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06.24.13 MINUTESMINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS June 24, 2013 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2013, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: A.J. Hashmi Council Members: Aaron Jenkins; Billie Lancaster; John Wright; Richard Grossnickle; and Cleonne Drake City Staff: Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Kent Klinkerman, EMS Director; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; Larry Wright, Fire Chief; and Bob Hundley, Police Chief Absent: Council Member: Matt Frierson Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. Mayor Hashmi called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Invocation. Pastor Lazaroff gave the invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Grossnickle led the pledge. 4. Citizens' Forum. Connie Stauter (P.O. Box 274, Paris), Pat Cochran (1025 Johnson Woods, Paris), Kristi Martin (1744 Neathery St.) and Martha Larue (1400 W. Washington St., Paris) — they asked that City Council consider public transportation in planning for the future of the City. Carolyn Hicks, 4180 Pine Mill Road — she said she inadvertently applied for the Planning and Zoning Commission, and that she had meant to apply for the Main Street Board. Barney Bray, 3230 Mahaffey — he asked if he could speak on item 18 when Council got to that item and the Mayor told him yes. Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 2 Aaron Jenkins, 459 N.E. 5th Street — he said he had a drainage problem and that when it rained the water remained in the ditch for a long time. Consent Agenda Mayor Hashmi inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the Consent Agenda for discussion. There being none, a Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Approve the minutes from the City Council meeting on June 10, 2013. 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees: a. Airport Advisory Board (2 -21 -2013) b. Historic Preservation Commission (5 -8 -2013) c. Building and Standards Commission (5 -20 -2013) d. Main Street Advisory Board (4 -16 -2013 & 4 -30 -2013) 7. Receive May monthly financial report. 8. Receive May drainage ditch maintenance report. 9. Receive dilapidated structure report. 10. Discuss possible future amendments to the City of Paris Charter. 11. Approve RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -022: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY IN SUPPORT OF THE 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, AND 2017 FESTIVAL OF PUMPKINS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Regular Agenda 12. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -022: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM, GMS APPLICATION NUMBER 2013- H2990- TX -DJ; AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH LAMAR COUNTY; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ACCEPTING SAID GRANT AWARD UPON NOTICE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 3 EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Chief Hundley said this year's application was in the amount of $12,181.00 and would be divided between the Paris Police Department and Lamar County Sheriffs Department. He said the grant money would be used for equipment. Mayor Hashmi opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support or opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hashmi closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 13. Receive presentation from the Residential Housing Committee. Jim Bell recognized committee members Sims Norment, Vic Ressler, Gene McWaters, Wayne Brown, and Greg Wilson. He also recognized City Council Member John Wright, City Council Member Sue Lancaster, City Engineer Shawn Napier, and City Building Official Joe Sleeper. Mr. Bell explained their charge was to review options for attracting or encouraging more people to locate within the City limits. Mr. Bell reviewed the Paris economy for the last six years, gave an observation that the population of the City and the rest of Lamar County were evenly divided, and that housing sales were also evenly divided. Mr. Bell stated that taxes were not a significant factor in making a decision of whether to locate in the City or not and added that the City staff was recognized for improvement in operations over the past year. He said areas in the City should be targeted for redevelopment and incentives included. Mr. Bell added that the City had taken a giant step in improving and repairing sewer lines. In concluding his presentation, Mr. Bell said it was important that the taxing districts and service districts of Paris Junior College and Paris Independent School District join the City in selling Paris to those considering locating here. Mr. Bell said that there were older homes in Paris, which offered larger living spaces. He added new homes cost more but often had the advantage of being more energy efficient and less costly to maintain. Mr. Bell said they needed to insure there was a supply of both. He said the City had reduced the tax rate over the last several years and that was a positive. He said the City was improving the streets, which was also positive. In closing, Mr. Bell said everyone needed to sell the City and its advantages in order to create demand and the development would follow. 