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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL December 30, 1974 - A Special Meeting of the City Council was held on December 30, 1974 at 5:15 P. M: - Mayor Pro Tem Doyle Whitaker called the meeting to order with the following Coun- cilmen present: Joe King, Brad Hutchison, 0. L. Rainey, W. M. (Dub) Moore, and Sam M. Stone. Also present were City Attorney T. K. Haynes and City Clerk H. C. Greene. Mr. Henry Braswell, Chairman of the Bi- Centennial Committee, Chamber of Commerce, appeared before the Council requesting the City's participation -in a' project to refurbish the fountain on the Plaza as part of the Bi- Centennial celebration. Mr. Braswell requested participation of the City in the amount of $3,500.00 to $4,000.00 to match the Bi- Centennial Commission grant. Mr. Braswell stated that the pro- ject could be .handled by the Paris -Lamar County Bi- Centennial Corporation or by the City, but requested that the City take charge of.the work. Mr. Charles Walker presented an outline of the work required to put the fountain. and related items in original condition. Members of the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Merchants Association, and. various garden clubs were present in support of the fountain renovation. Mrs. Walter Bassano, along with ten garden club members, was present in support of the reno- vation project. Mr. Braswell advised that the grant application must be filed by January 10, 1975 and stated that it would help if the City were designated as the agent grant recipient. Assistant City Manager Greene advised that no funds had been appropriated for this particular item and that funding from the City would necessarily come from the contingent appropriation account if completed by June 30, 1975. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman King and seconded by Councilman Rainey to approve the project and the City's participation in the amount of $4,000.00. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Resolution No. 1656, approving the project, requesting a grant from the Bi- Centen nial Commission of the State of Texas, designating Joe McCollum as project direc- tor, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman. Rainey and seconded by Coun- cilman Moore that the Resolution be approved. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays.