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Regular Council Meeting January 12, 2015 Page 3 City Council heard a presentation from Mr. Prakash about Project Pedal On, which included encouragement of construction of more bike trails, bike lanes, the benefits of biking and a request for a proclamation in May for bike to work day. 16. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2015-001: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING A SURPLUS PROPERTY RELEASE FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ON 12.662 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARIS COX FIELD AIRPORT SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, PART OF THE WILLIAM SCOTT SURVEY #856, AND BEING PART OF A CALLED 1552.97 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF PARIS BY DEED RECORDED IN VOL. 308, PAGE 287 IN THE LAMAR COUNTY DEED RECORDS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Engineer Shawn Napier explained that AgPro requested to purchase an additional 12.662 acres of land at Cox Field for possible expansion and the City requested a surplus property release from the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Napier said the City received a formal letter from the FAA in December releasing the restrictive deed covenant on the acreage. Council Member Hashmi inquired about AgPro's plans and Mr. Napier said they planned to build additional facilities to increase production. City Manager John Godwin added that AgPro planned to invest approximately 1.4 million dollars. Council Member Hashmi said he supported business expansion, but that the City was also trying to encourage growth Cox Field. He inquired about the possibility of a long term lease of the property. Mr. Godwin said that had been discussed in the past, but AgPro did not want to spend that amount of money on someone else's property. Mr. Godwin suggested they approve this item tonight and staff could check with AgPro again and report at the next meeting. Council Member Plata asked about the number of jobs AgPro would create with an expansion and Mr. Godwin told him between eight and twelve jobs. Council Member Lancaster confirmed with Mr. Godwin that if this item was approved that the acreage would still have to be bid out prior to the City selling it to anyone. Mr. Godwin said once bids were received, the Council could either accept the highest bid or reject all bids. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Grossnickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. 17. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2015-002: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING 12.662 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE 800-900 BLOCK OF FM 1508 (EAST SIDE) AND GENERALLY AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COX FIELD AIRPORT, BEING PART OF THE WILLIAM SCOTT SURVEY #856, CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS TO BE SURPLUS PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY BY COMPETITIVE SEALED BID IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.