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Regular Council Meeting November 12, 2012 Page 4 selected a firm, that he would negotiate a contract. City Council discussed the staff size, firm location, City familiarity, team members and presentations of the three engineering firms. A Motion to select KSA was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Council Member Wright. Council Member Frierson asked for additional discussion. Council Member Lancaster said she liked the fact that KSA had a designated person for each section of the work. Council Member Frierson said he favored Hayter Engineering, because they were local and had experience with the City. Council Member Mayor Hashmi asked for a vote. Motion carried, 6 ayes —1 nay, with Council Member Frierson casting the dissenting vote. Mr. Godwin inquired if Council wanted staff to negotiate an agreement with the preferred vendor and bring it back to Council or if Council wanted to delegate it to the City Attorney and City Manager. It was a consensus of City Council for staff to negotiate a contract and bring a number back to the Council for consideration. 14. Presentation and discuss a possible bond election. Mayor Hashmi said the presentation and discussion was not for an election, but for educational purposes regarding the bond issue. He also said the City continuously repairs infrastructure but infrastructure had not been replaced for a long period of time. Mayor Hashmi said funds had been allocated for the next year to begin replacement of infrastructure, but if the replacement process was to continue there should be some type of sustainability. Mayor Hashmi said if there was a bond, the funds would be committed for infrastructure replacement. He also pointed out that it would have been easy for Council to issue certificates of obligation for infrastructure replacement, but that was, not the intention of the City Council. Mayor Hashmi emphasized community involvement in this proposed project to receive input from the residents as to what the residents wanted done or did not want done. He said if the residents decided they were not interested in a bond that would be fine with the Council. Mayor Hashmi again emphasized the importance of this proposed project being a community effort. Dan Almon of Southwest Securities gave a presentation and answered questions from City Council regarding the financial analysis of debt repayment considerations associated with a proposed $50,000,000 capital improvement program. Mr. Almon added that interest rates were as low as they had been since the early fifties. Mr. Godwin presented a miscellaneous bond data handout to City Council and pointed out that over time, replacement of old water and sewer lines would significantly reduce leaks and inflow and infiltration, and reduce maintenance and operating costs at both treatment plants. Mr. Godwin said in 2011 real losses cost $252,483 and having to treat non- sewage at the plan cost approximately $308,733. Mr. Godwin also said replacement of old lines would reduce leaks resulting in a reduction for repairs to broken lines and damaged streets. 15. Discuss and act on an Ordinance amending Section 26 -1 Composition of Department, of Chapter 26 of the Paris Code of Ordinances, changing titles of positions in the Police Department. In comparison to other police departments, Chief Hundley said the corporal rank was not used widely by other departments. He referenced that the responsibilities of Paris Police