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255 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL February 17, 1975 A Special Meeting of the City Council was held on February 17, 1975 at 5:15 P. M. Mayor Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: Doyle Whitaker, Joe King, Brad Hutchison, W. M. (Dub.) Moore, and Sam M. Stone. Also - present were City Manager K. R. Sweatt, -City Attorney T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk H. C. Greene. Mr. Wayne Clement representing the Texas Highway Department appeared before the Coun- cil and advised the Council of the current program of the department concerning an urban system plan. Mr. Clement advised.the Council of the necessity of the City establishing an urban boundary map, in that federal aid after June, 1976 for street and highway construction within the City Limits could be made only in conformity with urban system plan. Mr. Clement presented a map showing the boundaries as recommended by the City staff and the. urban system plan within the boundary and requested tenta- tive approval of the map plan. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman King and seconded by Councilman Stone that tentative approval be given to the urban boundary map and the urban system plan within the boundary. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Mr. Clement advised of the completion of plans for Northwest Loop 286 and recommended _ the designation of Northwest Loop as the No. i priority under the urban system plan in order to get Northwest Loop under contract. City Manager Sweatt stated this matter had been reviewed by the staff and recommended the Northwest Loop be designated as the No. 1 priority under the City of Paris urban system plan in order to expedite construction. A motion was made by Councilman Whita- ker and seconded by Councilman Moore that Northwest Loop be designated No. 1 priority in the urban system plan. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 4 nays. Mayor Brunette called for recommendations on the bids received for'City Depository. City Manager Sweatt recommended that the bid of the Liberty National Bank be declared as the best bid, based on effective interest rates. A motion was made by Councilman King and seconded by Councilman Hutchison that the 'bid be awarded to the Liberty Na- tional Bank of Paris. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Resolution No. 1664, designating the Liberty National Bank as the City Depository and authorizing Mayor Brunette to enter into a contract with the Liberty National Bank, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Hutchison and seconded by Councilman- Stone for the adoption of the resolution. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays.