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06 - Boards & Commissions - MinutesItem No. 6 A Paris—Lamar County Health District 400 West Sherman Street, Paris, Texas 75460-5646 " u Health District: (903) 785-4561 Women, Infant and Children (WIC): (903) 784-1411 Fax: (903) 737-0978 'ANSiAM11B cowOy y mw5mv e,YcP';G ,i¢ IIYI k'r''11E, i iilV. ; bJ11;. Minutes of Regular Meeting Paris - Lamar County Board of Health The Paris - Lamar County Board of Health held a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 190, 2018. Board members in attendance were Mr. Bill Collins, Dr. Eric Salzman, Dr. Jay Carpenter, Dr. Marc White, Dr. Ross Williams, and Mrs. Nancy Stallings. Also, in attendance was Ms. Cheryl King. Not in attendance were Mrs. Connie Stauter and Gina Prestridge. Mr. Collins called the meeting to order in open session at 5:33 p.m. Dr. Ross Williams made.the motion to approve minutes from prior meeting and was seconded by Dr. Eric Salzman. Motion carried, 6 ayes, 0 nays. Mr. Collins made the motion to have Mrs. Gina Prestridge to re -write section 4:2 of the inter -local agreement to match the exact by- laws wording and present to the Commissioner's Court and City of Paris to approve. 6 ayes, 0 nays. Ms. King advised that the board that the board meetings scheduled for January and February of 2019 will be held on the third Tuesday of both months due to holidays and the office being closed on the 3rd Monday of both months. Ms. King advised that the annual drive thru flu clinic was a success and all 300 flu shots were given within the first 90 minutes. Ms. King advised the board on the following monthly report(s): October reports — o WIC served 1,180 clients and 108 drive thru clients o Health Department served 1036 clinical clients o Inspected 36 restaurants, 15 routine inspections, and 1 complaints o Inspected 8 septic systems and 1 complaint, and 0 0 rabies cases were reported. • Total liability and equity is approximately $1,385,000.. The next regular meeting will be on or before December 17th, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. at the Paris -Lamar County Health District. Business to be discussed and possibly action taken on at next meeting: nla Mrs. Stallings made the motion and was seconded by Dr. Jay Carpenter for the meeting to be adjourned at 5:40 p.m. Motion carried, 6 ayes, 0 nays. Respectfully submitted by: 64ery 12. J�in� Approval motion made by Mrs. Stauter and seconded by Dr. White at the January 22nd, 2019 meeting. Motion carried, 6 ayes, 0 nays. NOTE: Filed with City Clerk, City Annex and at Paris -Lamar County Health District 4 RIG:;, A14 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD Tuesda ,Januar . 8 2019 4:30 PM Present: Absent: Glee Emmite, Chair John Brazile Shelley McDowell Jane Helberg Kevin Ashmore Carolyn Patterson Laurie Redus Becky Semple Council Liaison - Clayton Pilgrim Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager AGENDA 1. Glee Emmite called the meeting to order at 4:30 PM in the Paris City Council Chambers. 2. November minutes — Minutes had been emailed earlier to all board members and were available on the monitors for viewing. A motion to approve the November 13, 2018 meeting minutes was made by Shelley McDowell, second by Laurie Redus, motion carried. 3. Cheri Bedford requested that the board amend the minutes of the January 9, 2018 meeting of the Main Street Board. The amendment to the minutes would reflect a Building Improvement Grant (BIG) approved but not included in the minutes at that time. The BIG was awarded to Don Moffitt (Moffitt Financial Group) for the renovation of the building at 36 West Plaza. Laurie Redus made the motion to amend the January 9, 2018 minutes to include the $5,000 Building Improvement Grant to Don Moffitt as Line Item # 4. Second by Kevin Ashmore, motion carried. 4. Committee Discussions • Design — Glee Emmite, HPC Liaison, reported that a subcommittee is working on design standards for both new murals and existing ghost (faded) murals. The committee consisting of Mike Lazar (chair), Linda Vandiver, Cheri Bedford and Glee Emmite has met with John Godwin, and he will present the mural information to the city council. • Promotions — John Brazile was not present to report. Cheri Bedford noted that the promotions committee will meet immediately following the board meeting to discuss a new downtown event for the week of spring break. • Economic Vitality — Kevin Ashmore reported the next meeting of the committee was targeted for the first week of February. Data is still being gathered from 1) City of Paris by Cheri Bedford, 2) Small Business Association by Chase Coleman and 3) federal/state grant information by HWH. This data will be incorporated into a document to educate the public and business community about building