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Special Council Meeting August 31, 2015 Page 2 WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Clifford and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 4. Receive presentations from engineering firms on available inspection services for the Bond Infrastructure Projects, discuss and act. City Council heard presentations from Mike Burns and Rick Leppert from KSA; Tim Weight and Corey Hogue from Lochner; Jerry Martin from Building Code Consulting Services; and Lee Swaim and Ron Remmer from Bureau Veritas. Each of the firms answered questions from City Council with regard to performing future inspections on the bond project, as well as inspecting previous work done on the bond project. After hearing presentations, the City Council discussed the presentations and asked for the opinion of City Manager John Godwin. Mr. Godwin said he preferred either KSA or Lochner, because the other two firms were not as experienced with infrastructure inspections but had more experience with building inspections. Mayor Hashmi said he preferred Lochner because they had done more research, and the last time the City used KSA they did not consult with the city staff. He also said once the staff was consulted, modifications were required for the project. Council Member Pickle preferred KSA because the gentleman that would be working on this project was from Mt. Vernon, and the City could possibly save money on travel expenses. Council Member Frierson liked Council Member Pickle's logic. Council Members Clifford and Plata said they could go with either of the two firms. Council Members Jenkins and Lancaster preferred Lochner. A Motion to go with Lochner was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Mayor Hashmi. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to authorize the City Manager to negotiate with Lochner and bring something back to the Council was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Jenkins. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Discuss City Manager's proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 -2016 and provide direction to staff. Council Member Frierson said he felt they should address compensation in the police and fire departments. Council Member Clifford said he noticed that over a million dollars in tax delinquent property was due to the City and it was estimated that the City was only going to collect about 10% of that. He asked if that was typical. Mr. Godwin said it was typical and Paris' collection rate was higher than the State average. Council Member Clifford questioned the travel expenses and Mr. Godwin explained those expenses were usually for specific training