00 - Amended AgendaAMENDED CITY 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, August 13, 2018. 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 meeting on July 23, 2018.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Economic Development Corporation (6-29-2018)
b. Airport Advisory Board (6-21-2018)
c. Love Civic Center (5-10-2018)
d. Building & Standards Commission (5-21-2018)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (7-2-2018)
f. Board of Adjustment (5-1-2018 & 6-22-2018)
g. Traffic Commission (6-5-2018)
7. Approve the low bids received for water and wastewater treatment chemicals to be used
in FY 2018-19.
Receive the 2018 tax appraisal roll from the Lamar County Appraisal District.
Regular Agenda
9. Conduct a public hearing on the submission of a Texas Community Development Block
Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for reconstruction of railroad
infrastructure.
10. Discuss and act on Paris Economic Development Corporation's FY 2018-19 budget.
11. Discuss the FY 2018-19 budget for the City of Paris.
12. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
13. 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 and on the City's website at www.paristexas.gov, no later than 5:30 p.m. on August 10,
2018.
i" lice 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.