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 10, 2018. 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. 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 August 27, 2018 and September 4, 2018.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Board of Adjustment (7-23-2018)
b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (7-16-2018, 7-20-2018 & 8-7-2018)
7. Approve a Resolution approving a Negotiated Settlement between the Atmos Cities
Steering Committee and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid -Tex Division regarding the
Company's 2018 Rate Review Mechanism Filings; Declaring Existing Rates to be
Unreasonable; Adopting Tariffs that Reflect Rate Adjustments Consistent with the
Negotiated Settlement; Finding the Rates to be Set by the Settlement Tariffs to be Just
and Reasonable and in the Public Interest.
Regular Agenda
8. Conduct the second public hearing on the City's proposal to increase tax revenues from
the preceding tax year to set the tax rate for 2018.
9. Discuss and act on a Resolution Authorizing an Application to the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department concerning the Paris Pump Track.
10. Discuss and act on a private hangar ground lease.
11. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to County Waste Collection, LLC d/b/a Trashy Business.
12. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Sanitations Solutions, Inc.
13. Discuss and act on an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste collection
permit to Waste Connection of Northeast Texas.
14. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
15. 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 September
7, 2018.
. ......... ..................... . . . .rice 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.