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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Way 29, 1979 A special meeting of the City Council was held Tuesday, May 29, 1979.at 7:00 P. M. Mayor Malone called the meeting to order with the following Councilman present: George Fisher, Jr., Walter-F. Williams, W. C. Francis, Jim Farris, and Ron Kyle. Also present were City Manager, Robert 61. Sokoll, City Attorney, Haynes, and City Clerk, H. C. Greene. Mayor Malone announced that the first item on the agenda was a report on second year funding application for the Community Development Bock Grant program, and a public hearing therefore. Mr. Joe McCollum, Director of Community Development appeared before the Council and-presented the proposed second year project as follows: 1. Funds available: $657,193.30. 2. Application for the grant is to be submitted by June 1, 1979. 3: Activities which may be under taken with these second year funds and which were approved in the pre - application filed in May 1978 include the following: a. Rehabilitation of substandard single family homes to a standard condition. b. Construction of standard size 6" water mains to replace substandard mains. c. Construction of all weather street paving consisting of an 8" rock base material and a double penetration surface treatment on various streets. d. Parks improvements to Record Parks and Johnson Park including better lighting, picnic tables, shelters and fencing. 4. These activities are to be carried out in two Target Areas, generally the northwest and the northeast sections of the City. 5. In accordance with the Citizen's Participation Plan, citizen invoP.ement in the program is requested at a hearing on the second year - funding application which will be held before the City Council, Tuesday, May 29, 1979 at 7:00 P. M. in the City Hall, Council Room, Paris, Texas. Installation of 6" water mains and /or paving for the following streets: a. 8th N. W. - Campbell Street to Garrett Street; b. Long Street - 7th N. W. to 8th N. W. c. 15th N. 11. - Campbell Street to Henderson Street; d. 16th ". ii. - Campbell to Henderson; e. 17th N. 14. - Campbell to Henderson; f. 18th N. W. - Henderson South to end; g. 10th N. E. - Blake Road to Clement Road; h. Cherry Street - 3rd N. E. to 4th N. E.; i. 6th N. E. - Garrett to Hieko�:i; j. 7th N. E. - Hickory South to end;'k. Williams Street - 6th N. E. to 7th N. E.; 1. 1st N. E. - Pine Bluff to Booth; m. 12th N. E. - Blake to Hickory; n. Van Zant - Fitzhugh to 17th N. E. o. Johnson Street - 12th N. E. to 15th N. E.; p. Garret Street - 3rd N. E. to 7th N. E. Mayor Maione declared the public hearing open on second year funding application for Community Development Block Grant. Mayor Malone invited participation from the audiance and no one appeared to address the Council. Mayor Malone declared the public hearing closed. ` Resolution No. 1935 authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City of Paris the application for second year funding under Community Development Block Grant Project. A motion was made by Councilman '=fisher, seconded by Councilman Williams for adoption of the Resolution. Motion .arried 6 ayes, 0 nays.