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05 - City Council MinutesItem No. 5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS April 22, 2019 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Council Members: City Staff: Steve Clifford Derrick Hughes; Renae Stone; Billy Trenado; Linda Knox; Paula Portugal; and Clayton Pilgrim John Godwin, City Manager; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, Finance Director; Bob Hundley, Police Chief; Mike Vogel, Fire Chief; Carla Easton; - City Engineer; Priscilla McAnally, Library ;,Director;,. Kent Klinkerman, EMS Director; Doug Harris; Utilities Director'; Jerry McDaniel, Public Works Director; and Clyde Crews; Fire Marshal f O pening A Benda Call meeting to order. Mayor Clifford called the meeting to, order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Invocation. Finance Director Gene Anderson gave the invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Hughes led the pledge. 4. Citizens' Forum. No one spoke during citizens' forum. Consent A ends Mayor Clifford inquired of Council Members if they wished to pull any items from the consent agenda for discussion. There being none, a motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Council Member Hughes, and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Approve minutes from the meeting on April 8, 2019. Regular Council Meeting April 22, 2019 Page 2 6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions: a. Paris Visitors & Convention Council Quarterly Activity & Financial Reports b. Love Civic Center Quarterly Activity & Financial Reports c. Planning & Zoning Commission (3-4-2019) d. Building & Standards Commission (3-19-2019) e. Historic Preservation Commission (3-13-2019) f Main Street Advisory Board (3-12-2019) g. Paris Visitors & Convention Council Board (3-18-2019) 7. Receive the March monthly financial report. 8. Receive March drainage report. 9. Receive demolition and code enforcementactivity reports. 10. Receive, the 2017=18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Re ' ular A enda 11. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2019-016: AN ORDINANCE OF THE,, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE CITY BLOCK 14, LOTS 3-4, BEING LOCATED AT 118 LAMAR AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM ,A CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT (CA) TO A CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT (CA) WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SUP) FOR A TATTOO STUDIO, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager John Godwin explained that Mr. Vickers was requesting a zoning change from Central Area to Central Area with a specific us permit to open and operate a retail tattoo studio. Mr. Godwin said during the Planning & Zoning Commission hearing that two people spoke in support of and two people spoke in opposition of the change. He also said that Planning & Zoning unanimously recommended approval. Mayor Clifford opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak in support or opposition of this item, to please come forward. Jason Vickers spoke in support of the zoning change. With no one else speaking, Mayor Clifford closed the public hearing. A motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Knox and seconded by Council Member Trenado. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. Regular Council Meeting April 22, 2019 Page 3 12. Conduct a public hearing, discuss and act on an Ordinance considering the petition of Adam Bolton for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a Multiple - Family Dwelling District (MF -2), in the Newberry Addition CB 167, Block A, Lot 1, being located at 2805 S.E. Street. Mayor Clifford said this zoning request had been withdrawn by the applicant. 13. Receive presentation from Main Street Advisory Board about completed improvements downtown and a 2019 plan of work. Main Street Director Cheri Bedford, along with board members Glee Emmite, Carolyn Patterson, Jane Helberg and Laurie Redus presented goals and objectives, a vision and the mission of Main Street. Ms. Bedford said the Paris Main Street Program was nationally recognized. Ms. Emmite expressed appreciation to the City Council for passing the vacant building registry ordinance. Ms. Bedford reported that $1,910,327 was invested toward A_ completed repairs and renovations in downtown in 2018. She also reported that $39,700 in grants were awarded from Main Street to downtown property owners for pluribing and fagade improvements. Ms. Bedford said the Texas Treasure Business Award is given to businesses 50 years or older, at which time the board recognized Texas Furniture, and Appliance as recipient of the 2018 award. Ms. Bedford said Texas Furniture ha ;been contributing to the community in Paris since 1927. 14. Discuss and possibly act on a resolution readopting guidelines and criteria for the residential tax abatement agreement program. Mr. Godwin said this program had.been in place for some time and in order to continue the program, guidelines and criteria had to be re -adopted every two years. A motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Discuss rehabilitation and replacement of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and provide direction to staff. Mr. Godwin said the existing sewer plant was old, inefficient, and in need of complete rehabilitation. At its capacity, he said the plant could be too small for some future economic development opportunities. Mr. Godwin said it would take about six years to build a new plant. He also said if it broke down and TCEQ got involved, that contractors would not give them a good bid when they knew the State was involved. Mr. Godwin said the cost would be approximately $30 million. He also said the average increase in rate per customer would be about $7.60 per month, with larger customers seeing a bigger increase. Mr. Godwin explained the way to pursue this was to engage services of an engineer. He also said Garver Engineering had performed some work several years ago with regard to the plant and did not charge the City. Regular Council Meeting April 22, 2019 Page 4 Mayor Clifford said the only reason they had this option was because the employees had done an excellent job in keeping plant in operation. Council Member Portugal inquired how the size of the plant would be determined, and Water Utilities Director Doug Harris explained the variables. Council Member Pilgrim said if they were going to grow Paris this was essential. He also said if Paris got just one big new water user, the current plant could not handle it. In order to be competitive, Council Member Pilgrim said they needed to take this step. Council Member Knox expressed concern about an increase in citizens' monthly bill, but said the City had to have a sewer system. Council Member Trenado said this was for the future of Paris. Council Member Stone said she was in favor in moving forward and inquired about a start date. Mr. Harris said they were a long way from a start date, as the engineering design would take two years to complete. Council Member Hughes said it was time, and that the staff had done a good job. Mayor Clifford said this was necessary. Mr. Godwin told City Council he would keep them updated. 16. Discuss process for annual evaluations of city employees reporting directly to council. I Council Member Portugal inquired of City,Council if they wanted to follow the same procedure used for the city manager's evaluation. It was a consensus to do so. 17.` Convene into Executive Session 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, as follows: Annual evaluation of the municipal judge; Annual evaluation of the cityattorney. Mayor Clifford convened City Council into executive session at 6:18 p.m. 18. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Clifford reconvened City Council into open session at 7:03 p.m. He said they began the evaluation process. 19. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. Council Member Portugal referenced an article in the March issue of the Texas Town and City Magazine, about Gainesville, Texas' commitment to financial transparency. She said if that is something they would like to see Paris do, they could let the manager know. 20. Adjournment. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Mayor Clifford and was seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m. Regular Council Meeting April 22, 2019 Page 5 STEVEN CLIFFORD, M.D., MAYOR JANICE ELLIS, CITY CLERK