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y Regular Council Meeting December 10, 2012 Page 5 AN AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, NEXTERA ENERGY AND DAISY FARMS, LLC, FOR THE USE OF EXCESS RAW WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES AT DAISY FARMS COMMERCIAL DAIRY LOCATED ON SH 19/24 AT FM 2036, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDING AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Finance Director Gene Anderson said that Daisy Farms wanted to use raw lake water for irrigation purposes at its facility and that the City had an existing agreement with the NextEra Power Plant for sale of raw water. Mr. Anderson also said this agreement would allow Daisy Farms to utilize any of NextEra's reserved raw water not needed by NextEra in its operations. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Frierson. Motion carried, 7 ayes 0 nays. 19. Receive report, discuss and possibly act on drainage problem on York Street. City Engineer Shawn Napier said there was nothing new to report, because they were waiting for a rain to determine if everything was working correctly. 20. Discuss and possibly act on proceeds from recent delinquent property tax sale. Mayor Hashmi said that $50,000 plus was received for sixty -seven properties sold at the auction. He said if possible he would like for the next sale to be later in the afternoon. Mayor Hashmi said he spoke to all the taxing entities that held liens on the properties and mentioned that the City had done a lot of work on these properties. He also said that he had asked the lien holders if they would authorize the funds be placed in an account to be utilized for future structures that need to be cleaned up. Mayor Hashmi said those entities were going to get back with him after discussion with their boards. 21. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081. Mayor Hashmi announced that the next delinquent property tax sale would take place the first Tuesday in February. 22. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Frierson and was seconded by Council Member Drake. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. The meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m.