19 - Disannexation Request 660 & 680 CR 32900 - LCAD Parcels 50055 and 50056

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criteria for considering disannexation because (a) this is a request by a single property owner for two contiguous parcels; and (b) disannexation of the property would create a keyhole within the City limits.2 Moreover, Tex. Loc. Gov. Code Sec. 43.057 provides that if the annexation (or disannexation— the procedures for disannexation should be consistent with those for annexation—Tex. Loc. Gov. Code Sec. 43.142) would create a keyhole, the governing body must find that surrounding the area is in the public interest.3 Disannexing this property is does not appear to be in the public interest. Should Council wish to undertake disannexation proceedings with respect to this property, the following procedure will need to be followed: February 26, 2024—City Council Meeting—The City Council will discuss the petition and determine whether or not to proceed. If Council wishes to proceed, it should consider and act upon the accompanying resolution authorizing the disannexation process. Should Council wish not to proceed, it should consider and act upon the accompanying resolution declining to proceed. This is in the discretion of the Council. If Council determines to proceed, from here, the entire process must be complete within 90 days. If council determines not to proceed, there will be no further action on the petition. If Council chooses to proceed: February 27—March 7, 2024—The city attorney will send out notices to other taxing entities, service providers, and railroads as necessary, which must be done by 30 days before the first of two public hearings. March 19-29, 2024—Publish notice of first public hearing in the Paris News (publication must be between the 20"' and the 10"' day out from the 1St public hearing). April 2— 12, 2024—Publish notice of second public hearing in the Paris News (publication must be between the 20th and the 10"' day out from the second public hearing). April 8, 2024—City Council Meeting -1St public hearing (public hearings must be held between the 40th and 20"' days out from action on the ordinance to disannex) April 22, 2024—City Council Meeting2" d public hearing '- "The City will consider disannexation of any area within its corporate limits if so requested by a majority of the property owner(s) .... and if. The proposed disannexation is part of an identifiable, logical whole (versus individual parcels) which neither creates 'holes" inside the existing corporate limits, nor forces any other area of the city outside the revised city limit boundary line (`islands' outside the revised lines)." Policies and Procedures p. 16. [Italics added.] 3 "If a proposed annexation [disannexation] would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing [disannexing] municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must find, prior to completing the annexation [disannexation] that surrounding the area is in the public interest." Tex. Loc. Gov. Code Sec. 43.057.