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, February 25, 2019. 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 February 11, 2019.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris -Lamar County Board of Health (11-19-2018)
b. Main Street Advisory Board (1-8-2019)
c. Historic Preservation Commission (1-9-2019)
d. Building & Standards Commission (1-28-2019)
e. Paris Economic Development Corporation (1-15-2019)
f. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (1-28-2019)
7. Receive January monthly financial report.
8. Receive January drainage report.
9. Receive demolition and code enforcement activity reports.
10. Approve a Resolution Authorizing a Joint Election Agreement between the City of Paris
and North Lamar Independent School District.
11. Accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of roadway materials to the lowest
responsible bidder(s) for the twelve-month period beginning April 1, 2019.
12. Accept the bid and award the contract for the replacement of concrete curbs and gutters,
driveway approaches, and reinforced concrete sidewalks to the lowest responsible
bidder(s) for the twelve-month period beginning April 1, 2019.
13. Award the bid to Prime Solution, Inc. in the amount of $250,000.00 for the wastewater
treatment plant rotary sludge press.
14. Approve the final payment in the amount of $45,656.93, and close out the contract with
Williams Equipment Services to construct the Paradise Estate Sewer and S.E. Outfall
Main Project, and accept improvements.
15. Approve a Resolution authorizing the submission of a NIBRS Conversion Grant for
conversion of Paris Police Department's Records Management System from Uniform
Crime Reporting System to National Incident Based Reporting System.
Regular Agenda
16. Confirm appointment of the new fire chief for the City of Paris.
17. Discuss and possibly act on a petition by Church Street residents, to be presented by a
delegation led by Randy Hider to restore the green space between the sidewalk and the
street.
18. Discuss and act on an Ordinance declaring unopposed candidates in City Council
Districts 4, 5 and 7 for the May 4, 2019 general election to office; determining that no
general election be held; and directing that a certificate of election be issued to the
unopposed candidates.
19. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
20. Adjournment.
Certification
1 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 February
22, 2019.
Jf ice Ellis, City 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 or jellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.