14. Discuss and act on A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE LAMAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE PARIS - LAMAR COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 4 Mayor Hashmi explained this was a joint decision between Commissioner's Court and the City Council, and that they had not received recommendations from the County yet. Council Member Drake asked if they could submit names and not make a final decision until they heard from the Commissioner's Court. Mayor Hashmi answered in the affirmative. City Clerk Janice Ellis said there were three vacancies and one was to be filled by a veterinarian. As Dr. House was the only veterinarian application, it was a consensus that he be appointed. Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Drake nominated Rachel Braswell and Council Member Grossnickle nominated Kristi Martin. Rachel Braswell — Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Kristi Martin — motion failed, 3 ayes — 3 nays. Mayor Hashmi asked for further nominations. Council Member Grossnickle re- nominated Kristi Martin and Council Member Jenkins nominated Kenneth Rogers. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Kristi Martin - Motion failed, 3 ayes — 3 nays. Kenneth Rogers, Motion failed 3 ayes — 3 nays. Mayor Hashmi re- opened the floor. Council Member Drake nominated Kristi Martin. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor. Kristi Martin — Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Appoint members to the various Boards, Commissions, and Committees of the City of Paris. Mayor Hashmi thanked the applicants for their interest in the City. He explained the process, in that the first nominations would be full term positions followed by nominations to unexpired terms. Mayor Hashmi continued with appointments to the various boards, commissions and committees as follows: Airport Advisory Board — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. A Motion to nominate Chris Fitzgerald was made by Council Member Drake; a Motion to nominate William Tolleson was made by Council Member Grossnickle; and a Motion to nominate Dennis Ashby to the unexpired term was made by Mayor Hashmi. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Motions carried for these nominations, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Municipal Band — A Motion to nominate Joe Watson who is currently serving as band director, was made by Council Member Drake; a Motion to nominate appoint JoAnna Parsons was made by Council Member Jenkins. Mayor Hashmi said there were three applicants and three vacancies and that he would take a Motion on all three candidates with Betsy Mills being the third applicant for the unexpired term. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 5 Building and Standards Commission — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Grossnickle nominated Johnny Norris and Council Member Wright nominated Jon McFadden. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Motions carried for both nominations, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Library Advisory Board — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Jenkins nominated Connie Dodd and Council Member Grossnickle nominated Judith Kimbrough. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Motions carried for both nominations, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Main Street Advisory Board — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Drake nominated Britin Bostick; Council Member Grossnickle nominated Matt Coyle; and Council Member Lancaster nominated Nancy Waldrum. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Motions carried for these nominations, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Historic Preservation Commission — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Jenkins nominated Britin Bostick and Council Member Lancaster nominated Sue Salter. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Motions carried for both nominations, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Paris Economic Development Corporation — Mayor Hashmi said the first appointee would be for the full term position and opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Lancaster nominated Vicki Ballard for the full term; Council Member Jenkins nominated David Turner; and Council Member Grossnickle nominated Bill Neely. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Vicki Ballard — motion failed, 3 ayes. David Turner — motion carried, 5 ayes. Mayor Hashmi explained the second position was the one year term position and opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Lancaster nominated Vicki Ballard; Council Member Drake nominated Kelsey Gibbs; and Council Member Grossnickle nominated Bill Neely. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Vicki Ballard — motion carried, 4 ayes — 2 nays with Council Members Drake and Grossnickle casting the dissenting votes. Planning and Zoning Commission — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations for one of the full term positions. Council Member Wright nominated Benny Plata and Council Member Drake nominated John Lee. Benny Plata — Motion carried, 5 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member Drake casting the dissenting vote. Mayor Hashmi asked for nominations for the other full term position. Council Member Drake nominated John Lee and the Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Hashmi asked for nominations for the unexpired term. Council Member Lancaster nominated James Price. