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Following discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Williams for approval of the request. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Malone declared the public hearing open on the request of Donald Glenn Dickson for placement of a 24' x 52' double wide mobile home on Lot 20, City Clock 259, located at 620 25th N. E. Mr. Dickson was present and stated that the property had been in his family for 30 years and he wanted to make his home at this location. There was no one present in opposition, and the public hearing was declared closed. Following discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Wortham to approve the request. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Malone called for the tabulation of bids for a new tractor Backhoe for the Water and Sewer Department, and the following bids were presented: LaRue Ford, Paris, Texas $18,492.00 Case Power & Equipment, Paris, Texas 19,306.00 Allen Machinery, Longview, Texas 20,269.89 (Alt $21,795.93) Glass Implement, Paris, Texas 24,900.00 A motion was made by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Wortham to award the bid to LaRue Ford Tractor Company. The motion carried 5 ayes, 1 abstaining, Councilman Kohls did not vote. Mayor Malone announced that the Council would not consider a petition of property owners living in the areas east of 24th S. E. and south of Lamar Avenue in the Buttermilk Creek area requesting the City declare a moratorium on construction of any facility that might drain into this area until such time as the City alleviates the flooding problems. Jim Bell presented a petition containing approximately 135 signatures of area residents requesting the moratorium. He stated that the area has been prone to flooding for many years while the City has done nothing to halt building, reduce water runoff, or improve the creeks so that they can handle the drainage. He sited several major construction projects under way or planned which would increase drainage to the point of destroying millions of dollars of property in their neighborhood. There was much discussion among the Council members as to the proper course to take on this matter. Following discussion, Council- man Williams made a motion, seconded by Councilman Burnett to declare a moratorium on building permits in the Buttermilk Creek drainage area until the drainage problem can be eliminated, and that permits only be issued if the project engineer indicates that no additional runoff will result from the development. More discussion followed with Eric Clifford representing Lamar County National Bank stating that the Bank is ready for a building permit and have complied with City drainage requirements. Brandon Chaney presented his calculation on drainage involving the Bank develpment stating that the proposal would increase the runoff by 6 cubic feet per second and with only developing one third of the property the increase in runoff would be less than that. Lonnie Kennemer stated that he had been working on an apartment project for the past year within the drainage area, and to impose a moratorium with out looking at each project on its own is unfair. Bill McGinnis and Roscoe Jones also voiced their opinion on why the moratorium should be put into effect.