00 - AGENDACITY COUNCII. AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session
at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2017. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan Street, in Paris, Texas. The matters to be discussed and acted
upon are as follows:
Opening Agenda
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Invocation.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. A. Citizens' forum.
(Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two minutes. Unless
an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to
any comments other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person
with specific factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, as well as
individual personnel appeals are not appropriate for citizens' forum.)
If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code regarding any item on this agenda.
B. Proclamation declaring the month of April as "Operation Home Alone."
Consent Agenda
Items on the Consent Agenda are approved by a single action of the Council, with such approval applicable
to all items appearing on the Consent Agenda. A Council Member may request any item to be removed
from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
5. Approve minutes from the meeting on April 10, 2017.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Historic Preservation Commission (3 -8 -2017)
b. Main Street Advisory Board (3 -14 -2017)
c. Paris -Lamar County Health District (11 -21 -2016 & 1 -23 -2017)
d. Building & Standards Commission (3 -20 -2017)
7. Receive March monthly financial report.
8. Receive March drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
10. Receive the Paris Economic Development Corporation 2015 -16 Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report.
11. Resolution Approving the Private Re -Sale of Multiple Tracts of Bid -Off Tax Foreclosed
Properties to one or more buyers, and authorizing the Mayor to execute deeds.
Regular Agenda
12. Receive update presentation from Cobb Fendley & Associates on drainage projects.
13. Discuss and act on amendments to the 2016 -2017 PEDC budget.
14. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government
Code, (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the
governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body
seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and
with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or
(2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described
by Subdivision (1), as follows:
• Project Sun Bird
• Project Wind Cave
15. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in
Executive Session.
16. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004 -081.
17. Adjournment.
Certification
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First
St. SE, Paris, Texas, no later than 5:30 p.m. on April 21, 2017.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
Special Accommodations
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special
accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty-eight (48) hours prior to this meeting. Please
contact Janice Ellis at (903) 784 -9248 or jellis @paristexas.gov for assistance.