05 - COUNCIL MINUTES FROM 03/23/2015 MEETING

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Regular Council Meeting March 23, 2015 Page 4 would be difficult to get two automobiles down the street and there had already been one fatality on that street a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Godwin said they could defer 3`d Street to a later date. Council Member Hashmi favored having a public hearing to receive input from citizens. Mayor Frierson asked Council Member Lancaster if she had received any calls about this item and she told him she had received four. He asked her if she would be comfortable approving this item subject to leaving 3d Street as a one -way street and she answered in the affirmative. A Motion to approve the one -way streets to two -way streets with the exception of 3`d Street was made by Council Member Plata and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -009: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TRAFFIC PARKING SYSTEM ADOPTED IN SECTION 31 -84 AS IT IS ESTABLSIHED IN THE TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP IN SECTION 31 -65 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; REMOVING THE NO PARKING ZONE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CLARKSVILLE STREET IN THE 300 BLOCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 360 FEET, UP THE DRIVEWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WHERET HE INSIDE LANE OR TRAFFIC ENDS, TO ALLOW FOR PARALLEL PARKING INSTEAD OF A TRAFFIC LANE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Godwin said Lamar Avenue beside First United Methodist Church was four lanes wide and the inside lane serves no other need other than church traffic. He said staff had been examining the possibility of converting this inside traffic lane to parking and the church and TxDOT had agreed to the change. Mr. Godwin said by replacing open pavement with parked cars, they should expect slower average travel speed on Lamar, which was a high priority of downtown development. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Grossnickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Discuss and adopt a policy on Council agenda preparation. Mr. Godwin explained that Mayor Frierson requested consideration of an agenda policy for the Council and on March 9th Council agreed to adopt the policy but with revisions. He said he had made the revisions and included a form previously used by the Council. Council Member Hashmi asked that the form be updated to reflect the deadline for a Council Member to submit an item was the Wednesday prior to the Council meeting. A Motion to approve the policy was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays.