08 - Disannexation Request - 3197 FM 1497 - First Public Hearing

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Item No. 8 TO: City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney SUBJECT: Disannexation Request -3197 FM 1497 (LCAD Parcel 103,154) FIRST PUBLIC HEARING DATE: March 11, 2024 BACKGROUND: As you will recall, the City has received an application for disannexation by the First Pentecostal Church of Paris for above-described parcel. The application requests that the City Council consider disannexing the property located at 3197 FM 1497 for the stated reasons that the property was annexed without the church's knowledge and that the church does not wish to be located within the city limits. The city annexed the property in 1999 by Ordinance No. 99-034 after all notices and publications required by law. STATUS OF ISSUE: Staff presented this item to Council at the January 22nd meeting to ascertain whether Council wished to deny the application or to move forward with disannexation proceedings. At that time Council passed a resolution initiating the disannexation process.' That resolution set out the following timetable: January 22, 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 decline 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. Completed. If Council chooses to proceed: January 23—February 8, 2024—The city attorney will send out notices to other taxing entities, service providers, and railroads as necessary, which must be done at least 30 days before the first of two public hearings. Completed. February 20—February 29, 2024—Publish notice of first public hearing in the Paris News (publication must be between the 20th and the 10th day out from the 1st public hearing). Completed.