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. James Price - Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 6 Traffic Commission — Ms. Ellis said there were two vacancies and one applicant, Jimmy Hodges. It was a consensus of the City Council to appoint Jimmy Hodges. Zoning Board of Adjustment — Mayor Hashmi opened the floor for nominations. Council Member Grossnickle nominated Jerry Harting; Council Member Drake nominated Marilyn Smith; Council Member Jenkins nominated Rick Hundley; and Mayor Hashmi nominated David Hamilton. Mayor Hashmi closed the floor for nominations. Jerry Harting — Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Marilyn Smith — Motion carried, 5 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member Drake casting the dissenting vote. Rick Hundley — Motion carried, 6 ayes 0 nays. David Hamilton — Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 16. Appoint City Council Liaisons to serve on the various Boards, Commissions and Committees. It was a consensus of the City Council that Council Members serve as Liaisons to the boards, commissions and committees as follows: Main Street — Council Member Drake Historic Preservation Commission — Council Member Frierson PEDC — Council Members Wright and Frierson. Ex- officio member — Mayor Hashmi Planning and Zoning — Council Member Lancaster Traffic Commission — Council Members Jenkins and Drake Zoning Board of Adjustment — Council Member Lancaster Visitors & Convention Council — Council Member Lancaster. Ex- officio members — Mayor Hashmi and Mayor Pro -Tem Wright Ark -Tex Council of Governments — Council Member Drake. Ex- officio members — Mayor Hashmi and Mayor Pro -Tem Wright 17. Consider and take action regarding selecting the park planning firm of MHS Planning and Design to complete Phase 2 of the new Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. Planning Director Alan Efrussy explained that during 2012, Paris was approved for funding by Transforming North Texas (TNT) for a master park plan. He said Paris staff requested proposals for professional services to prepare a park plan and received two proposals. Mr. Efrussy also said that MHS was approved by Council on January 28, 2013 and the City planned a two phase approach, because the City did not have funds to complete the project. TNT Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 7 informed City staff that TNT had budget changes that would allow them to pay Phase 2 at $25,000 and Phase 1 at $10,000. A Motion to approve the selection of MHS Planning and Design for Phase 2 of the new Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Discuss and provide direction to staff on the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013 Mr. Anderson said as a result of the citizens voting to issue up to $45,000,000 worth of general obligation bonds for replacing and extending water and sewer lines, that City staff needed direction on several items. He said staff needed to know what portion of the bonds would be issued initially, should the staff issue RFPs for a single engineering firm to prepare design plans and specifications and provide contract oversight for the project and if so, should that firm prepare designs, plans, and bid documents for a single project or multiple projects and should the City contract with the engineering firm for project management. KSA Engineer representatives Tracy Hicks and Brent Bassett gave an update to City Council about their efforts and progress made toward developing the infrastructure master plan. Mr. Bassett said they had reviewed the water and sewer systems to determine which lines to replace. He said the City of Paris' water distribution system was mainly comprised of old cast iron lines and the rest was PVC. Mr. Bassett said the main issue with the water distribution center was leaks in addition to dirty water and low pressure. He said the reoccurring leaks should be prioritized and said that five criteria had been developed for comparison of pipes. Mr. Bassett said in their review of the sewer system, they were able to create a map and a model of the system. He said the key findings were that the sewer system had a lot of older style brick man holes and clay pipe. Mr. Bassett said over the last three years there had been 3,501 service line repairs and 1,351 main line repairs. He said they also developed a ranking system with five criteria and were able to give each individual pipe a score, which allowed them to compare the sewer pipes throughout the entire City. Mr. Hicks said the ranking system would help them prioritize the list of projects. Council Member Grossnickle said this was a good scientific project to the problem. Council Member Lancaster inquired if they had actual drawings of the sewer system depicting location of the lines. Mr. Hicks said they did not have the exact location. Mr. Bassett added they had a GPS location for some of the man holes. Council Member Wright inquired if they knew the location of all of the water lines. Mr. Hicks said they had a map that reflected the general location and in some instances they had data for fire hydrant locations. Council Member Wright wanted to know how they determined the size of lines and location. Mr. Hicks said information from the model and data from staff helped them determine those factors. City Council expressed appreciation to KSA Engineering for their presentation. Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 8 Mayor Hashmi invited citizens to speak about this item. Citizen Jerry Haning asked if water and sewer taps would be placed at each vacant lot when line replacements were being made, so that the streets did not have to be dug up again later. Mr. Napier answered in the affirmative, in that they would be doing split service taps where necessary. Mayor Hashmi said the intent was the bond money would be spent primarily on sewer and water line replacements and that they understood that road repairs would be required, but if road repairs could be patched then that it what they would do. He also said that they were going to try to do the water and sewer lines under the sidewalks. Barney Bray, 3220 Mahaffey, said road work was separate from pipe and the work should be bid separately. He also said if they went with one huge job, they would find there were less qualified companies to bid 12 or 15 million dollar jobs and they wouldn't get a cheaper price. Reeves Hayter agreed with Mr. Bray and added that engineers are selected on qualifications. Mr. Hayter said if they contracted with an outside firm, there would be a cost factor and an economic factor. Johnny Lee, 2306 Simpson, said he knew about effective project management and financial due diligence. Mr. Lee that good project management would include items that needed to be done concurrently in whatever precise order was most efficient for the budget, for the money that was available and the drawing down of those funds. Mayor Hashmi asked City Council to consider Mr. Anderson's questions. He said he thought they should sell the bonds as soon as possible, because the bond was approved and the interest rates were low; that he thought they should go with about 35 million dollars; that they issue RFP's for a single engineering firm, so that one person be responsible for the project. He added that the responsible firm/person could bid out work with smaller firms; the engineering firm should be one; that the construction firm should be another and the project manager or oversight should be with another company. Mayor Hashmi stressed these were his thoughts and was open to what was best for the City and citizens. With regard to whether or not should the City continue to utilize an in -house crew for smaller projects, Mayor Hashmi said he thought the in -house crew was meant for year zero and not to be used for bond money projects and he was not in favor of the in -house crew working on that project. Mayor Hashmi said he would leave to the experts whether or not to hire additional inspectors. He said he wanted to get the appropriate companies on the project and get it done in a timely fashion. Mr. Anderson said primarily staff needed to know the amount of initial bonds Council wanted to be sold and Mayor Hashmi said he recommended 35 million dollars. Council Member Wright inquired about the stipulation of three years. Mr. Anderson said if the money was not used in three years there could be possible arbitrage issues. Council Member Wright said 35 million dollars was reasonable. Council Member Lancaster agreed with Council Member Wright. Council Member Grossnickle said the amount of money was fine, but favored using a couple of engineering firms and was in favor of utilizing local firms in an effort to get the work done quicker. Council Member Drake wanted to know if they could spend the 35 million dollars in three years and Mr. Anderson said there was no way to know that. Mayor Hashmi inquired of Council if 35 million dollars was acceptable Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 9 and it was a consensus of City Council that 35 million dollars was the amount of bonds to be issued. A Motion to authorize city staff to proceed with issuance of bonds in the amount of 35 million dollars was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Grossnickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Hashmi recessed City Council at 7:36 p.m. and reconvened City Council at 7:54 p.m. Mayor Hashmi inquired about moving item 21 up on the agenda. It was a consensus of the City Council to move item 21 up on the agenda. 21. