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Regular Council Meeting September 26, 2011 t . -.Page 3 A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Frierson. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by 1397 Council Member Frierson. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 11. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 20 LIBRARY OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 20 -4, LIBRARY USER FEES, TO SET ANNUAL FEES FOR NON -PARIS RESIDENT USERS OF THE PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY; SUCH FEES WOULD REPRESENT THE COST OF OBTAINING A LIBRARY CARD WHICH IS NECESSARY TO CHECK OUT MATERIALS FROM THE LIBRARY OR USE THE PUBLIC COMPUTERS LOCATED IN THE LIBRARY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Gene Anderson explained that staff brought this item forward at the direction of City Council. After additional consideration, Mayor Hashmi said that he was not in support of charging for library cards. Mayor Hashmi expressed his concern for educational needs of children and said that he wanted all children to have access to the public library. Library Director Priscilla McAnally said approving this ordinance would be bad publicity for the City of Paris and it was not a revenue generator. City Council discussed this item at length including the circulation numbers, educational purposes, revenue, and cost of initiating and tracking annual fees. Council Member Wright said he would like to get the opinion of City Council Student Liaison, Ms. Kate Maxwell, on this item. Ms. Maxwell said she agreed with Mayor Hashmi, because children needed access to the library for educational purposes. Following additional discussion, it was a consensus of City Council that next year they would approach the County about contributing to the public library. A Motion to deny this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Frierson. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 12. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -041: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND /OR TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.