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Regular City Council Meeting March 9, 2009 Page 2 Chuck Allee, 6280 FM 1508 - He said he raised livestock for a living and subsequently was annexed. Mr. Allee said that he could no longer raise livestock and asked that his property be disannexed. Consent Agenda 5. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meeting on February 23, 2009. 6. Receive and deliberate on reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (10- 23 -08) b. Paris Public Library Advisory Board (1- 21 -09) C. Historic Preservation Commission (11 -2 -08; 11- 20 -08; 12- 10 -08; 1- 14 -09; 1- 25 -09; 2- 11 -09) d. Building and Standards Commission (1- 20 -09) e. Board of Adjustment (1 -6 -09) f. Airport Advisory Board (11- 20 -08; 1- 8 -09) g. Lake Pat Mayse Study Committee (2 -5 -09) Council Member Biard made a Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and Council Member McCarthy seconded the Motion. The Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to approve and adopt Consent Agenda Items 5 and 6. Regular Agenda A Motion to move items 16,17 and 18 up was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Biard. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. A Motion to remove items 16, 17 and 18 from the table was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Rogers. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. 16. Deliberate, provide direction to staff, and possibly act on an application for disannexation of approximately 160.67 acres of land located on FM 1508, forming a portion of the current outer boundaries of the city limits of the City of Paris in response to applications for such disannexation filed by the property owners of eight (8) tracts of land within the proposed disannexation area. City Council discussed items 16, 17 and 18 at length. Several Council Members, as well as Mayor Freelen expressed concern about disannexation of these properties, because it could hinder growth of the City in those areas and that services were being provided. Council Member Brown was in favor of disannexation, because he did not believe the property owners had adequate city services.