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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL January 8, 1996 The City Council of the City of Paris met in regular session, Monday, January 8, 1996, 6:00 P. M., City Council Chambers, City Hall, Paris, Texas. Mayor Eric S. Clifford called the meeting to order with the following Councilmembers present: Charles Fulbright, Alan R. Boyd, Richard Hunt, Charles H. Neeley, and John Bell. Also present was City Manager, Michael E. Malone, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, Mattie Cunningham. Invocation was given by Police Chief, Karl Louis. Mayor Clifford announced that if there was anyone in the audience who has business to bring before the Council and is not listed on the agenda, to please let it be known in order for the information to be made available in compliance with the Open Meeting Law. Mayor Clifford asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of previous meeting, there being none, the minutes were approved as presented. Mayor Clifford informed the Council that he has a petition concerning renaming a Cul -de -sac "Margaret Place" which has been signed by all the property owners wanting the name of Margaret Street to be changed to Margaret Place. Mayor Clifford explained they were having problems with people thinking there is a through street, and it is not. Mayor Clifford referred this matter to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their study and recommendation, and gave the petition to the City Clerk for filing. City Manager Malone announced that the next item on the agenda was receipt of reports from committees, boards, and commissions, and the minutes from the Paris Library Advisory Board, and Paris Lamar County Board of Health had been furnished with no action being required. Gary Vest, Director of Economic Development /Chamber of Commerce, CEO, came forward giving the Paris Economic Development Corporation Annual Report. Mr. Vest presented the Council with the new community profile that they are using for a lot of the inquiries and marketing efforts for the City of Paris. Mr. Vest said in Economic Development promoting and marketing is the name of the game, and the hats that the Councils has in front of them is some they have been using with some of the local industry on retention expansion program along with visiting industry. Mr. Vest said since the last time he had met with the Council in October they had received 82 inquiries to their advertising which is up real good, and presented some of the materials that they have been using telling the Council that these are the advertisement that has generated the responses they have had. The BITCO Project they have been working on is under construction, that site has been acquired by the Paris Economic Development Corporation from the Industrial Corporation, and construction has started. Mr. Vest.said they have had one industry visit that being Babcock and Wilcock. Also they did their annual appreciation award at the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet,