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SPECIAL MEETING 000994 OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS August 20, 2009 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session for a budget workshop at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Council Members: Jesse James Freelen Joe McCarthy; Kevin Kear; Stephen Brown; Edwin Pickle; and Rhonda Rogers City Staff: Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, Finance Director; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; Ronnie Grooms, Fire Chief, Bob Hundley, Police Chief, Kent Klinkerman, EMS Director; Tom Hunt, Municipal Judge; Doug Harris, Director of Utilities; and Priscilla McAnally, Library Director. Absent: Council Member: Will Biard Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 1. Deliberate and possibly act on a proposal and funding options to widen a portion of Collegiate Drive in front of the proposed Paris High School and a portion in front of the Civic Center. City Council discussed at length the options of constructing a non - boulevard, a boulevard, a collector and arterial streets, as well as funding options. City Council also discussed constructing the streets with asphalt instead of concrete. Council asked Shawn Napier to bring to them the cost estimate for providing asphalt streets with concrete intersections and concrete turn- lanes. A Motion to provide the non - boulevard street with asphalt top to include concrete intersections and concrete turn-lanes was made by Council Member Kear and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. City Council discussed paying for this project by issuing certificates of obligation, paying for the project out of reserves and taking the issue to an election. A Motion to approve certificates of obligation was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Kear. Motion carried, 5 ayes -1 nay, with Council Member Pickle casting the dissenting vote. 2. Deliberate and possibly act on projects to be considered for the bond election and funding options.