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City Manager Sokoll advised . that the Traffic Commission had recommended that yield signs be place on 10th N. E. from north and south at Center Street. A motion was made by Councilman Wunsch, seconded by Councilman Fisher authorizing prebAration of an Ordinance. for presentation at a future douAcil meeting. Motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. City ringer Sokoll - presented a- biidget prepared by the Viait -ors and Convention Council of the Chamber ot-Commerce, and recommended its approvel. A motion was made by Councilman WUhsch,:seconded by Councilman .Williams approving the Visitors and Convention Council budget. Motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays.: Mayor Malorke announced that the next order of business would be the request of Lamar County Juvenile BoAtd for $5,000.00 contribution to be used as matching funds to establish a Youth Diversionary Service for the Cit .. Judge Henry Braswell appeared before the Council speaking as chairman o the Lamar County Juvenile Board and as Judge of Juvenile Court requesting that the funds be approved for the Diversionary Service and stated that annual expenditures would be approximately $43.,500.00 for the coming year; that the State would fund approximately 20% df.the program, the Federal Government 70 %, and iocal government 10% of the program; that the program would call for two full time Counselors and a secretary with necessary operating expenses ;.that the program would be servicing between 200 and 400 young people who need the attention; and that the city place $5,000.00 in next years budget for local financing of the prograhi. Mr. Charles Dillon, Department of Human Resources and Bob Lockwood of the Lamar Cou#ity Juvenile-Probation Department also appeared before the Council.. After considerable discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Fisher and seconded by Councilman Williams that the City commit to enter into a contract with the Department of thimau Resources for the youth Diversionary Program and to negotiate a contract at a future council meeting with the Department bf Human Resources. After further discussion, a motidiz was made by Councilmaiz Parris, and seconded by Councilman W teach to amend the:;motfion to include that negotiations be between the City acid the Department of Human Resources and the Lamar County Commissioners Court ih a joint meeting between the City Council and the Lamar County Commissioners Court. Motion carried 6 ayes, 1 hay. Councilman Philley voting nay. Mayor Malone called fot a Vote on the origional motion which showed 6 ayes, 1 nay. Councilman Philley voting nay. Mt. Reaves Haytat add Mr. tob.Hayter appeared representing Hayter Engineering Inc., appeared before the Council and reviewed their report as contained in Volume II Infiltration /Inflow study,o € -dio- City of Paris. Mayor Malone called for the tabulations of bids for two Gate Valves for the .Water Treatment Plant, and the following bids were presented: Bowles & Edens Company $5,078.90 Dresser Mfg. Division $4,071.20 Patterson Industries, Inc. $9,562.00 _City Manager Sokoll recommended that the bid of the Dresser Mfg. Division in the amount of- $4,071.20 be awarded.