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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />April 25, 2025 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a workshop session at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, <br />April 25, 2025, at the Depot Community Room, 1125 Bonham Street, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor: <br />Mayor Pro -Tem: <br />Council Members: <br />City Staff <br />Absent: Council Member: <br />Call meeting to order. <br />Mihir Pankaj <br />Gary Savage <br />Rebecca Norment, Mickey Ellis, Alix Putnam, and <br />Rudy Kessel <br />Rose Beverly, City Manager; Rob Vine, Deputy <br />City Manager; and Stephanie Harris, City Attorney <br />Shatara Moore <br />Mayor Pankaj called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m. <br />2. Citizens' Forum. <br />No one spoke during citizens' forum. <br />3. Discuss Strategic Goal Setting, Orientation and Brainstorming <br />Engage Group Consultant Shane Howard gave a presentation regarding the Strategic <br />Goal Setting Project and answered questions from City Council. <br />• First step in Strategic Goal Setting Project. <br />• Facilitated session with Council for their insight and aspirations for the City. Subject <br />driven exercise with questions and topics offered for feedback. <br />• Review in context of prior plans, existing conditions . <br />• Challenge Positions for premises in effort to identify Interests. Ask the question <br />WHY to key points. <br />• Conduct SWOT assessment of key areas of interest and importance. <br />• Document findings and begin aggregating into subject areas with the Council to <br />achieve high level agreement and general consensus. <br />