2019-007 - Calling a Special Election Designating the Love Civic Center as a Venue ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 2019- 007
A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION BY
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS ON MAY 4, 2019 ON THE QUESTION OF
DESIGNATING THE MAKING OF RENOVATIONS,
REPAIRS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
CITY'S LOVE CIVIC CENTER AS A VENUE PROJECT,
APPROVING AN INCREASE IN THE HOTEL
OCCUPANCY TAX IN THE CITY AND DESIGNATING
METHODS OF FINANCING FOR THE VENUE PROJECT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 334, TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR
ELECTION DAY VOTING AND EARLY VOTING;
DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES; APPOINTING
ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF
THE ELECTION; AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE LAMAR COUNTY ELECTIONS
ADMINISTRATOR FOR ELECTION SERVICES;
APPOINTING AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD;
FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED COMPLIED
WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; MAKING
OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 2019-003 the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas (the
"City") designated the Love Civic Center, and in particular the making of renovations, repairs
and other improvements thereto, a "Venue Project" (referred to herein as the "Venue Project")
and declared its intention to finance and to provide for the undertaking of the Venue Project, all
pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 334, Texas Local Government Code (the "Act");
and
WHEREAS, the City has received a determination from the Comptroller of Public
Accounts that the Venue Project will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state
revenue, as required by the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the City Council deems it advisable to call a special
election on the question of authorizing the Venue Project and authorizing an additional hotel
occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed two percent (2%); and
WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that holding the hereinafter
called election on the date set forth below is in the public interest; and that the meeting was open
to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting was given, all as
required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
approved and adopted.
Section 2. An election is called for and shall be held on May 4, 2019, between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., at which election the following PROPOSITION shall be submitted in
accordance with law:
CITY OF PARIS TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF PARIS,, TEXAS PROPOSITION A
Authorizing the City of Paris, Texas to provide for the renovation, repair and
other improvement of the City's Love Civic Center (the "Venue Project") as a
venue project of the type described and defined in Section 334.001(4)(B) of, and
authorized by, Chapter 334, Texas Local Government Code, and to approve a two
percent (2%) increase in the hotel occupancy tax imposed by the City as
authorized by Section 334.254(a), Texas Local Government Code, to provide a
payment source for revenue bonds or other obligations issued by the City to
finance the Venue Project.
Section 3. The official ballots for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the
Texas Election Code and Chapter 334, Texas Local Government Code, so as to permit the
electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the aforesaid proposition which shall be set forth in
substantially the following form:
FOR
AGAINST
CITY OF PARIS TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS PROPOSITION A
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS TO
RENOVATE, REPAIR AND OTHERWISE
IMPROVE THE CITY'S LOVE CIVIC CENTER AS
A VENUE PROJECT AND TO IMPOSE A NEW
HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AT THE RATE OF
TWO PERCENT (2%) FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FINANCING THE VENUE PROJECT. IF
APPROVED, THE MAXIMUM HOTEL
OCCUPANCY TAX RATE IMPOSED FROM ALL
SOURCES IN THE CITY OF PARIS WOULD BE
FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) OF THE PRICE PAID
FOR A ROOM IN A HOTEL.
Section 4. All persons legally qualified to vote according to the laws of the State of
Texas and the Charter of the City of Paris, Texas (the "City Charter"), shall be entitled to vote in
the election.
Section 5. The election shall be held and conducted and the returns thereof made in
accordance with the Texas Election Code, the City Charter, and all other applicable statutes of
the State of Texas and ordinances and resolutions of the City of Paris, Texas. The election
materials enumerated in Sections 272.001, et seq., Texas Election Code, shall be printed and
furnished in both English and Spanish for use at each polling place on election day and for early
voting.
Section 6. Voting in the election on May 4, 2019 shall be conducted for all voters at the
following polling places:
Voting Locations:
Districts l and 2
Red River Valley Fairgrounds
Event Center
1875 Fitzhugh Street
Paris, Texas
Districts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Lamar County Courthouse Annex
Old County Courtroom
231 Lamar Avenue
Paris, Texas
Section 7. Early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail at:
Location to Vote In Person Address to Request Ballot by Mail
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Lamar County Courthouse Annex Tricia Johnson
Old County Courtroom Lamar County Elections Administrator
231 Lamar Avenue 231 Lamar Avenue
Paris, Texas Paris, Texas 75460
The early voting period for the election shall begin on April 22, 2019 and conclude on
April 30, 2019, except no early voting will be held on Saturdays, Sundays and legal state
holidays during that period. On April 22, 2019 and April 23, 2019, the hours designated for
early voting by personal appearance shall be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. On all other days of early
voting, the hours designated for early voting by personal appearance shall be from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. The Early Voting Clerk shall keep said early voting place open during such hours for early
voting by personal appearance. The Early Voting Clerk for the election shall be Tricia Johnson.
