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Regular Council Meeting <br />July 11, 2011 <br />Page.4 <br />PARIS EXTENSION BETWEEN S-E 8TH AND 12' STREETS; MAKING OTHER 11a,47 <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />City Engineer Shawn Napier said staff recommended closing the contract and making the <br />final payment, because this Trail section had been completed. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by <br />Council Member Wright Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />8. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -056: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ARK -TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND <br />RECOMMENDING MAYOR A.J. HASHMI, M.D., AND MAYOR PRO -TEM <br />RICHARD GROSSNICKLE, M.D. TO SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE <br />OF THE ARK -TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />City Manager Gene Anderson explained that Ark -Tex Council of Governments allows <br />for three representatives of the governing body to serve and that historically the Mayor, Mayor <br />Pro -Tem and one Council Member served on the Board. <br />Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations and asked the Council if anyone had a <br />desire to serve on this Board. With no one speaking, a Motion to appoint Council Member <br />Wright to serve on the Ark -Tex Council was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council <br />Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. <br />9. Deliberate and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -057: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPOINTING A COUNCIL MEMBER <br />TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE VISITORS AND CONVENTION COUNCIL OF <br />THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF LAMAR COUNTY; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. A Motion to appoint Council Member <br />Frierson to serve on the Visitors and Convention Council of the Chamber of Commerce was <br />made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 7 <br />ayes — 0 nays. <br />10. Deliberate and act on appointment of City Council Members to serve as liaisons on city <br />boards, committees, and commissions. <br />Mayor Hashmi said that Council Member Wright was interested in serving on the PEDC <br />Board and had previously served on the Board. A Motion to appoint Council Member Wright to <br />