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1038 <br />Regular City Council Meeting <br />November 9, 2009 <br />Page 2 <br />adopt Consent Agenda Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 as follows: <br />5. Deliberate and act on the approval of minutes from the meetings on October 26, 2009 and <br />November 2, 2009. <br />6. Receive and deliberate on reports and /or minutes from the following boards, commissions, <br />and committees: <br />a. Planning and Zoning Commission minutes (10 -5 -09) <br />b. Paris Historic Preservation Commission (10- 14 -09) <br />7. Deliberate on drainage ditch maintenance report. <br />8. Deliberate on the health insurance proposals. <br />Regular Agenda <br />9. Public hearing, first reading, deliberate and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2009 -048: AN <br />ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS <br />HERETOFORE AMENDED SO AS TO REZONE A 48.07 TRACT OF LAND BEING A <br />PART OF THE JOSHUA MOORE HEADRIGHT SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 571, <br />LOCATED IN THE 100 BLOCK OF 47TH STREET SE, CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR <br />COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A) TO A ONE - FAMILY <br />DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (SF -2) WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (20) HOSPITAL, <br />CONVALESCENT HOME, RESIDENCE HOME FOR THE AGED; DIRECTING A <br />CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; <br />PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Mayor Freelen opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support <br />of this item, to please come forward. On behalf of the owner, Mark Hussey spoke in support of this <br />item. Mayor Freelen asked for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of this item, to please come <br />forward. Mike Chambliss spoke in opposition to the zoning change citing his concern for loss of <br />privacy and a decrease in property value. With no one else speaking, Mayor Freelen closed the <br />public hearing. <br />Council Member Rogers said the plan called for development of 7.58 acres and inquired <br />about the remaining 41 acres. Mr. Hussey said they planned to zone it back to an agricultural <br />district. Council Member Rogers expressed concern that additional nursing homes could be built <br />on the remaining tract if not re- zoned. Mayor Freelen questioned the decrease of the value of <br />surrounding residential property. Mr. Hussey said they did not have any historical data that would <br />reflect a decrease in property values. In answer to Mr. Chambliss' questions, Mr. Hussey said at <br />