02 Council Minutes (07/16/01)MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JULY 16, 2001
The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session Monday, July 16,
2001, 6:00 P. M., Paris Junior College, Applied Technology Building, Room
1016, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. Mayor Michael J. Pfiester called
the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: John F. Bell,
Richard Manning, Kevin Gray, John A. Carter, Jr. and Benny Plata. Also
present were City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W.
Schenk, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham.
Invocation was given by Terry Townsend, Director of Public Works for the
City of Paris.
Mayor Pfiester declared the public hearing open to receive input from the
citizens of Paris regarding local participation in the expenditure of funds under
the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant awarded to the City of Paris.
Lieutenant Bob Hundley with the Police Department came forward telling the
City Council that this grant is to replace computer-aided dispatch and records
software for the Paris Police Department.
No one else appeared, and the public hearing was declared closed.
Resolution No. 2001-112, authorizing the application for a Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant; authorizing the expenditure of funds; accepting said
grant award upon notice thereof; authorizing the execution of any and all
documents necessary for acceptance and implementation of said grant upon
notice thereof, was presented. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem
Manning, seconded by Councilman Gray, for approval of the resolution. The
motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Resolution No. 2001-113, authorizing and directing the City Manager to
execute on behalf of the City of Paris, a purchase order for one (1) model year
2002 one-half ton extended cab pickup truck, for a total purchase price of
$22,063.46 through the Cooperative Purchasing Program of the Houston-
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Galveston Area Council of Government, for use by the Auto Theft Division of
the Paris Police Department in conformance with the aforesaid supplemental
Automobile Theft Prevention Program Grant No. SA-01-T01-09363, was
presented. A motion was made by Councilman Bell for approval of the
resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gray and carried 6 ayes,
0 nays.
Mayor Pfiester announced that the next item on the agenda was to appoint
members to the Board of Directors of the Paris Economic Development
Corporation. This item had been tabled at the last meeting. Mayor Pfiester
said a motion would be needed if the City Council wished to consider this item.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Manning, seconded by Councilman
Plata, to bring this item from the table. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Resolution No. 2001-114, reappointing Jay Guest and appointing Curtis
Fendley to serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Paris Economic
Development Corporation for terms of three (3) years, beginning July 20,2001,
and ending July 19, 2004, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman
Plata, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Manning, for approval of the resolution.
The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Resolution No. 2001-115, reappointing Mary Lane, Ricky Mackey, Joel
McCray, and George Robinson as members of the Traffic Commission of the
City of Paris for terms of three (3) years, beginning July 1, 2001, and ending
June 30, 2004, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Bell,
seconded by Councilman Plata, for approval of the resolution. The motion
carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Resolution No. 2001-116, reappointing Louis Yates, Jr. and Marshall Kent,
Jr., as members of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Paris for
terms of three (3) years, beginning July 1,2001, and ending June 30, 2004, was
presented. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Manning, seconded by
Councilman Bell, for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0
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nays.
Resolution No. 2001-117, resolving that the Main Street Project Advisory
Board be re-established and will be responsible for establishing program policy,
determining the goals and objective of the program and providing guidance and
advice, with said Board to consist of nine (9) members for terms of three (3)
years each, and appointing Bill Payne, Susy Harper, Barbara Wilson Linda
Suarez, and David House, and reappointing Mary Ann Chalaire, Robyn
Zimmerman, Patsy Davis, and Linda Spann, for terms of three (3) years,
beginning April 1,2001, and ending March 31,2004, was presented. A motion
was made by Mayor Pro Tem Manning, seconded by Councilman Carter, for
approval of the resolution. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Councilman Plata,
seconded by Councilman Bell, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 6
ayes, 0 nays.
MICHAEL J. PFIESTER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MATTIE CUNNINGHAM
City Clerk