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Regular Council Meeting January 26, 2015 Page 3 City Manager John Godwin said Carl Cecil of Liberty National Bank had spoken to the other three participating financial institutions and all were in agreement to extend this program until the end of December 2015 or until all funds were expended. Mr. Godwin expressed appreciation to Liberty National Bank, First Federal, Guaranty Bond Bank, and Lamar National Bank for participating in this program. A Motion to continue this program to the end of December 2015 was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 13. Receive a presentation about the wastewater treatment plant infrastructure. Utilities Director Doug Harris said in September 2013, the City advertised for statements of qualification for a project for the wastewater treatment plant for either construction of a new plant or complete rehabilitation of the current plant. He said after extensive evaluation, Garver was selected in October of 2014. Mr. Harris introduced Jeff Sober of Garver Industries. Council Member Hashmi asked prior to the presentation if he could ask questions of city employee James Hinkle. Mayor Pro -Tem Grossnickle said that was fine. Council Member Hashmi asked Mr. Hinkle about his tenure with the city and his opinion about the infrastructure. Mr. Hinkle said he had been with the city 23 years, that new infrastructure was needed and within the next 10 years there would be catastrophic failure. Council Member Hashmi inquired about package plants. Mr. Hinkle said packaged plants were computerized and would be constantly changing. Council Member Hashmi inquired about phasing out lift stations and placing a plant in a different location. Mr. Hinkle said that would require additional man power. Mr. Hinkle said he thought one centralized plant was the best for Paris and he thought it was best in the current location. Council Member Pickle asked if closing of the Sara Lee had an impact and Mr. Hinkle informed him there was very little impact. Council Member Plata asked how much had been spent on maintenance of the plant and Mr. Hinkle said 6 million dollars was spent in the early 90s. Mr. Sober said Garver had teamed with Hayter Engineering and Freese & Nichols, Inc. for this project. Mr. Sober gave an outline of the project work plan and in summary told the City Council the plan was to decommission parts of the plant and rebuild on top of it as it continues regular business. He said it would save a lot of money and the City would not be required to go through the process of getting land licensed for a wastewater plant, which was an extensive process. Mr. Sober said when the City was ready to move forward, he recommended starting the feasibility study and the remodel. Council Member Hashmi asked Reeves Hayter about the 4 million gallons of affluent water and if it was possible to conserve and re -use the water instead of sending it down the river. Mr. Hayter said that was studied several years ago and the plan was to build some type of holding place to recapture that water. Council Member Pickle asked about grants and loans, to which Mr. Sober informed him that grants were very competitive but they were making application. Council Member Plata inquired if a new plant would require less man power and Mr. Sober said that could potentially be the case. Council Member Hashmi asked if they had looked at solar and wind energy options for operation of the plant and Mr. Sober that the feasibility study would cover such alternatives.