids out of the streets to keep them safe, a place where they could ride their bikes or walk. She also said they had a young man killed on Graham because he was riding his bike in the street going to school, and the problem was there were really high weeds growing all along the sidewalks. She said some children were going out into the street to avoid high grass. She said she would like to