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1578 Regular Council Meeting June 11, 2012 Page 6 Mayor Hashmi said he wanted to remind the Council that all of the Boards were `i ,iimportant. He said the purpose of PEDC was to entice new corporations to the City and to provide higher paying jobs for citizens. He also said he thought important qualifications for board members were to have contacts outside of the City and have the ability to converse with CEO's of major corporations. Mayor Hashmi asked for nominations to the PEDC Board. A Motion to appoint Toni Clem was made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to appoint Nathan Bell was made by Council Member Lancaster and the Motion failed for lack of a second. A Motion to appoint William Harris was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Hashmi said an appointment would need to be made to Main Street, because Mr. Harris was appointed to the PEDC Board leaving a vacancy on the Main Street Board. A Motion to appoint Karie Raulston was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Council Member Grossnickle. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Deliberate and act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas authorizing the City to become eligible to participate in Tax Abatement and approving Amended Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Tax Abatements in the City of Paris, Texas; making other findings and provisions related to the subject; and declaring an effective date. City Attorney Kent McIlyar said that the original guidelines were adopted in the 90's when the economic development board was set up and they had been amended over the years. Mr. McIlyar said he had provided the Amended Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Tax Abatements to the PEDC Director and the City Manager. He told Council the amendments would give Council more flexibility in evaluating and negotiating future tax agreements and that they may want to bring it back at a later meeting, giving them additional time to discuss it. City Manager John Godwin suggested they wait to vote on this item until their June 25th meeting, because PEDC was going to consider it at their meeting on June 12th. 15. Deliberate on code enforcement liens. Mayor Hashmi said this subject was related to item 14 and he wanted to table this item until the next meeting. A Motion to table this item was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Council Member Jenkins. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive legal advice from the City Attorney about pending or contemplated litigation and/or on matters in which the duty of an attorney to his client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflict with this chapter, to -wit: Ed Darnell v. Union Pacific Railroad and City of Paris, Texas; in the 6th Judicial District Court of Lamar County, Texas; Cause No. 81476.