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Regular Council Meeting September 26, 2011 page 7 140.1 16. Deliberate and provide direction to staff on freezing improvement valuation on tax foreclosure properties auctioned by the City of Paris, Trustee for a period not to exceed five years upon its' sale. 17. Deliberate and provide direction to staff regarding renovation of the old City Council Chambers. Mr. Anderson explained that the old City Council Chambers had not had any maintenance since the mid 1970's with the exception of carpeting, which had been replaced once during that period. He asked to use the restricted purpose bond proceeds for renovation in an amount not to exceed $19,000.00. Following a brief discussion, it was a consensus of the City Council for staff to proceed with renovation of the old City Council Chambers. 18. Deliberate on amending the Ordinance dealing with Emergency Alarm Systems to include permit fees and false alarm fees and provide direction to Staff. Chief Hundley told the City Council that the Police Department received an average of 1,911 false alarm calls per year and inquired if they wanted to form a committee to study the issue prior to amending the City's ordinance. Following a brief discussion, it was a consensus of the City Council for Chief Hundley to bring back a recommendation for amending the Ordinance. 19. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -042: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM UNENCUMBERED APPROPRIATION BALANCES TO OVER - EXPENDED ACCOUNTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Anderson explained this was an annual year -end housekeeping Ordinance. He said that certain individual departmental budgets had to be increased to cover anticipated expenditures, and that those increases were offset by decreasing other line items which had an appropriation excess. A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays.