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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL July 11, 1977 The Regular Meeting of the City Council was held on July 11, 1977 at 7:00 P. M. Mayor James M. Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present-: George Fisher, Jr., Michael Malone, David Philley, Jimmy Don Stone, Walter F. Wil- liams, and Raymond Wunsch. Also present were City Manager K. R. Sweatt, City Attor- ney T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk H. C. Greene. Prayer was offered by Reverend Ray Armstrong, First-Christian Church. Mayor Brunette asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of previous meetings as furnished the members of the Council. There being none, the minutes were approved, Mayor Brunette announced that the first order of business would be continuation of the public hearing from the last regular Council meeting on the petition of H. L. Ervin for a change in zoning from a Two - Family Dwelling District to-a Commercial District on Lots 5 and 6, City Block 189, iocated'on the northwest corner of 13th N. W. and Bonham Street. Mayor Brunette called for proponents to appear, and Mr. Eric Clifford, Attorney, ap- peared in behalf of Mr. Ervin. Mr. Clifford stated that an agreement had been met with opponents to the zoning change. Mayor Brunette called for opponents to appear, and none appeared. Mayor Brunette declared the public hearing closed, and Ordinance No. 2338: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES ESTABLISHED BY THE ZONING MAP OF SAID CITY; ESTABLISHING A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) ON LOTS 5 AND 6, CITY BLOCK 189, ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO H. L. ERVIN, SO AS TO INCLUDE THEREIN TERRITORY-FORMERLY DESIG- NATED AS A TWO - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (2F); AND DESIGNATING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) SO ESTABLISHED. was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Wunsch for the adoption of the ordinance. The motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Brunette announced that the next order of business would be consideration of recommendations made by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular meeting on July 5, 1977. Mayor Brunette called for a public hearing on the petition of Enlow and Justice for a change in zoning from General Retail to Commercial District on Lot 3, City Block 102A. Mayor Brunette called for proponents to appear, and Mr. Brad Hutchison, Attorney, appeared in behalf of the petitioners. Mr. Hutchison advised that a lessee was proposing a Continental Trailways Depot for the site; that no fuel would be dis- pensed on the site; no scheduled maintenance would be performed on the site; and no major changes would be made to the existing structure; that a sign would be placed on top of the building advising the nature of the business; that presently there are nine bus schedules daily; that one bus would remain at the depot overnight.