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -024: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH POTTERS INDUSTRIES, LLC; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PEDC Executive Director Steve Gilbert explained Potters planned to expand and invest $17,700,000 in their Paris facility by adding a glass bead production unit to their existing operations. Mr. Gilbert further explained that the investment would be made over a five year time frame; that Potters planned to retain the current 23 jobs; and add at least 10 positions over the ten year life of the tax abatement. Company representatives Jim Hayward and Plant Manager Alan Kresig gave a presentation about the new product and answered questions from City Council. Council Member Wright said he was happy that the company chose to expand in Paris. Council Member Lancaster inquired if they had plans to further expand. Mr. Kresig said they did, but was not certain of the time period. Mayor Hashmi asked if the Council went along with the full tax abatement if Potters was ready to make a commitment to further grow. Mr. Kresig said they could not make that commitment at this time. Mayor Hashmi said he favored a tax abatement, but did not like the ideal of a 100% tax abatement for ten years. He asked for suggestions from Council. Council Member Wright said he agreed that 100% for ten years was strong, but he wanted to keep Potters in Paris and keep them growing. Council Member Lancaster agreed with Council Member Wright. Council Member Grossnickle said he was not opposed to the current agreement. Council Member Drake said she agreed with most of what had been said and suggested that regardless of the decision, that they needed to look at revising the criteria and guidelines. Mr. Gilbert said this project was within the current guidelines. He asked Council to engage in conversation with the County and PJC prior to amending the guidelines, because it would be more beneficial when negotiating with industries to come to Paris. Mayor Hashmi inquired if it was legal to grant a tax abatement for a period of 3 years at 100% and 80% for 2 years and pointed out he was using arbitrary numbers. Mr. McIlyar said it was legal to do so. Mayor Hashmi inquired if it would delay Potters should Council postpone this item until the next Council meeting. Mr. Kresig said he would really like to get an answer because of competition. Mayor Hashmi asked for input from Council. It was a consensus of Council to not hold up progress for Potters, and in the future review and amend the criteria and Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 10 guidelines for industrial tax abatements. Mayor Hashmi said he would make a Motion to approve the agreement, but requested that Mr. Gilbert to put something together with regard to amendments and bring something back to a future Council meeting. Mayor Hashmi opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support or opposition of this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Hashmi closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve a ten year tax abatement at 100% was made by Mayor Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 19. Discuss and possibly act on policies and plans for annexation/disannexation requests. A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. Planning Director Alan Efrussy said to help ensure the City's property values and boundaries were adequately protected, an overall policy could help make sure decisions consistent from one case to the next. A Motion to approve the policies and plans was made by Council member Drake and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 20. Discuss and possibly act on A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT AND APPROVING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Drake and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. City Attorney Kent McIlyar explained this program would be similar to tax incentives that the City offers to persons that rehabilitate or remodel historic home located inside the designated Historic districts, but would not require the property to be historically designated in order to be eligible for tax abatement. Mr. McIlyar said policies to be established by the City Council were the reinvestment zone, amount of minimum investment, term of tax abatement, percentage of abatement, and whether or not they wanted to make subdivision improvements eligible for tax abatement. Mr. McIlyar also said if City Council decides to move forward with a residential tax abatement, that a Reinvestment Zone would need to be created. City Council Regular Council Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 11 discussed different areas of the City. Council Member Wright said it would be helpful to have a map and Council Member Drake agreed and expressed they needed time to study this. Mayor Hashmi said they would place this item on a future agenda. 22. Receive clarification on existing job vacancies. Mr. Anderson confirmed with Council that it was okay to fill routine vacancies, but that no new positions would be created and no department heads would be hired during Mr. Godwin's absence. 23. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee as follows: annual evaluation of city manager, city attorney and municipal judge. Mayor Hashmi convened City Council into executive session at 8:46 p.m. 24. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Hashmi reconvened City Council into open session at 9:26 p.m. and said that evaluations were done for the city attorney and municipal judge. 25. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081. A special City Council meeting was scheduled for July 15`" to consider issuance of bonds and to discuss the residential tax abatement. 26. Adjournment. There being no further business, a Motion to a Drake and was seconded by Council Member Lancaer. meeting was adjourned at 9:28 p.m. A.J. ICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK made by Council Member .Tied, 6 ayes — 0 nays. The