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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL '—' November 24, 1980 The special meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris was held Monday, November 24, 1980, 7:00 P. M. Mayor Malone called the meeting to order with the following Councilman present: Travis Wortham, Billy J. Burnett, Kenneth E. Kohls, W. C. Francis, Ronald Kyle, and Walter F. Williams. Also present were City Manager, R. W. Sokoll, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, H. C. Greene. Mayor Malone announced that the reason for the special Council meeting was the introduction of Annexation Ordinance on a 74.5 acre tract of land located east of Loop 286 N. E., between U. S. Highway 82 and Pine Mill Road, adjacent to existing City Limits. Mayor Malone requested the City Attorney to read the Annexation Ordinance. ANNEXATION ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE . CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 74.5ACRES, MORE OR LESS, WHICH IS LESS THAN TEN PER CENT(10 %) OF THE TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN ITS PRESENT CITY LIMITS, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS Mayor Malone called for a report from the Committee appointed to study utilities on 31st Street N. E. for 6 property owners north of Pine Mill Road. Councilman Williams, Chairman of the Committee, stated that the Committee's recommendation was to provide 60 feet of water and sewer lines at no cost to the property owners with the property owners paying for all lines over the 60 feet. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Wortham, seconded by Councilman Kohls to table the matter. Before the vote, Mr. Jarvis Davison appeared before the Council stating that one senior citizen family was out of water, and that not all the 6 property owners were in agreement on the water line extension. Mayor Malone called for a vote on the motion to table which showed 4 ayes, 3 nays, Councilman Williams, Councilman Burnett, and Councilman Kyle voting nay. Mayor Malone gave the following report as Chairman of the Committee appointed to study the radio and communication equipment maintenance. The Radio Committee reports that two proposals for radio maintenance have been received in October following the Council's invitation for proposals. After meeting with representatives for the two firms, the staff, and Mr. Evans, and discussing past maintenance standards,,present radio problems, and future maintenance proposals, the committee finds and recommends as follows: 1. The Committee feels that the radio system is not presently meeting an acceptable operating standard to insure efficiency of operation and the safety of emergency personnel who depend upon the equipment. The Committee feels that the radio equipment should be maintaip d to eet min un of seventy -five percent o -facto7y specifications. is based on �ie type of pp.olice radios and the fact that vacuum tubes wear quick - -by not seeking 100 the cost of maintenance will be held down) 129