Section 8. In accordance with provisions of the Texas Election Code, this resolution
calling the election (the "Resolution"), as it may be modified in a manner that is consistent with
the election notice requirements applicable to the election, shall serve as proper notice of the
election (the "Notice of Election"). The Council hereby directs the City Clerk to post and
publish the Notice of Election and the Resolution as follows:
(a) The Notice of Election shall be published in both English and Spanish on the same day in
each of two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the date of
the first publication to be not more than thirty (30) or less than fourteen (14) days prior to the
date set for the Election;
(b) The Resolution shall be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings
of the City Council, and at three other places in the City, not later than the twenty-first (21 st) day
prior to the date set for the Election;
(c) The Resolution shall be posted on election day and during early voting by personal
appearance, in a prominent location at each polling place; and
(d) The Resolution shall be posted during the 21 days before the date of the election, on the
City's Internet website.
Section 9. Tricia Johnson is hereby appointed to serve on the date of the election as the
presiding judge of a three (3) member Early Voting Ballot Board, the other two members of
which are to be appointed by said judge in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 87 of the
Texas Election Code, as amended.
Section 10. The City Manager or the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute
an agreement with the Lamar County Elections Administrator, as approved by the City Attorney,
to allow the Lamar County Elections Administrator to provide services in regards to the May 4,
2019 election.
Section 11. In all respects, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Code.
Pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act ("HAVA") and the Code, at each polling place
there shall be at least one voting system that is equipped for disabled individuals, and each such
voting system shall be a system that has been certified by the Texas Secretary of State as
compliant with HAVA and the Code.
Section 12. This Resolution shall be effective immediately from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this I Ith day of February, 2019.
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CERTIFICATE REGARDING ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
LAMAR COUNTY
CITY OF PARIS
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Paris, Texas, hereby certify as follows:
1. The City Council convened in a REGULAR MEETING ON THE 11TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2019, at the regular designated meeting place, and the roll was called of the duly
constituted officers and members of the Council, to wit:
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
Renae Stone, Councilmember District 1
Derrick Hughes, Councilmember District 2 and Mayor Pro -tem
Bill Trenado, Councilmember District 3
Linda Knox, Councilmember District 5
Clayton Pilgrim, Councilmember District 6
Paula Portugal, Councilmember District 7
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
and all of the persons were present, except the following absentee: B, ,llym _Trenad_o , thus constituting a
quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at the Meeting: a written
A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS ON MAY 4, 2019 ON THE QUESTION OF DESIGNATING THE
MAKING OF RENOVATIONS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S LOVE
CIVIC CENTER AS A VENUE PROJECT, APPROVING AN INCREASE IN THE HOTEL
OCCUPANCY TAX IN THE CITY AND DESIGNATING METHODS OF FINANCING FOR
THE VENUE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 334, TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION DAY VOTING AND
EARLY VOTING; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES; APPOINTING ELECTION
OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; AUTHORIZING AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE LAMAR COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR
ELECTION SERVICES; APPOINTING AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; FINDING
AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED
COMPLIED WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
was duly introduced for the consideration of the Council. It was then duly moved and seconded that the
Resolution be passed; and, after due discussion, the motion, carrying with it the passage of the
Resolution, prevailed and carried by the following vote:
AYES: All members of the Council shown present above voted "Aye," except as
provided below:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
2. A true, full and correct copy of the aforesaid Resolution passed at the Meeting described
in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certificate; that the Resolution has
been duly recorded in the Board's minutes of the Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a
true, full and correct excerpt from the Board's minutes of the Meeting pertaining to the passage of the
Resolution; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified
and acting officers and members of the Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and
members of the Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the
time, place and purpose of the aforesaid Meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and
considered for passage at the Meeting, and each of the officers and members consented, in advance, to the
holding of the Meeting for such purpose; that the Meeting was open to the public and public notice of the
time, place and purpose of the Meeting as given, all as required by Chapter 551, Government Code.
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