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® Regular Council Meeting May 31, 2012 Page 8 "{ 25. Deliberate and provide direction to City Staff on an individual's request for purchase of city property located at 1060 N. Main Street. Mr. Anderson said the City had been approached by an individual about purchasing a city owned lot located at 1060 N. Main Street. He said the lot was originally acquired to extend MLK Blvd. to N. Main Street, but it was not used for that purpose and the City did not need to retain it for a future project. Mr. Anderson said if the City desired to sell the property, that State Law required the use of sealed bids after publication of notice of sale. Following a brief discussion, it was a consensus of City Council for the Staff to proceed with sale of the property. 26. Deliberate on possible future amendments to the City of Paris Charter. Mayor Hashmi informed the new Council Members that the City could only have a Charter Election every two years and this item was a reminder for Council Members wishing to bring an item forward to be placed on the ballot for the next Charter Election. 27. Deliberate and provide direction to City Staff on creation of a Board of Appeals. Mayor Hashmi said that he had requested this item as a result of meetings with the builders, contractors and realtors. It was a consensus of City Council for City Staff to proceed with the creation of a Board of Appeals. 28. Update on the City of Paris' separation with the Paris Lamar County Health Department. Mr. Anderson told the Council that there was a consensus of the Health Department Board that a new relationship needed to be formed between the City of Paris, the Health Department, and Lamar County. He said the City Attorney drafted a Cooperative Agreement and the Health Department delayed acting on the agreement, because they wanted the new administrator to offer input on the agreement. Mr. Anderson said the new administrator was hired April 28th and was in the process of reviewing department operations. He also said the goal was to have the new agreement adopted by the end of the current fiscal year, but the new administrator may need additional time to reorganize the department. Mr. Anderson introduced the new administrator Gina Prestridge, who gave Council an overview of the status of her plans for the Health Department. Ms. Prestridge said the major issue they were faced with was their building, because it was in such bad shape. 29. Deliberate and provide direction to City Staff regarding the Old Police Department Building on Bonham Street. Mayor Hashmi expressed his appreciation to Council Member Frierson for questioning the cost difference between rehabilitation of the old building and construction of a new building, because there was not much difference between the two options. Mr. Anderson said Gina was