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Regular Council Meeting August 25, 2014 Page 2 was no one could be closer than 15 feet from the high front voltage line. He asked that the City of Paris lean on the Public Utilities Commission to have Oncor correct this problem at the expense of Oncor. Louise Hagood, 556 Fitzhugh — she expressed concern about the disparity of salaries, specifically referencing the police chief had been at the City for thirty years and was making an annual salary of $84,000, but the fire chief had been at the City a little over a year and was making an annual salary of $100,000. Mrs. Hagood said there were code violations on every block; that code enforcement was weak and asked that it be reviewed. Consent Agenda Mayor Frierson inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Council Member Lancaster asked that item 8 be pulled for discussion and Council Member Hashmi asked that items 6b, 6d and 9 be pulled for discussion. Council Member Lancaster said this was directed to the City Manager and not the Public Works Director, because he was not at the City when she brought it to Mr. Godwin's attention. She said that over a year ago she addressed with Mr. Godwin the very poorly maintained drainage ditches in her district and other districts, and nothing had been done. Council Member Lancaster said the ice storm made it worse and nothing had been done in those drainage ditches. She also said the City now had a vast residential mosquito problem and there was still no relief for those citizens. Council Member Lancaster said they could not even go in their backyards near dusk, because they were getting eaten alive by mosquitos. She expressed concern about these problems not being addressed. Public Works Director Jerry McDaniel said he understood and that winter months were when they spent their time cleaning the ditches, but this past winter they focused on the ice storm. She said she understood and was not getting on him, but that she brought this to Mr. Godwin's attention over a year ago. Mr. McDaniel said they had a professional right -of -way company coming in to quote prices on helping to get this issue taken care of Council Member Lancaster said she would hate to see the City wind up being responsible for someone getting sick from mosquitoes in the ditches and would hate for citizens to continue to suffer when it has been a lengthy amount of time that she has been trying to get something done. She asked Mr. McDaniel when he would have a plan. He said they had started on one. Council Member Lancaster reported that she had called the health department about spraying and had asked them to specifically address 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th N.W. Streets, because there was a huge maze of drainage ditches in that area clogged with tires and other items, as well as the presence of snakes and rats. Council Member Lancaster said she would like for Mr. McDaniel to address a time period for his plan and inform her. Council Member Hashmi referenced 6b, which was the Paris VC &C and Love Civic Center minutes. He specifically asked what they were referring to when they approved $6,000 for upstairs remodeling and $5,000 for an economic study. Mr. Godwin said he did not know, but could find out. Council Member Pickle said he thought the expense was for the Civic Center upstairs and Council Member Hashmi asked what was upstairs at the Civic Center. Council Member Pickle said it was probably an air conditioner. Council Member Hashmi questioned