related incentives that are available. It will serve as a recruitment tool to attract prospective businesses to our area with downtown as the major focus. • Organization — Laurie Redus and Cheri Bedford met to discuss outstanding items to be completed by the organization committee. A press release for Texas Furniture is ready to be sent to The Paris News, thank you notes to students assisting with the Christmas tree lighting are almost complete, and it's time to begin organizing volunteers for Wine Fest on April 13, 2019. • Chamber and V&CC — Becky Semple reported on the following information and events. • Comedy Festival, January 24-26 organized by Daryl Felsberg, • Wine Fest, April 13, • Cinco de Mayo and opening of Farmers Market, May 5, • Wings Over Paris and Quilt Show, May 11. • an updated Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Guide with 2 pages for Main Street, and • all events listed in the visitor's guide for NE Texas Tourism Council. Glee Emmite stated that PDA has a new downtown coupon page that will be sent to the Chamber. • PDA — Glee Emmite reported that PDA and Main Street sponsored a very successful Wassail Fest with Roden - Pryor Funeral Directors winning the trophy this year. 5. Main Street Managers Report — Cheri Bedford reported the following. • The state required "10 Criteria Report" was submitted on time. • The board needs to review and revise the work plan with possible assistance from the state Main Street coordinator if arrangements can be made for later this year. • A report about Main Street activities and accomplishments over the past 6 months will be scheduled with the city council. • Texas Furniture has received the Texas Treasure Business Award presented by the Texas Historical Commission for a 50 year history of opening and operating a business in Texas. A time will be arranged to present this award at a city council meeting in February. • Wine Fest is a big event that provides fundraising for Main Street Building Improvement Grants. The event brings visitors from out of town and provides "heads in beds" for the V&CC 6. Kevin Ashmore made a motion to adjourn, second by Laurie Redus, motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:09 PM. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Patterson Secretary, Main Street Advisory Board pP day of roved this /�- da of 2019. � .� ��^ �� � �.�� am.m. m.m _. Glee Emmite, Board Chair REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY JANUARY 9 2019 m ............ ..........� - _._... ..... Present: Absent: Chris Dux, Chairman Mike Lazar Matt Coyle, Vice Chairman Randy Hider, Secretary Guests: Paul Denney Glee Em mite Linda Vandiver Sarah Barbee Linda Knox, Council Liaison Staff: Cheri Bedford, Historic Preservation Officer John Godwin, City Manage The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dux at 4: 01 p.m. The December 12, 2018 minutes were approved by acclamation. City Manager reviewed the HPC subcommittee revisions to the mural ordinance with the rest of the Commission. After the brief discussion on the order of the Ghost mural maintenance techniques, the commission unanimously supported the mural ordinance recommendations as presented. Commissioner Hider met earlier the week before with Cheri Bedford to discuss ideas for a meet and greet for property owners in Church Streets historic district. The meet and greet would review good historic preservation practices; explain certificates of appropriateness, design standards, help educate the property owner about their residence with information already available. The objective of the meeting will be to assist in creating a sense of pride for the residence, understand the importance of good preservation practices, and develop shared goals for the neighborhood to develop accountability. Commissioner Dux and other commissioners suggested the meet and greet include Pine Bluff residents. Commissioner Hider agreed it was important to reach out to Pine Bluff, but best to focus on issues on local landmark on Church Street districtfirst and then reach out to the Pine Bluff district. Sending out a newsletter was discussed as well. No date was set for the meet and greet, but addresses for the local landmark district residents is available. A subcommittee of Linda Vandiver, Randy Hider, and Glee Emmite will work on a newsletter, preservation information, and set a date for a meet and greet. Cheri gave information on up and coming events in downtown. She went over the renovations that have been taking place in downtown throughout 2018. No certificates of Appropriateness were approved in house for December. The date to present historic preservation report and downtown update to City Council is March 11, 2019. Hearing no other business the meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m. pP .. � ��" : 2019 Approved the.