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A. Lq MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL December 1, 1981 The special meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris was held Tuesday, December 1, 1981, 5:30 P. M. Mayor Burnett called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: W. C. Francis, Walter F. Williams, Joe Graham, Larry McGee, and Ken Kohls. Also present were City Manager R. W. Sokoll, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, H. C. Greene. Mayor Burnett announced that the special meeting was called for the purpose of receiving bid tabulations for filter bottoms, support media and filter media for the Water Treatment Plant and called for the tabulation of those bids, and the following tabulation was presented: Filter Bottoms L & W Utilities Equipment Company, Dallas, Texas $20,959.00 Roberts Filter Company, Darby, Pa. 32,400.00 Support Media Unifelt Corporation, Zelienople, Pa. 50,542.00 L & W Utilities Equipment Company, Dallas, Texas 52,886.00 A motion was made by Councilman McGee, seconded by Councilman Graham to award the low bid of L. &. W. Utilities Equipment Company for filter bottoms in the amount of $20,959.00, and to the Unifelt Corporation for Support Media and Filter Media in the amount of $50,542.00. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays Discussion was had concerning the purchasing of underwater rescue equipment for the Fire Department. Fire Chief Burgin appeared before the Council stating that if the equipment was authorized that it not be paid for from his current budget. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman McGee authorizing the advertising of bids for the underwater rescue equipment, and declaring an emergency as provided by City Charter for payment from the contingent appropriation account. The motion carried 5 ayes, 1 nay, Councilman Kohls voting nay. Mayor Burnett announced that the Council would go into executive session, and the regular session was declared closed, and the executive session open. Councilman Wortham entered the Council chamber and assumed his chair at the Council table. Councilman Francis presented the following report of the Water and Sewer Committee concerning the Infiltration /Inflow Project: "The Water and Sewer Committee, after much deliberation has arrived at the conclusion that the best interest of the City of Paris is served by the rejection of Federal Funds for the rehabilation of our sewer collector lines and Sewer Treatment Plant for the following reasons: (1) The continuing inflation and high cost of money makes it impractical for the City of Paris to embark -on a massive sewer project'at this time. (2) The uncertainty of the availability of Federal Funds for construction, further compounds the problem.