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, December 10, 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 November 12, 2018.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Traffic Commission (8-7-2018)
b. Airport Advisory Board (10-18-2018)
c. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (10-15-2018)
d. Paris Economic Development Corporation (10-10-2018 & 10-16-2018)
e. Planning & Zoning Commission (11-5-2018)
7. Receive October Financial Report.
8. Receive October drainage report.
9. Approve the Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A of the House-Aikin Addition City Block 294,
being located at 3125 E. Houston St.
10. Authorize final payment in the amount of $113,255.24, close out the contract with RBIS
Construction company for the construction of the Southeast Lift Station, the Force Main
Replacement Project, and accept improvements.
11. Approve Airport Hangar Lease Extension Agreement with Eric Zarones for a five-year
extension to the ground lease on Hangar A-7.
12. Approve a three-year contract with Sanitation Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $33.35 per
ton for demolition and debris removal of condemned structures.
Regular Agenda
13. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
George Fisher for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a General
Retail District (GR), in the B.D.T. Subdivision, Block A, Lot 2, being located behind
3850 Lamar Ave.
14. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of
Kacy Smyers on behalf of Linda McCarrell for a change in zoning from an Agriculture
District (A) to a Commercial District (C), in the A208 E. Crow Survey, Tract 60, being
located at 4115 Pine Mill Road.
15. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending Section 26-1, "Composition of Department,"
of Chapter 26, "Police," of the Code of Ordinances, by reducing the number of
lieutenants from seven to six and the number of officers be increased from forty to forty-
one.
16. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending Section 26-9, "Seniority Pay," of Chapter 26,
"Police," of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, by compressing seniority steps to
allow officers to attain maximum seniority pay at eleven years of service instead of
twenty years.
17. Discuss and act on an Ordinance Amending the City of Paris Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 31, "Traffic Code," Article IV, "Stopping, Standing and Parking," Section 31-89,
"Continuous Parking in Excess of Twenty -Four Hours.
18. Discuss and act on Amending the City of Paris Code of Ordinances to Repeal Section 7-
2, "Decorative Canvas Awnings in the Central Area District.
19. Discuss and appoint new board members to fill two vacancies on the Airport Advisory
Board.
20. Discuss and act on an Ordinance granting a taxicab license to David L. Thompson d/b/a
Lone Star Cab Company.
21. Discuss and possibly act on a Resolution to terminate the Tax Abatement Agreement
between the City of Paris and Paris Regional Medical Center.
22. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
23. 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 December
7, 2018.
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nice Ellis, Cit Clerk -
S ecial 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.