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Regular Council Meeting August 8, 2011 Page 4 A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion�carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 1365 A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Report from Chief Hundley. Chief Hundley told City Council that the Police Department consisted of 62 sworn officers and 24 civilian employees. Chief Hundley reported that the total of 9 -1 -1 calls answered by emergency dispatcher in 2010 was 27,089 and calls for service may or may not result in a report being made. He the calls included anything from abandoned vehicles, false burglar alarms, civil stand -by, lost property, and littering, all the way to robbery calls. Chief Hundley also said that the department's volume of calls had increased between 2009 and 2010 by 3,009 calls. Chief Hundley discussed with City Council the possibility of hiring a clerk to receive minor calls over the telephone for things such as giving theft reports. Mayor Hashmi inquired if doing so would free up police officers for preventive crime and Chief Hundley answered in the affirmative. Mayor Hashmi asked for suggestions from Chief Hundley in order to help deter criminal activity. Chief Hundley said they had started a community police unit and he would like to add more units to that program. He said there had been a reduction of criminal activity due to the presence of the community police unit. Chief Hundley suggested forming a traffic division and adding two misdemeanor officers within the next five years. 15. Deliberate and act on the Master Plat, Preliminary Plat and Final Plat of Lot 1 and 2, Block A, Cooper Propane 341 Addition, located at 3015 South Church Street. City Engineer Shawn Napier said that Cooper Propane wanted to expand their current business and that Planning and Zoning recommended the approval. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Receive, deliberate and provide direction on information from Robert T. Bass, Allison, Bass & Associates regarding 2010 Census data, changing demographics in City Council Districts since 2000, and proposed City Council redistricting maps. Bob Bass provided City Council with a new plan, because the previous plan provided did not have two of the council members in their districts. Mr. Bass went over the change in demographics of the City since the 2000 Census and asked for input from City Council. Mr. Bass said they needed to move forward toward adopting a plan. It was a consensus of the City Council to defer a decision until Mr. Bass provided them with a map reflecting the new plan. Mr. Bass told City Council that he would provide them with a map via e-mail the next day. City Attorney Kent McIlyar inquired about the target date for submitting the plan to the Department of Justice. Mr. Bass said the deadline was around the first of September and that he could be available for a virtual workshop.