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Regular Council Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 3 and two applicants and recommended they put both in the vacant positions. Council Member Lancaster said she would like to have an opportunity to increase the number of applicants, because historic was one of her favorite projects. Council Member Plata inquired why others did not apply. Council Member Lancaster said probably others did not realize there would be an opening. Council Member Clifford said he would like to give others an opportunity to apply, as did Council Member Jenkins. Council Member Pickle wanted to know if in the past the Council had taken applications and decided not to take the applicants. City Clerk Janice Ellis said the process had been done several different ways, in that Council had appointed people for a vacancy from the applicants who were not appointing during the June process and they had also instructed staff to advertise when a vacancy occurs. Council Member Lancaster confirmed with Ms. Ellis that applicant Mr. Dux was not one of the original applicants. A Motion to extend the application period for one week was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Council Member Jenkins. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 2 nays, with Council Members Pickle and Plata casting the dissenting votes. 13. Receive update on additional disannexation requests received and discuss procedures. City Attorney Kent McIlyar gave the City Council an update on the disannexation requests from property owners involving Tracts 8 and 12, located northwest of FM 1508 /Airport Road, and stressed the importance of maintaining a land connection between the core of the City and the Cox Field acreage and the Agpro property on the City's eastern city limits line. He said the only application the City had not received was on the Chambliss property and he understood that the property owner was deceased. Mr. McIlyar recommended against disannexing the DeVoss and Mehmeti properties. He said there were three properties that belonged to DeVoss and a strip of that property could possibly be disannexed if the property were to be surveyed and a strip left in the City to maintain the land connection between the City and Cox Field. Council Member Clifford said if the City could legally disannex these properties he would like to proceed with the process. Council Member Lancaster agreed. Council Member Plata said they already knew how he felt. Council Member Pickle wanted to know how this would affect PJC and Mr. McIlyar said he had not heard from Dr. Anglin. Property owner Debbie Hudgens said when they were annexed into the City they were automatically taxed by PJC and she assumed that would stop if they were disannexed. Mayor Hashmi said the City had not provided the services and thought they should disannex the properties with the exception of DeVoss and Mehmeti who could come back to the Council at a later date should they decide to do so. Mr. McIlyar explained the process for disannexing property, which included two public hearings over a 40 -day period, publication in the newspaper and notices to be sent to Lamar County, school districts and railroad companies. Mr. Mcllyar explained if the survey was received in time from the Engineering Department, they could begin the process on August 24th with a public hearing and that he could have an ordinance to them September 28th. Ms. Hudgens said her property and the Denison property was to be disannexed June 8th and if that had gone forward they would not be charged for the 2015 taxes. Council Member Pickle inquired if these would be done by October and Mr. McIlyar said they would be if they survey was received in time.