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Regular Council Meeting 1285 April 11, 2011 Page 4 A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Rhonda Rogers and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Deliberate on participating in a joint diversity training project with PEDC and Texas Workforce Commission. PEDC Director Steve Gilbert said that PEDC and Northeast Texas Workforce Commission had been working on a project together and invited the City to find a way to participate. Mr. Gilbert said the community came together during the Turner Pipe crisis. He also said that the community needed to be more pro - active, because the things that happen in the community can have a negative effect on industries and jobs. He said one of the ideas that were brought forward during the PEDC Plan of Work was to undertake a diversity leadership summit. Mr. Gilbert stated that:. it` was important for companies of all sizes to be pro - active in diversity, and that small companies did not have the resources for training. Mr. Gilbert said they had also talked about putting together a youth summit and bring in some motivational folks to educate the young people. Mr. Gilbert said he subsequently talked to Workforce Solutions and they liked the idea. He also said approximately eighteen months ago Workforce Solutions, PEDC, and the Industrial Managers developed a video training program titled "Workforce Recruits." Mr. Gilbert said the idea is to put money together and work together. He said PEDC and the Workforce Commission Directors staff discussed this and developed an RFP. Mr. Gilbert said that on April 14, 2011 at 3:00 at the Depot Community Room, that PEDC was going to conduct a joint meeting with the City Council. He said that the Workforce Review Committee and the three bidders would be at the meeting to make presentations about their proposals. Mr. Gilbert said there were two bidders from Texas, one local and one from Houston in addition to one from the State of Washington. He said he wanted to give Council a head's up and if they had any questions, he would try to answer them. Mr. Gilbert said once a bidder is selected, that they would like to be able to work with the City and look for an opportunity for the City to help put some resources into match the PEDC's resources and the Workforce Solutions' resources. Council Member Jason Rogers asked if there was a limited number that could attend the training. Mr. Gilbert said they were not to that point yet. Mayor Pro Tern McCarthy encouraged City Council to participate. 15. Second reading, deliberate and possibly act on AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 35, WRECKER, TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, REGULATING PROCEDURES AND POLICIES PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF WRECKER, TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.