__.._.__... .. ...., day of .... 7hair MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019 3:30 P.M. 1. Johnny Norris called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 3:30 P.M. Roll was called. A. The following members were present: Matthew Allen Johnny Norris Ben Vaughan Mike Folmar Ken Kohls B. Staff present: Robert Talley Thomas McMonagle Clyde Crews Debra Burge C. Others present: Darren Cunningham, 820 401h SE, Paris TX 2. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. (November 19, 2018) Motion made by Mike Folmar, seconded by Matthew Allen to approve minutes. Motion carried unanimously. 5-0 3. Public Hearing to consider presentations by City of Paris Code Inspectors and owner(s) and/or lien holder(s) of the below properties who have been given notice of a violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures;" Article II of Chapter 17, entitled "Control of Weeds, Junk, and Other Objectionable, Unsightly, or Unsanitary Matter of Private Premises;" Chapter 1-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, TX: A. 1459 W Kaufman; Talkington-Hodge Addition Block 1, Lot 3A-4, 20' of 5 Owner: Jacqueline & Darren Cunningham, 820 40th SE, Paris TX 75462 Robert Talley stated owner is present. Missing wood/siding; roof covering deteriorating. Missing/deteriorated wood along front of roofline. Foundation damage. Owner wants to repair structure. Robert Talley's recommendation: Repair within 90 days or back to BSC. Owner: Stated property is childhood home of his wife. Has roof repair permit; during that repair noticed damage to side of house and boarded that up. Would like 3 months to complete repairs. Discussion: In 90 days, owner believes can get majority of repairs done. Motion made by Johnny Norris, seconded by Mike Folmar to give owner 90 days to complete repairs. Motion carried 4-1. Ken Kohls voted no, stating doubts work can be completed in 90 days. B. 4712th SE; City Block 103-A, Lot 17' Owner: Glenda Wise, 4235 Lakeshore Dr, Paris TX 75462 Robert Talley stated no contact with property owner, but contact with attorney Mr. Clem. Stated owner would like 90 days to repair structure. Hole in wrap-around porch roof, bottom boards have fallen off. Also hole in roof inside house. Robert Talley's recommendation: Repairs within 90 days or back to BSC. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Matthew Allen to accept Robert's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 4-1. Ken Kohls voted no; doesn't believe repairs will be done. C. 23318 th NW; Westview Addition Block A, Lot 4-B Owner: William Cupit, 1305 Lamar Ave Ste D, Paris TX 75460 This property will be rescheduled for the next BSC meeting. Property has been sold. D. 1831 Maple; Warren Addition Block 1, Lot 25 Owner: Stacy Cunningham, 965 34th NW, Paris TX 75460 Robert Talley stated no contact with owner. House in good shape. Broken windows; unsecure. Robert Talley's recommendation: Secure and repair windows within 30 days or back to BSC. Motion made by Johnny Norris, seconded by Ken Kohls to accept Robert's. Motion carried unanimously. 5-0 4. Code Enforcement update. No update. Determined questions can be asked about answers/responses from previous meetings' minutes. 5. Adjournment. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Ken Kohls to adjourn the meeting at 3:52 pm. Motion carried unanimously. 5-0 m APPROVED THIS 18" DAY OF February, 2019 ....--- ......,. Charman PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MONTHLY MEETING Board Members Present: Richard Manning, Chairman Shay Bills, Vice -Chairman Tim Hernandez, Secretary/Treasurer A.J. Hashmi Marion Hamill Paris City Council Chambers 107 East Kaufinan St. Paris, Texas 75460 1q! Janua,; N 1S P 4.00 O'CLOCK2OP.M. MINUTES Staff Present: Michael Paris, Executive Director Chris Stout, Economic Development Associate Ex -Officio Members Present: Guest(s) Present: Paul Allen, Lamar County Chamber (left at 4:35 pm) Mary Madewell, The Paris News Legal Counsel: Stephanie Harris Call to Order. City Council Liaison: Paula Portugal (left at 4:35 pm) Billy Trenado (left at 4:35 pm) Mr. Manning called the monthly meeting of the Paris Economic Development Corporation to order at 4:01 p.m. on January 15, 2019. Invocation. Ms. Bills gave the invocation. Citizens' Inti ut Mr. Manning invited those present to speak during Citizens' Input. No one came forward and the Citizens' Input was closed. Discuss andLossiblL at!�,rove Minutes of the Decemberj-2 2018 Month] Meeting c �� . ....,�ee... d�.mm. „n .�.,n. Mr. Manning asked if everyone had read the minutes. Dr. Hashmi made a motion to accept the minutes from the December 12, 2018, meeting. Mr. Hamill seconded the motion. