00 - AGENDACITY COUNCIL 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, September 25, 2017. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman 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. 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.
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 meetings on September 11 and September 18, 2017.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards, commissions, and committees:
a. Planning & Zoning Commission (8-7-2017)
b. Main Street Advisory Board (8-8-2017)
c. Historic Preservation Commission (8-9-2017)
d. Building and Standards Commission (8-21-2017)
e. Housing Authority of Paris (8-15-2017)
7. Receive August monthly financial report.
8. Receive August drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
10. Approve a Resolution Designating an Official Newspaper for the City of Paris.
Regular Agenda
11. Discuss and act on a Resolution approving a Tax Abatement Agreement with Kimberly-
Clark Corporation.
12. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending the Traffic Control Map in Section 31-65(b)
of the Code of Ordinances, establishing stop signs stopping East and West -bound traffic
at the intersection of 7th Street NE and East Williams Street.
13. Discuss and act on budget amendments to Paris Economic Development's Budget FY
2016-2017.
14. Discuss and adopt an Economic Development Program to ensure predictability and
continuity of economic development efforts regardless of the November Election
outcome.
15. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending Chapter 16, "Garbage and Waste Materials,"
Article II, "Regulation of the Collection of Solid Waste," of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Paris, Texas, providing for Mandatory Residential and Commercial Solid
Waste Collection; making other findings and provisions related to the subject; providing
a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause; and providing
an effective date.
16. Discuss a possible City Council goal -setting work session and provide direction to staff.
17. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
18. 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 September 22, 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 orjellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.