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_,. �..,.,�.... _ ___ ._........_. _ .. W .�...... �.�.....__.. Page 8 Regular Council Meeting March 15, 1993 was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Shelton for adoption of the ordinance. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. ORDINANCE NO. 93 -012 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION VIII OF APPENDIX B, PARAGRAPH F, OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING THAT THE SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM MINIMUM SIZE LATERAL LINE SHALL BE EIGHT (8) INCHES IN DIAMETER; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF APRIL 1, 1993 was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Shelton for adoption of the ordinance. Earl Smith, City Engineer, said it was his recommendation to increase the minimum size lateral line from 6 inches to 8 inches in diameter. The reason being that on occasions when we received an administrative order form the EPA, we meet with Public Works, City Manager Malone, City Attorney Haynes, and Herb Campbell to try and look at ways to prevent those things from happening in the future. Mr. Smith told the Council the vast majority of those bypasses occur in 6 inch and smaller lines on the system, and most times that is due to grease stops. We do have ordinances that require grease traps at restaurants, but there is nothing in place to prevent the homeowner from dumping their grease in the sanitary sewer, and we believe on occasions that has the possibility and accumulates in spots in the wastewater system, in the smaller lines generally, and we do not know there is a stoppage in the system until it overflows. At that point we have to report that to the EPA. Mr. Smith said the cost differential between the 6 inch and 8 inch pipe is approximately 72 cents a foot. City Attorney Haynes pointed out that the minimum size yard line would remain 4 inches, which will connect to a lateral or main which shall be a minimum size of 8 inches, which is the first part of the collection system that a house line goes into. After further discussion, the motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. Resolution No. 92 -030, resolving that the City of Paris hereby establishes certain guidelines and criteria governing tax abatement incentives within the portion of its Extraterritorial jurisdiction described in Reinvestment Zone Number Four attached hereto as Exhibit A, and such guidelines and criteria shall expressly govern all subsequent tax abatement agreements in said Zone, and shall be effective for two years from the date of adoption and may only be amended or repealed by a three - fourths vote of the City Council. A motion was made by Councilman Shelton, seconded by Councilman Burnett for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.