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. ImNeMA11971 January 15, 2019 Page 2 of 3 Discuss and,,j,,!L)ssi bl .jLr.M December 2018 Financials. I# i I wul" 10 Ui,%-L the Charges to be itemized. Mr. Paris stated that Gale/Cengage is for the Demographics Now software we use to respond to proposals. This is an annual fee that the Board approved a few years ago. Ms. Bills made a motion to approve the December 2018 financials. Dr. Hashmi seconded the motion with reservation that he wants to see the Travel detail. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. Discuss th1) to New York City. Mr. Paris said that Board Member, Dr. Hashmi, encouraged us to visit an executive at PepsiCo. Dr. Pam Anglin went with us to visit with Dr. Mehmood Khan in Harrison, New York. Dr. Khan is Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer at Pe siCo. He was trained as an Endocrinoloeist in London went on to ber�r ft UWA -------- TM—effe-Fe-7-155a. i7ir. Parfis wf on to say that he and Dr. Anglin talked about Paris, Texas and the resources we have: power, water and the skillset of the labor force. The assets: land and the business incentives we have available. The possibties discussed were food processing and bio -degradable packaging. We will prepare a view book for PepsiCo that will detail the resources and assets of Paris, Texas. The goal will be to have the book done by the end of February. Dr. Hashmi stated the Dr. Khan was very happy with the visit. PepsiCo will need transportation, low cost power, manpower and incentives to look at Paris. Discuss and create a checklist and j for the New Business Park. I . . . . ........ ..... .... . ..... Mr. Paris stated that we will need a checklist and a Wan to start gettine the SW Bujinj Pjj choose from. Dr. Hashmisuggested that we have two or three firms do presentations for the Board. This would give the Board a way to choose the firm based on the designs they present. Mr. Manning said that we want to start this quickly, so we do not have the same issues we have had in the NW Park. He wants the PEDC to be reak,, when the next (froksect is interested in Paris. Mr. Paris will se%ir some desiAM pie��� will need wetlands mitigation because of some floodplain areas and small ponds. Convene into Executive Session: 1) Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Govermnent Code to (1) discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with PEDC Board Meeting Minutes January 15, 2019 Page 3 of 3 which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1), to wit: • Project Iron Shovel 2) Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code: 1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee: or 2) to hear a complaint to charge against an officer or employee. • Executive Director Performance Evaluation Chairman Manning convened the Board into Executive Session at 4:29 p.m. Reconvene into O yenSession andassibl take action on discussed in Executive Session. Chairman Manning reconvened the Board into open session at 5:16 p.m. No actions were taken. Discuss Future A enda ,IteIuL No items were discussed. Adjourn Dr. Hashmi made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Hamill seconded the motion. Vote was 5 -ayes to 0 -nays. The meeting was adjourned at 5:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Paula Brownfield� Administrative Assistant Paris Economic Development Corporation Pans V's,itors_&Convention Council ',, Board _of„Directors Meet„nf January 28, 2019 at 4:00 pm MembersPresent: Bryan Hargis, Ryan Whitaker, Charley Lewis, Brenda Wells, Mark Pankaj, Bryan Glass, Casey Ressler, Trey Glascock, Greg Wilson and Chadlee Johnston. Staff Present: Paul Allen, Gina Crawford and Becky Semple. Chadlee Johnston called the meeting to order at 4:06 pm. Minutes...... The board was given a few minutes to read the December minutes. A motion to approve was made by Trey Glascock, seconded by Casey Ressler. Motion passed unanimously. Financials were presented by Bryan Glass, a motion to approve the financials was made by Casey Ressler, seconded by Mark Pankaj. Motion passed unanimously. Casey Ressler said there was no update on the race time clock. Gina Crawford stated that the trolley has been repaired and is booked for the upcoming weekend. Becky Semple stated that the vcc workshop went well and discussed the new funding request forms and guidelines. Everyone agreed that these looked good. Paul Allen gave an update on the Civic Center. The Hotel Occupancy Tax increase for Love Civic Center renovations will be on the February 11th City Council agenda and will be on the May ballot to vote for a 2% Hotel Occupancy tax increase. Becky Semple stated that she had a great visit with some out of town guests, that are hiking the NET Trail. Motion to adjourn by Casey Ressler at 4:28 pm. Respectfully submitted, Gina Crawford