05 - APPROVE MINUTES FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON JANUARY 23, 2015 AND FEBRUARY 16, 2015

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Regular Council Meeting February 9, 2015 Page 9 this location. He said it sounded like the business would be a good asset to Paris, but it did not sound like the location was in the best interest of Paris. Council Member Hashmi said it was reported in the newspaper that the facility would be enclosed, but that at the meeting with the city manager he understood the facility was not going to be fully enclosed. Council Member Hashmi said obviously the facility was not an enclosed facility and he asked Mr. Glick why that was reported to the newspaper. Mr. Glick said sometimes things do not always get communicated as clearly as we would like, and that it got lost somewhere in translation. He said the original press release said that it was going to be a completely covered indoors facility and they never used the language enclosed. Council Member Hashmi asked Mr. Glick if they would be keeping the ditches and culverts on this facility perfectly clean. Mr. Glick answered in the affirmative citing cleanliness was the cornerstone of their business. Council Member Hashmi said he was a little concerned because one of his constituents had sent to him a picture that looked very different from what Mr. Glick was describing. Council Member Lancaster said to the East of that property running along a side was a creek which was the headwater of a plain, a flood -plain area and she noticed as the dirt was being pushed it was coming pretty close to encroaching on the creek. She said she understood that the back side of Morningside had flooding from time to time and she was concerned with the displaced water added to that creek would create another problem. Mr. Glick said that was very valid concern and as part of the extensive permitting process, they went a thorough storm water plan. Council Member Lancaster also said the City Engineer had required that some of those creeks where there was development be cemented and kept clean. She said was really concerned at some point there would be heavy rain and this was going to create some problems for citizens. Mayor Frierson said that would be part of the site plan during the Planning and Zoning process. Mr. Glick said they would have a full storm water plan. Mike Folmer, 933West Washington — he said lived in West Paris and was not going to be next to it. He said he appreciated newness of recycling and thought everyone would agree they needed recycling. Mr. Folmer said from hearing Marcus Roden speak, it sounded like City was going to have about a quarter million dollar whipping to take on this and it looked like both parties could get together and negotiate on a site. He also said he hauled construction materials all the time to the South Church Street site and it worked real well. He said there was a lot of space there, and looked like it was a good fit. Mr. Folmer said he was on the P &Z and they looked forward to this coming to them and promised Dr. Hashmi's constituents that for those who could not be there, that he was listening to everything. Carol Hufnagel, 720 Bunker Street —she said she was favor of recycling centers but not on that property. Mrs. Hufnagel said she had seen what battery acid could do to cement and surrounding areas, as well radiators, wire, and some of the stuff that falls out on the highways. She wanted to know what was Recycler's Depot's guarantee that there was not going to be a bunch of flat tires because of debris before it even got to their facility. She said her other concern was about copper wiring that was stolen all the time and asked if the company was going to ask for identification to prove that those people were justified in bringing that copper to them. Mr.